Ruri and the Foundation are drawn in to helping someone out that knows their secret. What They Say:
Two vehicles scream down the highway. One carries chief researcher, Yuji Kenmi, who ensures that the power of the Sacred Seven is not used for evil. Suddenly, a mystery man is standing in the middle of road. Sensing danger, Alma heads toward the group.
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
With Alma having signed on more fully with Ruri and the Foundation now, things are starting to move more towards dealing directly with the Dark Stones. As we see at the start here, there’s no limits to what Ruri will do to take care of them, as she’ll spend quite a hefty sum of money to purchase one up just to make sure it’s eliminated. Of course, she’s doing all this under the helpful guidance of one, but it’s amusingly said that even though she wants to eliminate them all, he’s not worth eliminating simply because he’s too immobile to cause any mischief. Which in turn makes you wonder if and when they will turn around and bite her on the ass.
Alma’s starting to find some balance as well with events as he’s working with Kagami in dealing with the Dark Stones that are a bit more active and mobile out there. He’s not without his wounds since he’s not exactly a seasoned combat veteran though, as that kind of title seems to belong more to Kagami who handles everything with cool and confident style, but not overbearing about it. The dynamic between the two is one that should gel better over time as they start to trust each other. Where this episode wants to go though is with a small twist where a group approaches Ruri for help in dealing with the Dark Stones as there are two kids that they know of who are taking certain drugs that help keep them from being consumed by them. The problem is that they’re close to running out of them and the Stones will overwhelm their personalities. The revelation that Ruri and the Foundation aren’t exactly as big a secret as they hoped comes nice and early, but they’re playing it nice in saying they know that they’re not dealing with the Dark Stones for evil purposes, so they want to help each other at this point.
The team-up of the two groups happens pretty quickly and seemingly without any real research on the man named Yuji who seems to know a lot. The problem that comes with this episode is that we get a whole lot of action going on, which is again well done overall as I’d expect from Sunrise, but it lacks anything to really connect it with you character wise. Alma’s the one we know the best, and that’s a stretch all told. With Yuji bringing him and Ruri in to help with the acquisition of the medicine to help the kids, there’s a larger game being played here that seems more about testing Alma than anything else. And with one of the kids going on the offensive, who we barely even get to know his name,
In Summary:
Sacred Seven continues to move along with the big action pieces, lots of drama associated with it and the big music cues, but it’s still lacking something to really make me feel like it wants me to be a part of it. The characters are all very one dimensional at this point, even for an action series, and it shifts gears pretty quickly while introducing new characters and situations. This episode is the kind that should be two episodes in order to space things out and allow it more time to be explored rather than just throwing us right into it. Sacred Seven is a show that’s a fun watch for the action and animation, neither of which disappoints, but the pacing and characters aren’t memorable at all yet.
Grade: C+
Simulcast By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDS-R70XBR2 70″ LCoS 1080P HDTV, Dell 10.1 Netbook via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.
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