Pretty good episode. Funny how Zaruba said that wasn't Crow's true intention, when it seemed like they were more honest in that exchange than in any other episode.
Eiris' design was pretty good. Overlooking the standard topless design and the silly bust opening up scene. I don't hate the nudity, but I always feel like it's unnecessarily distracting. I love all the eyes on her costume, especially on the head piece.
That said, Kuroki Momoko does a great job as Eiris. Her non-verbal acting was perfect. And the designs of her attacks felt really plantlike. I especially loved the vines that formed into bows and shot arrows. Of all the boob bosses, Eiris definitely takes the cake.
The battle in general also felt more creative than some of the fights in the last few episodes.
The connection to Kouga's parents going missing seems a little forced though.
Looks like they haven't forgotten about the timer. What I forgot was that Raiga had a backpack for climbing stuff. I was watching the opening and just remembered that he had them. Besides this episode, did he use it just once in the whole series?
And the lolzy bit of the episode, it seems like they wanted more Africans than they were willing to hire, so they put that last guy in full make up.
Aren't you a little short, skinny, and completely covered in makeup to be a Stormtrooper?
Edit: Wait. Shidou's in this episode but now Bikuu or Eiji? Maybe you should have just combined Shidou and Eiji's character. Jesus, this series' mantra is without a doubt: "We have more characters than we know what to do with."
So let's talk about the episode title. Marebito (稀人) isn't a common term, so I had to do some research for it. Luckily, there's a movie named Marebito and it stars Miyashita Tomomi of Ultraman guesting fame. I've seen it translated as "special person" or "person who visits from another world" and it's all spiritual or some stuff. So in this episode, I feel like the visitors are Raiga's parents. Although I guess the visitor could also be Eiris.
