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Rating: 9/10

Impressions:

I’m pretty impressed with the sub-lightspeed battle this episode. The events are fairly predictable; Sara piloting the red Strain with Emily, the mimic, then going to fight her brother. I wasn’t sure about how the fight would turn out, and was expecting a lot more marvelling from other onlookers, though unfortunately that didn’t happen. I had also been hoping that blue haired pilot (the one who always picks on Sara) had either died, been severely injured or severely humiliated from Sara’s performance, though that didn’t exactly happen either. All in all though, it was a good episode and a wonderful first battle with the new taskforce. Soukou no Strain continues to maintain its heavy sense of realism with its deep sentimental characters and overflowing emotions. Death, like I hae said before, is not a problem in this show, and for that I am glad. I also have the feeling friends could become enemies at any second, with Sara’s and the ‘princess’s conflicting interests, though that probably won’t happen any time soon. Another thing I should mention is the fun little twist that has been set up: Sara and Emily, the mimic, have a powerful connection, proven by their ability to link, while Ralph is taking care of the real Emily, who seems to adore the traitorous brother. In the end, they are bound to meet and discover what the other possesses, and from their there will be an explosion of drama and tragedy (I hope).

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