Dog Days

That is very catlike in retrospect.

I guess having the regular cat characters not doing that so much leads you to forget.

Episode's out at some places.

This was just an excuse to have a Let's You and Him Fight. I think.

Still a good fight. Interesting, and well animated.

That's the wrong trope. Let's You and Him Fight is when two heroes fight, who're supposed to be on the same side. Here they actually are enemies, in the context of the war. It's really more of a Battle-Halting Duel, though it probably didn't halt everything. Speaking of, need to add that trope. It Needs More Love.

Battle was fun. Though for once I'd like to see Leon actually losing a fight, rather than just gracefully withdrawing...

She did at the end of the first season. But if you mean against a person, well, point Adelle or Calvados in her direction I suppose. Only reason Brioche didn't win when they fought is because she was nice.

And you know what I want? Godwin; where the hell did he go for the last seven episodes?

edited 1st Sep '12 11:53:51 PM by Justin_Brett

yeah, needs more Norio Wakamoto

Good question; where the hell is that guy?!

Leo better return and kick major ass.

Hell yes it's time for mahou shoujo Rebecca again! Against Princess Millhi, to boot.

Also, episode's out with an answer to that question!

Brioche summons a sword bigger than some mountains, and still manages to take it easy on who she's fighting.

The entire ep was AWESOME!

This (episode in particular) proves to show that fighting series with animation pacing and qualities inferior to this are SLACKING. Seriously, this (episode in particular) has much of what I wish for: elaborate scenes, for a good reason and enjoyable in scale. By enjoyable, I mean the great sports-war

It's almost as if she'd be able to fight Rakan with that blade...

Honestly, I had hoped for more from the two fliers who survived the two vs two fight.

And right now, I'm looking forward to see how that mysterious masked hero will take on those three. Maybe we'll even find out her identity?

Also, mid-episode intermission fanservice picture Eye Catch in the middle was funny. What is the trope for those pause images?

Thanks!

edited 8th Sep '12 11:52:44 PM by AnotherDuck

Eye Catch?

I liked how she was basically wearing Sailor V's glasses and Kamen Rider's scarf.

edited 9th Sep '12 7:06:06 PM by universalperson

The entire episode is awesome for being comprised mostly of awesome fight scenes. Nanami vs Brioche was a standout in a war full of great battles. But then the Hero King joins the fray, and will go up against Cinque, Eclair and Yuki! We'll get to see just how overpowered she is!

New episode's been out for almost 10 hours. What, is it up to me to inform you all?

Sorry, having too much fun watching.

I don't know how many times I have said this, but "Only Dog Days could make that episode work." Seriously, they just fit a Beach Episode, traditional festival games, and a Body Switch plot with a lot of their associated tropes into one episode without it seeming out of place. And none of the female characters hit Sink for things that were outside his control. The production team even knew when to limit themselves and Lampshaded how far they were willing to go.

Even so, I was disappointed that the fight with Adel was excised. And how the whole body switch angle just, well, ended for no real reson. Oh, and it got my hopes up that the main characters would actually change into a furball instead of just having clothing damage. Nope, body switch. Not cool. Fine episode either way.

edited 15th Sep '12 10:15:01 PM by Spirit

The moment I saw the puff of smoke, I was thinking it's Kokoro Connect all over again. And, well... I'm also not sure they could emphasise the fact that Yuki is bouncy more even if they tried, unless they had an episode with her, a trampoline, and nothing more.

Well, Millhi did get furballed... But yeah, I agree. I wanted to see that. And a few other things they also hinted at happening, especially the battle.

The reason they didn't hit him probably had more to do with how Yuki suggested the bath herself, which kind of shows how lenient she is in that area.

I must say, I like the way Millhi grins in this episode. It just looks so Out of Character, and I have no idea why that would be.

And Cou had the right idea. Endless fun! Hero!Yuki was cute too.

edited 16th Sep '12 5:00:50 AM by AnotherDuck

I am also annoyed by the lack of no Adel fight.

And I have a feeling that says that if there was going to be one it'd be too long for some sort of Blu-Ray extension for some reason.

I swear it's all because they killed their budget on that transformation scene in episode...2?

edited 16th Sep '12 3:39:22 PM by HinanawiTenshi

Not just the Adel fight, but the rest of the events as well.

But then again, we got more delicious Yukikaze in return so all is forgiven! :D

New episode out at numerous places.

So, a whole lot of Nanoha. Here they even spelled out the Demon Cannon a little more clearly...