There was a few questionable things here this episode. The episode starts with the new villain quite literally killing herself to enter the kingdom of the dead. Which is a big risk considering it was based on one sentence from a child she was threatening. True being a shounen show there’s likely some magical biology science which somehow makes this possible without actually losing her life completely but still, for a makeshift decision it’s a little drastic. We also learn that the forest guardian Ban apparently killed was Kings sister and…well Ban had the hots for her. Now take note people, Ban is a character whose design looks that of a 25-30 year old range. Whereas Elaine(The forest guardian) looks 12 years old at best. Am I the only one who finds this quite creepy? I mean sure in the anime world we have thousand year old lolita’s giving them the excuse that it’s legal even if they only look ten. But quite frankly when they claim things like Biscuit(HunterXHunter) being 57 years old and Okabe(Steins Gate) being 18, I prefer to disregard that completely and call them as I see them. So yes, I can’t say I find Ban and Elaine’s relationship to be well…romantic.
I like how Ban brought up the elephant in the room when being confronted by King. It does seem like a no brainer to bring up that killing an immortal for revenge is going to be a tad difficult when that immortal won’t die. To which King answers by turning Ban into stone. But when Elaines ghost comes back to lend Ban a helping hand, King is left rather confused and distraught by it. It seems that while he was blinded by revenge he failed to realize that things may not been as he expected. That and maybe running away and leaving your sister to do your job for a thousand years may have been a bit of a bad thing to do. Honestly it’s the way most expected things to go. I highly doubt anyone believed that Ban really did kill the girl, instead the blame falling on some rather generic demon thing. Our new villainess is putting the sins on the ropes, or at least giving them some trouble with her explosion rapier. Here’s a general rule of shounen characters with closed eyes. They are either mischievous, calculating or sadistic psychopaths. Or in this case, all of the above. The fight is pretty good though filled with shounen talk. I must wonder how irritating it would be to hear people speak like this while fighting. But again the banter between the sins makes it all fun. Lastly it’s nice to see Elizabeth mention that she’s useless to the sins and attempt to assist them instead of asking for Kings help. Not that she’s going to enter a more combat focused role but at least she understands her position and regrets it. The fight continues new episode, so lets hope it isn’t dragged past it’s welcome.
Where did this show come from and why does it kick so much ass? Im lovin’ it [crunch].
“Ban is a character whose design looks that of a 25-30 year old range. Whereas Elaine(The forest guardian) looks 12 years old at best. Am I the only one who finds this quite creepy?”
No. I’m disturbed by how acceptable the anime industry and community thinks pedophilia/sexualization of children is.
Speaking generally. There are sane people out there too.
Sexualization of children? I think you guys are misreading the entire plot if that is your takeaway from that, lol…. shes a damn thousand year old fairy and Ban was only waxing philosophically, not putting the moves on here.
You would be mistaken on that. It’s confirmed that Ban is romantically interested in Elaine. Both in manga and anime. It’s not him waxing philosophically.
And as I said in the review “I mean sure in the anime world we have thousand year old lolita’s giving them the excuse that it’s legal even if they only look ten. But quite frankly when they claim things like Biscuit(HunterXHunter) being 57 years old and Okabe(Steins Gate) being 18, I prefer to disregard that completely and call them as I see them.”
The older then she looks card is often used to justify Lolita sexualization.
However I disagree with Elaine being sexualized. There are no fanservice shots of her and her clothing isn’t overly revealing. Nor is there an emphasis on her body with pot shots of her ass or otherwise. She isn’t sexualized.
If he is indeed confirmed to be ‘romantically’ interested in Elaine, that is a bit bizarre and unbelievable considering her 7-year old looks. However I guess it is not out of the realm of possibility he might establish a spiritual connection with her. That is why I kind of looked at it as a platonic relationship with faux-sexual overtones a la Melodias pinching Liz’s ass every 5 second just to annoy the audience.
But I guess they are sparing us the fan service of old Ban fondling his pre-pubsecnet girlfriend in flashbackville, if that is a merit.
I agree. “Romantically” usually imply “Sexually” but not always. In the manga Ban acts really sexually towards some minor female characters (the doctor’s daughter, for example) but never to Elaine.