Episode 5. Not QUITE as enjoyable as episode 4, but there's just something about this anime series that keeps my eyes glued to the screen.
I've heard some people talking about how it's some Code Geass rip off, but I don't think so. Plus, it has one of the directors that made Code Geass working on it I think. Along with... some other... people.
ROFL.
First lemme just say I love this anime.
And while I do not hate Shu's character, he sort of bugged me in this episode.
So many things he said were just... ugh. Shuttup Shu. Stop complaining. Plus, I dunno - that smile he gave Inori gave me the creeps. Like where he was reaching for her hand? He did one in last episode that was sorta like it too only not as bad. Is that smile supposed to be cute? Looks like a cross between pervert and pedophile and boyish earnest. Not a good mix. But maybe that's just me. o Ao
HOWEVER. It is also refreshing to have a male character that is making me feel SOMETHING.
Lately the male characters of so many anime like this are just.... blah.
Last episode, I did like him. He showed logical thought, yet also a more softer side when wanting to save Inori. Because hey, girl showing half her body can do that do a guy. I understand that.
So in episode 5, I really didn't like it when Shu was muttering about confident people and followers and blah blah.
Also, him coming on so strong to Inori was really surprising. First time I've seen something like that. I didn't dislike it though - mostly....
Then we come to a turn of events. Now I understood that Gai sent Inori convince Shu to join them or whatever, but something seemed completely wrong with this picture, and I'm honestly surprised that some people are just assuming it must be true just like that. I mean, I guess I could be wrong. It could be possible that EVERYTHING Inori did in the last episode was some kind of trick - but I find it unlikely.
Just her demeanor when it happened... I dunno. I definitely believe that her and Gai have an interesting relationship, but I don't really believe their lovers. If this reminds me of anything, its reminding me of the relationship between Eureka and Holland from Eureka Seven (great anime by the way, one of my top ten). Um... now that I mention that, the relationship Renton had with Holland kind of reminds me of Shu and Gai. Hm.
ANYWAY. As far as I see it, I think Gai might have told Inori to convince Shu of this for some... reason. Or perhaps it was a decision Inori made herself - possibly because it could be dangerous for Shu to get too close? Or possibly because she herself is not.... hm... I DUNNO. I just really doubt all that stuff she said in the past couple episodes was some kind of fake. Hard to believe. I'm not banishing it as the truth, but its just my thought process. After the few hundred anime I've seen, this is the conclusion I came to. But we'll see in episode 6, hopefully.
So far, Ayase and Inori are my favorite characters.
Ayase because tsudere is ftw, and Inori cuz she's... really cute. = u= ~ And also doesn't seem your typical moe blob. What with the badass gun skills and all that stuff she did in the last ep (which I think was done of her own accord).
THEN AGAIN - If Gai was like Lelouch, I could definitely see him acting upset with Inori's actions to trick Shu. Because Inori must have known somehow that it would have been fine with the gravity gun... HOMG MAYBE IT WAS ALL A SETUP.
But then again... Ayase seemed angry about it too ... but maybe she wasn't in on the plan? If there was a plan... but I dunno - Inori just seemed too... earnest.
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Then again, that's interesting too - not the classic way you'd exactly start off a romance, y'know?
Well. I'm even more confused than I was before I put my ranting thoughts down.
Hopefully the answers will come about in the next episode. I don't think I can wait another seven days. ugh.
Also, interesting with Gai's ... illness? I'm extremely curious about all of this. Hopefully they won't let us down and have it end up being something super generic. |