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“Results of the Choice”More Flashbacks: Owari no Seraph has a way of hooking me back in with all those beautiful backdrops. I know I’ve seen them all already, but anything that channels the vibe from the first episode is a good thing, even if it came with another flashback that didn’t serve much of a purpose. Of course, Yuu and Mika were close, and that matters after the end of this week’s episode, but there really wasn’t much of a point to this flashback. Like a lot of the episode, it felt like padding for the meaty stuff – thankfully that meaty stuff was some of the best we’ve seen in the anime so far. Art Inconsistency Continues: I don’t want to have to repeat myself for the third week in a row, but the art and animation is still all over the place. For the most part, though, this week was an improvement, since the best moments were animated pretty flawlessly. However, there was still an excess of ugly and static action sequences. The fighting between the vampires and the Imperial Army should have been tense, but the panning shots of the characters holding their weapons or scowling at their opponent totally killed the mood. Overall, the first half of the episode fell flat. Those moments could have been impactful if the effort was put into them – I’ll just assume that they put their effort into the last few minutes of the episode instead. But was that worth it? Funnily enough, it was. Once Yuu and Shinoa joined up with their team again, the improvements became very noticeable, leading to a fantastic final confrontation between Mika and Guren. I also appreciated seeing some of Guren’s team showing their combat skills; of course it all was surface level, showing that Mika can’t deal with them all on his own. Everything that followed looks fantastic, proving that Wit Studio has it in them to deliver the goods, even if it’s not guaranteed to be consistent every week. A Bloody Reunion: Visuals aside, what actually went down in the last few minutes was all that really mattered. The build-up to Mika defeating Guren was gradual, if a little unbelievable. Was Guren really finished after that? Where were his comrades to help him before he was killed? I don’t think Guren is actually dead, but he fact that Mika actually stabbed him makes me believe he’s not as powerful as I’d expected. But Guren’s fate is secondary once Yuu enters the scene. I’ve been anticipating our main characters reuniting since the second episode, so I’m very satisfied with how this played out. Yuu stabbing Mika delivers a mix of emotions, and once he realises what he’s done, it’s like a punch to the gut. But damn, it was a great moment. I don’t know how these two are going to recover or grow from this, especially since it does seem like Mika is accepting that he’s on the vampire side of this war. Yuu won’t back down either, but would he make a special case for his best friend? Overview – What’s Next?: Count me back in. What a great cliffhanger this week, even if the first half of the episode was a let down. I can’t wait to see how Yuu recovers from this, and going by the preview it seems like he may rely on Ashuramaru, and his demon side may consume him. It could end up being cliché, but with two episodes left in this cour I think we’re sure to end on a dramatic note. |
Full-length images: 05, 20, 28.
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Poor Mika! Taking all the abuse.
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Official fanbook has confirmed Asuramaru is a Show Spoiler ▼
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so the nobles can kill the whole the army alone if they feel like it but them prefer see his minion killed bcoz it fun right?
well i thought that the reunion will be like hugs and shit but it turn more o less ok
waiting for ghoul yu next =D
Next week’s preview looks interesting. Hopefully they’ll explain what the titular Seraph of the End refers to. I’m guessing some kind of angel creature?
Hate to burst your bubble but the explanation on the Seraph of the End won’t come until the second cour. Right now, they’re just going to show its destructive power.
Who knows if it will even come then considering even in the manga it’s a mystery.
I have not read the manga, but seeing the screenshots of preview, it shows the 7 trumpets of apocalypse. So yuu may represent the renew of the world after nearly complete destruction !
Not going in to spoilers basically it means what was already told =>that he is not your normal kid
O well that will and wont be revealed for quit a while as much as i read in manga it only hints what it could be but never really explains
Such a shame this series doesn’t have a bigger budget for the fight scenes.
Lol clasical shounen mains getting stabbed but wont die and side charaters dying all over place
The animation isn’t bad, don’t see why you’re so upset about it.
I think it’s because there’s a tendency to use good-looking but static scenes, as opposed to more animated ones.
Because we are watching anime, not reading a picture book. Every major fight scene was a static image with camera pan. The actual fighting scenes that were animated took up maybe 2 minutes of 10 minute fight scenes.
You don’t really realize how bad animation can get until you start learning how to animate and begin to really observe the animation in everything.
You could see that ending coming from 10 miles away, but I wasn’t expecting it to go down like that.
What a letdown…
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I’m not crazy right?! Mika and Yu are more than just friends, right?! O.o