This episode was amazing and seemed to go by so fast.
Becky turning into Marisa Kirisame was pretty neat. They even had the touhou-esque spellcards and the announcers actually said "danmaku" and Becky admitted to playing 3D shooters. I wouldn't be surprised if Tsuzuki or the new director aren't fans of touhou or even know Zun personally. I liked that she had to shift her broom which adds to the whole idea that Pastillage is a country made up of technology, not just magic.
The fight between the 3 heroes was rather lackluster and I honestly forgot it even happened until later, same with the Millhi vs Becky scene.
Cou fighting Leo was awesome since it showed just how overpowered Leo is. I expected both of them to get hit with each others attacks but Leo just nullified her attack. I was disappointed this was another episode I didn't get to see Brioche fight.
The animation was all over the place quality-wise this episode, which may have been due to their over-budgeting of the transformation scene from last week? This was quite apparent in the panning frame after the match showing all the townspeople all 8 or so drawings they just copied and pasted, some not even having their clothing changed. Also, the eye-catch was very cute, but Risler is a squirrel, yet it looked to me like they drew her with a dog-tail. The charm on her purse though showed off a new character from the OP we will hopefully see next episode, who is likely either going to be Cou's mom or older sister.
The scene with them playing Frisbee and the scene with them visiting the kitchen seemed rather unimportant. The cutest scene of the entire episode was when Ricotta was listing off the reasons she loves Shinku. I think Nana Mizuki couldn't have done a better job voicing that part.
The scene that had Shinku fighting Eclair helped me realize that the new girl Ange is supposed to be a poodle. It was also important because it pointed out that the other girls are realizing that Shinku is giving some of his very prized possessions away to the people of Flonyard. The scene with Yukki and Brioche was not only great for the fanservice shot, but also helped tie-in what is said later about Shinku going to go train with Yukki in the next episode. Cou adds more fuel to the fires of yuri fans by saying she wants to marry Becky, and then Nanami casually calls home and lets them know what's going on. Does she tell them she is in another world? I'm not sure how that works.
I figured I would HATE Becky, but after the scene with Shinku braiding her hair, I can't really hate her. Part of me wishes Shinku would just tell Becky he loves Millhi instead of keeping her in the dark though. Mamoru Miyano did an amazing job making Shinku sound very soft and passive during the scene making me think Shinku knows exactly what is on her mind but he knows right now is not the best time and he should just play dumb (either that or he is just not in the know and has a very innocent mind). From the previews, I expected it to be a sexually charged interaction, but it was innocent and left me liking both characters.
The next episode should introduce a new character who I expect will most likely be Brioche's brother or sister from the OP. The entire episode seemed rushed, like they are cutting out a lot of story to try to get the season done in 13 episodes so they have no time for filler.
I'm glad that after the transformation last episode that they just went back to the old fanservice style of just having clothes rip off instead of going for something harder.
All in all, it was another great episode of my favorite anime of the season, and I was smiling the entire time, which is something that only Dog Days seems to be capable of. |