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Kometto Rushifa (Comet Lucifer) Episode 4 – “Storm”

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Review:

  1. Plot/Content:  Carrying on with silly antics, I didn’t think this episode was going to etch further into the story, but to my surprise, I am wrong.  Most of the episode was full of Felia’s childish amusements.  The people around her seem to be growing more casual when it comes to her powers. In fact, the only person who seems to care about her exhortation of power is Moura.  If you recall, Moura is the snake/lizard creature who happens to be able to transform into a robot fighting machine with a mission to protect Felia.  Not only does everyone seem to be more nonchalant about Felia’s ability, they seem to also assume her to be able to fend for herself.  She was left completely alone in the house, which I thought was completely stupid considering how naive she is about literally everything. As a result, she suffers a catastrophe that Sogo must work to resolve.  Pressing questions kept flooding my mind as I watched the end of the episode: What could the government want with Felia? Are those people really part of a legally operating government faction?  Why do they require the assistance of criminals?  I was left on a cliff-hanger, which was nice because this show hasn’t really had any of those, so now the viewers can experience that antagonizing need to see what happens next.
  2. Character Developments:  As I mentioned above, all the characters except for Moura became lax when it comes to Felia’s levitations.  I’m not exactly sure why Moura is so strict on her.  I assume her use of magic also acts as a beacon?  Maybe the government can track her that way.  Of course, she may also experience physical repercussions from overuse.  Anyway, now that Felia has experienced letting her magic loose and partying with all her friends, she’s become stubborn and spoiled.  All she wants to do now is have a party, but because she can’t have her way she pitches a hissy fit.  It’s humorous because her childishness surpasses her good nature.
  3. Interactivity:  The dynamic with the characters hasn’t changed too much, save for the fact that Felia’s power is generally being overlooked.  However, I think this episode gave the viewer a little sneak peek into Sogo’s past.  He’s got mommy problems.  Kaon tries to talk with him about his conversations with his mom, only for his face to sink into an expressionless seriousness.  Evidently, Sogo’s mom was probably persecuted for her adamance in suggesting the “red crystals” were real.  I’m interested to know of her fate as she isn’t in Sogo’s life currently.
  4. Use of Time:  Filled with dancing vegetables and other fun magic tricks of levitation, this episode didn’t make wise use of its air time.  I get it.  Creating a scene similar to Beauty and the Beast with inanimate objects floating and beep-bopping about is nostalgically entertaining.  However, I feel that it distracted from the focal point of the plot.  Plus, that stuff stopped being amusing in fifth grade.  Maybe if they had been levitating giant robots it would have been a better use of time.

Episode Rating: C+ – I’m giving this episode a solid C+, not because it wasn’t enjoyable, but because it lacked impactfulness.

Aired on October 25, 2015

Level of adultiness:  PG–This episode was exceptionally clean and relied on the element of surprise as its source of humour.

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Kometto Rushifa (Comet Lucifer) Episode 3 – “Garden Indigo”

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Review:

  1. Plot/Content:  While the mini adventure in this episode seems to lead to nothing constructive, I found it a creative way to supplement development while also providing an excellent, as well as humorous, character introduction.  The episode started off so light-heartedly that it felt like it was going to be a filler, but things progressed to make one go “Saywhaaa?” I mean, let’s just talk about why things progressed the way they did.  The writers used a complete perv (Don’t fret, my pet, I’ll be discussing him shortly) to turn the story around.  And the best part is, they’re totally keeping this guy.  From leisurely soaking up the day, to running for dear life because someone let the hentai loose in the control room again, this episode had me.  The change of pace was unusual, but not ill-timed, if that makes sense.  Before I could be bored of how slow it was (I wouldn’t have gotten too bored because they did an excellent job of raising the level of humor with decreasing levels speed/action/complicated involvements, so it felt quite balanced), the focus would dramatically shift, taking the viewer by surprise.  And I do mean surprise because who would have seen that coming.  All the events that transpired whittled their way down into a nicely wrapped up addition to the main story.
  2. Character Developments:  Allow me the grand pleasure of introducing you to Alfried Macallan, the strangest pervert with an equally strange fetish–Felia’s manifestation of power.  He is the most awkward “Senpai, notice me” type of guy I’ve met yet.  I’ll set the scene for you:  Felia happens to levitate something in public again, and Alfried happens to bear witness.  He shrugs her off.  Nothing unusual about that, but then he utilizes the town’s heavy reliance on technology to control everything; rather, he spins things into a lack of control.  He’s like that one kid in pre-k who tries to make the teacher think he’s cool by decimating some poor soul’s lego tower.  Alfried is bent on making sure legos go everywhere, all just to see her use her ability.  I must offer an apology.  My writing capacity is simply ill-equipped to showcase how creepy this hentai fellow is.  But I assure you, it’s funny.  I could see why he’d be so attracted to Felia, though.  Her whimsical nature is growing as her personality develops.  She’s a fun one to watch because she basically has to start from scratch.  Never having seen the outside world, she has to learn everyday customs and words, and it’s just plain amusing.
  3. Interactivity:  The funniest thing in this whole episode was the dialogue between Sogo and Moura, the ultimate weapon of sass.  Personally, I’m a fan of witty trash talk and any sort of insult.  The dynamic between them is love/hate… without much love.  It’s an obligatory thing.  Due to some inconvenient circumstances, Moura’s position is technically that of being Sogo’s body guard, not that he enjoys it.  Unless Sogo is near, Felia is now without a protector.  Kaon takes up the motherly role of watching out for her, though.  She not only watches out for Felia’s physical well-being, but also her mental happiness and is exceptionally tentative.
  4. Use of Time:  While this episode had a lot of space that could have been filled with important things, I wouldn’t say it was a filler.  It’s end met the needs of the overall plotline, and it’s very clear in the closing how Alfried will be used as an integral part of the story later, though it was done in an unconventional way.  Regardless, there was a good two minutes of time that passed showing the characters being carefree and relaxing about town.  But that got boring.  I felt as if I were being strung along and that the writers just didn’t want to make more for me (spoiled? I’ll admit to being that).

Episode Rating: B – I’ll not tolerate my time being wasted.  Although I really enjoyed this episode, I have to be strict.  There was an excess of idle time.  Also, I deducted half a letter grade for seeing Roman’s butt absolutely unnecessarily and without warning.

Aired on October 18, 2015

Level of adultiness: PG (Dat flash of booty, doe.)

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Kometto Rushifa (Comet Lucifer) Episode 2 – “Under One Roof”

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Review:

  1. Plot/Content: I feel terrible for my awful rant on the last episode because this one was significantly better.  If you recall, the last one had a lot of unexplained information and just plopped the viewer into the middle things.  While this episode didn’t really piece a lot together or explain much either, I get it, ya know? The focus of the show is beginning to manifest as the main character, Sogo, gains more importance.  I think the direction the show is taking is very balanced.  Even though the genre is mecha, I never felt overwhelmed by robots.  The step back from transformer-super-brawl to laughing-about-mundane-things-at-home was good change of pace and was transitioned so well that it didn’t feel jumpy or sudden.  They added some good surprises and planted lots of elements for story depth, though I can’t get too into it because I’m no spoiler.  I’m genuinely anticipating the next installment.
  2. Character Developments:  Let me take the time to introduce a couple of characters: Captain Gus Stewart is a gung-ho, constantly-slightly-inebriated leader of a platoon of man-controlled machines for military use.  He’s obviously a talented fellow because the elderly gent from episode one, Master Zoneboyle, as I’ve discovered his name to be, offers him a pretty sweet *suit of armor de destruction* (Yes, I made that term up, and yes, you should read that in a French accent).  Among the men chosen, Gus goes to a child named Pack.  I’m beyond curious to find out more about his backstory. For anyone so young to have lost his/her sense of compassion and morality, I just need to know what the dump happened.  The kid has to be under thirteen, and he murdered trained military personnel, and easily so because he has a special skill, too.  Finally, I’ll introduce to you a character whose uniqueness only entices me more.  Moura, the segmented caterpillar/pokemon-esque talking… guardian? It isn’t your average caterpillar that turns into a butterfly.  He goes from rock, to caterpillar thingy to MEGA ROBOT.  I don’t actually know what to make of him. Her. It?
    Felia, although unconscious in the last episode, is quite the innocent little alien girl.  She barely knows how to speak, and spends a good deal of her time learning basic words and language, which is humorous considering her little caterpillar friend speaks with an expansive vocabulary.  This episode had a lot going on in terms of deeper character involvement, so I enjoyed it much more.
  3. Interactivity:  The main goal in this episode as far as this is concerned is, in my opinion, bond-forming.  The connection between Sogo and Moura is definitely my favorite for now.  This episode alluded to them having a special connection while it may also be an undesirable one.  I love it when two characters are forced to share a bond, mainly because I like to watch the insults roll–I hope that’s what will come later.  Also, the alliance between the cold and audacious Captain Gus with the criminally-incapacitated is one that will intrigue viewers.  Their new relationship was a “hook,” if you will.  The flow in this episode was a lot more fluid, and the banter kept me interested.
  4. Use of Time:  Even though I still feel like I don’t really know what’s going on, I get it.  Time was used not to inform, but to adjust.  Perhaps I should explain further.  I feel as if I’ve grown comfortable enough with the characters to be content with the lack of information I have. So, I didn’t feel rushed through anything or like my head was crammed with answers to questions I had before, nor do I feel confused.  The best way I can describe it is contentment.  I’m content to know what I know now.  However, I do wish the episode would have had more of a cliff-hanger or something to get me geared up for the next one, but I’m definitely not dreading another like I was last time.

Episode Rating:  B+ – I gave this episode a B+ because it was almost funny enough to get an A, almost thrilling enough, almost… everything.  I really liked it, and it was a solid episode, but, I’m holding my “A” grade for an overachieving episode.

Aired on October 11, 2015

Level of adultiness: PG–There was a “girl in a towel” scene and a little language, but other than that, pretty clean.

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