FINAL EP! And to be frank, it’s perfectly wrapped everything in one fell swoop of an episode. Wasn’t that extravagant, but hey, it works.
With the Warlock going berserk, Mio brings out her trump card: A hidden Striker Unit. She plans to fly and sortie with the enemy, only to be stopped by Miyafuji. Yoshika insists that she be permitted to confirm the Warlock’s affiliation via a dogfight. After being touched by the words “I’ll protect you!”, Mio gives her permission. Yoshika then tries to make contact with the Neuroi, with the Neuroi bringing out its core, just like Neuroi-tan (yes, everybody calls “her” that now) did. However, after confirming that it’s not the same as Neuroi-tan, (via a sneaky beam shot, the fucking sly bastard robot) Miyafuji herself brands the Warlock as an enemy. And so the dogfight ensues.
IT’S A TRAP!
While Yoshika is busy with the Warlock, some of the other Witches took liberty into taking care of the stupid guys behind the 1st Assault Unit, which was perfectly executed by Trude, Erica, and Minna. The others also made effort to go back to the base under their own accord (with Mio and Perinne getting nearly killed, if not for the timely intervention of Lucchini and Shirley). And the with 501st alive and kicking again, the Warlock tasted a nicely aimed anti-tank round that brought it to remission, thanks to Lynne.
It’s not your usual Moby Dick, folks.
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Back on track now. Well, an hour at the very least. Time to straighten up the mess last week created. But before anything else, I APPROVE THIS EP! To hell with morality, to hell with censorship, TO HELL WITH EVERYTHING!
THIS EPISODE BREAKS EVERY OTHER POSSIBLE BOUNDARY WITH POWERFUL NUCLEAR FISSION!
Louise and Saito’s group reach Gallia’s Al Hambra, and plans for castle infiltration to get Tabitha. With the help of Kirche’s boobs, they get info on how to get in. Here’s the plan: Drug every guard in sight with sleeping wine while every girl in the group will dress up as makeshift dance party whores to buy some time and distraction. With the raining bouncing mammaries, this should be possible to pull off, except on Louise.
Seems like a good plan to me, though.
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Saturday was fully booked, and I wasn’t even given time to write ANYTHING. Ask IRC people about the situation. I’m pretty much pressed in time even though it’s supposed to be a day off.
But still, fucking bastard got his karma right after his shit. I’m so grateful for this.
So basically, my first hunch was wrong. Minna wasn’t an outright bitch after all, and is just following orders. On the other hand, the other hunch about the 501st getting disbanded is unfortunately correct. Everyone was forced to return to their homes, while the 1st Special Assault Unit, a.k.a. Warlock, takes over the Neuroi frontlines.
Out of all the Witches, Miyafuji is the most affected. Her disobeying orders is already grave enough. What more if she was the reason why the 501st got disbanded? That’s one big burden to carry on your conscience. This is where Minna breaks her cold demeanor (at long last) and starts to act like the old good Minna everyone wants. Too bad, it’s the second to the last ep already.
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I never thought I would screw up my schedule by not posting this one up. And since it’s late, I’ll be quick.
Quickcrotch for quick quickies!
Henrietta’s emotional decline worsens (yeah, she’s emo alright) as Saito’s group plan for an expedition to Galila. Hiding within Scarron’s pub, they plan something to make this possible. The deal is to drive Ostrand to Germania to seek refuge on its territories, as well as providing Saito some cover and time to pass the guards and leave Tristain safely. Colbert, Siesta, and the other Undines stayed at Tristain to retrieve Ostrand, while the rest of the crew disguised themselves as commoners (it made me MONMON NOMNOM), which made them successfully pass Tristain’s borders.
Click for MONMON NOMNOM.
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So I was right all along.
More elaboration on the Neuroi, at the price of Mio and Miyafuji. Minna has ordered Yoshika to be detained, even though the latter was the reason Mio was saved from the critical ordeal of the last ep’s encounter. Yoshika tries defend her beliefs on the matter, saying that the Neuroi that she met just now is “different” from the those they have fought. Of course, the others shunned this fact for the sole reason that they were fighting them as “enemies” longer than they would try to recognize what the Neuroi were really trying to say.
The whole base is scattered in chaos due to Miyafuji’s actions. Mio tries to understand why Miyafuji hesitated, while Lynne is determined to follow Yoshika because she believes her. Yoshika is determined to see for herself the truth about the Neuroi, while Minna and the others follow suit with the order of shooting Miyafuji down. This time, alliances and things tied to one another are broken. It’s going all going to boil down to what one believes, and this time, not everyone’s on the happy side. This is the military, after all.
Impressive CG. I so want a Neuroi Hive now…
The humanoid Neuroi returns, telling Yoshika to follow it inside the Neuroi hive. It then relayed events in the past: On how the Neuroi was found as a core fragment, on how the military is currently and constantly experimenting on them, on how they’re trying to make contact to anybody for an understanding of the current situation. When this was concluded, and Yoshika has nearly understood everything, something came up.
“You disappoint me yet again, Starscream.”
Continue reading ‘Strike Witches 10: Trust and Friendship’
Sweet! Right on schedule (2 hours before midnight, to be exact)! And this ep finally reveals Sylphid ryu-musume! SO YOU LOST OUT BET SAGEMATT! COUGH THE FUCKING CASH UP!
On a side note, MANBOOBS are so disgusting now. I don’t think I’ll ever sleep soundly tonight.
The Undine Knights and some of the academy girls are looking for clues on Tabitha when a mysterious something fell from the sky. Turns out to be a naked girl… WAIT! What? Naked girl? From the sky? What in the world? Who is she? Where’d she come from?
PAIZURI TIEM!
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As I expected, my predictions were true. So much for the anticipated Mio-Minna lovey-dovey. And since the dorama is out in the open, along with a lot of extensive information and all that blablabla, I got a good dose character material for today’s ep. You’ll have to pardon the tl;dr.
Minna’s held Mio (thank you TheBigN for correcting me) at gunpoint, and requests her not to wear a Striker Unit again. Of course, Mio isn’t surprised. The incident from last ep was something that was expected by both persons, though they don’t want to admit the fact. But still, Mio insists that she must still fly.
But really, it’s a given that you must give in on a Lady In Red.
Thus, we get the idea of why Mio was recruiting Yoshika for the 501st, and why she’s taking so much interest in her: First, she’s a prominent personality, considering Minafuji’s father was the Striker Unit’s creator. Second, Mio needs a replacement, a certain someone who’ll take her place if something happens to her. Now we see Perinne being childish, Yoshika being serious, and the atmosphere between the factions of the countries that are involved intensifying. No wonder they’re trying to silence Minna.
“You know too much. DO NOT GET INVOLVED.”
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Sweet! Halftime Report!
Well, I’ve got nothing much to say. Just some complaints, some shout-outs, probably something to clear out to that stupid Censorship-san (like, how does “GET THE FUCK OFF MY ECCHI SHOWS!” sound?). But yeah, I do have a few points to note.
I don’t really have complaints about JC Staff’s continued depiction of the anime, and how it’s striving hard to be as canon to the novel as possible. It’s just that sometimes, there are inconsistencies that leave me hanging. Such an example would have to be Derf using powers to escape into Westwood Forest with Saito. In the novel, Derf controlled Saito’s body and moved it away from the battlefield, while in the anime, Derf simply teleported Saito into Tifa’s woods. Amazingly, it did work out for the series since there isn’t really anything wrong with the means, so I don’t know if this would count as a complaint or a compliment.
“Character Development” is always welcome.
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Finally! Gallia Expedition GET!
The plane, named as Ostrand… or Ostland, whatever the name is (Japanese L-R shit kicking in), is finally introduced in the series. It is a plane powered by steam engines, and has an output that is pretty much similar to the planes in the real world. Landing on Tristain academy, it was made clear that they were conducting flight tests for the plane itself, and they occasionally fly over the academy, hence the rumors. Since Kirche was involved, it’s obvious that the funding for the project was provided by her.
NICE BOAT!
It was also made clear that she’s one of the reasons of Colbert-sensei’s disappearance, the other being Tabitha. In order to avert Anies’ rage away from the Fire Snake, Tabitha cast a “fake-death” spell, after which Colbert was retrieved and was brought to Germania, where he continued his research for the Ostland/Ostrand. Well, so much for the hiding. At least it’s made clear he didn’t really die or anything, or AN HERO will still live in our hearts.
Moreover, Louise notices that Saito’s been too preoccupied with his thoughts. Could it be that he’s thinking about the princess? Louise tried to get Saito’s say about this, but fails. After consulting SIesta (who still didn’t forget the bet from last ep), Tifa finally butts in, suggesting to use an item called the Crystal of the Night. The item is capable of making the user see a certain person’s chain of events of last night. Of course, Louise uses this for the sole purpose of confirming something about the Princess and Saito.
“It’s about time you gave your master some cunnilingus!”
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Minna’s ep! MYLF alert! MYLF alert!
Yoshika tries to bond with the other military members of the 501st, only to do so in vain. Commander Minna said that everyone was ordered not to have any kind of conversation or physical contact with any Witch, even if the Witch herself was the one who approached. Of course Yoshika was bewildered by the order.
She was then called in by Minna, and was surprised to meet the captain of the recently fixed Akagi. The captain actually wants to express his thanks to Yoshika for a job well done on the Akagi Neuroi attack. She was given a present, which Minna didn’t quite like. Then, he proceeds to talk about the planned strike against the Neuroi territories.
Why, thank you.
And BOOM! Minafuji suddenly gets some kind of admirer from a humble sailor of Akagi’s crew. Boldly presenting a letter, he openly tries to sum up his remaining courage and present his confession of love written in paperba-WAIT! What the fuck? Why am I doing some kind of novel skit on something that’s not even fucking good or funny? Yoshika tries to muster up an answer to the sailor, only to get screwed up by the wind… and by Commander Minna.
OHSHIAT!
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