Saturday, July 20, 2013

Stella Jogakuin Koutouka C3-bu! Episode 3! [Review]



Episode 3! ヾ(*д*)ノ゛

Well, I had a feeling that there might be a tournament-style layout (Girls und Panzer) and here we are! A high school airsoft tournament! Though, it’s not going to be a focus point of this series, and it won’t take up every single episode from now on. The entire tournament was done in just one episode (^~^;)ゞ

The first few games must have gone really smoothly for the C3-bu, especially in the first one. I don’t think any of the members sustained a hit, and even Yura-chan managing to take someone out by flailing wildly. While they did rise through the tournament ranks fast, I’d liked to see a bit more of each match than just still shots. However, I do understand that most of the first half was to set things up for the match against Meisei Girls’, a primary rival for our C3-bu. These girls are overwhelmingly strong, and there’s no doubt they’ll be turning up in future episodes, especially as their leader, Haruna Rin seems to be Sonora’s frenemy. Sonora seemed friendly enough, but that’s some strong dislike coming from Rin. They probably have some deep history together from their time in America.

I'm having mixed feelings with Yura-chan’s decision to forfeit right at the very end. On one hand, I can understand her fear – she’s a newbie, who’s been thrown into a high-level match against veterans who took out almost everyone in the C3-bu (including Karila and Sonora) easily. But then again, the forfeit it really didn’t sit well with me – my first verbal thought was “she’s surrendering?” There’s that shame associated with giving up, you know? I’d actually expected Yura-chan to charge in and somehow take the flag – or at least, give Rin a good sense of the hidden talent Yura has for airsoft. But she chose to forfeit instead. Why didn't she fight to the very end? (;へ:)

At the end of this episode, we get to see Yura-chan's sudden change in her hairstyle. Why kind of change was that? All her lovely hair is now gone! 。゜(`Д´)゜。

Anyhow, looking forward to the next episode! ヾ(^ ^ゞ

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