This episode was very bizarre for its romantic subtext. Episodes about idols are nothing new in anime, and most of them are pretty terrible. And here comes Phi Brain who comes with an idol who hosts and creates puzzles of doom.
Most of the times these idols are used to make the protagonist feel special. The latest persona episode was a good example of how dull that can be. Here though… Daimon Kaito is instead a rabid fanboy of her puzzles. Instead, Gammon is being set up as her equal in terms of solving puzzles, with a ton of romantic hints between the lines. It’s like, the roles were reversed in this episode if it wasn’t for the fact that Kaito still had to solve the puzzle. He acted pretty much like a side-character in this episode.
And then there was the ending of this episode. What idiot forgets about winning ten million yen? And I accidentally watched next week’s preview. Next week will be crazy….
Rating: ** (Excellent)
@first comment: what.
you’re really enjoying Phi Brain weirdness don’t you?
It really goes against many tropes yet it uses some more and still I think this could be great if it was more ambitious.
I really enjoyed this episode a lot! I feel like the cast is finally coming wonderfully together. I thought Gyammon (or whatever is his name) was just crazy enough and not over-doing it. The puzzle was once again very interesting and next week look just crazy xD This is not the show I thought it would be at the beginning of the season but I still like it for what it is ;0