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Episode 3: Curse

Pictured above: Xehanort from the Kingdom Hearts series.

Forgive me if I start using alot of nicknames in these write ups. Alot of the characters introduced have super long and super Japanese names that I can't even pronounce let alone remember.

Outside of that and the usual clunky exposition that this anime is starting to make its signature, there wasn't a whole lot to this episode?

While the overall plot is that a curse has been placed on the head of the Light Palace, and thus alchemists from all over are being arrested as suspects, the main point of the episode itself is simply to give more exposition on certain aspects of the Garo universe.

Things such as Makai Armor having a time limit, how Horrors enter through to the world via portals of darkness, what Lost Soul Beasts are, and (probably) most importantly, how lineage is going to play a big part in the story that this anime has to tell. Not just the lineage of the royal family, but also of Seimei and Raiko, and what that could mean for their characters going forward.

Even our big bad is getting in on it, with the reveal that he inherited his name and dark arts from someone else. But, other than that, the episode was just kinda standard. Not bad, and it fulfilled its goal of exposition and world building decently enough, but nothing too incredible either. Definitely interested in seeing where the twist at the end is going though, with it being that the Garo armor belonged to the royal family.

So yeah, shorter post than usual this time around, but not really much else to say other than "Let's see where this goes."