So I just read it.
First the good. The art is for the most part pretty great. They are using a new 'depth of field' technique that is interesting but being used a bit randomly. But overall things look great, and similar to Miura's style. I do think the interiors of the Kushan temple could have had more character to them though.
But as to what happens in this episode, it really just seems like a fast-forward of the plot, with a few random tangents thrown into the mix.
Silat is sick of Rickert's whining and goes to visit Schierke and the ship's crew. She's unconscious, though the reason for it seems different. She's now guiding Guts spirit (!?) for some reason. We never understand why Guts spirit is in the astral whirlwind, but okay. Daiba basically asks Silat to incorporate Guts and his crew into his section of the Kushan army because they are familiar with magic. Silat agrees and the whole crew is uncomfortable losing their agency. Roderic raises this with Silat, but Silat tells him that part of their culture means that refugees serve in battle. He then goes on to tell them that they are about to go to war with Falconia, which has arrived on their Western borders.
And then we have a random and unnecessary scene of Puck forgetting Rickert, which is not done for laughs. I'm wondering if this is setup for a future development, or just a poor retcon of the previous episode where Puck didn't react to him.
Overall this episode quickly moved us towards a confrontation between the Kushan and Falconia, and put our characters in a position where they must fight. It's not great, but better than some of the recent time-wasting episodes.
First the good. The art is for the most part pretty great. They are using a new 'depth of field' technique that is interesting but being used a bit randomly. But overall things look great, and similar to Miura's style. I do think the interiors of the Kushan temple could have had more character to them though.
But as to what happens in this episode, it really just seems like a fast-forward of the plot, with a few random tangents thrown into the mix.
Silat is sick of Rickert's whining and goes to visit Schierke and the ship's crew. She's unconscious, though the reason for it seems different. She's now guiding Guts spirit (!?) for some reason. We never understand why Guts spirit is in the astral whirlwind, but okay. Daiba basically asks Silat to incorporate Guts and his crew into his section of the Kushan army because they are familiar with magic. Silat agrees and the whole crew is uncomfortable losing their agency. Roderic raises this with Silat, but Silat tells him that part of their culture means that refugees serve in battle. He then goes on to tell them that they are about to go to war with Falconia, which has arrived on their Western borders.
And then we have a random and unnecessary scene of Puck forgetting Rickert, which is not done for laughs. I'm wondering if this is setup for a future development, or just a poor retcon of the previous episode where Puck didn't react to him.
Overall this episode quickly moved us towards a confrontation between the Kushan and Falconia, and put our characters in a position where they must fight. It's not great, but better than some of the recent time-wasting episodes.