Banner of the Stars Episode 3: Assault Ship Basroil
Manga volume 1-1
Oshimeter
3 Ratings
EPISODE REVIEWS
Mid episode honestly, mostly narration recapping stuff we already know and a slow reintroduction to the new commander. The cat presentation bit is cute, and setting up the first battle at the end has promise, but the pacing here is rough. Skip unless you need the plot setup.
the Bebaus family dynamic gets introduced properly and it's one of the more interesting political subplots the show runs. the family's reputation for spectacular insanity isn't played as comedy — it's a genuine strategic concern that colors every interaction with their commanders. meanwhile Lafiel and Jinto discovering that their unit commander Atosuryua is the younger sibling of Baron Febdash — the man Lafiel killed in Crest of the Stars — is a genuinely tense reveal. Jinto's worry versus Lafiel's calm certainty that Atosuryua is beyond holding it against her is such a perfectly in character contrast. the dinner invitation at the end is ominous in the best way.
The animation remains stagnant, relying on recycling shots of spaceship interiors and barren landscapes rather than delivering dynamic visual storytelling.
10
