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My heart sank when Lara walked into Lake Biwa thinking she could still swim like a mermaid and seeing her sink into that dark water was terrifying

It is pretty clear that Mako being in these situations is just boring now and this arc is definitely the weakest part of the whole anthology

the animation on the falling snow looks better than some modern shows and it adds a lot of weight to the way Ami looks at him

You usually come for the other stuff but the writing for the lost girlfriend plot was actually really moving and it felt like a genuine summer movie

Hard to separate the story about these elves and demons from the real life moral panic that shut down the production

It was nice to see Angie and Rose in a different environment, even if the plot was a bit thin compared to the usual arcs

My favorite thing is how he actually knows the meta instead of just getting lucky and seeing him pick the tank class on purpose was a great twist

The focus on the transformation sequences really paid off here because they felt like the actual centerpiece of the episode. Even though it leans

a guy hosting parties just to watch them on camera is such a depraved setup and the sibling stuff just pushes it over the edge

The transition from a vacation to that brutal scene with the locals was totally jarring and the visual style is very gritty

Seeing Shanahime drain the life force out of everyone at school was pretty intense and it makes the stakes feel much higher than the first episode

Takuya running those errands shows he actually cares even if the time travel stuff took a back seat today and seeing Ayumi that stressed out was

This was way too edgy and the voice acting felt really stiff throughout the whole thing so it is hard to care about the characters at all because

I felt so bad for Miku when she showed up at night thinking it was just a normal practice

That reveal about his stamina was my favorite part because the look on the girls faces when they realized he is basically a legend in the making was

I usually just watch these for the obvious reasons but the fight choreography in the middle of the street actually had me paying attention to the

I cannot believe Nao is actually his cousin and she went that hard with the nurse roleplay the heartbeat part was so ridiculous

I still cant believe they brought back the magic circle from the original show and seeing Imari lose her mind at the end really messed me up

Watching Burckhardt fully embrace the darkness after that defeat was a huge turn and he looks like such a threat now compared to how he was before

You would think people would be tired of the reincarnation trope by now but seeing the old man struggle so hard for basic magic makes the payoff with