Cinnamon Ass

Isako’s Mojas are victorious against Mega-baa (whose body gives way) and Kyoko (who basically just loses interest and has more fun blowing up Mega-baa and screaming “poop!” a lot) and carry off Densuke to their mistress Isako. However, Yasako ends up giving chase when the two of them are hunted down by Sacchi, only to discover there is far more to Isako than what first glance reveals. Why is she so obsessed with the Illegal that has infected Densuke? What is the mysterious key she holds that can rend the fabric of cyberspace? Moreover, why does she have strange, glowing marks tattooed onto her back, and is it something to do with the shadowy organisation she works for? Yasako’s going to have a lot of time to find out, as Isako is a belated transfer student into her class…

Whilst the first two episodes of Dennou Coil were great fun, this episode is where I became totally convinced that it’s an absolute classic. The whole episode was just… epic, essentially. From the slick animation (remember the visually awesome episode of RahXephon set in the past with the baby Dolem? The same nifty digital animation techniques are in evidence here, and the effect is wonderful) to the taut pacing and tension that easily rivals most more “mature” action anime, everything about this episode really hit the spot for me. We now have some good old convoluted anime mysteries for me to get my teeth into (even if they’re not developed much in the meantime) and the playoff between the mysteriously overpowered Isako and the clueless yet innocent Yasako should hopefully be developed well throughout the next episodes.

I mostly just can’t get over how awesome the sequence beginning from when Isako separates Densuke and the Illegal is, though. An absolutely brilliant setpiece, essentially, especially if you’re a sucker for glowy lights and stuff like I am. Mmmm, pretty…

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