天下制覇

Not what I was expecting.

Impressions:

I’d like to say that I have absolutely no idea what I watched, but unfortunately, I do and it was pretty bland. Like when Overrun did a parody episode, you have to do more with your parodies to make them funny than just substitute in a couple words and rewrite characters. Of course, this one has the additional issue of all this weird stuff involving Noa unleashing pervert power and Tarou transforming and shooting energy beams as being ‘real’, but I feel like if I consider that too seriously, my mind might snap.

So yeah, the episode was about Noa, the lonely genius who wasn’t allowed to play with other kids, and her decision to turn everybody in the world into perverts, and then it somehow became Dragon Ball. I’m pretty sure Gorilla Grodd tried the same thing at least forty times during the Super Friends, so… you know… this isn’t exactly the pinnacle of genius here. Noa’s irritating as hell to listen to (she’s a desu with a squeaky voice), but at least she makes Yuuno jealous and pout a lot, which is surprisingly cute. Her story blew. Tarou’s resolution to it of "I’ll be your friend" also blew. You can do parodies like this and still sell the serious scenes, but not if you’re going to half-ass every single part of it.

At least the Heaven side of the OP is delicious.

Preview:

Yuuno visits.