[Matrixbeast]

Hey, that's pretty good.

So, dem camera angles. I don't know why, but there's suddenly a lot more dynamic camera work, including multiple first person shots. I like it. The flow of the fight sometimes felt a little wonky, but overall, I was a fan.

A lot happened in this little episode, including tying Yamato's father to Bard to explain why he was absent when Yamato's mother died, and Yamato's breakdown over learning it all was rather surprising. Even when he thought he lost all his friends, he basically fell to his knees and had a thousand yard stare in despair. So to see him go full rage mode was rather surprising.

Azald was rather neat, but I do feel they waited too long for him. He only got 2 episodes before eating it, unfortunately. Still, I enjoyed his defeat. Having the Zyumen emerge from the mech, whale gun in tow, to seal Azald's core before then making a mad dash to break it was great.

So, yeah. More revelations about Yamato's past is always nice. The fighting camerawork was ramped up to make it a lot more of a spectacle was nice. How Azald was defeated was nice. And things haven't been wrapped up neatly for Yamato yet, who's still having a hard time comprehending it all. Loved it~