This was already anime of the season and I loved it, but this episode blew the last two out of the water. This was insane from a character development, technical and yuri perspective 😭 We officially have our band and goal, the road to Fuji Rock starts now!
Otoha and Lilisa’s “collaboration” this week got KINKY, that BDSM vibe came out of nowhere lmao, rockgasm is what I’m gonna start calling these scenes, but I love how they show us what Lilisa and Otoha are feeling during their performances. These after school performances are the only time of the day when they can truly be themselves in get lost in the pure ecstasy of music. Nothing else matters, for just a short span, music and trying to outdo themselves is the only thing on their mind.
From a technical standpoint it still amazes me how far we’ve come with 3DCGI. That battle looked so good, but narratively I love how the fiery animation style reflected Lilisa being angry at herself, Otoha and the world. She’s been hiding all the things she really loves for years and then all of a sudden here comes this girl who doesn’t care at all and just embraces her love of music, so it’s kinda like Lilisa realizing she’s wasted years of her life suppressing her urges and projecting this false version of herself.
“Wanna start a band” and that line right there is basically the start of Lilisa’s new life. She’s gotta stop being mean to Otoha at school tho! She’s such a tsundere 😂 Also note that even as she slips up and does “unladylike” stuff at school, all the girls still praise her because news flash, silly, they like and respect YOU! Just be yourself! She’ll continue trying to be the perfect maiden, but I expect her definition of what that looks like will change as the series goes on.
Great episode!
