[Fish Sandwich]

This was a very strong episode, and once again, there are a lot of great bits of detail at work. I like how Asuna's accidental luck came into play during the opening, for one. The central moral of the story was also handled very well. Melto makes a compelling case for why Towa needs to improve, and crucially, we actually see Towa improve. The fact that he legitimately was completely alone especially added a lot of tension. It's really easy to sympathize with him, and despite this being a great showing for Wyzul, too, I was actually rooting against him for once. Just barely though.

This was also directed by Kamihoriuchi again, in case the extremely lavish giant robot fight didn't tip you all off. So that's another point in its favor.