Scum of the Brave

Fake heroes got exposed, Yashiro stood on business, and somehow the show still found time for bar shenanigans. Great way to end Season 1, I guess?

The ending leaves you with hope, but it's the bittersweet kind. The lies continue, yet the next generation might finally have a chance to do better.

The finale asks whether heroes are built on truth or lies, and honestly... it leaves you thinking long after the episode ends

Sejujurnya, ending-nya terasa biasa saja. Status quo hampir tidak berubah dibandingkan dengan awal cerita. Meski begitu, aku sangat menyukai percakapan antara Yashiro dan Arthur karena berhasil mengupas kontradiksi dalam karakter Yashiro. Secara keseluruhan, aku tidak bisa bilang anime ini bagus. Aku sangat menikmati episode-episode awalnya, tetapi lama-kelamaan ceritanya mulai terasa membosankan. Animasinya juga terasa sangat kaku, sehingga kurang mampu mendukung momen-momen penting dalam cerita.

I lost my mind when Yashiro just flipped Arthur the bird and walked out of that office like he owned the place after that massive half dragon reveal

The way Sera just accepted being a literal doll made of corpses was so wild and her transformation looked painful as hell though the animation was basically a slide show during the big fight

The pacing in this episode was so fast and now it looks like we are heading straight into a massive war for Tokyo plus that bit about the clergymen was funny

Arashi talked all that trash about justice and then got beat by a guy who just wanted pizza and dumplings and the way her pride shattered was so satisfying

That reveal about Sera being made from dead bodies was heavy and it explains why her ether powers are so unstable compared to the other students at the academy

My favorite moment was definitely the E3 speed burst because the animation got so sharp for those three seconds and Arashi didn't even know she was hit until he stopped moving

I actually gasped when Sera turned her arm into that dark claw thing because she usually seems so sweet and innocent and the way she chose her own identity despite being an E4 doll was beautiful and watching her and Akimine work together to push Arashi back towards the stairs felt like they finally started growing up

Yashiro admitted he only wants to see people fall into despair and that was such a dark moment for a hero but it fits his reaper name perfectly

Seeing the clockwork keys on the floating swords was such a cool detail, and it makes sense why Yashiro was just standing there staring at her for so long

Arthur being the head of Half Dragon was a total shock and Yashiro just flipping him off was the perfect way to end that meeting

Yashiro giving Arashi that list of chores at the end was so funny, because she was just lying there in a pool of blood and he asks for dumplings

I felt so bad for Sera when Arashi called her a doll made from corpses and her face just dropped but then she used that transformation and shredded those puppets

The villain reveal was so dramatic I half expected someone to yell "HE'S BEEN BEHIND IT ALL!" HAHA Yashiro doing the middle finger had me rolling

Lord Storm Coffin: "I have a perfect ability." Yashiro: "Cool. Here's why it doesn't work."Yashiro treats final bosses like homework assignments LOL

Arthur revelation was NOT on my bingo card. That twist actually got me.

Aki ternyata karakter yang jauh lebih dalam daripada yang kukira, membuatku semakin menyukainya. Aku juga sebenarnya menyukai Peti Badai, tetapi kemunculannya terlalu sedikit. Padahal ini seharusnya klimaks dengannya, jadi rasanya cukup disayangkan karena potensinya tidak dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya. Twist di akhir juga menarik, tetapi alih-alih terkejut, aku justru lebih merasa bingung. Adegan pertarungannya juga biarpun masih jelek, tetapi lebih bagus dari episode sebelumnya.