Episode 3 – With You, Our Love Will Make it Through

What’s this? Not a spicy episode? I think this is impossible! Seriously, the more provocative dialogue surrounding the show does make an episode like this one that leans more toward the innocent traditional side of things feel a little fun. Interestingly enough, arguably the most passionate thing that happens in this episode is when Mari works up the courage to ask Tsunaguchi out at the end. In fact, you could argue that most of this episode isn’t even about the romance between our two leads. I was a little caught off guard by the sudden change of perspective and a little confused as to where this episode was going. But by the end, I liked the steps it took to expand the cast, even if the narrative didn’t go so well.

This episode focuses on Mary’s friends, whom we only glimpsed in the first episode. Rikka and Ayano seem to be childhood friends, and Ayano wants to be a novelist. Her parents disagreed, but in order for her to continue writing stories, she needed to maintain the highest grade point average for the year. Tsuna eventually catches up with her, and her world is suddenly thrown into chaos. I’m worried this episode mirrors last week, when we got a bully comment about how the introduction of Beast Folk threatens to disrupt the natural order of things. We know that human society is generally wary of orcs for what we think of as security reasons, but others are simply prejudiced against the idea of ​​interacting with those who are inherently more powerful than themselves. I’m not sure if the show is hinting that beastmen also have the potential to be much smarter than humans, but the implication is that it’s a red herring and Tsuna is just a very studious person.

I think this episode had Ayano scapegoating Tonagu and blaming him for all her problems. This proves to be a temporary frustration, as both Ayano and Ritsuka make it clear that the real problem is the environment, not Tsuna. It’s cute that this incident ends up being the catalyst for them to get to know Tsuna better and see him as a cold-blooded guy. What’s a bit strange, though, is that the show doesn’t really follow up on the main conflict at all. If this means Ayano can no longer write novels because she’s not at the top of her class, then what exactly is going to happen to her from now on? The show abandoned it in favor of going back to the main romantic plot of the main character. It almost feels like this was introduced more to include Mary’s friends in the main cast than to expand on the growing frustration with the Beastmen. As such, the episode is a bit uneven and definitely not the strongest narratively strong. I like the setup and even the way things play out initially, but there’s no real payoff here.

Speaking of feeling uneven, the visuals feel a little weird. This episode may be the show’s biggest stylistic change to date. That’s not saying much considering it’s only the third episode, but I swear Mary was drawn four different ways in this episode, and not all of them felt intentionally comedic. I didn’t look closely at the credits, but I hope that doesn’t indicate that this episode was done by multiple artists. I like the basic style of the show and occasionally resort to a simpler style for comedic effect. But if the style ends up changing too much, it might lose the drama and sense of gravity that I think the show is trying to achieve.

Speaking of heavy, I know William Overgerb Although he’s only really been heard in supporting or background roles, he’s a good actor. It was great to give him the chance to lead a show with his deep voice. He strikes the perfect balance as Tsunagu, sounding both very laid-back and unselfconsciously a bit intimidating. There’s a lot of volume in his voice, which also makes him sound noticeably different compared to other actors. Amber Plum Also very well done as Mary. I love how she sounds energetic yet reserved. You can tell she has a lot of energy but doesn’t know what to do with it, especially when she’s upset. I know things get more intense in the second episode, but the actors sounded so natural and intimate in the gym storage room scene where there was a lot going on. Can’t wait to hear more in the future.

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