[Salaryman Zero]

The new Taiga was solid, it continues the series' theme of exploring alien-human relationships. I'm still impressed by how sobering the show's tone is as well; most of the episodes so far don't really have what I would call happy endings.

The SFX and VFX departments also continue to blow my mind. The action scenes are always a joy to watch, and I loved the detail on the Ferris wheel, which looked meticulously constructed and well-made (before, y'know, Titas ran into it). I was also really impressed by the VFX work for Alien Seger's force-field.

The only thing I'll say is that I'm hoping we get a battle that takes place outside the city soon. I love the miniature city set, and of course we're only a mere five episodes in, but I'm excited to see Taiga fight in say, a forest or in snow. Maybe we'll get a water battlefield when Takkong-sama makes his grand reintroduction!

Anyway, the voice drama episode was great too, I continue to love the Tri-Squad's dynamic, and Titas' uncomfortably specific description of his homeboy's muscles was unintentional comedy gold. I feel like Titas is just a gymbro born on a literal Planet Fitness. But it would be nuts if Titas' was related to...y'know, like Kiwami said. Also, another stray thought: it's great that they thought of the voice drama, because the Tri Squad aren't honestly given a lot of screentime yet, at least in the last couple of episodes.