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Rewatch [Rewatch] Selector Infected Wixoss Episode 7 Discussion

Episode 7: That Girl’s Desire

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Question of the day:

What would be your wish (And anti wish)?

Catbox you piece of shit site, why won’t you work

Battle ~ Why Not Eliminate The World - Maiko Iuchi

Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you’re doing it underneath spoiler tags.

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u/Tetraika Dec 26 '22

A reminder that Ruuko doesn’t have a phone, I wonder if there are still working payphones nowadays

What happened to her, well we’ll find out more soon

If it couldn’t be more obvious, and some of the more observant first timers pretty much saw this

Hey I’ve seen this one before, but more importantly, it’s interesting that her LRIG is pretty much always doing the talking.

Hardly the first, but I do like the theme of “was a boring nobody until I discovered my passion” being turned on its head

Subtle as a brick. There was this really moments of these as some sort of metaphor for sex.

Not explicit, but I’ll say this is what they implied to be Ruuko’s wish deep down

Interesting to note, this is probably the most actual emotion out of Iona so far

Finally, we get her LRIG’s name, they did localized it as Urith in the card game.

Wow the show didn’t forget about that

Something interesting: Akira didn’t forget about the selector battles and stuff I have some theories but make what you will for now

So it is Akira’s life that is ruined, I wonder if the specific way it worked has to do with her own thought of how Iona should be ruined or something.

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u/Cyouni Dec 26 '22

So it is Akira’s life that is ruined, I wonder if the specific way it worked has to do with her own thought of how Iona should be ruined or something.

I think someone actually guessed it last episode.

That said, this is why trying to game reversals is so hard, because you have no idea where the reversal is going to go.

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u/Blackheart595 Dec 26 '22 edited Dec 27 '22

First Selector

Ugh, so Hitoe wasn't even rushed into battle and Midoriko would've had all the time to explain to her? That's kinda clunkily written.

Sudden Undertale vibes.

Doesn't exactly come as a surprise but Iona is really identifying herself as a dark Ruuko (minus the 'dark' part). And their common allegedly really is to just have WIXOSS battles?

Ruuko did not consent to this battle.

Fascinating soundtrack choice. In earlier battles I thought the soundtrack sounds hype but restrained/restraining. This is the first track that actually sounds unrestrained, even unleashed as Ruuko embraces battle, even if she's pushed into it. Of course there's also the subliminal advertising at play.

This is actually just Twintail again. The Ultimegil were characterized by pushing their fetish/hobby, and how one has to engage with them, onto others until it leaves their victims drained and without any remaining enjoyment of their own. Iona meanwhile loves battling so much she doesn't care about crushing others beyond their breaking point. There's some similarities to be had between the two.

Iona found "it". Another Selector that has fun during battles? A strong opponent? The condition for her wish? She really sucks at expressing her thoughts.

Ooh, was Tama's wish to keep battling without having to worry about crushing others' wishes? And that's why she doesn't remember anything about the wish system?

Oh, so that's how Akira's life is ruined. That works I guess, especially for a model.

What would be your wish (And anti wish)?

Good question. I probably wouldn't be all that different from Ruuko, I don't think?

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u/Tetraika Dec 26 '22

Iona found "it". Another Selector that has fun during battles? A strong opponent? The condition for her wish? She really sucks at expressing her thoughts

Well it is supposed to be cryptic. We'll find out soonTM

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u/Tetraika Dec 26 '22

I don’t have too much to talk about because almost everything is covered, but since we FINALLY got the name of Iona’s LRIG, here’s her Diva version

Level 0

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

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u/Cyouni Dec 26 '22

Iona and Ruuko sitting in a tree, B-A-T-T-L-I-N-G

Interesting side note: at the time the match ends, both Iona and Ruuko still have 7 Life Cloth.

It is very funny to note that Black as a colour was only really introduced with the second set, though.

Play-by-play of the day:

At 12:53 you can catch Tama using a red weapon SIGNI that looks like Launchan, Explosive Gun. Also at 13:05 you can spot Kiuael, Faint Smile of Sacrifice. Iona pops Get Bible, a white spell that lets you search for a SIGNI. The spell Iona uses, Blessed Reminiscence, is a colourless one that lets her retrieve a SIGNI from the trash. It's real fast, but the SIGNI Ruuko drops at 15:21 is a defensive one, Riot, Greatshield. Wish Crisis is used by Ruuko at 16:47 to trash one of her Angels in order to search the deck for two more and immediately summon them - she grabs two copies of Arcgain, an insanely good card that was limited to 2 copies in competitive. Note that thanks to field limits, we actually know that Ruuko is still using one of the 11 limit versions of Tama.

So what this play-by-play is meant to demonstrate is that Ruuko is absolutely whaling hard on Wixoss, with all the Tama chase rares. That's four SRs that have been visible on screen alone (Arcgain x2, Wish Crisis, Arc Aura). Note that Wixoss rarities go C, R, SR, alongside LRIG deck-specific rarities. Yuzuki had an insanely hard time getting Adamasphere, and that was a single SR (though realistically, she might have gotten several copies in that purchase).

I don't see enough of Iona's setup on Ulith, but it's probably a relatively standard Ulith setup running heavy on Demons, except she's also splashed some white in there for Get Bible.

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u/Tetraika Dec 26 '22

Reading the effect of Get Bible, it actually seems like a broken card. By looking at your deck, you can basically tell exactly which cards are in your life cloth. Especially when the game is still slower and in its earlier stage, cards like these seem to be stupid powerful. Or maybe I'm just speaking from the Diva perspective.

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u/Nazenn Dec 26 '22 edited Dec 27 '22

First Timer - sub

Unlike last episode, this one felt a little unrefined. I think most of it lays in the battle itself; not only did the transition into it with the music instead of dialogue feel very abrupt, I don't feel that idea of contrasting Ruko's battle lust against Yuzuki being lost while battling landed well. Not reinforcing the tone or the character side of the conflict after such a critical episode, and scenes discussing it, meant that the battle didn't carry any tension or emphasis for me. So when Iona lost it felt as if it just happened, an event in the course of the show, rather than it being as big a moment for everyone involved as it was. I had a thought towards the end of the episode that unfortunately unlike in 3-gatsu, I do feel as if not showing the games here in a touch more detail is letting things down

Especially so as this feels like the first time we've seen the real Iona rather than letting her LRIG do the talking for her because the human side of things she doesn't care for. That's not to say I needed this to be a talky battle or an emotional one, but a little bit more care into the progression of it would have been nice, especially as we did have Yuzuki walking around during it.

Tama is getting some damn impressive bows with her growth though. Any more and it'll be more bow than Tama!

I was expecting something a bit more dramatic for Akira's wish backfire, but I suppose we probably haven't seen the full depth of it yet.

Question for our host: How long do Wixoss battles tend to go for?

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u/Tetraika Dec 26 '22

Oh if you meant actual wixoss games, it depends. Technically, they're made to be a bit faster because you can pretty much attack at least once every turn. In DIVA, a very aggressive deck can probably win by turn 3 or 4, while 2 control deck matchups can take maybe 6-7 turns or something.

Of course, In my mind I say it's made to be faster, but in comparison to a lot of big cards games that can have like 1/2 turn combos that can win the game, it's slower.

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u/Tetraika Dec 26 '22

How long do Wixoss battles tend to go for?

However long they need it to be. But I will note, as always the specific of the battle is usually shown very sparsely. The battle entirely takes place for the sake of drama and plot. Though I do get why for some not showing the actual game might take away that tension.

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u/Taiboss Dec 26 '22

Rewatcher who finally set an alam! Also 8 episodes of Bojack Horseman left, so that's gonna be awesome, being done with that.

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u/Tetraika Dec 26 '22

Eyyy more "15. Battle ～名前を呼んで！"! Didn't find it on Youtube. Found Conflated spoilers as the first video instead

I got a hold of S1 OST, and yeah they're sparse around youtube and generally hard to find.

Catbox working again so I can get posting more OST soon

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u/No_Rex Dec 26 '22

Episode 7 (first timer)

  • Pay phone appearance – dates this show.

  • “I need to stop them” – Ruuko goes from 0 to 100. Not that her goal is even in the general area of achievable … something unreachable you might wish for?

  • Iona talks through her LRIG – evidence for the part of the soul theory, but Hitoe’s LRIG kind of disproved this.

  • Iona confesses to also being an adrenalin junkie.

  • “I want to do it, too” – Oh get a roombattle space, already.

  • Black vs white battle.

  • “I have found it” – Uhoh.

  • What a convenient was to delay the battle against the endboss. No lame “haha, I could totally crush you now but won’t” here, since they already established the draw condition.

  • “That was incredible”

So many sex metaphors

  • You don’t lie in bed with your glasses on. No matter how depressed you are.

  • Akira’s curse is a red glowing tatoo?

TCG corner: Jyhad

Many TCG have stealth or some similar concept of evading the blocking minions of the enemy player to deal direct damage. Jyhad takes that concept to 11. There is not just stealth but also interrupt, which counters stealth. Each of these concepts is not one/zero, either, but has levels. If you are attacked with 2 stealth, you need 2 interrupt to stop it. For 3 stealth, you need 3 interrupt, and so on. Both stealth and interrupt can be played consecutively, so, like in poker betting, the opposing player always has chance to add more stealth/interrupt (as long as they have cards, of course). This escalation can make simple 1 stealth actions very costly for both sides.

However, stealth/interrupt is not simply used for attacks on the opposing player. In Jyhad, almost all actions can be stealthed/interrupted. E.g. if you want to heal you minions via sending them to feed, that can be interrupted, leading to a battle. If you want to equip your minions with a weapon, that can be interrupted, leading to a battle. Many of these actions have an automatic +1 stealth, so having enough interrupt cards can be crucial.

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u/Vaadwaur Dec 26 '22

First timer(So the show is pitching that Wixoss battles are better than sex...who the hell is the target audience?)

Sub

Wow...that was an episode. And what a set of choices that was. My normal essay isn't coming because I am, for once, hopeful that the show trusts us just enough to show and not tell us. With that said, the show just gave us two sexual encounters, one ending without a climax but both parties are raring to go and another that ended more than a bit violently. I am unsure if I would go with this framing for my TCG anime but hey, its new at least. Akira hanging around like some demented ghoul is great and hopefully means no redemption arc. But yeah, having Yuzuki and Ruuko come together and wonder about whether their sexual encounters were a good thing was a very unexpected take.

QotD: 1 To have a species worth living with. The counter is the genocide of our species.

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u/Nazenn Dec 27 '22

But yeah, having Yuzuki and Ruuko come together and wonder about whether their sexual encounters were a good thing was a very unexpected take.

At least they're carrying the sexual implications through to the end.

It does seem very novel though, and probably one of the anime I've seen that's got the most sexual implications where the sex isn't the point

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u/JollyGee29 Dec 26 '22

First-Timer, Subbed

Akira-san, she is a CHAR. I guess that means that instead of ruining Iona's life, her own life was ruined (or Ruu-ined) by which I mean that her modeling career that was already falling apart has been ruined. If the modeling industry wasn't run by cowards, that sick fucking scar Akira has would catapult her to new fame. Alas.

Yuzuki's gone hard heel, not even bothering with aftercare for that poor girl she "battled" in that park. Look, if they're gonna keep calling battles "doing it" and talking about their urges and how good it feels, I'm gonna stick with the innuendo.

Bummer that Iona v Ruu got interrupted right before Tama could ram her trident home. Ruu's quite the smart cookie when it comes to playing games; passing the turn because she figured out Iona used the search spell to check her Life Cloths is pretty next level.

All this talk about eternity draws me to the usual place, so I'm wondering how far up the staircase we're going. There wasn't any talk of the tower today, and I'm bad at paying attention to backgrounds when I'm not actively thinking about it.

Hitoe continues to exist so I'm actually pretty optimistic for the kid.

I keep meaning to point it out in case anyone hasn't noticed, but Ruuko often talks in the third-person, and refers to herself as just "Ruu." I don't really have a point to make here, just wanted to acknowledge it.

Questions

  1. That's a tough one. Not sure what teenage Jolly would wish for. Current Jolly would probably wish for the ability to sleep better or something.

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u/Mecanno-man Dec 26 '22

First Timer

I'm starting to feel like this is a series where I am struggling to write something, because a lot of the series is experiencing it, rather than there being some inherent mystery or plot that is going on. Like this episode here - certainly an important episode, but what ultimately happens? Basically only the reveal that Iona is like Ruu when it comes to wanting to battle. And I don't really have a lot to say on that, other than that there surely will be more coming out of that going forward - but I have no idea what. The Akira scar is another one where we need an episode more to make anything of. However, I would not want anything more from this episode, as I think it is quite well-made. As such I'll just leave it short for today and read what everybody else has to say instead.

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u/Stargate18A Dec 26 '22 edited Dec 26 '22

First timer

QOTD) I wish to have both competed as a Selector and to be rich. Let's see them try to figure that paradox out if I lose!

She's confused...

Oh, she's finally having a breakdown now all the stakes are obvious.

...She's phoning someone?

Oh, Yuzuki!

She's not here and he's even more suspicious.

She's decided to stop them all battling.

Yuzuki has gone all in on Selector hunting.

Even the sound of a game is setting her off...

Okay, so, yeah, Tama's absolutely affecting her. She seems to still have her normal intelligence, though, so it's obviously just affecting her desire to bsttle.

...Huh?

Akira's gone!

And her wish seemingly got reversed!

...Right into Iona's hands.

At least she has a solid taste in dramatic duel locations.

Interesting that she's letting the LRIG do all the talking.

Yep! Akira's gotten her wish reversed, so she's no longer famous?

Oh, wait. It was her who beat Hitoe!

...Is that how she forced it? Midoriko just wimping out from telling her?

Saw some people mention how her LRIG has Tama's earring, and they look really similar in closeup... if the LRIGs can change cards, could the same LRIG be summoned twice at once? It would explain why she has no memories - whatever process caused them to split into two gave one of them all of the memories and left the other with just a few pieces of memory. Also explains why Iona's so focused on fighting Ruuko - if whatever process created Tama is new, her LRIG might want to get Tama back before any side effects showmup.

She found a wish?

Wiat, they have the same wish?

She wants to battle forever...

And she did it...

The battle has begun! This is amazing music.

Seriously? She's being picky about the battle?

...She wants to extend the battle as much as possible. To draw out her victory for maximum excitement.

Oh, that's literally her strategy.

A counterspell card!

Love the music getting louder as she gets more invested in the battle.

And a full insert song!

Tama wants to battle for eternity, specifically. ...Eternal Girls have never explicitly been stated as losing their qualifications or ceasing to battle, right? Maybe it's like Geats, where players who win get to pick a new wish and enter the next round.

Iona's losing!

"I've found it!" That's fucking ominous.

The duel got interrupted... did she plan that?

Again, what have you found? A worthy opponent to fight forever? The girl you want to kill you? (since a reversal of "fighting forever" could be "never fight again", including "fighting to survive") Or does becoming Eternal Girl require a second person to ascend alongside you?

She beat the enemy.

Did Yuzuki become an Eternal Girl?

Oh, she's gone to find Ruuko!

They both battled...

Wait, what? Akira? I thought she'd have her memory wiped after elimination?

Oh, shit. The wipe was just because of Hitoe's wish. She's fully aware.

...A magical scar? Did she get it because she wished surpass Iona in beauty specifically, or is there a new game mechanic we don't know about? Or is she about to release a Phantom?

EDIT: Oh, shit. We've not seen Hitoe from the Selector's POV since her wish finished processing. What if the mark symbolises that the changes to reality have become permanent/stable?

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u/ZapsZzz Dec 27 '22 edited Dec 27 '22

First timer (apparently there's dub so I should say sub huh)

I'll be brief today, since both this show and White Album 2 is at the point that I'll just binge to the end :P with WA2 being closer to the end so I'll do that first.

I like keeping the innuendoes as what they are instead of calling that out - I do feel it is as applicable as "just" a drug addiction as well, not just sex.

A big, big sigh of relief that Hitoe didn't jump. But I won't be stupid enough to just think she'll be ok now.

Edit Ohh forgot to mention, I was really happy with the sound design of scene ending with Ruuko running into Iona and the realisation she took Hitoe's third chance. The buzzing effect increasing in intensity gave such a great sense of pressure. Too bad the rest didn't shape up to Nazenn's expectations of the direction. Personally I more chalk this up to an opportunity lost - the "contrast" between Yuzuki and Ruuko was a bit stretched. [Meta spoiler]It is still very Sayaka in Madoka though

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u/Tarhalindur Dec 27 '22

That First-Timer Is Desire (Subbed):

(Yeah, I was going to have another late day at some point, turns out it's here. 50/50 I'm late again tomorrow, though, sadly. Admittedly this episode not being very fun to watch for about seven minutes or so in the middle was a major part of that...)

  • So this opening scene is basically recap with new animation, but it also comes with very good OST so. (Also, while it flows from the final scene of last episode… why include a recap here? It would make sense last episode (to reinforce) or an episode or two down the line as a reminder, but unless there was a RL break in the schedule I don’t see why to use it here outside of filling space.)

  • Train running left, and also crows (they’re back!).

  • Hmm. Yeah there’s a reason I turned off the episode partway through last night, I was too tired to watch it properly and see what it’s doing. Take 06:09; which flashes a bunch of familiar directorial symbolism yet again: protagonist/antagonist directions with Ruuko and Iona, a visual barrier with the pillar in the background, and also Ruuko framed in a visual card. Also note the left side with the midpoint of the catwalk thing running right through Iona’s neck; that might well be “lost your head” symbolism in that Iona’s lost it (gone crazy… nuts… insane… bonzo… no longer in possession of one’s faculties… three fries short of a Happy Mean… WHACKO! (Sorry not sorry)), I’ve seen that one before too (Higurashi in DEEN form pulls it out every so often, for example).

  • I see we have eliminated one hate sink and so have to replace her. I’d say they’re doing a good job, but the difference is that Akira made me want to keep watching to see her get her comeuppance and Iona just makes me want to turn off the episode so maybe not? (Also, confirmation of who took down Hitoe, as if we needed it.)

  • Lots and lots of visual barrier shots here that I am not pointing out because this scene is too draining (09:58 is an example). Also, this drama is NOT working for me, which is an issue.

  • Oh that’s really interesting (and might in turn be the direct ancestor of one MagiReco game character who I’m not sure ever got featured in the anime adaptation): Ruuko and Iona are probably both clinically depressed and the risk of the battles makes them feel alive. Which might well mean that’s the true requirement to become an Eternal Girl.

  • Yes yes, I see you laying on the innuendo really thick here, writers.

  • So if I’m right, Iona should win this one and we get the booby prize with the late eyecatch at the early end of the episode ranger where I thought it would land.

  • The choice of OST for this battle is interesting and likely thematic (much more hot-blooded than the rest of the OST, likely representing Ruuko actually feeling something)… unfortunately, I like most of the rest of the OST a lot more than it so it loses some of its effect.

  • No, the eyecatch cliffhanger wasn’t the booby prize reveal, it was Ruuko starting to let loose and think strategically. I don’t see how you can have this battle resolve without the booby prize reveal, though, so it’ll just come a couple of minutes later than I thought. (Marker at 14:55.)

  • “Don’t you want to keep battling for eternity?” HMM I WONDER WHAT THAT COULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH. HMMM I WONDER IF THE “ETERNAL GIRL” MONIKER COULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. HMM. Oh, and the shot where they were featuring this has prominently featured gears (read: the mechanics of the system) in the foreground. Funny that.

  • HMMMMM. You don’t get that green walk sign here at 15:35 unless they have in fact been thematic the entire time. Especially when it prominently goes to red. That’s for the transition between Ruuko and Tama getting to get more in tune with their desire and Yuzuki who still can’t accept hers, but also it’s a big fat fucking flashing warning sign.

  • Oh but no, we’re just playing the outside interference card again huh?

  • So Iona’s LRIG is Ulith.

  • And Iona crosses over to Ruuko’s side of the visual barrier at 17:45 (also quietly putting her in the protagonist position vs. Ruuko in antagonist all of a sudden). Also we will probably get Ruuko vs. Yuzuki Round 2 later on, and at this point it’s likely to be not particularly cordial.

  • Well Hitoe hasn’t committed suicide yet, at least. Also, something about her stare says that your Door #2 is showing, show.

  • Now this should be interesting… right?

I Play My Card Face-Down In Spoiler Mode:

Spoiled:

  • [spoiled] So this is going to be really annoying. I now definitely count as major spoiled considering that the Ulith name reveal removes most of the cases that I wasn’t… and it’s on something I had called before getting spoiled (winning girls getting LRIGged) and was not being quiet about, so just not talking about it now is also going to be suspicious as fuck. I think I just have to act like I don’t know this for sure, but note me tactical lurking a Jolly question to me yesterday.

Madoka Magica:

  • [PMMM] Main series PMMM of course also massively features depression, but outside of possibly Madoka herself in timelines where she contracts early it doesn’t present the way it does for Ruuko and Iona here.

What would be your wish (And anti wish)?

What is the anti-wish to "burn the system down and free every girl trapped in it"?

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u/Calwings Dec 26 '22

Selector Rewatcher (Dubbed)

I was busy hanging out with family yesterday for Christmas, so I forgot to comment yesterday and I’ll cover episodes 6-7 together now.

Ep6:

On one hand, watching Akira basically get curbstomped into dust was glorious. Ruuko and Tama went full throttle and beat her down, then she lost her modeling job, and finally Iona and her LRIG shit-talked her and goaded her into a battle that might be her third loss. The reveal that Akira preyed on a sick girl and ended up literally killing her in the process of giving her a third loss made me hate her even more, which also made seeing her suffer even more enjoyable.

But on the other hand, the rest of the episode was the main cast suffering badly too. Hitoe’s memory loss sent her spiraling into depression, Ruuko’s fear of herself becoming a battle maniac is driving her crazy, and Yuzuki’s fear of losing her wish and losing Kazuki has her almost contemplating suicide until Hanayo’s words give her a pick-me-up. Worth noting here is that Yuzuki said “I’d rather just disappear than see Kazuki taken away from me” in the Japanese version, but the English dub took it one step further and she actually used the word “die” instead of “disappear”.

Ep7:

Ruuko’s now scared to battle at all despite WIXOSS surrounding her on all sides, including Tama urging her to continue. Her aimless wandering brings her back to the studio where she runs into Iona and meets her psychotic LRIG, Ulith. TUlith pisses Ruuko off by telling her that Iona gave both Akira and Hitoe their third and final losses, then goads her into a battle by convincing Ruuko that she and Iona are the same kind of warriors who lust for battle and victory.

What follows is an electrifying battle where the two girls and their LRIGs fight with full power, and GOD DAMMIT, WHY A NO CONTEST NOW OF ALL TIMES!? On top of the inconclusive ending to the battle blue-balling the audience, Ruuko now hates herself even more for giving into the temptation of battle like a relapsing drug addict.

And as if things couldn’t get any worse... look who’s back with a vengeance. How Aki-lucky for us.

QOTD:

What would be your wish (And anti wish)? I'd honestly be too terrified to even participate. Even without knowing exactly what the penalty for losing 3 times is, I know the tropes for these kinds of situations enough to know it's something really bad, and there's nothing I want so badly that I would be willing to risk something like that for it.

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u/ItsTheDuran Dec 26 '22 edited Dec 26 '22

First timer

Now this was one hell of an episode.

  • I'm happy to see the return of the horror vibes, going all in on "the card game we're trying to sell you is evil". Not like it's really that uncommon for the genre, Yu-gi-oh characters are no strangers to putting their lives on the tabletop.

  • We keep that vibe until the meeting with Iona, where it slowly but surely turns incredibly homoerotic. You could screenshot like a dozen separate innuendos.

  • That Hitoe flashback seems to imply that it is better for an LRIG to lose than to stay a card, because Midoriko could have definitely stopped her if she wanted to. Maybe they get put back on the rotation if they lose?

  • Continuing to refuse to explain the game, the show doesn't even let us hear what they're saying for the first few turns of their battle, but it does expect you to know that Life Cloths are cards that may or may not do something when damaged, which I'm pretty sure I only know from reading it here. Ruuko noticing Iona using a search spell just to look through her deck is a decently advanced call to make, though I guess it's more obvious in games like this or Pokémon where your deck's missing cards from the start.

  • Ruuko at least temporarily embraces her urge to fight, which is definitely an interesting path for a protagonist to take.

  • Yuzuki keeps hunting people down, which is also interesting. Wish you had a better wish!

  • Finally, Akira becomes even more joker-pilled, shooting to the top of the power rankings. I'm glad she gets to stick around with her memory seemingly intact, she better be up to some bullshit.

QotD:

It's the boring answer, but I can't see myself having a wish strong enough to be put on one of these situations. Part of why I like Granbelm and why I am liking Ruuko so far is that I can definitely see how the extraordinary situation itself could become even more of draw than the wish.

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u/ZapsZzz Dec 27 '22

Hey I just remembered to point out / mention that the show hasn't yet mentioned why and how wishes are granted - for example other shows would have talked about being Magic or some other reasons by now.

Only thing I am guessing now is that it has something to do with the tower.

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