[DreamSword]

Episode 13: Promise

Recap episode.

...Oh, you're still here? Uhh, alright then. So, this episode has Zaruba break the fourth wall to both recap and fill us in on lore that the audience might've missed.

And I'll admit, it actually was nice for me given that there were a few small details that I'd either forgotten about or totally did not realize their intent after the initial viewing of the episodes they highlighted.

For example, we haven't seen any Horror Mooks since episode 1, and I did not realize that Koga slotting his sword into the dog statue was him purifying his blade. And by extension, I never got what was up with the tiny swords either. Until now I just figured they were trophies or something.

And on that note, I do wanna say how smart it is that the show is very intent using the word "seal" when it comes to defeating Horrors and not "slay." And it helps to clarify why the Makai Order has such extensive notes on each Horror and why ancient beings such as Zaruba know so much about them. It's a detail that I don't remember the anime ever bringing up.

I also found it very interesting that Zaruba had no idea who the Watchdog's' Butler was. I imagine that'll be a plot hook for later; Just as Kaoru's' guidance counselor so obviously is.

Also didn't expect there to be an official music video at the end either!

But... yeah. It's the halfway point of the show and they probably wanted to save some budget, so it makes sense to do a recap episode here. I'm not complaining, especially given that I got something out of it, but it does mean it leaves me with not much to talk about.

Tomorrow we return to the plot at hand!