[Matrixbeast]

Yeah, Blade's beginning is a bit too slow for it's own good. I wouldn't call them outright bad, but I can't really deny that the early episodes are a bit stale. Stick with it, though.

Anyway, Hibiki volume 2.
So this episode is actually coherent, thankfully. Good god, it's so good to actually be able to follow the events.
So the demon spiders are axed off and I get my first taste of Hibiki's famous finisher of taiko drumming monsters to death. Pretty fun, pretty fun. The action is nice, being rather reserved. I do enjoy the fire breath (And the suit's neat little ability to temporarily grow a mouth to do it), and I like that the disc animals are seeing a lot of use in comparison to other seasons with similar trinkets (However, being 2 episodes in, we'll see how true that statement is).

So the woman was Asumu's mom, not his sister. Makes a lot more sense.

Concerning Hibiki, he's likable. He has his silly moments, he has his cool moments. He feels similar to Shotaro from W based solely on these 2 episodes, which I like. He's a nice balance of traits. For Asumu, he's just alright. Not annoying, but not someone I enjoy a lot, either. I do believe he improves both in acting and in personality (Since, right now, he's basically a wet blanket by having the action spontaneously cut to him just standing around), and since he's the main character, he'd better...

Anyway, there isn't much to talk about since the plot hasn't really started yet.
Really, the best thing to say is to watch Hibiki 1 and 2 back to back, since that first episode is terrible.