It’s a bit too much for someone who doesn’t know he’s only joking-who Sistine unfortunately happens to be-and Glenn receives a slap and “I hate you” from her for his conduct.īut we know there’s a very good reason Glenn is going so far and Rumia (who also knows) urges Sisti to find out what that is from Glenn himself, noting to herself she must talk with him too about the “weird aura” surrounding Leos. Sistine tries to cut in and put a stop to the pissing match, but is ignored, as Glenn goes off about wanting to marry into money. Leos, embarrassed by the performance of his class, isn’t satisfied, and throws another glove at Glenn. It ends in a draw, which I should have expected. There’s way too much pace-killing, shounen-style explanation of what’s happening for my taste, and the mechanics of the fighting itself are clunky and kinda all over the place.įortunately, the battle isn’t the entire episode. I don’t mind hearing about magical tactics in theory, but in practice it leaves much to be desired. Class 4 is far stronger than Class 2 and Leos is way more bookish than Glenn, so everyone assumes it will be a cakewalk, but Leos does whatever it takes to win, employing tactics deemed shameful by the elites of the academy.įrankly, it’s all a big snoozer for me. Glenn and Leos’ duel for Sistine’s hand in marriage (ostensibly) is realized as a battle between the two teachers’ classes.

Not only that, but starting with its first episode, it’s always had a great way with its audience, balancing comedy, drama, and outright peril with wry aplomb. RokuAka was far from perfect, but it featured a great core of highly likable, rootable characters which kept things entertaining and made it easier to overlook the fact the show’s not that great-looking. Nevertheless, the re-reconciliation between Sisti and Glenn, and in particularly Sisti overcoming her fear, saving Glenn rather than vice versa, and fighting by his side made for a satisfying tentative conclusion. But the threat he poses will surely drive a chunk of a second season, if RokuAka ever gets one (I’ve heard no plans). He admits defeat this time and strolls off…but of course, This Isn’t Over…Jatice is after the titular Akashic Records that allow their owner to essentially rule the world, and he thinks he has to get rid of Glenn with his own hands to do so.Īs bad guys go, Jatice is pretty lame as his his name. So yeah, it’s another villain who simply underestimates the power of Sisti, Glenn, or the combination of the two. Jatice straight up wasn’t expecting Sistine to join the battle not when he was sure he’d sufficiently messed up in the head with the Leos wedding ordeal. Glenn and Sisti form a two-man cell and proceed to hand Jatice his ass-tice, even ruining his lovely summoned esper, Justia. She’s taking him back where they both belong.

She knows she doesn’t belong in this world…but neither does he. She tears away excess fabric so she can run and saves Glenn from a critical hit in the nick of time. She obeys, but after slipping in her long, bloodsoaked gown, she remembers how much she cares for Glenn and isn’t willing to let him kill himself in some random fight for which he already carries emotional baggage. When Leos turns out not to be Leos, but a former fellow Mage Corpse Executioner, Jatice Lowfan (dumb name), who tells them the real Leos died horribly, Glenn again orders Sistine to get the hell out of here she doesn’t belong in this world. Meanwhile, Sisti gets a front-row seat to some bloody, intense professional mage shit…and she’s not steeled for that. When hordes of Angel Dust addict puppets appear, things start to feel a lot like the battle he fought years ago the one in which Sara died. Sistine, who had worked so hard to steel herself, and isn’t convinced Rumia will be safe if she doesn’t do as Leos says, is initially upset about being saved.īut Glenn insists he’s got this. Just when Leos is about to plant a kiss on Sistine’s lips to seal the deal, he bursts in to object to and cancel the wedding. But where the heck is their hero?Īh, there he is. Rumia and Re=L aren’t fooled Leos is a Bad Man. Sisti is resplendent in her nuptial white, but her face is a mask. But then the day of Sistine’s sham wedding arrives, with no Glenn in sight. Rumia visits the absent Glenn, who say’s he’s got this. Rock Bottom: Leos threatens a frightened Sistine into submission if it means protecting Rumia, she’ll marry him sure, whatever.

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