English Dub Review: The Detective Is Already Dead “SPES”

Overview:

In an attempt to rescue Alicia, Siesta, Kimizuka, and Char set off to confront Hel and SPES on their home ground. There, they encounter one alarming surprise after another and come to realize that with SPES, nothing is as it seems.

Our Take(Possible Spoilers):

Ya know what that episode was actually pretty good! Well… maybe decent is a better descriptive word. It wasn’t as bad as the last few episodes but still far from great.

I am telling you I have no idea what happened with the animation. The fight scene in this episode was better but still a long way off from how good the first episode was. I’m really hoping the last few episodes raise the game a bit but by then it might be too little too late. I really wish this show didn’t fall off as hard as it has.

There was a quote in this episode I really liked because I think it spoke not only to typical anime tropes but this show in particular. Siesta and Kimi essentially used “power of friendship” to stop Hel’s special move. Her response was “Isn’t that a bit too convenient?” and I couldn’t help but think “Yes… yes, it is.” I thought it was a good commentary on a lot of things.

Well, we had a better episode this week but kind of had nowhere to go but up anyway. Hopefully, it continues to get better and finishes as strong as it started!