Category: Seasonal Episodes

Exactly what we were promised by last episode is what gets put on the screen this time.

Really, there’s only so much I can say about this. All the pieces were in place. We had Bisco resurrected (though I suppose there’s the twist that he’s now some sort of hybrid with the Rust Eater, since he sheds spores that sprout into completed Rust Eaters with his now super-powered shots), we had Kurokawa as the God Warrior, and we had everyone else on scene.

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I would be so frustrated right now if this world had ever pretended to heed any sort of logic or reason beyond “It’s cool, therefore we’re going with it.” Mercifully, that was never the case, so I can enjoy this episode and the ending that will be coming from it with a resounding “OK, sure.”

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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is a masterpiece. The movie more or less launched Studio Ghibli (since that’s what most of the team involved with it went onto become), and while it is quite strong, the Manga is leaps and bounds above even that, standing as one of the fictions I most absolutely respect. What I’m saying, in context, is that if you’re going to flagrantly steal from somewhere, you could do a whole lot worse than Sabikui Bisco lifting from Nausicaa.

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