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Gun-chan with those little glasses was the absolute peak of this entire episode. I was dying every time he was on screen playing detective.

Drunk Ariane was absolute gold this week. Her clinging to Arc and accidentally breathing fire into her own cup had me dying. I love how this show

Arthelf falling from the sky and making a crater just to say hello is such an intense introduction for a dad and he really is just a giant beast

I thought Lamou-lu was such a creepy villain and seeing Caron fight through the mecha combat scenes was the best part for me

The way the animation stays so consistent during the fast action parts is impressive and it makes the rest of the anthology look cheap in comparison

I found it quite interesting how they balanced the romance stuff with the stress of finding money for their next film and it makes the Apollo gang

The sci-fi elements took a backseat here so the focus stayed on the character moments and it gave the episode a grounded feeling

the art style is really dark and moody which fits the supernatural vibe when Maya causes that priest to lose his mind at the altar

That castle wall return skill looked so satisfying when it just vaporized all those frogs at once and the novice kid was just standing there in total

I was mostly here for the transformation stuff but the way that old friend turned on Ai and Mai really caught me off guard. It makes the demons feel

The betrayal by their friend was such a low blow, and the transition into the horror scenes with the monsters felt really claustrophobic and dark.

That samurai policewoman segment is the best part because a giant stone statue attacking Tokyo is just the right amount of stupid. The action was

That spring atmosphere really worked for me and it makes the romance feel way more grounded than the usual harem tropes

The plot with the angels and the life energy felt a bit undercooked but the visual style of the monster designs kept it interesting enough to finish

the ending of the dream felt so bittersweet and it made the whole summer atmosphere feel a lot more grounded than the earlier episodes which were

the character designs are exactly what you expect from this era and the fantasy setting still holds up surprisingly well

you can definitely feel the weight of his grudge against these girls in every scene and that soundtrack building up during the dorm confrontation is

This second episode really feels like a pressure cooker because the walls are closing in on Miyuki and the others, while the captor gets more

there is something deeply wrong with this story and the way the visuals highlight the isolation of the hospital ward makes it impossible to look away

Watching the demon hunting actually feel dangerous was the highlight for me and it had a much darker tone than I expected