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Yuki Yuna Wa Yusha De Aru/Is A Hero Episodes 8-12:

Well apparently I am attracted to dark magical girl animes, lol. Here is what I was waiting for, the big explanation on how the hero system works, what happened to them, and everything else. Well they all got new faeries except for Karin probably because she didn’t Mankai, and they were cute and everything. Well alright so after the last Vertex showed up that was like the one Itsuki destroyed before and after Yuna Rider kicking it out of existence, we got the explanation. Now before I move onto my thoughts on that, the fight was really good for the characters because all but Karin were afraid to fight because of losing a sense or part of themselves and Karin knew that so she was going to go off and fight by herself but Yuna motivated everyone so they all went to take it down, cast the sealing spell, and the aforementioned Rider Kick of Destruction on it (Kuuga would be proud.). Now when we get back to the real world Itsuki, Fu, and Karin are together but learn that Yuna and Togo aren’t. They get transported to a previous hero who can’t move and is wrapped in bandages besides one eye, who tells them that when they go Mankai they is a hidden part afterwards called Sange (Falling Flower) That part of themselves gets sacrificed to the god in exchange for this power. So yes this is the dark part of it, the girls unwillingly sacrifice themselves to get god’s power, and as far as I know right now Fu won’t be able to see out of her eye, Togo won’t be able to hear, Itsuki speak, and Yuna won’t be able to taste again because of this. This was really sad and hopefully they find someone to save themselves because I am all full of feels and sadness for them. Obviously the really dark episode was coming after the really light-hearted, super-fun episode. Part of me thinks Togo is this previous Hero’s friend but she can’t remember because of her accident. Well this show got insane and I love it more, I can’t wait for more and will tell you what happens when I continue.

9: Also the most emotional episode so far and I am in tears from it. Fu learns what Yuna and Togo learned at the end of the last episode, and from further experimentation from Togo, they can’t die. The faeries protect them from dying, Togo tried to kill herself 10 different ways and she was stopped each time, I understand that is extreme but that makes sense trying to learn what are the purpose of the faeries. This leads to the emotional part that they aren’t going to get better and Fu learns of Itsuki’s audition and her dream of wanting to be a singer but with no voice she can’t. Fu gets super emotional and wants to destroy Taisha for them deceiving the girls. So the cool thing is they can use their powers any time which is nice to know. Anyways this leads to a fight between Karin and Fu because Karin and Itsuki weren’t told what happened before. Karin trying to stop her but doesn’t end well because Fu is insanely pissed off and motivated but Yuna stops Fu before she can hurt Karin. Yuna says even if they knew the risks they would have still went through with it to save the world because that’s what heroes do. With that and Itsuki coming saying she wouldn’t have had her dream if not for the Hero Club helped calm Fu, well I think she was still crying at the end. This episode just brought a lot of emotions out because as a younger sibling myself I know my brother would feel the same way and I understand that connection.

10: Well time to shatter whatever I thought this anime would end like, but this has been shattering expectations since episode 5. So we learn about Togo and it completely makes sense, why she had more faeries, what happened to her legs, and her memories. That she was a hero before hand and fought the Vertexes and went through Sange multiple times which crippled her legs, and her memories. Also Explains why she has four faeries, because you start with one and gain one each time you go Mankai and Sange. So Togo went through it 3 times which make sense (Legs, Memories, and hearing in one ear.) I was right that her friend was the hero that explained everything from before and Washio was her other name. She explains more to Togo that she goes to see for herself, and that outside of the wall there are an insane amount of Vertexes left and they will keep attacking and they will keep getting disabled. So Togo pretty much says fuck this and blows a hole through the barrier and is determined to kill Shinju (Their God) so they don’t have to offer their bodies any more. The final two episodes look like they will be insane.

11: More emotions and fighting this episode. Well an army of Vertexes that got through because of Togo wanting to save everyone by destroying Shinju. Karin and Yuna go after Togo and end up outside of the wall seeing the hellish environment left of the world. This really affects Karin a lot. Karin and Yuna retreat and get blasted by the Vertexes getting de-transformed. Meanwhile, Fu is still crying from the last episodes and not seeing what’s going on, Itsuki is kicking ass taking down a lot of the Vertexes, when Fu realizes what’s going on she sees her sister protecting her, and smiles because her sister moved in front of her instead of being behind her or alongside of her. So gets up and helps Itsuki fight as they finally fight alongside each other. It’s great for the Inubozaki sisters. Now back to Yuna and Karin, Karin is unconscious right now and Yuna can’t transform because of thinking about what Togo said and is emotional. The Vertexes attack but Karin wakes up transforms and saves Yuna. She tells Yuna she is no longer fighting for the Taisha (The organization they work for) but fighting for the Hero Club. She looks on at the oncoming Vertexes and prepares for battle. She goes Mankai and attacks the super powerful Vertexes that come at her. While she goes Mankai she recites the 5 Tenets of the Hero Club and after going back and forth with Mankai and Sange because of being knocked out of it like 4 times I think, and it doesn’t end well for her. She succeeded in destroying the vertexes but in return she lost the use of an arm, a leg, her sight, and her hearing. She has a really emotional moment with Yuna afterwards when Yuna finds her. She thanks Yuna for giving her something more to live for. Well back to Togo who wants to destroy more of the barrier but Fu and Itsuki stop her. Togo goes Mankai afterwards and tries to destroy the Shinju but learns her power can’t harm it. So she leads the Vertex in to try and destroy but Yuna found her resolve and destroyed the Vertexes attack, and is ready to try and help Togo get back from this way of thinking. This was a very exciting penultimate episode, getting great character development from Karin and Fu. I honestly didn’t think Togo would turn like this but she’s not really wrong she just wants to help her friends, while Yuna wants to help the world so it’s really interesting. I can’t wait for the final episode.

12: Now this is an amazing finale! Yuna stops Togo and convinces her that she will never forget her however during this emotional moment they get attacked by the Vertex and Yuna gets knocked out of her transformation and loses the use of her legs. Togo goes to stop the giant attack the vertex sent by herself. Fu and Itsuki join next, followed by Karin. They all put all of their hearts into stopping the giant vertex, and then Yuna pulls herself together and goes into it’s giant energy form and destroys the Vertex. After the battle Yuna is comatose, Itsuki can speak again, Togo is regaining the use of her legs, and Karin can see and hear again. Taisha tells them that they are done and Shinju doesn’t need their sacrifices anymore. So over time they all regain what they lost but Yuna is still like a statue can’t move or anything with her eyes open. They visit her all the time and talking to her but it takes a moment of Togo’s emotion that really wakes up Yuna. So now it’s the opposite with Togo pushing Yuna now. She gets the use of her legs back and they all succeed in the Cultural Festival and it’s all awesome and emotional. Now yes I know this is the happy ending that I wanted but it took a lot of emotion and they were successful in changing a god’s mind that the god doesn’t need sacrifices anymore (I hope) and the next Heroes will hopefully not lose any physical ability. Overall this is a fantastic anime and one of my favorites with a lot of emotional moments, great character development and awesome fight scenes. Now they interesting part is that the episode ends saying Yuki Yuna’s Chapter, now I don’t know if there will be a sequel or a prequel because Togo obviously has a story from before that can be told. Still I’m going to look into it. Now I am going to post a ton of pictures and try and get as many people I can into this anime because it needs to be watched.

Well Now back to my regularly scheduled Toku watching from this nice Anime break.