So, since Kureha was the only one who has yet to get an episode of her own, it’s good to see that this episode focused on her. It’s not as good as the Felicia-arc, but definitely adds to her character. The story between her and Claus, who she decided to admire after the loss of her father made this episode quite worthwhile.
Regarding the main story: I’m surprised that the princess is actually dead. There’s an interesting twist, and probably explains why Rio looked back to her with a sense of nostalgia.
In any case, four episodes left, and this episode just finished all of the preparations that this series needed to do. After this, it’s just a matter of this series closing off well, using the stuff that it’s built up for in the past nine episodes. My biggest fear here is Rio: in this episode she may have been a bit too angsty for her own good. If she was trying to make a difficult decision that we don’t know about, then okay, I can understand that. But please don’t tell me that she was angsting like a teenaged girl who hates her father and who is trying to make her do things she doesn’t want to.
Rating: * (Good)
Since she’s a princess, the most obvious way for her to resolve the conflict is to marry into the other kingdom’s royal family and secure peace that way.
This show has been fairly mediocre with the exception of Felicia’s flashbacks. The characters are pretty boring and generic, and the show has been mostly not-so-subtly sexualized moeblob slice-of-life stuff in the middle of a potentially-interesting setting that looks increasingly like it won’t get adequate exploration.
Next season can’t start soon enough.
queued
Aww, only four episodes left. :/
this episode was very good like usual , before this episode i don t liked much kureha but after this i like her more
After I marathon this show today. I glad that It has something more than moeblob and chara-design likes K-on(It’s grew on me little by little every eps).
I like concept and setting of this show so much. I didn’t see something like this for a while. A war and the effect that it did. and It can show something like that althrough It’s didn’t concern with mecha battle. Wow..They get some of respect from me.
(I say like this didn’t mean I hate mecha anime. moreover..I like it so much. But I want some fresh air and this series can delivery that. after ep7 I can say it from my truly feeling.)
And story begin to get to the climax point. Now every character get enough character development. Especially Rio who I think she can do something big happen to this story. war will happened or not? And the story behind her. when it mixed I think it can make great climax.
I’m very looking forward to next ep now!