Kira Kira Precure Ala Mode Ep 33 Review: Dark Diable Arises!

Let's Cooking! This is my review of Kira Kira Precure episode 33 and a new enemy arises from the past!

The Good: It was cute for the Crystal Animals to appear as companions for the girls although I don't really find them useful other than cannon fodder. The girls also paid respects to Lumiere's shrine to after knowing she sealed off Noir in the past.

You really need to improve on your posing, Bibury...

Bibury's interactions with the girls was interesting since she still has that sarcastic attitude in her but yet she allow Peko to take a bite off her cupcakes. The funny joke was the girls suspected that Bibury could be more than 100 years old since she was from the past (If the series started at 2017, then 100 years will be 1917 which it is the Taisho Era and I was right)

Diable is the new enemy which I am suspecting that he is a Spawn of Noir which explain his appearance and essence is similar to Noir. Diable influence people to hate each other which is how Ichigo Town of the past got affected. The girls also doubt themselves since sweets were the cause of the invasion, there should not be sweets anymore which Himari called it empty calories.

But then the girls realised it is not about the taste of sweets but rather the love to make and create sweets is important since eliminating sweets is not the answer. The girls got a new resolve and together with the Crystal Animals, drove Diable away for now.

The Bad: The whole Crystal Animals wild goose chase. First, I don't see why the animals have to run away after Diable scared them. Then when the girls were searching for them, guess where they were? Back at the Patisserie!

There were some continuity issues- The girls were wearing their uniforms when they met Diable. The Crystal Animals ran north for no reason. The next shot has the girls wearing back their civilians attire looking for them in the rain. Then when they have the resolve, they returned to the Patisserie and guess what? The Crystal Animals are there and Bibury told the girls that they have been waiting for them all these while?! Did the Crystal Animals troll them just to extend the run time?

Toei, if you want to extend the run time, make sure your scenes actually integrate. Did someone in the storyboard room forgot a panel or something? Diable was not interesting seeing that his purpose was just to make everyone hate each other and his battle with the girls was mediocre at best.

Bibury is probably the most interesting in this episode and the girls taught her how to work and make proper sweets. Furthermore Ciel now took her in to work in her shop with the hope of making Bibury a better person.

Overall, an okay episode with some hits and misses. Next episode, Yukari got turned into a cat and got into a fight with Kirarin and the local cats! Until then, see you in the next post!
 

Autumn Anime 2017 Preview: Return of the Heroes!

Hello everyone! This is my preview for the upcoming Autumn anime 2017 which begin this October! (Some of the series synopsis are taken from other sources)

Shokugeki no Souma Season 3: Yukihara and his friends are back for more cooking battles! However it will be their darkest times as they go up against the Elite Ten and Erina's father who is plotting to take over the culinary world!

Mahoutsukai no Yome: Hatori Chise's life was filled with hate and sorrow until she met a man who is a mage and took her as not just as his apprentice and his bride!

Kekkai Sensen & Beyond: Season 2 of the action packed series.

Black Clover: In a world where magic exist, two orphans, Asta and Yuno were left in front of an orphanage as infants. Yuno is talented with magic but Asta has none. This all change when Asta discovered an ancient tome that granted him the ability to cancel all magic. Thus both Asta and Yuto now strive to be the Wizard King in this world of magic!

Dies Irae: Ren Fujii was trying to return back to a normal school life after an incident but when bizzare murders started happening in the city, he discovered he is part of the it and can't run off it anymore...

Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken: Haruka Shinozaki confess his love to the beautiful and talented Akiho Kousaka and she accepted him. However Akiho is actually a pervert person with an unique vocabulary to back up her...

Ousama Game The Animation: A class of students received the same mail to play the "King's Game" which include throwing their humanity. If they do not compile the orders, death awaits them...

Himouto! Umaru-chan R: Season 2 of the close door otaku Umaru as she spend her daily life watching anime, playing games and still getting top grades at school all at the same time.

Inuyashiki: From the creators of Gantz, come a story of an elderly man, Inuyashiki whose family life is in despair until he was abducted by aliens and turned into a living weapon. He decided to use his powers to help others but later realised he is not the only one who was abducted by the same aliens...

Dia Horizon: A fantasy story about past lives.

Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World: A reboot of the hit 90s anime of the same name.

UQ Holder! Mahou Sensei Negima! 2: The sequel that launched the career of several seiyuus and an adventure that was originally a homage to Harry Potter and later turned into a full blown shouen series. Years after Negi Springfield and his friends saved the world, a boy named Touta discovered his fate is connected to Negi as he began his quest to search for the truth of the world they lived in now...

Imouto sae Ireba Ii: This is the story about the daily life of a young siscon novelist, Itsuki Hashima with his perfect little sister Chihiro, the genius illustrator Nayuta Kani, his best friend Shirakawa Kyoto and some insane partners from his publishers.

3-gatsu no Lion Season 2: Season 2 of the slice of life story about family and the world of Shogi.

Osake wa Fuufu ni Natte kara: Chisato Mizusawa is a reserved but excellent and pretty chief in her company. She has a secret that only her husband Sora knows which is she likes drinking alcohol and she can become very cute when she is drunk!

Netojuu no Susume: Moriko Morioka spent her time playing online games and create a male avatar for herself. She then saved a player with a female avatar not knowing that the player is the new hot male colleague in her company...

Juuni Taisen: The battle between the 12 Zodiac signs begin!

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou: In a post-apocalypse world, two girls rode a bike together to survive another day...

Omiai Aite wa Oshiego, Tsuyoki na, Mondaiji: One is her teacher and the other is his student and both of them are engaged to each other?

Gintama: Porori-hen: Season 5 of the hit Shouen Jump series!

Konohana Kitan: In a village inhabited by youkai, the lives of several fox mononoke are working in a hot spring inn.

Garo-Vanishing Line: The Legend of the Golden Knight continue in Modern times!

Blend S: Sakura Nomiya is by nature, a person with bad luck and always gets into trouble but knows Dino, who manages a cafeteria. However it is not any cafeteria and the waitresses have to act according to their “attributes.”

Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 2: Season 2 of the hit school idols series!

Anime-Gataris: As an anime beginner, Minoa Asagaya is invited by her classmate Arisu Kamiigusa to establish an anime research club together. Upon meeting Miko Kouenji and other seniors who like anime, Minoa is gradually drawn into anime...

Urahara: Several years from now, the great cities of the world will be destroyed by creatures from another planet. Their next target is…Tokyo's famed Harajuku district.

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru-Yuusha no Shou: Season 2 of the hit series!

Two Car: Yuri Miyata and Megumi Meguro who are complete opposite of each other are partners in car racing.

Osomatsu-san Season 2: Season 2 of the hit show that has become a favourite among female viewers.

Glamorous Heroes: Based on the app game of the same name.

Infini-T Force: Tatsunoko's Big 4 Heroes (Gatchaman, Cassharn, Polymer and Tekkaman) returned to save the world!

Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shou: The Wake Up Girls idol group returned in a new season!

ClassicaLoid Season 2: Season 2 of the special humans known as Classloid who inherited the essence and abilities of famous musicians throughout history.

6HP (Six Hearts Princess): An aerial accident transported several girls to a strange world where they were granted powers. (Judging from the PV, it looked pretty dark)

Time Bokan-Gyakushuu no San-Okunin: Season 2 of the Time Bokan series.

This season is filled with heroes and returning shows. Shokugeki no Soma is a yes for me since we are finally dealing with the Elite Ten arc. Next is Black Clover which some has dubbed it as a cross between Naruto, Bleach and Fairy Tale thrown into a blender. With Asta who is like Naruto and Yuto like Sasuke and a group of magic users that resembles Bleach's 13 Gotei Tai, it is pretty obvious where the inspiration came from.

UQ Holder was a surprise since the manga only recently change their title to Negima Season 2 but then the manga first chapter was a dead giveway to the original series. However I find the cast to be mediocre and not as interesting as Negi's students. Infini-T Force looked hyped since I am a big fan of Gatchaman and the rest of the Tatsunoko heroes.

Gintama, Umaru-Chan, Love Live Sunshine, Wake Up Girls is a must for me. The rest of the shows of course, I will have to make my judgment once I see it. Until then, see you this October for the new shows!

Kira Kira Precure Ala Mode Ep 32 Review: A Gift From the Past!

Let's Cooking! This is my review of Kira Kira Precure episode 32 and what happened after the girls' colored crystals has finally taken shape?

The Good: When the girls and Bibury were transported to the past, (which I am guessing it is during the Taisho Era given how the people in the town were dressed) they encountered Cure Lumiere who is the mysterious goddess all these while.

Cure Lumiere was battling some dark creatures and the girls aided her. After that Lumiere was making cupcakes to revive the townspeople who lost their Kiraru energy. The girls helped her and they tried to ask Lumiere about their animal crystals. However she does not know what it was until   the girls were about to return back to the present, Lumiere claimed that the crystals represent who they are and she entrust the future to the girls.

Bibury who arrived in the past realised that Noir was the one who implanted the hatred to the townspeople and making Bibury to fall into darkness. When she too returned back to the present, she wanted to change to a new leaf however Iru the doll took over her body and become a giant Iru.

The girls were losing to Iru until Lumiere's treasure which is a Creamer also came to the present and the girls inserted the crystals on it, giving them the Kirakirau Creamer. The girls were granted animal summons that aid them and defeated Iru with Precure Animal-Go-Round.

Bibury was saved and she was restored to her original self. Elder suspected that the shrine was Cure Lumiere's resting area and now the girls have the powers to overcome the darkness...

The Bad: Bibury's past is kinda of a mystery since the only clues we have is that she is from the past and everyone around her hated her. Noir is a mystery since he has already existed in the past but from the look of it, Cure Lumiere defeated him and the town was saved until now. Other than that, the battle was one-sided since Iru was basically a bullet sponge after the girls threw everything on it until the final attack.

Overall, a good episode after the last few episodes, I get it that the last few episodes are setting up for the girls to acknowledge who they are. Although the characters development was not the most ideal in my opinion but the pay-off in this episode was all right with the new Kirakirau Creamer which to be honest I can think of several innuendos about that device and don't lie, you know what that creamer's real purpose is for.

The Crystal Animals that the girls riding on was pretty cute which I hope the girls could used the animals like a pet companion during battles rather than just the finisher. Cure Lumiere was more of a plot device which we still don't know much about her and what happened after the battle with Noir. My guess is she probably became a goddess to protect the town and her spirit essence is kept in the hidden chamber. Furthermore, her former kitchen resemble the current Kirakira Patisserie which explained where all the girls powers come from.

In the next episode, Bibury joined the girls which I am happy about it. However strange shadow creatures were spotted in town that resemble from Bibury's past. What are they and what is the connection between them and the Kiraru energy? Until then, see you in the next post.