English Dub Review: Chained Soldier “Blitz, Sahara, Twinkle”

Overview (Spoilers Below):
Up next in Round 2: It’s Shushu Suruga of the 7th Squadron versus Sahara Wakasa of the 6th Squadron!  After the match, Shushu has a surprise for Yuuki.

Our Take:
The Mato exhibition match continues with another matchup that will surely get our arousal pumping.  The episode sees 7th Squadron member Shushu Suruga battling against another member of the 6th Squadron, Sahara Wakasa.  Although, from the looks of her airheaded personality, Sahara seemed too exhausted to fight against the flirty Shushu.  However, this week’s episode shows this isn’t the case, as Sahara’s true ability is finally revealed during the second round.
Sahara’s ability can enhance her physical strength for a specific time limit.  The shorter the limit, the stronger she becomes.  Despite Shushu’s intentions to win the match to win Yuuki’s heart, Sahara pulled off an incredible upset, thanks to her immaculate strength.  This episode is another example of never judging a book by its cover, as Sahara is actually more formidable and powerful than I thought she would be.  But, amid this unfortunate defeat, it also provided another intimate moment between Shushu and Yuuki, and it doesn’t just involve her exposed boobs.
I usually thought that this exhibition match would take at least a couple of episodes, but this episode showed that that isn’t the case.  The reason is that the Shuuki and another humanoid Shuuki had interrupted their competition to invade their quarters.  This part of the episode sees the two squadrons joining forces to combat the invaders, and I must admit, it was pretty amazing to watch.  It’s not just from a story perspective but also a presentation perspective.  I would even say it’s enough to invigorate the series’s narrative a bit more now that the Squadrons are battling the Shuuki instead of each other.