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Rating: 7.8/10

Impressions:

Finally, we get some proper action! Except that the battle that takes place is a simulation…well at least the first few scenes involving someone who will seemingly join the Sonic Diver team is real, which means that WORMS, or something similar, definitely do still exist. The plot moves slower than I had originally hoped after seeing the opening scenes, though at least it’s getting somewhere now. Also, the new girl, Eliza, ends up being a complete opposite of the bratty little ojou-sama image I had given her, though it’s possible that she will turn into one as a façade of her own grieving…until she warms up to Otoha and the others…well that’s just my imagination…

Sky Girls’ plot has so far been far too organised, in my opinion. That’s probably it’s greatest flaw, which in turn causes problems for pacing and action as well. First the pilots are recruited, next they start training…more training, move on to weapons training, combat training etc. There’s nothing really surprising, which takes away a lot of the fun in watching mecha anime. Luckily, something new seems to have happened this episode, which will hopefully mean the introduction of the new character and a change of pace. When are the sonic divers going to be thrust into the middle of a heated battle, forced to fight for their own survival?

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