Monochrome Factor Episode 5 - Shadow’s Back
My faith was rewarded - Monochrome Factor is back to being entertainingly naff again!
Kengo gets all huffy because Akira doesn’t want him in on the kokuchi fights. This apparently means there is hidden darkness in him, which Nanaya (the evil guy who’s been unleashing the kokuchi) takes advantage of by seeding him three of the evil worms, so obviously Akira, Shirogane and Aya all have to fight him.
Kengo, however, is useless, as is emphasised throughout the episode and all previous ones. He’s a tag-along - Akira flashes back to when Kengo used to get horribly beat up and STILL join him in all his fights, and I think we’re supposed to think he’s admirable for being Akira’s true friend. This doesn’t alter the fact that he’s crap in a fight and something of a liability, however. Anyway, somehow beating the stuffing out of Kengo, rather than being the horrible last resort that it seemed to be when Kengo’s sister was possessed a couple of episodes ago, is the answer to freeing Kengo from the kokuchi - and they let Kengo join their little group. God knows why when he’s useless, but at least his presence brought back the ridiculous gay innuendo that was sorely lacking in the last episode.
And why does Aya have to have a pink nemesis? It reminds me a little of Nabari no Ou in that the female supporting characters seem to always have their own personal villain to defeat so that they don’t have to worry about the boys dealing with the real problems. Ridiculous gender politics aside, I’m hopeful that the fluffy gothic lolita will provide more unintentional hilarity rather than just being annoying and squeaky.
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