[DreamSword]

Episode 18: Keito's Morning and Night

On the one hand, it's an interesting setup episode, on the other, it's clickbait.

Because like, yeah, technically this episode is our first somewhat bigger insight into Keito, but at the same time, she's barely in it.

Infact, a majority of the episode is actually more about Takuto learning more about the childhoods of Sugata and Wako and, granted, Keito is a part of that, but the title would lead one to believe that she's the main focus when she's so not.

Heck, if we're to ignore the plot stuff, most of the episode is actually more school life antics involving the two new girls of whom I don't much care for. But thankfully I don't think the viewer is exactly meant to like them either given no other characters really do.

As such, the song I chose this time around is "Temptation" which is another song that usually plays during more light-hearted moments; typically involving school life. Or a Wako fantasy. Or both.

Still, for what it's worth, the few bits of insight we get into Keito and the mask that she wears are rather interesting, and they do make for a great building block for future episodes. I mainly just wish that the title of the episode was different.

Oh, and I can't provide a screenshot here because it would break the rules, but let's just say that as "mundane" as this episode is in comparison to many others in Star Driver, it landed itself into meme status for a long time due to a very infamous line that the group doing the subs while the show was airing added to it. It's during the scene where Keito goes to check on a sleeping Sugata. If you know, you know. And sorry to say that the more modern subs do not include it.