[S1E13] Friend Or Foe =LINK=
Tanjiro continues to be a wholeheartedly-wholesome boy. Someone gentle and yet strong, quite different from all other anime MCs. I enjoyed how they portrayed the shifting gravity within the mansion too. Each ability from either friend or foe continues to be very interesting. I rate this 3.5/5.
[S1E13] Friend or Foe
Many stories feature unusual villains, such as fascist regimes from unspecified South American countries, Nazis (a common theme of ITC 1960s and 1970s TV, in part owing to both the writers and the domestic audience having been of the war generation) or the Chinese. The villains' schemes often threaten world peace; Nemesis' brief is international, so the agents deal with threats transcending national interests. The main characters have to learn the use of their new powers as they go along, keeping what they discover secret from friend and foe alike. Each episode begins with a close-up shot of a map, showing the region in which the story is to take place, followed by a teaser sometimes prefaced by stock footage; this is followed by the title sequence. Immediately following that is a post-title vignette, in which one or more of the Champions demonstrates exceptional mental or physical abilities, often astonishing or humiliating others. In one example Stirling participates in a sharpshooting contest. In another, Macready's car is blocked in, two laughing passing drunks try to lift it out but she goes round to the other side and pulls it out of the parking space one-handed. Paradoxically, the narration during these often-public demonstrations usually mentions the need to keep the powers a secret. The narration involved in these particular scenes is spoken by American-born actor David Bauer, who also appeared as a foreign-accented villain in the episode "The Experiment".
The hero Kanon was reborn as "Ray Gransdori," a demon with an affinity for swords (as opposed to Shin, Anos' old friend). At last, the mystery of Avos Dilhevia and the world's revisionist history is coming to light. This was Kanon's plan all along: to be reborn in a demon body and claim the title of Avos Dilhevia, the demon king of tyranny. When he died 2,000 years ago, he used the mighty heroic sword Evansmana to attack fate itself and displaced Anos as the true demon king. With Anos out of the way, Kanon prepared to be reborn as an imposter, a public enemy for the heroes of the human world to fight and takedown. After all, Jerga's immortal hatred of all demons was strong in the Asc spell and warped the minds of all humans. Only by taking down "the enemy" could that hate be satisfied at last.
As the dust settles, Anos approaches Eleanor Bianca and frees herself of Jerga's influence, and assigns her as Anos' own magic source. Eleanor is delighted, and she accompanies Anos, Misha and Sasha to Anos' household one evening for a quiet dinner among friends. With the world at peace and in balance once again, a little celebration is in order. 041b061a72