In Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, fans are introduced to Yoda, a Master Jedi who went into hiding on Dagobah following the mass Jedi genocide of Order 66. Either way this is going to be on my watch list for at least 2 more episodes.The storylines within Star Wars have always touched on the fulfillment of prophecy for the sake of cosmic balance in the Force, though in the early days of the franchise, some of those prophetic promises remained unfulfilled by the time any particular storyline came to its natural conclusion–though in one case, Princess Leia actually paid off one of those unfulfilled promises that was set up by none other than Yoda himself. There isn’t much mystery to the show yet, but it feels like there might be some to come in the future. However, the episode had plenty of good action, and the characters are enjoyable enough when they aren’t being sexual (it’s pretty tame in relation to other anime to be honest). At least it’s not Galileo Galelei, with it’s time travelling lol-cest plotine! You scare me lady O_O I’m sure it’s funny to some people, so I won’t begrudge them for that, but for me, it’s a tired unfunny trope. Enju is plenty pervy herself, offering herself to Rentaro a few times in the episode, but he’s thankfully not biting. It’s the one seriously negative mark so far on the show. Sumire Muroto is a researcher.who makes very suggestive sexual statements….that feel a bit rapey to be honest. We meet Rentaro’s boss Kisara Tendou, who pretty much fits the “hardened cop chief who happens to be a teenage girl” trope. The rest of the episode introduces us to some more of the cast, though mostly just pervy female characters. His loli partner Enju gets to it first (because Rentaro left her behind of all things) and with him they take out the Human turned Spider in a capably animated fight that gives us another dose of action for the episode. He makes a quick exit, and then Rentaro’s off to catch the rogue Gastrea. Rentaro’s present day run-in also introduces us to what looks like to be the big bad of the season, and he seems pretty sturdy, putting a snapped neck back in place at one point. It definitely pumps you up and not in a superficial way. This was a solid opening, with good action and an awesome score. We then flash forward to teenage Rentaro, on a case to catch another Gastrea. The opening shows us a broken Tokyo, forced into a camp, where kid Rentaro comes face to face with an infected Gastrea, who has become a mosquito looking creature. Honest reaction to the first episode was very positive, and I’minterested in what is to come from this series. Initiators are made up of the ranks of the Cursed Children, children born with the Gastrea virus, who by plot dictation, are all female. Defense comes in the form of a Promoter, our male protagonist Rentaro, and a Initiator, our female protagonist (and loli) Enju. The setting is 2021 (so 7 years into the future), where a parasite named Gastrea has forced humans to live behind a metal wall for protection (Attack On Titan flashes before your eyes here, but the show has enough to differentiate itself.) The virus causes humans to morph into types of insect like monsters, who then wreak havok. I’m hoping that our world doesn’t go to crap as quick as this show seems to think it will. An exciting start, even with the onslaught of odd female characters….īlack Bullet Episode 1 Recap – “The Last Hope”
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