天下制覇

What exactly is with people in this show and doing things to Ceci’s butt?

Impressions:

Meh. This was pretty clumsy execution and conflicting… well… everything all around. Houki suddenly jolts out of her tendency to sit off in the corner writing angsty poems to herself where she’s been in since about episode 4 to rejoin those wacky harem antics, followed by her sister appearing up in a flying carrot to salsa music. I really don’t ask for much with this show, but a little consistency would be oh so nice. Besides, is it really that much of a relief to walk in on him just massaging his sister? Really? I can hardly remember the days when Ichika wasn’t as thick as a post. Also, being forced to listen to Tabane is like having a team of chipmunks sharpening pencils in your ear. I think they forced Yukari Tamura to mainline speed before letting her do any work.

And then we hit about the 14 minute mark and spend basically the rest of the episode in a combat briefing for a berserk IS, something totally not fabricated on the spot at all. Half of the briefing came from Chifuyu, half from Tabane. Unfortunately, neither part was interesting in the slightest and reeked of the usual spiel where the writers suddenly remember that the show’s ending and they need to do something to signify that. How about just having the damn thing appear, attack, and cause some damage instead? It’s not like that would make any less sense than half the cast being apparently completely ignorant of a massive international incident. Besides, we could look at those armaments you’re so keen to tell us about, at length. A bunch of talking heads is far more budget-friendly I suppose.

Preview:

Long distance shots!