Damn you, Uchuu Kyoudai and your cliff-hangers! Heck, not only are you one of the best series to come out more than a year, you’ve also got the most addictive cliff-hangers I’ve seen in a long while. I was ready to write up this entry and comment on how awesome Mutta was again, and then it pulled that bloody twist at the ending. We’re going to have to wait a week for those answers!
Seriously though, with this, I can say this for sure: for me, Space Brothers has the X-Factor: it’s that special feeling that is really hard to describe, but just grabs you as something special. The characters in this series have such an attraction that is really rare, and this is an effect I only experience with the best shows out there. Now, this is only the eight episode. I have no idea whether this show will be able to keep this up for all its airtime, however long that may be.
The television show was amazing. I especially loved how baffled Mutta was at the crazy behavior of everyone; like, the exact same reaction when we watch some of the strange Japanese TV-shows out there. The best thing however was how the creators used the element of luck in the point they tried to make with this episode. I mean, the twist they used is a standard one: a lucky break gives the protagonist the edge over his competition. However, it looked into this with much more thought than its counterparts: make use of the luck that’s handed to you. That really was a great find and I applaud you for that, Uchuu Kyoudai.
In any case, this episode also showed some very interesting new stuff about Hibito. First of all: he acted with the same smug as Mutta when looking at Mutta’s stiff performance on the TV-show. It’s details like that that really shows that the two of them are brothers, and didn’t just grew up together. And yes, there was that cliff-hanger. What on earth is in those letters!?
Rating: *** (Awesome)
The preview at the end of the episode basically tells you what the letters were
You quitted when the credits started? You can miss some things doing that (I’ll be honest, I did the same and afterwards checked the preview out of boredom xD)
Check the preview, it tells you what those letters are. And don’t quit on the credits in this week’s OtomeXAmnesia, the story follows after the credits.
I completely agree on the X-Factor; the characters are so endearing. Psgels, when it’s confirmed that it will be 51 episodes, could you tell us? There’s an arc way into the manga that I’m really hoping to see animated.
Yeah, the next episode scenes tell you what the letters are. That aside, man, I almost jumped together with Mutta when he found out he’d been selected for the last round of exams! I haven’t been this excited about a series for a long time!
Yeah, I was left with the same excitement after he found the letters…I wish I hadn’t watched this time after the credits, the anxiety is now gone…unlike OtomeXAmnesia, which just made it waaaaay better.
While I really enjoy the show, especially the characters and their development, I can’t help but absolutely despise the way things are being padded out. With a 90 second recap at the beginning of every episode and a 30 second preview at the end, things are really getting stretched. On top of that the plot seems to be moving as slowly as molasses…