Kabaneri of the iron fortress episode 5 - Review

Kabaneri of the iron fortress episode 5 - Review

Well that was a disaster.

If only Solid Snake hadn't scared Mumei into Foolish Bravado Mode, that plan would have worked, probably. Actually, maybe not. Evidently none of the survivors had the courtesy to warn the train crew about the million zombies just chilling in the middle of their station. Not very nice. Also: how the heck were there survivors at all? I mean sheesh.

I am starting to get the feeling that Mumei's brother maybe isn't such a nice guy. Apparently he uses people and then throws them away the moment they demonstrate weakness. Also he named his sister "No Name". What a dick.

Ikoma's VA seemed a bit overly genki in the first half of the episode. Maybe I just like him better when he's all sullen and serious rather than, uh, feeling loudly optimistic. Or maybe this episode was inexplicably recorded first and Tasuku Hatanaka hadn't fully developed the role yet. Whatever it was, I'm glad he calmed down a bit once things turned serious.

I wonder if Kurusu will have any reservations about using a sword that Ikoma, that dirty habanero, made.

Kurusu seems to have the most character development out of the entire cast, honestly. He's gone from FUCK ALL THE KABANE to OKAY THEY'RE NOT KABANE BUT THEY'RE STILL BAD to I GUESS I WILL PUT UP WITH YOUR SHIT, MAYBE.

That said, I kind of like that he's still grumpy at them. Humans don't really change that kind of deeply held belief so quickly, so the fact that he's slowly transitioning rather than immediately changing his mind feels nice.

(Probably not, because that is one kickass sword!)