天下制覇

Magic robots are easy.

Impressions:

First off, the OP changed slightly this week. Instead of Falce swooping in at the end to take Takuto while Suzuho and Tanarot are fighting, it’s… well… an angel of a different breed.

Second, have I mentioned how much I love how this show handles subversions of expectations? It doesn’t spend literally minutes or an entire episode setting up a joke and push things enough that they’re unbelievable and the joke is spoiled minutes before the punchline. It did it before with the Takuto shower scene at the start of episode 2, and it did it marvelously at the start of this episoe. Miyabi and Sync were writhing around sexually and complaining about the things their master was making them do, only for it to cut to him yelling at them to shut up and get back to their manga drawing work. And yes, I realize that explaining the joke ruins it.

This episode was split into two completely disparate parts. The first 12 minutes or so were Metalis’ crush shifting from George to Suzuhoka. I’m not sure Metalis will be quite as entertaining with his affections shifted to Suzuka, but he did accept that she liked Takuto at the end, so I figure it’s only a matter of time before he falls in love with someone else. I kind of hope that it’s Eitaro. The second part wasn’t quite as good as the first, but I do like Miyabi and Sync quite a bit, so I can’t complain that much. They’re much easier on the eyes than the rest of the cast and their futile attempts to escape Eitarou are always good for a chuckle. For how perverse and obsessed he is with all the moe accoutrements, he really doesn’t do anything all that evil to them, so he’s still in my good graces.

Brief Summary:

Part I:
After Suzuho and Tanarot get into another brawl, Suzuho realizes how many students still fear her. During their brawl though, Metalis fell in love with Suzuka’s beauty (after George ran away when Metalis tried to walk him home). He manages to confess to her, and wanting her to make friends, Takuto urges her on, but Metalis is drained by Suzuka’s powers. No matter, they hook him up to battery and the two have some quality time together.

Elsewhere, a parasite monster thingy attached itself to one of the school’s power sources and grew into a huge monster. Only Suzuka and her magic draining can deal with it, so they recruit her into action, and since Metalis is a golem and can survive in the area, he wants to go too in order to protect her. Eitarou outfits Suzuka in a special combat maid uniform and sends them in. The monster attacks, but Metalis is able to block/drain the shot. Suzuka’s powers and the exertion get to him and he collapses. Eitarou activates the jet pack in the maid uniform and Suzuka delivers her final technique, a German Suplex (or Celeste Driver as she calls it), but she’s knocked out by the impact.

The room starts falling apart around them. Metalis goes to her, but hears her say Takuto’s name and realizes that she loves Takuto, not him. Nonetheless, he loves her, so he must save her. He pulls out his own jet pack and tries to fly up and out. Suzuka’s powers keep draining him and he starts to falter, but looking at her, he unlocks the power of love inside him and rockets upward and out.

He comes to later with the whole cast around him, thanking him for saving Suzuho and the school. He silently bids farewell to his first love, then sees that Suzuho brought him a battery as a present and he shouts out his love for her.

Part II:
A panicked maid runs in on her master watching pretty girl anime and gets elecrocuted for it. She’s a masochist though, so goads her master into doing it again before he leaves.

Miyabi’s fed up with Eitarou and wants to escape. Sync agrees, but is skeptical. Miyabi’s got a plan. They bribe whose-her-face-the-girl-otaku from episode 4 to show them an escape path.  She makes them dress up in cosplay outfits before they head out. They make it to the door, despite the numerous dangers and prepare to escape. The door opens… and Eitarou is waiting for them. Turns out that he had bribed the girl as well to bring them back. The two start panicking, but Eitarou smiles beautifully at them and pats them on their heads. Then his grip turns evil and he throws them into the room to get back to work on the manuscript they abandoned.

The demon lord from the start of this part, plus a goth loli, teleport into the academy.