[Fish Sandwich]

I have a few gripes about this one. The way the cold opening went on for nearly a quarter of the total runtime ISN'T one of them, but I still find it strange how inconsistent this show is about where the OP goes.

More importantly, Koh watching TV with Tyramigo was begging to be SHOWN instead of simply being talked about, making this another frustrating example of chracter development in Ryusoulger occurring largely offscreen. That being said, Tyramigo was talking on Twitter before the show began, promotional stuff mentioned Koh being 209 years old, and Kishiryuoh's Fortress mode was right on the toy's box, so maybe they just wanted to establish all the stuff they hadn't gotten around to yet and move on.

Whatever the case, I'm starting to get over complaining about this show, and none of these things bothered me enough to distract from what was another solid, frenetic episode of a series that's clearly starting to find its footing. One thing I appreciated was how the focus was split more or less evenly on all five main characters. There's more hint dropping about Bamba's backstory for when we finally hear it, Towa is actively trying to get everyone working together, Koh is moving the main plot forward, and even Melto and Asuna get a few moments in there. It was neat.

This was also by far the most visually interesting episode since the second, which had me expecting to give credit to some lesser-known director, only to go look back at the credits and discover it was Koichi Sakamoto. So, you know, of course it was good.