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One Piece Episode 1097 Review

One Piece Episode 1097 Review

The Will of Ohara!

One Piece Episode 1097 confirmed something I predicted about Dr. Vegapunk last week. In my review of Episode 1096, I said that I got the feeling that the main thing Vegapunk cared about was knowledge. He’ll side with whoever allows him to continue his quest for knowledge.

I said this in regards to whether or not Vegapunk would assist the Straw Hats. The World Government funds all of Vegapunks research and inventions. So, from his perspective, why would he help the Straw Hats destroy that? It wouldn’t make much sense for someone as logical as Vegapunk.

Now, I do think that Vegapunk will help the Straw Hats to an extent. But, we also now have direct evidence that Vegapunk thought the way I predicted in the past. Apparently, he turned down joining Dragon and instead joined the World Government. Why? Because they funded his research.

Vegapunk and Dragon visiting Ohara from the anime series One Piece Episode 1097
Vegapunk and Dragon visiting Ohara

Until this point, the reason Vegapunk was affiliated with the World Government was unclear. Did he work for them of his own free will? Or, was he threatened or otherwise coerced into working for them? For a long time, I assumed Vegapunk was essentially a hostage of the World Government.

But, it seems that’s not the case. Vegapunk knew what he was doing when he agreed to work for the World Government. And, he even attempts to justify his choice when talking to Dragon. He points out that the World Government isn’t the enemy. The World Nobles are.

Just because Vegapunk works for the World Government doesn’t mean he opposes Dragon. And, in the same way, it doesn’t mean he opposes the Straw Hats. The World Government can continue to exist and benefit the people of the world after the fall of the nobles. It’s not an inherently evil organization.

Vegapunk’s Brain-Brain Fruit

For some reason, I never considered the fact that Vegapunk would have a devil fruit ability. We’ve been hearing his name for hundreds of episodes by now. And, there’s been plenty of time to theorize about him. But, this is something I never thought about.

I assumed that he was a very smart guy who was interested in devil fruits but hadn’t eaten one. Why wouldn’t he have eaten one? I don’t know. I don’t have a good answer to that question. It’s just what I thought. However, in Episode 1097, we learn that he does have a fruit.

Vegapunk ate the Brain-Brain Fruit, which causes his brain to continuously grow. As he learns new information, his brain gets larger to store it. That’s why he had such a giant head in the past. But, today, his brain is too large to store within his head.

Vegapunk talking about his head from the anime series One Piece Episode 1097
Vegapunk talking about his head

Instead, his brain can be found within the Punk Records building of Egghead Island. And, Vegapunk and the Satellites communicate with this central brain wirelessly. That’s why they all refer to themselves as Dr. Vegapunk. They’re “clones” who share the same brain. They all are Dr. Vegapunk.

Something I’m curious about, though, is when Vegapunk ate the Brain-Brain Fruit. Was he already a successful scientist when he ate it? Was he already interested in uncovering the secrets of the devil fruit? Or, was eating the Brain-Brain Fruit what sent him down this path? That would be interesting to find out.

It’s also surprising that the World Government hasn’t blacklisted this devil fruit. They tried to do that to the Human-Human Fruit Model: Nika by renaming it the Gum-Gum Fruit. But, why not the Brain-Brain Fruit? As they say, knowledge is power — this is a powerful devil fruit.

The Inherited Research

Alright, so how exactly is the Brain-Brain Fruit powerful? And, why would the World Government need to blacklist it? Think of it this way: What’s the World Government (World Nobles and Im) most afraid of? They’re afraid of the citizens of the world gaining knowledge.

They don’t want people to know anything about the void century. That’s why Ohara had to be destroyed. And, that’s why Im obliterated Lulusia — he couldn’t let Sabo reveal the truth. If the people of the world learned the truth, they might try to rise up.

The Brain-Brain Fruit grants the power to gain an extraordinary amount of knowledge. Dr. Vegapunk knows more about the world than anyone else. Well, except for maybe Im. And, that makes him a threat to Im’s rule. Why do you think Cipher Pol says they’re going to assassinate Vegapunk at the end of this episode?

Vegapunk's explanation of Punk Records from the anime series One Piece Episode 1097
Vegapunk’s explanation of Punk Records

But, if Vegapunk was the only person with all of his knowledge, that wouldn’t be that bad. Up until now, the World Government has been able to use him and his brain. His existence has been a net positive for the ruling class.

Unfortunately for them, the direction Vegapunk is going in isn’t a positive one for them. His ultimate goal is to make it so everyone in the world can connect to Punk Records. That would mean that everyone in the world would know what he knows. And, the World Government can’t have that.

This is why I’m surprised that the World Government has allowed this fruit to exist for so long. Sure, the Nika Fruit inspires people and ignites their desire for freedom. But, the Brain-Brain Fruit gives people the power to question the state of the world. That’s equally as dangerous to a dictator.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of One Piece Episode 1097? Were you surprised to see that Saul is still alive? Which do you think came first, Vegapunk’s genius or him eating the Brain-Brain Fruit? And, do you think everyone being able to connect to Vegapunk’s brain is a good idea?

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Solo Leveling Episode 10 Review

Solo Leveling Episode 10 Review

Time to Flee the Country

Solo Leveling Episode 10 was a pretty good episode. There was some cool dungeon-clearing action, which is what I’m watching the series for. But, there’s still not nearly enough of that kind of content. The majority of this series is dialogue. And, it’s not interesting enough for that.

Speaking of dialogue, at the start of the episode, Jinchul gives Jinwoo a warning. The S-Rank Hunter Dongsu Hwang is out for blood. Nobody can be sure of what happened to Dongsuk Hwang in the dungeon. But, that doesn’t matter. Dongsu wants revenge simply because his brother died and Jinwoo survived.

So, what’s Jinchul’s recommendation? That Jinwoo takes his family and flees the country. But, I fail to see how this would protect Jinwoo in any way. From what we know, Dongsu isn’t even in Korea right now. And, even if he was, it doesn’t look like fleeing would do Jinwoo any good.

Dongsu Hwang from the anime series Solo Leveling Episode 10
Dongsu Hwang

According to Jinchul, S-Rank Hunters are above the law because they’re too strong. If Dongsu murdered Jinwoo, there would be nothing the government could do about it. He’s too powerful (physically) to be arrested. So, governments around the world kind of let S-Rank Hunters do whatever they want.

Now, if Jinwoo fled Korea, how would that protect him? The Korean government can’t keep him safe from Dongsu. So, I doubt any other government could either. What, is he going to flee to the US or some European country? What’s stopping Dongsu from following him?

I’m only bringing this up because I wanted to point out how illogical this suggestion is. The best reason I can come up with for why Jinchul said this is that he doesn’t want it to become his problem. If Dongsu’s going to murder Jinwoo, at least do it out of Jinchul’s jurisdiction.

C-Rank Dungeons and Job-Changing

If this entire episode was about Jinwoo and Jinho clearing dungeons, I would have said it was a good episode. Not just pretty good. Good. This was — by far — the best part of the episode. But, as I already mentioned, there wasn’t enough of it.

Why do I think this content is so good, though? There’s more to it than me thinking an action series should focus on the action. The dungeon content is the most interesting content of the series. Even if we ignore the action portion — the dungeons are more interesting than the real world.

In this episode, in particular, I liked seeing how Jinwoo and Jinho worked together. Jinho’s job was to mine all the materials. And, while he was doing that Jinwoo was protecting him. Then, once Jinho’s job was done, Jinwoo could defeat the boss to close the gate.

Jinwoo unlocking a job-change quest from the anime series Solo Leveling Episode 10
Jinwoo unlocking a job-change quest

Something else I found interesting was that nobody from the strike team tried to interfere. I understand that most of them were happy to get paid for sitting around. But, I’m surprised that Jinah’s friend went along with that. I was sure she’d do something stupid.

She still probably will do something in a later episode. But, I was expecting her to enter one of the gates after Jinwoo and Jinho. Then, since she’s only E-Rank, they’d have to save her. That seemed like such an obvious thing to happen. And, that’s why I’m still predicting that it will.

But, that might not happen in the next episode. Jinwoo unlocked a job-change quest, so he’s taking the day off from clearing dungeons. Does Jinwoo have a current “job” other than Hunter? What do you think his new job is going to be after this quest?

White Tiger Recruitment

Jinwoo and Jinho’s plan to rush a bunch of C-Rank dungeons seems to have backfired, to an extent. Other guilds took notice of their new guild buying up the rights to C-Rank dungeons for high prices. And, that led one of them, the White Tigers, to look into it.

Upon investigating a bit, Ahn Sangmin of the White Tigers realized that something was wrong. Not only is this guild buying these dungeons above market price. But, their strike team is made up entirely of E and D-Rank Hunters. They shouldn’t be strong enough to clear these dungeons.

Ahn then noticed Jinwoo’s name on the strike team roster and things clicked. He’s familiar with Jinwoo because of all the crazy things Jinwoo’s recently survived. And, he suspects that Jinwoo has had a second awakening. So, there’s only one thing to do. Recruit Jinwoo to the White Tiger guild.

Ahn Sangmin and his assistant from the anime series Solo Leveling Episode 10
Ahn Sangmin and his assistant

As we saw, Jinwoo threatened Ahn for investigating him. He even managed to offload some C-Rank dungeons onto Ahn for way above their value. But, here’s the thing. This doesn’t make Jinwoo look good. It makes Ahn look very, very bad at his job.

Okay, so you could argue that Ahn agreed to Jinwoo’s price because he got cornered. Jinwoo gave him an ultimatum. He had to buy the dungeons at Jinwoo’s price or miss out on all C-Rank dungeons in the near future. However, he should have known from the start that Jinwoo was bluffing.

Apparently, there were a lot of C-Rank dungeons for sale at far below what Jinwoo was asking. So, why did Ahn go into this meeting thinking that Jinwoo’s guild had access to all of them? He believed this before even talking to Jinwoo. Why? Did he never think to check?

Final Thoughts

What do you think of Solo Leveling Episode 10? Do you think fleeing the country would do anything to protect Jinwoo from Dongsu? Were you surprised that Jinah’s friend didn’t enter a dungeon after Jinwoo and Jinho? And, do you think Jinwoo will ever join the White Tiger Guild?

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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Episode 27 Review

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Episode 27 Review

Preparing for the Final Test

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Episode 27 started off as I expected. After the first test of the First-Class Mage Exam, we got a “cooldown” episode. So, it makes sense that we’d get the same thing after the second test of the exam.

But, we only got half of a cooldown episode. Only the first half of Episode 27 caught up with mages who took the second test. And, we only got to see a few of them: Kanne, Lawine, Denken, Richter, and Laufen. Where was Wirbel, Übel, Land, and Methode?

Something I liked about this part of the episode, though, was that we saw a combination of winners and losers. Kanne passed the second test, while Lawine didn’t. Likewise, Denken and Laufen passed the second test, while Richter didn’t. This is important because it reinforces that failing the exam isn’t the end.

Richter repairing Fern's staff from the anime series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Episode 27
Richter repairing Fern’s staff

As long as you’re alive, you can take the exam again in three years. And, this is something Denken makes sure to point out to Richter. He says that Richter is a strong mage who got unlucky. And, in three more years, Richter will be even stronger.

Speaking of Richter, we also saw him repair Fern’s staff in his shop at Frieren’s request. Initially, Frieren told Fern to get a new staff because repairing hers wasn’t worth it. And, Richter even says the same thing. But, both Frieren and Richter come to realize that they’re wrong.

Sure, a new staff would be better than Fern’s old staff. But, a new staff wouldn’t be Fern’s staff. This staff is important to her. She’s had it since she started training as a mage. And, she’s taken good care of it over the years. In the world of magic, that probably counts for something.

The First First-Class Mage

Who was the first First-Class Mage? Thanks to Episode 27, we know his name is Lernen and he still serves as a First-Class Mage today. Typically, he’s the one who proctors the third and final test of the exam. But, this year is going to be a bit different.

Do we know anything else about Lernen? Well, we know that, until this episode, he was the most skilled of the First-Class Mages. How do we know this? Serie herself holds him in high regard. And, he’s also the only one of the First-Class Mages who knew Frieren was suppressing her mana.

None of the others realized she was doing this. They simply thought that, despite being an elf, she had the same mana as a human mage. Lernen noticed her mana output waver for a moment and recognized this as evidence of mana suppression.

First-Class Mage Lernen from the anime series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Episode 27
First-Class Mage Lernen

He hasn’t seen what Frieren’s true mana output is. But, he estimates that it’s on par with Serie’s. However, in doing so, he reveals his own limitations. Serie does indeed output a massive amount of mana that seems to be on par with Frieren’s unsupressed. But, that’s not Serie’s true mana output.

You see, despite saying that this kind of mana suppression is useless, Serie does it, as well. The vast amount of mana that Serie puts off is what remains after she suppresses her mana. So, I can’t even imagine how much mana she truly has. She might have the most of any living creature.

Also, since Lernen has never noticed this, we can assume Serie is even better at suppressing her mana than Frieren. Frieren’s mana wavered in such a way that Lernen noticed it. Serie’s never has. And, this is why Lernen is no longer the most skilled First-Class Mage.

An Anomaly Calls for an Anomaly

Frieren ruined this year’s First-Class Mage Exam. She’s too skilled of a mage. But, how does that work? How does one mage being too skilled ruin the exam? Shouldn’t it simply mean that she has an easier time passing? Yes, but there’s more to it than that.

The problem is that Frieren dragged other mages along with her who aren’t First-Class material. For example, Kanne and Lawine. Without Frieren on their team, they likely would have failed the first test. And in the second test, you could, as Serie does, argue that Frieren carried everyone who passed.

Yes, if Frieren wasn’t there, then the replica of Frieren also wouldn’t have been there. But, Frieren (and Fern) dealt with Frieren’s replica alone. And, they helped the others come up with a plan. So, at the end of the day, having Frieren there was a net positive.

Fern talking to Serie from the anime series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Episode 27
Fern talking to Serie

This is why Serie chooses to proctor the final test herself. She needs the test to be so hard that almost none of the remaining mages pass. And, her test of choice is a one-on-one interview with her. If she decides the mage she’s talking to is too weak, they fail.

Kanne is the first mage we see get tossed out. She fails immediately because Serie senses that Kanne is too overwhelmed by her mana. This is the same for everyone else we see other than Frieren and Fern. Frieren still fails for personal reasons. But, Fern passes.

Fern is the first person (we don’t know about Frieren), who realized that Serie was suppressing her mana. That’s why I said Lernen is no longer the most skilled First-Class Mage. Fern usurped him. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see Denken meet Serie. So, he may have passed the test, too.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Episode 27? Were you expecting to get the final test in this episode? How do you think Lernen compares against Frieren and Fern? And, do you think Denken passed the test? I’m expecting to find out in the final episode.

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Chained Soldier Episode 11 Review

Chained Soldier Episode 11 Review

Formation S and Himari’s Secret Weapon

Chained Soldier Episode 11 was all about the battle between the MDF and the humanoid Shuuki. Kyouka and Tenka were fighting Aoba. Shushu and Sahara were fighting Coco. And, Himari and Yachiho were fighting Naon.

At first, these fights weren’t going the MDF’s way. But, the MDF members have a few tricks on their sleeves. The first of these that we saw was Shushu and Sahara’s “Formation S.” What does the S stand for? Small (shrink?). This might be the first time we saw Shushu shrink herself in a combat situation.

Shushu shrunk down and had Sahara throw her directly into Kuma’s mouth (Kuma is the bear Shuuki). Then once swallowed by Kuma, Sahara uses her Paradigm Shift to become giant. Of course, this didn’t end up well for Kuma, who was ripped in half from the inside. Though, his wounds healed not too long after.

Himari using her secret weapon from the anime series Chained Soldier Episode 11
Himari using her secret weapon

Okay, so while I liked Shushu’s “Formation S,” I wasn’t really a fan of how Himari helped to defeat Naon. Himari tells Yachiho that after the exhibition match, she did some serious training. And, the result of this training was the creation of a new, secret weapon.

What is this secret weapon? Himari can now have an afro of guns. Alright, so that’s not quite what the secret weapon is. But, it’s the most prominent way that she can use it. The actual secret weapon is that she’s further mastered the weapon ability that she often copies.

I don’t remember if we’ve seen her transform her legs into guns. But, at the very least, she could transform her arms into guns. Now, she can transform even more of her body into guns — like her hair. So, basically, her secret weapon is that she’s more proficient with this ability.

Tenka’s Bright Future

Episode 11 didn’t include any rewards for Yuuki. But, that doesn’t mean we didn’t get any fan service. We got to see Shushu imagining some ecchi content involving Coco, Naon, and Aoba. We also got to see some ecchi content involving Tenka. And, we even got a random panty shot of Himari.

But, the best fan service of the episode wasn’t ecchi fan service. Well, most of it wasn’t. It was when we got to see the bright future Tenka was imagining for herself. She imagined her future with Yuuki and her sister-in-law, Aoba.

First, we see Tenka having a nice dinner with Yuuki and Aoba. This appears to be a date at the Wakura family home where she’s getting to know her future sister-in-law. Next, we see Tenka and Yuuki kissing at their wedding, with Aoba in attendance.

Tenka imagining her future with Yuuki from the anime series Chained Soldier Episode 11
Tenka imagining her future with Yuuki

After that, comes the ecchi part of Tenka’s bright future. Here we see Tenka spending some quality time with Yuuki from Yuuki’s perspective. Surprisingly, in this scene, Tenka’s on the bottom. I assumed she’d be more of a top considering her personality. She’s pretty assertive and calls Yuuki “Slave-kun,” after all.

A few months after that last shot, we see a heavily pregnant Tenka. And, Aoba is pressing her ear up against Tenka’s stomach so she can hear the baby’s heartbeat. Finally, the baby’s born and we get a scene of Aoba holding it while Yuuki and Tenka look on.

This was some wholesome fan service. But, I think my favorite part was how Aoba was still a humanoid Shuuki throughout it all. I guess that makes sense since Tenka never saw Aoba when she was a human. However, it’s still funny, to me, that she pictures Aoba this way in her “bright future.”

The Eight Thunder Gods

In Episode 10, Shikoku told Jouryuu that it was time for them to make their God’s declaration. I took this to mean that they were going to declare something about the God they followed. You know, their God.

But, apparently, that’s not what she meant. Shikoku wasn’t talking about the declaration of their God. She was talking about their declaration as gods. That’s pretty different. Shikoku, Jouryuu, and Rairen aren’t the followers of some God. They’re gods themselves — at least, according to them.

Shikoku also now refers to them as the Eight Thunder Gods. That’s very interesting considering there are only three of them, that we know of. So, I guess over the course of the series, five more are going to be revealed. And, it should be noted that Aoba, Naon, and Coco are not included in this.

Jouryuu and Shikoku of the Eight Thunder Gods from the anime series Chained Soldier Episode 11
Jouryuu and Shikoku of the Eight Thunder Gods

Well, at least, these three aren’t included right now. Shikoku refers to them as mutts, heavily implying that she views them as beneath her. But, if that’s how she really feels, why has she been searching for them? It seems like there’s more to this than Shikoku’s saying here.

My prediction is that — at the very least — Aoba is set to become one of the Eight Thunder Gods. That doesn’t mean Aoba herself is one. She might be a vessel for one of them to take over. And, that doesn’t mean this will happen. But, my guess is that’s Shikoku’s plan.

What evidence do I have to back this prediction up? Well, there must be some reason Shikoku’s interested in the humanoid Shuuki. And, it was said that Aoba’s the only one who can handle eating multiple Mato Peaches to power up. So, there’s something special about her.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of Chained Soldier Episode 11? Do you like Himari’s secret weapon, or do you think it’s dumb like I do? What was your favorite part of Tenka’s bright future imaginary scenario? And, do you think Aoba is meant to be one of the Eight Thunder Gods?

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Gushing over Magical Girls Episode 11 Review

Gushing over Magical Girls Episode 11 Review

Leoparde’s Secret Stars

Gushing over Magical Girls Episode 11 was delayed for something like seven hours. But, it was finally released internationally. Not that this will matter for the majority of you reading this review. But, I figured it was worth mentioning in case the remaining episodes are also delayed.

Now, I want to start this review off by continuing our discussion of Leoparde’s stars from Episode 10. In Episode 10, Leoparde revealed that she has three stars. That’s the same number as Nero Alice, Loco Musica, Leberblume, and Sister Gigant.

But, it was unclear how or when she acquired those stars. Did she always have them? Did she only manifest them during this fight? Or, did she get them from some off-screen training arc that mirrored Magia Azure’s? At the time, we didn’t know. But, now we do, and the answer was kind of obvious.

Leoparde about to finish off Sister Gigant from the anime series Gushing over Magical Girls Episode 11
Leoparde about to finish off Sister Gigant

So, it turns out that Leoparde had three stars all along. She didn’t gain them during this fight or through training beforehand. And, that makes sense for two main reasons. The first is something I pointed out last week, which is that we had never seen her chest before.

The second, however, is even more important. At no point before this did we ever see a girl permanently increase her star count. Sure, Magia Baiser can multiply her stars when she gets really worked up. But, once she calms down, she reverts back to only having two.

We never saw a character start with fewer stars and work their way up to having more. So, it wouldn’t have made much sense if Leoparde had to do that. The other girls had their stars all along. The only things they gained were special transformations like Leoparde’s cat form.

Magia Azure’s Veritas Transformation

Speaking of special transformations, they aren’t limited to the Enormita girls. In Episode 11, we saw Magia Azure use a special kind of transformation after saying “La Veritas.” I don’t know if there’s an official name for this transformation. So, for now, I’ll call it a Veritas transformation.

If we find out that there’s an official name for it in the future, I’ll start using that name for it then. But, regardless of what the name is, it’s clear that the Tres Magia needed something like this. Otherwise, they were about to get power crept out of relevancy.

We can assume that Baiser’s special transformation is when she multiplies her stars. She looks a bit different when this happens and she becomes more powerful. We also know that Leoparde has a special, more powerful transformation. And, it doesn’t seem like a stretch that the other girls will awaken them, too.

Magia Azure's La Veritas transformation from the anime series Gushing over Magical Girls Episode 11
Magia Azure’s Veritas transformation

If the Enormita girls were the only ones getting power-ups, the Tres Magia wouldn’t be a threat at all. In fact, the Tres Magia weren’t that much of a threat even before this. So, these Vertias transformations are really only helping them barely keep up.

I mean, do any of us expect the Tres Magia to be able to defeat Enormita ever? If they could, the series wouldn’t be as entertaining as it is. They need to remain at least a little weaker than the Enormita girls — or at least weaker than Baiser.

If the Tres Magia are too strong for Baiser to dominate, then what’s the point?

Anyway, it’s unfortunate that we didn’t get to see too much of Azure’s Veritas transformation. The shot we got of her from behind reminded me of Yuki Yuna, so I wanted to see more.

Throwaway Pawn, Lord Enorme

I can’t say I was expecting Baiser to be able to defeat Lord as easily as she did. But, I thought how she managed to do it was pretty entertaining.

Baiser thought Lord’s goal of world domination was childish. That goal and Lord’s appearance weren’t matching up in Baiser’s mind. So, what did she do? She imagined that Lord was a child. And, apparently, that got her in the mood to fight because Baiser likes bullying the weak.

I was hoping for a little more ecchi content involving Lord. The spanking was good. But, we only saw that happening while she looked like a child. I would have liked to see more of it from the perspective of the other girls.

What’s more important, though, is the effect this spanking had on Lord. As Baiser was spanking her, Lord was losing her stars until one remained.

Magia Baiser punishing Lord Enorme from the anime series Gushing over Magical Girls Episode 11
Magia Baiser punishing Lord Enorme

At the very end of the episode, we find out that Lord was using borrowed power. She only ever had one star naturally. The other three stars were all the result of power she borrowed from Venalita. And, as Venalita says, Lord was only ever a throwaway pawn.

Venalita used Lord in order to bring out the true power of the other girls. So, we have to once again ask, “What is Venalita after?” At this point, we still don’t know. Though, as I theorized after Episode 1, it may be that Venalita wants to see magical girls and villains fight.

The answer may be that simple. Or, it may be that Venalita wants to defeat Vatz because of some rivalry. But, whatever his reason is, I don’t think it’s going to be complex. This is a parody anime. I doubt he’s collecting soul energy to power the universe.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of Gushing over Magical Girls Episode 11? Were you waiting to watch the episode because of the international release delay? How strong do you think Azure is now that she has her Veritas transformation? And, was the fight against Lord all that you hoped it would be?

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