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「饗宴・砦ノ戦争」 (Kyouen – Toride no Sensou)
“Banquet – The Fortress War”
The only thing better than trumpet girls playing war are DRUNK trumpet girls playing war! And in 1080p no less, in this first of two DVD/Blu-ray only episodes. After how this series came off as nothing more than that to me the majority of the time, it was good to see them actually do so as a result of Kanata prying into Filicia and the others’ secret underground Calvados distillery. What’s even more criminal is how Filicia spiked everyone’s tea with the apple brandy to get Yumina off their backs about drinking under the age and catching onto how they’re actually making it themselves. It doesn’t look good when Filicia, Rio, and Kureha are making some good cash on the side from their operation either, but I can’t really blame them for being opportunistic with all the free time they have at the fort. One can only pretend to be stationed in the army post for so long before boredom kicks in and the urge of actually doing something worthwhile comes along, so what better way than to make your own alcohol, pocket some good cash, and get drunk whenever you want?
If it isn’t apparent already, this was a gag-filled episode full of melodrama as a result of everyone under the influence of good ‘ol alcohol, thanks to our always “trustworthy” platoon leader Filicia Heideman. Remember when senior officers were supposed to be the most responsible ones? Well that sure as hell doesn’t apply if they’re the COOL ones. Anyway, with Yumina all enthusiastic and joining in on the mock battle to determine if they’ll let Kanata in on what’s stored in the basement, Kureha served as the voice of reason in all this to provide the tsukkomi (comedic jabs) since she was the only one with a high enough tolerance to remember the atrocities that took place. In her retelling of the incident that Filicia swept under the rug in hopes of it being forgotten forever, this battle with water guns and blood-dyed ammunition was absolutely hilarious with Noel showing the fools the power of science, water Gatling gun style!
I can’t even describe how much I laughed my ass off at Noel all sadistic over the prospect of testing out her new toy, but this goes to show exactly why Yuuki Aoi is just as awesome when she plays a green-haired android or a purple-haired girl from a family of strict customs. I honestly have no idea how she and the other seiyuu can keep a straight face voicing some of these scenes, because after seeing hints of lesbianism followed by Filicia charging in to act as a diversion and getting gunned down, I couldn’t stop laughing. Rio getting all emotional about losing her lifelong partner and Noel getting hit unexpectedly after running out of ammo had me laughing to point that it hurt, especially when I saw the latter rolled over on top of her Gatling gun. I could watch that scene over and over again and be just as hilarious as the first time. Hell, even looking at that screencap now makes me laugh. Then there’s Yumina succumbing to the fires of war just as quickly, along with her teary-eyed departure where she entrusts the outcome of this battle to Kanata. Not too long after, the final showdown between Kanata and Rio in the distillery where Kureha couldn’t be bothered nor allowed to take part in just added to the laughs with the goofy yet workable script.
The comedic melodrama was absolute gold in all these scenes and it was all summed up perfectly with one quick glance from Kureha. In other words, “…” With the subsequent fan-service-filled bath scenes after the mock battle, I somehow saw that as a befitting end to this bonus episode, but it went on to surprise me with Yumina coming back completely wasted and slogging directly from the bottle. Somehow, that was a green light for Filicia to go all out with the underage drinking, which resulted in a mix of emotional drunks, talkative drunks, and sleepy drunks. The true victim in all this ended up being Kureha herself in her still sober state, as she got stripped and ravaged endlessly by a bunch of drunk girls. Needless to say, those were some traumatizing details that Kureha couldn’t even document in detail.
Anyway, assuming that a series didn’t have any major loose ends that were begging to be tied up, I love it when bonus episodes just take a comedic spin on things like it did here. It’s even better when we see all everyone completely out of character too, so this lighthearted one is definitely worth watching if you enjoyed the series. The second and final bonus episode won’t be out until September 22nd.
* P.S. SEKIREI fans might get some Matsu vibes from Endou Aya portraying Filicia in a sly and cunning manner.
Before anyone asks, I’m aware of the server issues for the past 2.5 hours. In fact, I was around trying to get the site back up the entire time.
Lol, I thought something happened and you took down the server! xD
Heh, I would never purposely take the site down without a reason.
Anyway, it’s become more and more apparent that the provisional server the site was on can’t handle the amount of daily traffic, so I’ve gone ahead and upgraded it a bit. This downtime isn’t directly related to the upgrade though, as it went seamlessly.
Hopefully the upgrade will reduce the problem where pages don’t seem to load. This is just an intermediate upgrade step however, as I have other things planned if it proves to be insufficient.
That said, my apologies for the downtime and thank everyone for their patience, particularly those who like to check back often.
I dont laugh out loud very often but the over dramatic drunk deaths cracked me up.
No waii ;D
I’m sick, so I was watching this under the influence of NyQuil, and sweet lord was I laughing hysterically. This whole ordeal made me love Noel more than ever.
nani nani
kind of episode to watch while partying with rl friends trying to match girls drinking onscreen…
Yay! Arigato….
finally got around to “marathon-ing” the original series…it was good. and yes..hahahha!! drunk scene ALWAYS a +!! ALCOHOL RULES!!!!! “most of the time”
@divine – there is a new shana OVA after the “gender switch” episode any plans to blog it?
actually, its 2, OVA 2 story is a surprise party for wilhelmina (character development)and the other a story about a torch and her family and a unknown enemy (which i think could lead to epsiode 4 OVA)
I was considering covering Shakugan no Shana S episode three, but Omni actually chose not to cover episode two back when it aired, so I may or may not pick up coverage of it. I have some other shows I’d like to cover first, such as Bakemonogatari’s finale.
how about Black Lagoon OVA?
I never got around to watching Black Lagoon even though I’ve been meaning to, so I’m not in a position to cover the new OVA.
Not sure if wine makes tea taste better but it helped make Noel go crazy 😀
Loved this episode! Fake, over dramatic death scenes are always awesome. I wish there was more comedy like this in the original airing.
YES, FINALLY!! More Sora no Woto. <3 Even if it is just two specials… 🙁 Noel <3
Oh god this episode was awesome beyond belief!
And, poor Kureha, but oh well I hope you enjoyed yourself. XD XD XD
has this been subbed yet? i cant find it anywhere 🙁
Yes, it’s been subbed already. Check the Community link for where you can find it.
yeah more so.ra.no.wo.to, and plenty of comedy!
though the show is REALLY lame, and I cannot stand the lesbian-relations the squad has between them, but potraying the story as of kureha’s record for this story sure is interesting.
willl be waiting for the next and (really) last episode, well by then it’ll be my exams again…
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