[DreamSword]

Episode 8: Brothers

This episode was all exposition and backstory, and I am okay with that.

The majority of the episode's' plot deals with Raiko's' backstory as an outcast to one of the royal families, and what being a Makai Knight means to him.

There was some rather interesting stuff going on here. From the lord of the Light Palace wanting to use the Golden Knight as a weapon of war, to the reveal of Kintoki actually being way older than he looks.

One plot point they dropped that I kinda don't get though is the claim that Seimei's' seal isn't just on Raiko's' armor, but his memories as well. It's an odd claim considering that even before this episode it was clear he remembered his past just fine. Was there something I missed?

Outside of that, I really can't think of anything else to say about the episode itself other than that I liked it, so real quick, let's talk about something I keep neglecting to talk about in these write-ups; The OP.

Compared to the first OP of the previous anime, this one is alot less interesting in terms of visuals. But one aspect that gives this OP a leg up is them getting a different singer for every episode, and I love it when shows do things like that. So to me, The Animation's' wins in terms of visuals, but in terms of music, Crimson Moon takes it.

...Wait a minute, Rakshasa!?

Man, if only.