Or rather, she s extremely close to dying. Its her aura; its been reduced down to almost nothing. Absent any better ideas, Momo puts Ken on Full Throttle standby and does what Silky suggests. The tale is told almost entirely without dialogue, and with a stirring theme to match the cinematic presentation. A girl, Aira, whose mother had just died, mistook Silky for her own mother. Having sacrificed her aura to save Aira, Silky begins to crumble into dust....
The two of them may be the only ones not under Freyas spell. Theyll sneak back in the city, but at first only to gather information. Especially with Fels right beside him, he cannot say too much lest Freya find out. Well see if that order has any significance with regards to a silent resistance. Hedin also reports that Bell asked about Syr, but Freya is content to dismiss her as never existing....
Taiki pairs with Haryuu-sensei during practice in preparation for prefecturals, but isnt able to beat him. Afterwards the two of them encounter the girls basketball team. Haryuu doenst know the day of their tournament, but Taiki does. Chinatsu tells him how kind everyone has been, and shes glad she moved in with him. But Chinatsu coolly tells him that shedoescare; like Jordan, she took it personally. But the fact is, Taiki made Haryuu sweat a little bit....
Hes shocked not only by how calm Emilia is, but how chipper and confident she is. Until then shell stay put, not for her sake but for the sake of the other wives. To that end, shes going to go through with the wedding. Under normal circumstances, wedding Regulus means everyone Emilia knows will be wiped out. But Emilia is no ordinary fiancee, nor are her friends ordinary people. As with most anime villains, their self-absorption and underestimating of the good guys will surely be their undoing....
Ranma breaks up the fight and learns the mummies are actually girls at his school. Ranma brings the girls to Akane, who agrees to be their champion in the upcoming rhythmic gymnastics tournament. That said, shes an uncommonly skilled martial artist, and the tournament will feature rythmic gymnastic martial arts. Ranma may deny it, but hes jealous that Ryouga gets to be so close to Akane. Ryouga is also kinda scum for letting Akane pretend hes just a pig....
But by refusing to look at her and avoiding her, he only ends up bumming Momo out. Meanwhile, the pink-haired self-centered school idol Shiratori Aira (Sakura Ayane) now has delusions of grandeur. Her besties play along and even procure a cross and occult book, but are worried about her. Then, just when theyre about to do an after-school search, Aira asks Momo to speak in private. Now that Aira can see her, she grabs hold of her and insists she call her Mommy....
The ruthless, systematic gaslighting of Bell Cranel continues with a visit to Freya Familias healer Heith. Of course, this is all hogwash; thereisno curse. Its not just Bell who knows whats up. Hestia does too, but her hands are tied. Hestia also warns Ais to stay away from. Every other guild member around her was her eyes and ears, after all. She re-charms Eina and tells her to forget everything about Bell, and Eina cannot resist....
Its a Chouno Hina episode, cats and kittens! Whether hed haveevertold her is immaterial as she now knows and hes sorry he didnt tell her. Up until now, Hina had faced those expectations head-on and handled them without wavering. Can anyone blame her? Taiki doesnt notice, but Chinatsu reacts to that label, as Hina calledhima badminton fanboy when they met. Until then, this was a phenomenal Hina-centric episode, buoyed by a flawless-as-always vocal performance by HinasseiyuKitou Akari....
Clearly, she can handle herself in a fight! Its also good to see Priscilla actually trying to help the folks she means to rule. Well, he lashes out at Number 184 for not noticing Emilia was not feeling well and needed rest. She explains to Emilia that marriage need not include happiness, but Lia isnt about to accept that. To her credit, Lia is trying her best to cast off her fate as inert damsel-in-distress this season....
She thought if only she had long hair like her big sister, hed notice her. But even when she grew it out, Tofu continued to only have eyes for Kasumi. After that cathartic cry, Akane walks home with Ranma with her head held high. For whatever reason, Ranma hadnt seen Akane as an actualgirluntil she was shorn of her girly long hair. Now he is faced with the (accurate!) prospect of her actually being cute, despite his insistence to the contrary....
Never has the Ron Burgundy line, Well, that escalated quickly applied more. She tried to live as a piece on the board that is the childrens playground, but failed. Now, the gloves are off, and shes not here to negotiate. She wants Bell, today, and asks Freya, plainly, to give him up. If she doesnt, Freya warns that shell take him by force. I tellya, its like the climactic sequence inThe Godfatherwhen Michael consolidates power in several well-orchestrated fell swoops....
After their epic supernatural ordeal with Turbo Granny, its back to school for Ken and Momo. Then it all plays out after the girl, Aira, separates herself from Ken. Playing peacemaker, Momo promises to return Grannys powers to her if she gives Okarun his balls back. She agrees, but theres a problem: she doesnt have his balls anymore; she dropped them somewhere. Thus a search must take place: the search for Okaruns lost balls....
Ill confess, while its well-animated, Im not watchingBlue Boxfor the badminton. It could featurenobadminton and still be spellbinding. So its with glee I report that this episode wastes no time on Taikis match with Kishi. Moments later, her gymnastics teammate asks Hina if shes mad about something. If it looks like a date and sounds like a date, then whos to say itsnota date? Theyre not able to process this moment as the kids mom comes to apologize....
