Well what do you know. Amemiya Keita directs an episode, and it's fucking good. Or at least, it's not irresponsibly bad.
Someone mentioned that they were worried about the show since Granny was the best character. Well, guess she's back. But yeah, she really is the best character in the show. It's weird, but true.
Rin really bothers me. She's so annoyingly submissive. She doesn't even like Gou, but seems to stay out of obligation for him saving her life. It's almost as bad as Hitomi being self depreciating.
The audio editing on the vanguard is awful. That's definitely Nishi Rintaro's voice. But maddeningly enough, they don't give him a credit at the end. (But they do when he just makes grunting noises for the Magii of the week)
Two episodes in a row without Rurika? Great!
Preview:
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But yeah. Episode in summary. We had funny bits with the towns people. We had a cool fight (although I can't help but notice that they just fire projectiles at the monster instead of having them interact with the giant thing). Gou got some wings. And the series is almost over. Sweet.