CharactersThey have definitely paid acute attention to the cute factor of the women. The blue alien people with emote-making antennae and the daughters of aku going from adorable toddlers to attractive angsty-looking teenagers definitely explored the cute and sexy angles thoroughly.
The seemingly homosexual robot that repeatedly said babe in a manner similar to that of Rick and Morty's copyright-safe Freddy Kruger was entertaining. Attacking Jack with a magic flute and scat-singing reminded me of the blue alien pirate from Guardians of the Galaxy who would kill people with a flying flute-like blade controlled by his whistles. Additionally he reminds me of a throw-away enemy from the original Naruto who would play the flute as an attack. It was a striking character though I question why he would remotely be considered Aku's best assassin especially compared to Aku's old most powerful minion Demongo. As was the case with Demongo, you felt he deserved another episode due to how striking of a character he was, only for him to die at the end.
The daughters of Aku I predict will evolve over time to have a few side with Jack and a few side against him. Their animated growth through training was intriguing but what really stood out was the one scene with white firey arrows causing their bodies to glow inside the darkness.
Concluding ThoughtsI review this episode to have been everything it was hyped up to be with iconic animation, characters, character development, scenery, and lore. My only concern is how long the creators can manage to keep their quality maxed out in every aspect of the show because, this episode does set the bar quite high for the rest of the series to follow up on.
10 magic swords out of 10 adorable blue emote aliens.
The seemingly homosexual robot that repeatedly said babe in a manner similar to that of Rick and Morty's copyright-safe Freddy Kruger was entertaining. Attacking Jack with a magic flute and scat-singing reminded me of the blue alien pirate from Guardians of the Galaxy who would kill people with a flying flute-like blade controlled by his whistles. Additionally he reminds me of a throw-away enemy from the original Naruto who would play the flute as an attack. It was a striking character though I question why he would remotely be considered Aku's best assassin especially compared to Aku's old most powerful minion Demongo. As was the case with Demongo, you felt he deserved another episode due to how striking of a character he was, only for him to die at the end.
The daughters of Aku I predict will evolve over time to have a few side with Jack and a few side against him. Their animated growth through training was intriguing but what really stood out was the one scene with white firey arrows causing their bodies to glow inside the darkness.
Concluding ThoughtsI review this episode to have been everything it was hyped up to be with iconic animation, characters, character development, scenery, and lore. My only concern is how long the creators can manage to keep their quality maxed out in every aspect of the show because, this episode does set the bar quite high for the rest of the series to follow up on.
10 magic swords out of 10 adorable blue emote aliens.