#goyaan

I'd say at a guess, the second round matches will wrap up in this set, hoping to learn abit more about Michiru and Kaoru. You can't go and make them all mysterious at this stage and not do anything about it.

EP 44

During the run of Splash Star, Minori has acquired three extra older sisters.

Quite liking Mai's outfit in this one and it's nice to see Saki not decked out in something pink, even Michiru and Kaoru got a change of clothes.

Ooh, Fillia dropping the potential consequences on the viewer like a ton of bricks. Brutal.

They could be a team but at the time, don't feel like they could either, its a hard to put your finger on dynamic because Mai and Saki and really more glorified bodyguards to Michiru and Kaoru, despite the pair being quite capable themselves.

Ms Shitataare's laugh though is so iconic at this point, kudos to the VA.

I swear, it's like everyone but Michiru and Kaoru themselves were aware of this little nugget. However, keyword here is MIGHT, none have said it was a guarantee, so there's still hope (when the Precure remember that's a thing they are suppose to cover?)

There's no need to say a thing at this point, it's just evidently a guaranteed bingo card spot.

Question, the pair didn't return to the fountain when they had their first run at school, it was the whole angle with Goyaan about returning to their post, so why were the pair already in school uniforms in the flashback?

Ms Shitataare is such an eccentric but can back it up to in battle, a good combination! Splash Star's villain roster really hasn't been that bad.

There it is, Michiru and Kaoru reminding the Precure to keep the faith and the courage to challenge destiny because you never know, they may just be able to change it.

EP 45

When you watch it one week at a time, I suppose it isn't as bad because then you have a week or two off due to break depending how the week falls but when you watch them in bundles like this >.< Christmas in the finale is such a spanner in the works.

Coming up with excuses, still not a skill they possess.

I know it's an island but it is a big island but the amount of people they get at PPP, you'd think it was the only one there.

The difference between Flappy and Mepple, this feels more like sibling tease, Mepple tends to come across spiteful because his intention is to get a reaction out of Nagisa. (Also Moop and Fuup getting in on it but not sure if theirs is just a case of innocently being unware on this occasion?)

Pity there wasn't more of this crossing dynamics in the show, it gives the Dark Fall faction on a whole more personality, an identity with out losing out in screen time to just delve into like some kind of B plot; it really does helps them stand out among Precure villains in general. It's also nice to have villain groups not thinking about how to stab each other in the back but are just competitive frival like and all still working towards the same goal.

It isn't like he has anything better to do.

I don't know why Saki is moping around for, if you were going to go all out and make a cake for someone, it may have been a good idea to perhaps phone and see what was going on with them first, even indirectly, not make the cake and then ask on the day.

(ᗒᗜᗕ)՛̵̖ Egads, Fuup with the most brutal savagery that even Dark Fall would be jealous of the damage.

and Santaare, it doesn't take a lot but it is appreciated all the same. ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜

Side by side like that, being mistaken for a couple doesn't seem so farfetched but does no one question why the guy is yellow? Do they not see it? "I don't want to deal with you today" - another awkward Nagisa moment but as per your Precure contract, they is not a privilege you get to have.

It's just verbal brutality from all sides in this ep.

And just when you thought they were going to give Egret a moment to shine, it turns into a complete dud and that once more, she can't do anything on her own with out Bloom.

( ˶°ㅁ°) !! How many twists can you fit into thirty seconds! It was fast and a bit out of no where but I don't disapprove. ♡ (The fact it was the heart and not the star finisher was fitting, some one actually took a moment to think this through and there I was just being happy to see Bloom and Egret forms again). Also both being defeated in the same ep, suppose it hits the proposal home better.

And no prizes for suspecting, yet another misunderstanding, Kazuya was just with a class mate collecting a pre-order for their class party. Ironically though, the Kazuya/Saki angle I can't get behind, feels rather awkward and very much the school girl crush as they learn the difference between these feelings. That and Kazuya does treat her like a little sister it feels.

EP 46

I was not expecting Akudaikaan here, so there's clearly more twists to come.

Where have Michiru and Kaoru being staying? It's the middle of winter, they can't still be living outdoors? You only ever saw them at that rock formation before??? Heck, where did they list as an address to attend school or just more than likely faked all that to and made people think the paperwork was there?

The cats a tell-tale! (More than likely) (ᗒᗜᗕ)՛̵̖ I can't with that voice, it's suppose to be a serious moment but as awesome as Korone's inputs are, they're so darn distracting.

Ooh, playing the Minori card only for Saki to Uno reverse it back on Kaoru.

The more this goes on, the more this feels like Ren's fight against his uncle from Shaman King. This guy is going to be a fake, a puppet to what one can only assume is Gohyaan at this point considering he's the only one still standing. The question then would be why?

Akudaikaan, having a, does not compute moment just levels the area. That purple flame still stands though, every time something happens in Dark Fall, there is always emphasis on that flame? First you had, if they open their eyes be worried, now we've got, he got out the chair, be worried.

Yes Akudaikaan is doing something but it has been a very simple fight so far, it mainly consists of swatting the Precure away when the attack or putting up a barrier to try and stop his attacks and fail

Don't know why the preview is trying to be suspenseful with that last warrior thing, Gohyaan is very much still alive, he's got to do more than be a PA but in true Toei fashion, they ruined it by having the very last scene be a reveal of what this last warrior looks like -.-'' (If they were doing it back here, they have no chance of ever learning do they...)

Fri - Splash Star - EP 47 - 49

The only three parter finale of wave 2, if not slightly delayed, between work and life, it seemed insistent on not letting me finish. On the plus side, the week after Finale Week, I take off, so I have the free time to catch up. (Unfortunately, however, I'll have to attempt to speed run this finale -.-'' the clocks are against me still.)

EP 47

That whole segment looked really awkward, as if it was missing about half dozen in between panels. The movement was so blocky and stick like.

This is 06/07... this was nearly 20yrs ago, why is it hitting home so well with current affairs...feels proper full circle?

Aww, haven't they become a nice little last minute unofficial team.

O.o Crumbs, did he turn into something from a horror show fast; called it though, that flame was going to be important for something and it simply turned out the Precure had been attacking the wrong thing this whole time. And Goyaan extinguishes the flame of life and reveals he is the mastermind behind it all, even Akudaikaan was nothing more than a mere pawn.

Goyaan pulling the darn Freiza card with a transformation like that, sounds very different to. If you hadn't seen it for yourself, you've have a tough time convincing anyone that was actually Goyaan first...!

Impressively, there has been no de-transformations yet, despite the beating they've been receiving or was that not a gimmick till much later down the line?

And a preview that doesn't ruin anything but highlights the girls are in for quite the struggle in the next ep!

EP 48

It's such a trippy tag team but it works surprisingly well. Meanwhile, Kokone is still stealing every scene he appears in!

This four on one Goyaan vs Precure battle is starting to feel much like the original Broly movie... Goyaan is doing a lot of screaming, alot of collateral damage and it even has the aerial combat, along the multi-energy blast combo's like DBZ!

XD Seriously, this finale has turned into Magical Girl Z fighters in a span of less than ten minutes.

It's just a good table turning shot.

XD Kokone spin dash to the rescue and it worked, enough to knock Goyaan's shot off target and protect the girls.

Ooh, he stole the spirits back, thus weakening the pair and causing them to de-transform mid attack. What a convenient but unexpected result for Goyaan.

That tree is the most invincible thing in existence, it still stands in a land of ruin and with it's magical restoring gate to! They could have done more with the hair but I like the look; yes it is a more simple version of Cure Bright and Cure Windy's design, suggesting a power up but not quite a Cure but at the same time, this is like a rewrite over the get up of what Akudaikaan gave them, almost like showing they've officially switched sides? Been accepted by the light? (You had a feeling something must have been coming though, due to how chummy Fuup and Moop were with Kaoru and Michiru these last few eps).

This was quite a snazzy scene to end of though!

EP 49

The first minute, especially of these last three have just been recaps of the ep before.

In the final hour, the pair are genuinely blessed by the spirits. They've also paired off entirely it seems.

I like how it isn't anything grand but personal to them and very fitting when you consider their age. Never mind the rest of the world or everything else, this is what is getting them up in the morning. (It feels like it should be wrong because they're the heroes of the story but at the same time, it also feels right, you can't fault them for being kids, even with a crazy responsibility like this on their shoulders).

>.< They have got to stop it with all these really cool group shots!

Michiru and Kaoru are setting a record on their near death, saved at the last second stunt. I was going to be dumbfounded if they actually ended it with those two dying after all, especially after everything they just did and had just been through. (Would have been a super bold and daring move though, which you could only give them credit for).

( ∩´͈ ᐜ `͈∩) Flappy and Choppy actually got together after wards.

So we see the after math of what everyone got up to and wrap it up on the match Saki was on about winning before.

I like how we have a pre-baton pass antic at the end where Saki and Mai say bye, while thanking everyone for their support over the past year. There is something oddly reassuring about hearing them say we'll meet again somewhere. (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) The door is never closed on a potential appearance down the road in Precure!

Ignoring how DBZ this finale got and felt, this one was quite the rollercoaster, just when you thought the Precure had the upper hand, there was another trick to play and the threat to Kaoru and Michiru was very real all through out, which makes you respect the pair even more for doing what they did.

Seriously, by shifting the tone or speed ever so slightly, the Splash Star intro and outro are so darn flexible! A slowed down melody with out the words, emotional, sped up and loud, it makes you feel super upbeat and excited, almost ready to have some fun... which the epilogue very much was.

Did the Finale drag a bit, yes, it felt very long, with all the layers going into it but on the whole, Splash Stars finale 9/10!

With wave II now complete, I am over half way through the Precure Franchise! ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜ It bizarrely doesn't feel like it though...( ╹ -╹)?

While I have enjoyed and defended Splash thus far, Kintolesky is so incredibly boring. At this stage though, need to try and restrain giving too many opinions out, might as well save them for the over all review at the end.

EP 38

Saki clearly has no volume switch, the area could not have been that quiet with that many people there.

Meanwhile Fuup has apparently learned nothing about not believing everything you see on tv as fact.

Flappy still not missing a beat! However, everyone is really jumping the gun here, Saki hasn't even spoken to the guy yet.

-.-'' Everyone has got so carried away with this, it's going to end up as one massive misunderstanding at the end isn't it.

I'll give them this, with no way to tell until the transformation starts, it's always a surprise to see who shows up at the other side now. Although, I wonder if it always has to be pairs? Could they not do a Bright/Egret or Bloom/Windy?

Called it, it had to be a favour of some kind.

EP 39

It really doesn't feel like Mai has had her fair share of Ep focus as here we are once more, with a Fairy focus...

Kenta, who unknowingly stood up to Kintolesky, a guy three times his size but runs away from what looks like a rabbit...and a set of critters he could easily kick like a football if they tried anything.

O.o Why!? Who would know anyway? This is all super secret stuff afterall.

Guilmon bread! They look quite snazzy though!

Kintolesky tried to educate them but that's two for two now, of people getting way ahead of themselves.

That's barely scratching the surface but they got so many members of the town out looking for Flappy and Choppy XD Kintolesky sold them out though. Now that was a rather low blow move for some one so interested in honourable and fair fights.

Credit to Mai for doing such a good job, on what a swift last minute idea.

XD The running gag had pay off and now even the adults have got an awkward scolding.

Yet, it wasn't all bad, some good came out of it as it inspired a community get together/hiking club from all the chaos.

Why!?

EP 40

So, from what I can tell, Mai's b'day is considered to be Nov 20th but the ep aired Nov 19th... that's close enough (It's a date she shares with my dad)

And we open this ep, asking some one who sucks at lying and making up excuses to lie to the one person she's with the most for multiple days... wait, nope. it's even worst than that ( ≧ᗜ≦)

Ooh, dunno if a child would really think up something like that but it's certainly unique reasoning to get into drawing. Mai leaving a picture diary of her day to her parents because they would get in too late for her to speak to them. (begs the question though, who was watching over them? They couldn't have been left alone, that long solo o.O?)

Seriously... you'd think they'd have a photo of themselves at least by now that Saki could have used. This is usually set along modern day and this was 2006! (With that said, this feels earlier, like it was more set in the 90's).

He seems like a redeemable guy, like some one who in most other cases would be having something/someone hanged over them to get them to be the actual villain... its weird. (Or a really odd method teacher?)

It's always X to doubt when they say that or some one else on their behalf because it very rarely is but the set up is there...so maybe? Dude had another form! And crikey is it a destructive one, talk about holding out! Σ(°□°˶) !!

Well darn... he actually broke out of the powered up finisher! ( ˶°ㅁ°) !! Kintolesky really has been holding out on us! He's still gone though, I guess we're going with the, used all their power up answer here because he very clearly broke out? And no spirits this time either?

And has Splash always had a magic reset button? The damage was massive this time compared to usual but it's the first time we've seen it get magically fixed after?

You know, for what was a rush job in the end, that's still pretty good on Saki's part.

And that just leave Goyaan...not exactly riveting on the surface but there's chance for surprises yet, after all there's 9 eps to go, so there's got to be a twist somewhere.

Go me! It has been a struggle but I've managed to keep it on track! Admittedly, in doing so, I haven't caught up with Kimi to for this week.

But huzzah for another series that turns it up a notch as it approaches that final third of its run.

And a reminder that there will be no reviews next week.

EP 32

The Splash Star team need to do a horror episode, it feels they'd be quite good at getting the energy and build up to make you feel on edge.

Saki finally learned her name!

You can't tell usually, with her arms crossed and her attire just flowing into one but like that, it's actually a really good design feature due to her being water, it looks like the end of a waterfall but elegant for that more refined attire of hers.

She sent everyone to do laps, which before was around the field, where did everyone go that no one saw any of this?(Nevermind, turns out they had an off campus run instead.. plot convenience.)

It's Shenron's blue cousin!

Well, would you look at that, she's pretty capable after all, how did it take this long to show us this!?

Although, it seems rather ironic that a being of water would want to turn everything into a desolate desert... you know, the one place it wouldn't really survive.

XD This feud is getting personal but darn is Egret in some drastic need of cool scenes like this. I don't think she's had any proper stand out/shining moments of her own really, not solo, only when tag teaming with Bloom.

And judging by the preview of the next ep, that is it, Shitataare is done. (and we don't end the ep going off to restore a fountain, that makes you start second guessing.)

That was a really good fight/battle though! Shitataare, may be my fave villain of the bunch so far, she definitely held her own and carried her own flare, when you'd think she'd be really annoying, they made it work.

Also, after all that fuss, no one actually saw the flower bloom -.-''

EP 33

Why was the last jewel a dark green when we saw at the end of the last ep it was a magenta colour?

There's gotta be a catch to that, the next guy, who by the sounds of it, should be the last one, will not last something like 12 eps, with a lead up to the finale. This is 33 of 49, there's still a lot of eps to fill.

Has to be said, Princess Fillia has grown on me, her appearances are narratively limited and not in some convoluted way but she always offers support and advice for the brief time she is able to appear but not answers, so the Precure still have stuff to figure out on their own, nor can she be a safety net for when things get tough like Queen was for example. She is, for now, a good example of the ethereal, other worldly being done well!

(ฅ́ ˘ฅ̀)♡ Unexpected Korone lore! Not only is this kitty friends with the Fairies, he was such a tiny thing when they found him (still drinking from a bottle, so he couldn't have been very old there) and now he acts like a family protector.

It's such a nothing but it's adorable and a nice touch, expanding on an unexpected support source who could have easily remained in the background as just the pet cat.

Considering Cure Bright has no physical attack that we've seen thus far, Windy and Bright seem like the wrong choice here, surely Bloom and Egret would have faired better?

( ≧ᗜ≦) Korone is stealing the show! It's on the new guy for catnapping him in the first place though.

This cat knows things!

Coming up with excuses is not this pairs strong point, he's a cat, you could have just said another cat showed up or a dog was walking past or a cat just having a random moment would have still worked here.

This was suppose to be Kintolesky's big debut but he was completely overshadowed by the backstory of Saki's pet cat ₍^. .^₎⟆ Not the best start for him.

EP 34

It'd take a while like that but a contribution is a contribution.

Dude, you are literally doing nothing all day and it does shake Kintolesky free of that responsibility, he can't fail if he was never looking in the first place.

( ≧ᗜ≦) They gave them something, it's a bit more personable. It expands on the previous ep to, first it was just watching TV, now they watch talk shows to, those two are going to develop a trippy understanding of the world if they watch those too much.

(˃ᗜ˂) Quick, get these two to write a TV drama, stat!

Oh dear Kintolesky is really getting the short straw here, he's getting no time to shine and its his second ep. The ep this time being taken by Saki's crush on Kazuya, along with Kazuya's problem of the day...

If any eps were going to highlight and focus the new villian, the opening two you'd think would be it until the final battle with him...

On the other hand, Fuup and Moop got to do something, even if it was only small.