[DreamSword]

Episode 6: Fukuokalibur is Finally a Decent Hero

That title is so not indicative of this episode at all.

Despite that, this episode was a solid step up from the previous one, with a decent twist on the formula that we've had up to now.

The moral this time is all about body positivity and the classic lesson that one should be judged via their outer appearance, but rather the quality of their character and how genuine their intentions are.

Only the twist here is that it's something that Fukokalibur attributes to Jiro and his act of bravery in the first episode, rather than it being a piece of wisdom that the local hero passes onto Rookie. It blends well with Fukokalibur's' paladin-esque character too; Passing the lesson to a local baddie.

Ontop of that, the overarching plot gets a nice boost here, with Jiro finally getting to meet Yuki face-to-face, which makes sense given that we're now done with the focus episodes(or atleast so I assume). I do wonder what exactly it is Jiro so badly wants to tell her? And will the very obvious foreshadowing be a red herring or not?

The only real flaw I see in this one is that it's not entirely clear if Fukokalibur actually used to be ashamed of his old suit or not? The title and the words of the bad guy this episode suggest yes, but Fukokalibur himself remembering the suit fondly throughout the whole episode really suggests otherwise. It's not a huge deal or anything, especially since it kinda comes across as a love letter to Showa era hero suits, but I feel that aspect could've been delivered cleaner.

Well whatever. I imagine that next episode is gonna be the Jiro and Yuki show, and I'm very interested in seeing where that goes.