Elemental Gelade 5
January 17, 2008
I just… it’s still not my thing. It’s an action-y series with fairly shallow characters aimed at boys. You can tell it’s aimed at boys because there were lots of jokes about the main character and various girls, and he is accused of being lecherous without actually talking, looking at, or touching anybody. Also, in this volume, there is a long scene where all the characters visit the pool. In case you wanted them to be at a hot spring instead, hot springs are discussed as an alternative. Or something.
On a totally different subject, because I don’t really have that much to talk about for this volume, I nearly forgot the teacher in Urusei Yatsura’s name. I’m not sure how this is possible, because his name is printed all over his clothing and person. It took me around a half hour to remember: Onsen-Mark.
Anyway. The fighting tournament finishes up in one of the most predictable ways possible. As the team boards a cruise ship bound for a new destination, a new enemy attacks. I wasn’t very impressed with any of this really, and nothing new was revealed about Ren, what may possibly occur once they reach their destination, what will happen with the Arc Agents once they get there, or really anything at all. What I did learn is that there is a powerful bond between a pleasure and an Edel Raid (which I already knew, and was boring the first time around), and that everyone is after Ren because she is a very rare Edel Raid, which is something that was established as soon as she appeared.
I don’t fancy it much, honestly. It seems powerfully mediocre to me.
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