Welcome to my anime episode reviews! I'll be doing reviews for anime episodes that air each day. They will be short paragraph long reviews. There may be spoilers, so read more at your own discretion.
Sunday Anime Reviews:
Ensemble Stars S1E4
The Ones Within S1E4
BEM S1E4
Black Clover S2E41
ENSEMBLE STARS
Season 1 Episode 4
Blooming
Trickstar is up against AKATSUKI for the S1, but UNDEAD's leader has a trick up his sleeve...
Season 1 Episode 4
Blooming
Trickstar is up against AKATSUKI for the S1, but UNDEAD's leader has a trick up his sleeve...
THOUGHTS:
It's the S1 competition and Akatsuki and Undead are in a Battle of the Bands. This is all a part of Sakuma's plan to help Trickstar with their revolution against the Student Council. I thought that his plan was pretty awesome. In a Battle of the Bands, each band can only get up to half the audience votes. Whereas the votes for the S1 competition can come from the audience as a whole. So Akatsuki's votes were halved in the BoB, but Trickstar can get votes from the entire audience. That doesn't even include the students voting online. It really seems like cheating, but it was a genius use of the system. I thought that it was awesome that Anzu made Trickstar's stage clothes, although if you think about it, it's kind of impossible with the amount of time she had to do it. The performances in this show are always really exciting and I really like the music too. I'm very curious about this Eichi Tenshouin guy. How does their meeting with him shake them to their core?
It's the S1 competition and Akatsuki and Undead are in a Battle of the Bands. This is all a part of Sakuma's plan to help Trickstar with their revolution against the Student Council. I thought that his plan was pretty awesome. In a Battle of the Bands, each band can only get up to half the audience votes. Whereas the votes for the S1 competition can come from the audience as a whole. So Akatsuki's votes were halved in the BoB, but Trickstar can get votes from the entire audience. That doesn't even include the students voting online. It really seems like cheating, but it was a genius use of the system. I thought that it was awesome that Anzu made Trickstar's stage clothes, although if you think about it, it's kind of impossible with the amount of time she had to do it. The performances in this show are always really exciting and I really like the music too. I'm very curious about this Eichi Tenshouin guy. How does their meeting with him shake them to their core?
THE ONES WITHIN
Season 1 Episode 4
DAYDREAM AND NIGHTMARE
The players are to rescue some abducted pure maidens but the demons who took them are cheat-level strong. Will their plan to trick them work out in the end?
Season 1 Episode 4
DAYDREAM AND NIGHTMARE
The players are to rescue some abducted pure maidens but the demons who took them are cheat-level strong. Will their plan to trick them work out in the end?
THOUGHTS:
We're slowly learning more about each of the players. Anya has sleeping problems and has no more medicine. Iride goes against Anya's wishes and gets the medicine from Paca, which upsets Anya. They have a "fight," which turns out to not really be a fight or something. All I know is that what Iride did warms Anya to him in the end. I really liked how their relationship changed. I think that they could be really good friends given the chance. It seems that Zakuro purposely got himself into their current situation because he's trying to find his twin sister who sent missing in a similar fashion. Stage 5 is called Demon Extermination, but it turns out that it's not what it seems. Instead of saving the village, their going to have to save themselves. We get to see more of Yuzu's creepy stalkerness when she tells everyone that she put a tracker on Iride. I'm very curious about their connection and why she's so obsessed with him.
We're slowly learning more about each of the players. Anya has sleeping problems and has no more medicine. Iride goes against Anya's wishes and gets the medicine from Paca, which upsets Anya. They have a "fight," which turns out to not really be a fight or something. All I know is that what Iride did warms Anya to him in the end. I really liked how their relationship changed. I think that they could be really good friends given the chance. It seems that Zakuro purposely got himself into their current situation because he's trying to find his twin sister who sent missing in a similar fashion. Stage 5 is called Demon Extermination, but it turns out that it's not what it seems. Instead of saving the village, their going to have to save themselves. We get to see more of Yuzu's creepy stalkerness when she tells everyone that she put a tracker on Iride. I'm very curious about their connection and why she's so obsessed with him.
BEM
Season 1 Episode 3
Shadow
There is a shadow that is hunting people who try to do good for Outside. Belo meets a boy named Daryl who challenges him to an arcade game. Daryl is excited about his new found opponent and invites Belo to his home...
Season 1 Episode 3
Shadow
There is a shadow that is hunting people who try to do good for Outside. Belo meets a boy named Daryl who challenges him to an arcade game. Daryl is excited about his new found opponent and invites Belo to his home...
THOUGHTS:
This episode has a lot of political stuff in it that is kind of a mystery at this point. There's a plan to clean up the Outside, but those who are at the head of the movement are being assassinated. I was more focused on the relationship between Belo and Daryl. Belo meets Daryl during an arcade turf struggle and they become friends. Belo is reluctant at first, but he really seemed to look forward to his meetings with Daryl. What happened at the end of the episode between them was heartbreaking. I'm still confused about the whole Alpha and Gamma thing that those shadowy people on the Inside refer to Bem and Belo as. I guess we'll eventually find out.
This episode has a lot of political stuff in it that is kind of a mystery at this point. There's a plan to clean up the Outside, but those who are at the head of the movement are being assassinated. I was more focused on the relationship between Belo and Daryl. Belo meets Daryl during an arcade turf struggle and they become friends. Belo is reluctant at first, but he really seemed to look forward to his meetings with Daryl. What happened at the end of the episode between them was heartbreaking. I'm still confused about the whole Alpha and Gamma thing that those shadowy people on the Inside refer to Bem and Belo as. I guess we'll eventually find out.
BLACK CLOVER
Season 2 Episode 91
Mereoleona vs. Rhya the Disloyal
Fierce fighter Mereoleona takes on Rhya of the Third Eye and his wide range of formidable Copy Magic spells as Zora tries to figure out how they work.
Season 2 Episode 91
Mereoleona vs. Rhya the Disloyal
Fierce fighter Mereoleona takes on Rhya of the Third Eye and his wide range of formidable Copy Magic spells as Zora tries to figure out how they work.
THOUGHTS:
Do I really need to say anything other than Mereoleona is ferocious and fierce? She wipes the floor with Rhya! That was the easiest battle with one of the Third Eye. He never stood a chance. The whole mana zone thing is cool too. I didn't even realize that Yuno can also use the mana zone. I wonder if Asta realizes this at all as he's watching Mereoleona's battle. I was really excited when Fuegoleon's fingers twitched. But is it going to be a good thing or a bad thing? With the way things are at the moment, it's hard to tell if him waking up is going to be a blessing or a curse.
Do I really need to say anything other than Mereoleona is ferocious and fierce? She wipes the floor with Rhya! That was the easiest battle with one of the Third Eye. He never stood a chance. The whole mana zone thing is cool too. I didn't even realize that Yuno can also use the mana zone. I wonder if Asta realizes this at all as he's watching Mereoleona's battle. I was really excited when Fuegoleon's fingers twitched. But is it going to be a good thing or a bad thing? With the way things are at the moment, it's hard to tell if him waking up is going to be a blessing or a curse.