天下制覇

Everybody’s crazy!

Impressions:

As usual, much of the first half of the episode was pretty much just wasted space (with Engrish to make your head bleed), but the last third more than made up for it. They could probably be doing a much better job with the mundane elements of Hibiki’s life, but I have yet to care a whit about her lesbian cuddlebuddy nor do I have any idea why Tsubasa’s manager continues to… well… exist. Showing that Chris (the Noise girl) is apparently this show’s Fate doesn’t win it any points for creativity, but I guess her face turn is inevitably now. Well, or Hibiki’s ‘heel’ turn since Ryoko was looking distinctly evil as she was watching Hibiki swing Durandal around. Symphogear’s Precia is also apparently a rapist imported from bad pornography, because she wanders around naked and has no eyes. The CG cars this week were pretty funny at least. Some day I’ll learn what it is about Japan when they see the chance to have a vehicle of any manner and immediately go "We can use bad CG that doesn’t mesh with our artstyle at all for this! Let’s make them really really shiny too!"

The last eight minutes or so when they were trying to transport Durandal around were when things got exciting, even if they were using that awful SYM-PHO-NIA! insert song. What do they think they are, Escaflowne? It was actually a relief when Hibiki’s song took over. I just really wish she was a better singer. She obliterated the noise before grabbed Durandal away from Chris and going super berserk with the sword to cleave the heavens. Ryoko does look much much better with her hair down and sans glasses. Not sure where her barrier powers came from, but hey, let’s roll with it. I’d rather a few minor unexplained powers than having to hear her monologue about what she does.