One problem solved last week: the kabaneri and humans could now work together. And here, they shall do so--along with Mumei simply showing off, there are some more dangers, humans and kabane alike. So, in this episode five of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, I warn you of spoilers, intentional or otherwise.
Right at the beginning, this episode is certainly going to be Mumei show-off time. Beating two squabbling men is no small deal, and it seems the people's approval of them is quite high. Quite a change of pace from the last times.
And it seems Ikoma has gotten a new shirt.
After that, we learn a new side to this little girl. Things start to get mysterious again with the presence of the peg-legged man. Apparently, now, she serves some Shogun. It was not often we see her getting beaten by someone, and her face and reactions afterwards of fear of being thrown away by her people was quite a drastic change.
Two changes here: first one was that she's going to prove her strength by rejecting the safer plan to unblock the rails. The second one, deeper down, was when she commented on a dog that was "able to die before [the owners] threw him aside."
While the first one presented an even tougher and foolhardy outside, deep down, she seriously feared that if she can't be strong, then she'll be thrown away, like a dog. Not the most subtle thing, but this could turn out to be some nice character development.
Foolhardy? Yes. Awesome? Definitely. When she outright ignored Ikoma's orders not to attack the nest of kabane, eating away hordes of kabanes is no simple task, and this scene itself was simply a show-off.
And here, we return to the cliches, of agitating zombies by killing a horde--and this time, they could climb walls. Just great.
And her nervous face tells us all about her conflict of trying to prove herself and being at fault, among other feelings.
While Ikoma volunteered himself to operate the crane so Takumi and Sukari could return to the train (a side note, this proves his willingness never to abandon anyne again), once more we see the exhausted and battered Mumei trying to prove herself against a kabane which could do karate (or whatever self-defense art).
That was new. Also, her being defeated was new:
At this point, Ikoma abandoned the crane (which, for some reason, must have its lever pushed by someone to work... not the most effective) and rushed to save Mumei.
I guess I need to comment on his voice acting. No doubt his emotions show up in each scene. However, I guess, sometimes his panicked yells, such as this one here, may be a little bit strange and forced. Or perhaps that is just my own ears.
And thus, a new challenge showed up, in the form of a massive shadow of kabanes. Reminds me of the Secret Saturdays here somehow, not Attack on Titan.
So, we end with a cliffhanger. Just what did and shall happen to Mumei are two big questions here, and how shall the train escape is another. That is all for this week.
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