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Originally Posted by Kiwami

Well first of all, this week's Blazar was super fun! Love the monster, how it accidentally ends up with super weapons strapped to its back, and Blazar himself was wonderful as always. Snapping his beam spear in half and then propelling the halves with the most extra windup ever is so awesome.

However - this was the first episode that left me wondering if something was missing. This was supposed to be an Anri-focus episode, right? Then, what exactly did they focus? The episode beigns with her being a bit flustered about her home town, it ends with her saying "No place like home".

But, what exactly happened in between to show this transformation? Or rather, what conflict did she have that needed resolving? Like, her childhood friend isn't it. They were always friends, Anri always believed and supported her. She only pushes her to the side once to fulfill her duty, and then apologizes immediately after. That's pretty much it. It lacks any kind of character development because there was nothing going on.

If, let's say, the village shunned the girl that hears the voices, and Anri was her friend, but ultimately gave in to the peer pressure and left her friend too, that would've worked. It would give her a reason to dislike her town, because they made her do something she deeply regrets, and reconnecting with her past friend and dealing with these issues head on and resolving them could clear everything up.

But nothing of the sorts was in this episode, so I kind of have to ask myself what even the point of it all was. Still, good episode, just lacking a bit in potential.

I think the idea was that reconnecting with her childhood friend, recognizing that sometimes you just need to believe in the people who you're closest too, and helping save the guardian deity of her hometown lead her to find a new appreciation for it.

I think it fits the kind of stoic and serious woman she is, only to find a little of that spark she had as a kid with Mizuho.