Summary:
Souta has been upping his calorie intake in an attempt to bulk up and finally beat Holon in a sparring match. Although Souta is the better fighter and Holon is not even modified for battle, Souta can never pull the trigger and strike Holon in the brain stem. Everyone decides it is because Souta is weak for women, and we learn that the Secretary General has asked the EISF to take a special case. Android Actress Ace has been using androids (who are all modeled after the Secretary General) for special pleasure services, and this could interfere with her reelection.
Naturally the AAA sends out a messenger to tell the EISF to stop interfering, in the form of a Holon clone dressed as Iron Schwartz (henceforth known as Irolon). Irolon easily takes out Holon, before beating the crud out of Souta. However, at the critical moment, Holon calls out to Souta with tears in her eyes and Souta responds with his bread and butter move (a matador-esque armbar-ish move followed by a chop to the neck). The romantic moment is ruined, however, when Souta merely asks for a rematch against Holon (and then loses because he is in love with her).
Reaction:
I like how the revelation about androids and the Secretary General showed how all three versions were unique in Souta’s mind. One-sided love can even be toggled with a single line of code. This was by far the most entertaining episode so far, especially if you are a Holon x Souta fan. I don’t understand why Souta had to dress up to go into AAA considering he has no uniform, but it was hilarious watching him imagine Holon’s face (which ironically is the Secretary General’s face!) on the pinup girls. I am now convinced that Eliza defeated Souta by showing him images of a blushing white-belt Holon asking Souta to teach her how to work the full mount.
Speaking of which, I was very disappointed in Irolon’s grappling skills. Whoever programmed Irolon must have uploaded the crippleware version (ironically). Souta was able to get takedowns at will and I was totally confused when Irolon was trying to drown Souta with the junk in her trunk. It was like she was going for a standing kimura, except she was facing the inside of the elbow joint. Even when she went for the standard armbar, she only laid one thick leg on Souta, so he was easily able to roll out of it. Anyway, the Holon x Souta moments are my favorite, and I can’t wait to see how Souta dumps the Secretary General for the android version of her.
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Kabitzin – who has written 1938 posts on Sea Slugs! Anime Blog.
One of the founders of Sea Slugs, I handle most of the blog admin tasks while wearing my I AM BOSS shirt. I like my action series well choreographed, and my romance series extra trashy. I also have a soft spot for puns.
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i think this is the best episode til now.