Well.. that was one heck of a villain fail. “I’m about to kill you! So that’s why I’m going to let you go and wait a few days.” I’m sorry, but you really can’t use those lines anymore in fiction!
The direction still is excellent. This show does a terrific job at bringing its characters to life with interesting camera angles and dialogue that lets them play off each other really well. The concept of dream demons taking people’s hopes and goals hostage still is rock-solid. So imagine how amazing this series can be when it has an actually good backstory here. This series will end in two episodes, but that really IS NOT going to be the right time for it to end!
The soundtrack in this episode was exceptionally good, and really, before that downer climax this episode actually looked like it was able to make something out of its cliched villain. The build-up was just terrific as well and Mistletain worked together really well with the teacher. But yeah, if you’re just going to make her retreat in that anti-climax after having previously established her as ruthless…
Way to go in making yourself even less threatening than you already were.
Rating: * (Good)
psgels-sama said: This series will end in two episodes, but that really IS NOT going to be the right time for it to end!
Since we are probably getting S2 in future (as the Manga Villain does not play an important story in Anime currently), I think there is more then enough time to wrap the Anime… hell, Mistelteen probably left like that because there are too many episodes.
Unfortunately, I don’t really buy hints like that. I’ve seen too many series right now that ended before the main arc even started, so I won’t get enthusiastic until I see an actual confirmation.
Actually, her retreating made perfect sense. It’s exactly what that crazy teacher taught her. Plant the seed, and reap them later. I guess they wanted them to despair a little more.
Its too bad they are straying off from the manga arc into a completly different direction and possibly an anime original ending.
Also where the hell is John Doe?
It wasn’t yet time for the final battle. They still have to tell something about merry (hint: look at the op) and who the fuck is the cowboy numa up to. And it makes exactly 2 episodes for a closure.