The plot speeds up into a full-scale military conflict as outside forces launch an assault on the Dazaifu headquarters. Visuals are a chaotic display of explosive dynamic animation, combining hand-drawn debris with heavy CGI explosions as helicopters and tanks crash into mystical energy barriers.

Specific Moment: The way the screen completely splits into monochromatic halves right before Eiji executes his tactical counter-command, creating a heavy visual punch.