English Dub Review: The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter “A Battle I Can’t Lose”

Overview

Olivia’s backstory and the reasons behind why she is so fond and protective of Noir are revealed. Meanwhile, Noir fights for his life against a creature that’s impersonating Olivia. Will he be able to figure something out?


Our Take

This was quite the serious episode for this otherwise semi-raunchy guilty pleasure anime. The animation was very good, and the soundtrack was at times, lighthearted and catchy. I think the fan service was all over the place most of the time, but nothing about it felt mean-spirited or sexist since Noir was never a terrible person. Also, learning about Olivia’s past made it clear why she gave Noir her skill and took him under her wing.

I’m glad Noir and them saved Olivia from being imprisoned in that dungeon for two centuries. Her background story was about a kid who desperately wanted to be Olivia’s disciple but she kept turning him down and he didn’t stop quitting until Olivia saw the kids dead while trying to save a girl’s life and when she saw Noir, he resembled the kid she saw and she gave him some skills and then they finally freed her and she didn’t know how to thank Noir.