[Aoi Kurenai]

After a pretty lame first episode, I've been enjoying this show a ton over the last two. Lucky is still kind of aggrevating as a lead character (and I'm sure it'll get worse once he gets power ups) but I do like that the show has sort of been toning it down a bit. As this episode showed, he's not just a guy who screams for no reason, he's got his own beliefs about things (like Stinger not being a bad guy) and sticks to them even against the desires of others. This works so well when Lucky being correct isn't related to some asinine matter and I hope they manage to keep it that way.

Various tidbits I enjoyed about the episode include the stellar action. I think the show has nailed the fights, at least early on, and I have a lot of fun watching them. While I'm not a huge fan of robots, I do enjoy a nicely composited shot and KyurenOh walking towards that tower as seen from behind was such a well done shot I had to watch it a few times. Stinger's actor also seems pretty good! He's got a voice that fits his character and pulls of the angry persona very well.

In the near future, I wanna see more of Sparda. I feel like he's the one member of the team that's had the least amount of focus and screen time and it bugs me because I think he could be a fantastic character based on his description.