Where I rewatch Yugioh GX, Episode 60
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cypsiman2Recap of Edo defeating Judai, and everyone's ridiculously overdramatic response to that event. And as Judai falls on his face, unfortunately not breaking it, he suddenly has a vision of himself standing in a white void, Saiou's voice telling him that his fate has fallen into his hands. And now Saiou has turned into a giant for some reason, probably an inept attempt at symbolism. Winged Kuriboh appears and starts flailing about, but when Judai reaches out to the ratty little fur ball, there are sparks of electricity that force it away. And now it disappears and Judai calls out to his "partner". Seriously, WTF is this, I don't even...and now Manjoume is yelling at Judai, and apparently that was a dream? And Manjoume has X-Head Cannon out on the field, so I guess they're dueling, apparently its a skill match or something, could have been set up better. Of course, the only thing of importance here is that all of Judai's cards are a blank white. Why Saiou went through all this trouble when he could have just paid one of his mooks to paint all over Judai's cards, I've no idea. Though...wasn't this supposed to bring Judai under his control or something? I guess it must be that Gary Stu aura Judai's got going on. Mind you, nothing's happened to the cards themselves, it's all just in Judai's head. And from the look in Judai's eyes, you really get the impression that playing card games is the entirety of his pale, pathetic existence.
TITLE SCREEN! ASUKA VS. FUBUKI! THE PATH TO A SIBLING IDOLATRY if only all duels on this show could have such a promising premise.
There's a crowd of Red and Yellow students gathered outside the nurse's office, chattering about how Judai apparently can't duel anymore. Then Shou tries to force his way through them, resulting in unfunny physical comedy. Manjoume orders the uninspired extras to get the hell out, and they do. Seriously, how the fuck is Shou only getting there just now, after everyone else? Shou asks WTF is up with Judai, and Manjoume explains that all of his cards appear as blank white paper to him. Oh, and also he can't hear the voices of the spirits anymore. Wow, that's such a tragic loss, if only he had actual human friends for times like this...oh, wait. Head Nurse Ayukawa reports that there's nothing wrong with Judai's body, and near as far as she can tell, Judai's just being a big whiny little baby over being defeated by Judai. Or, you know, shocked. I prefer the first version, but hey, whatever floats your boat. Judai tries to laugh it all off and fails, and then says he just wants to be alone. Whatever you say, Whiny McWhinerson, son of Crysalot McCrybaby.
So Judai walks down the hall, past Chronos, who notices Judai's condition. Long story short, even though this is the best time to attack the Osiris Red dorm, Chronos is reluctant. Now we get to here Ojama Yellow being a whiny little shit, whining about how sad it is that Judai can no longer hear the voices of the spirits. Dude, if not being able to hear the "card spirits" meant that I'd never have to hear Ojama Yellow ever again, that would be worth everything in the entire world. Oh yeah, and everyone's hanging out in Manjoume's suite in the Osiris Red dorm. Finally, Manjoume smacks Ojamaa Yellow away, but we know that it is only temporary. Misawa bullshits about Judai being the anchor of Osiris Red or what the fuck ever, but Manjoume won't have any of that; he reminds them that they're all still there, they're all capable duelists, and they don't need Gary Stu to fight their battles for them. Thus, everyone is rallied together.
Wait, who is playing that rocking guitar solo? Everyone runs out...could it be...yes, yes it is! IT IS FUBUKI! HE IS ON A BOAT, WEARING A HAWAIIAN SHIRT, AND HE HAS A SPEAKER ON HIS HEAD! Oh Fubuki, you are indeed the kind of lovable goofballs! Now Fubuki gets off the boat, and Asuka asks why he's there. He says he's here for Asuka, to take her back to Obelisk Blue, and Asuka can't believe it could be true, and then Chronos shows up; go away Chronos, you're ruining the moment! Oh, and apparently he was swimming underneath the boat, because he still has it on his back. Why they decide the source of Fubuki's boat's propulsion is a question that needed answering, I've no idea. Especially since the actual answer is that Fubuki willed it to move, with the power of Rock! Yeah, he really wants Asuka to become a Dueling Idol, but Asuka has no time for these shenanigans, and will instead protect Osiris Red from his and Napoleon's inexplicable attacks upon it. Fubuki does not understand why Asuka is so opposed to becoming a Dueling Idol, and Asuka explains further that she is meant to work in a duo with Fubuki in this insane little plot. Well shit, no wonder Fubuki's on board with this plan!
Manjoume once again imagines Asuka in the red dress with the plunging neckline, and he thinks this would be just great. Oh that stupid idiot, I can't be too hard on him, I know what it was like to be a sixteen year old boy. But I will try, just as a matter of principal. And...then Misawa makes an inexplicable crack about Asuka's age, but hey, it's just a tawdry and painful set up for this installment of 'let's abuse the shit out of Misawa's character'. Today's installment features Asuka smacking Misawa across the face, leaving a visible imprint, and knocking him flat on his face. Wow, that was offensive to everyone! And there's no need to excuse yourself Misawa, we know the writers had a gun to your head. Also, shut the hell up Kenzan, don't have some dinosaur eggs to hatch, or what the fuck else it is you're doing? And of course, everyone's already ignoring Misawa, because clearly he is not their friend who's been through thick and thin with them or anything like that. And now Fubuki pulls out a cardboard cutout of Asuka in the red dress and asks if she really hates it that much. She does, but that's beside the point...which Fubuki does not get, since he's now changed it for overalls. Hee.
Asuka, though she loves her brother dearly, tires of trying to get through his thick skull, and Fubuki asks if Manjoume might be able to do a better job of persuading her. He calls Asuka a golden egg of the Idol world, and asks if Manjoume agrees. Asuka then reminds Manjoume of their unity, and unfortunately with the man that he loves and the woman that he loves pulling at him in opposite directions, Manjoume can't handle the pressure, and folds like a house of cards. Seriously, shut the hell up Kenzan, why the fuck are you even in this episode? Fubuki declares that his and Asuka's feelings are like parallel lines, the rails of a night train that are unable to intersect. Asuak realizes that the inevitable duel is coming, and Fubuki agrees.
WHAM! Now we're at the dueling arena, where the YanYan singing duel shall be taking place, as the mysterious female announcer...announces. And of course, Fubuki's got a ton of fangirls, including Ayukawa. See, THAT'S charisma! Shou finally gets his ass there, Misawa asks about Judai, but no, he can't be here, he's too busy writing terrible poetry about how much it sucks to be unable to play card games. And of course the one time Judai won't be watching a duel, is when Asuka's dueling. Real classy Judai. Real classy. Suddenly the lights go out, Napoleon complains to Chronos about how students who don't follow their inexplicable and irrational demands should be kicked out, and my dear wish that Napoleon be killed in a tragic Idol "accident" goes unfulfilled. And now Fubuki comes down on wires, and he's wearing a snazzy suit too. He flies around, blows kisses to his fangirls, and is called "Bucky". I do not pretend to understand the ways of Fubuki, I simply observe them, and am amused by them. Case in point, Fubuki lands, points up, and asks what lies beyond his fingertip. The fangirls immediately respond "Ten" (The Heavens), Fubuki gets down on one knee, and finishes off with "jouin!".
Ahh, why didn't he shake his booty this time? His fangirls, in and out of the show, wouldn't have been the only ones to appreciate that. And yes, I meant what I just said, I have no shame in this matter.
Blah blah blah, noise from the peanut gallery, and now it is time for Asuka to make her overdramatic idol entrance! Dry ice, Asuka is definitely unhappy, and she's being carted in on a giant swan. GASP, NOT EVEN THE REGAL SWAN CAN MELT ASUKA'S ICY HEART! And then Manjoume puts on a pink robe and in English, cheers out his love for Asuka. Quit down you goober, this isn't about you! Fubuki declares that if he wins, Asuka is to return to Obelisk Blue and become part of an Idol Pair with him. Asuka says if she wins, she'll be staying over at Red...what, you're not going to insist that this 'destroy Osiris Red' nonsense be brought to an end? The writers have a gun to your head? All right...Fubuki explains that their stage names shall be Bucky and Asuryn, once again, the true nature of Fubuki is an inscrutable mystery that will require much meditation. And already Manjoume's put together a love-love poster for the occasion.
Now the duel begins, and Fubuki goes first. He summons Pitch-Black Panther Warrior in attack position, with 2000 attack points. Then he plays the Permanent spell card, Spotlight; he picks a monster on the field, and that monster gains 300 attack points, so now Panther Warrior has 2300 attack points, and he sets one card to end his turn. Not a bad set-up, all things considered, and Asuka swears that she will not lose.
EYECATCH!
Asuka takes her turn and plays her Field Spell card, Ritual Church. Manjoume has an imagine spot of himself getting married to Asuka, and Asuka demands to know what the fuck Manjoume's dreaming about. Fubuki approves of this, declaring it to be the goal of all Idol Stars! Fubuki goes insane for a little while, but it's hard to tell, I have to admit. Asuka reminds him that being a bride is not in her list of goals, discards a spell card to get Machine Angel Ritual from her deck to her hand, and plays it, sacrificing the Level-6 Cyber Prima in her hand to Ritual Summon Cyber Angel Idaten from her hand. Sure, 1600 attack points doesn't sound too impressive, Fubuki wonders what "Asuryn's" getting at. She tells him to knock it off with the Asuryn, it's never going to happen, and then she activates Idaten's effect, returning a spell card from her grave to her hand, like the one she discarded for Ritual Church's effect. And the card in question is Ritual Weapon, which when equipped to a level six or lower Ritual Monster, raises its attack and defense power by 1500 points. So Idaten now has an attack power of 3100 points. She attacks, but Fubuki activates his trap card, Cursed Ring; a skull ring now appears on Idaten, and now it can no longer destroy monsters by battle. Fubuki praises Asuka for not going easy on him, just because he's her brother, and that they're sure to be rivals, even in the world of Idols.
Asuka reminds him that he's still going to be taking damage, AND WHY IN HOLY HELL WOULD YOU RUIN THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT WITH THAT FUCKING MUSIC CUE, DEAR SWEET MOTHER OF SATAN, SOMEONE WILL ANSWER FOR THIS ABOMINATION! So yeah, Fubuki takes 800 points of damage, Fubuki's fangirls cry out, and Fubuki declares that their voices give him strength. And you know for a fact that he means it. Fubuki draws a card and plays Stray Lambs, special summoning two Lamb Tokens in defense position. Shut the hell up Kenzan, everyone knows how Panther Warrior works, we don't need you to explain it to us. Also, why the hell aren't you dead yet? Fubuki declares that Panther Warrior's effect is a metaphor for the world of Idols, and that if Asuryn want's to be in the world of Idols, he won't stand in her way! Asuka reminds him that she hasn't said word one about any of that bullshit, and Fubuki declares that he'll show her the intensity of the Performance World this turn, and then plays the equip spell Guidance of Fate. This lets the equipped Beast-Warrior monster attack the opponent directly, so Asuka takes 2300 points of damage.
Ouch, and with Idaten unable to destroy Panther Warrior, she's in quite the pinch! Misawa declares that Fubuki was considered to be Ryou's only rival, Manjoume scrawls together a poster to cheer Asuka on, and Shou throws a whiny little fit, making the grave error of insulting the great Fubuki, so I've no choice but to tear Shou apart atom by atom. It will only take a moment...and done. And now Fubuki sets a card to end his turn. Asuka takes her turn, plays Pot of Greed, and summons the level-2 Cyber Petit Angel, which lets her add another Machine Angel Ritual from her deck to her hand. She plays it, sacrificing both of her monsters to Ritual Summon the Level-8 Cyber Angel Dakini with 2700 attack points. When summoned, the opponent must choose one of their monsters to be destroyed, and its attack penetrates defense. Fubuki destroys his remaining Lamb Token, shut the hell up Kenzan, and Asuka destroys Panther Warrior for 400 points of damage. However, this allows Fubuki to activate his trap card, Miraculous Moment; when a Panther Warrior, equipped with Guidance of Fate, is destroyed and sent to the grave, it lets him special summon Brown Warrior from his deck or hand.
That...seems overly specific and situational, especially considering that Brown Warrior only has 500 freaking attack points.
The Peanut Gallery is skeptical, Spotlight raises Brown Warrior's attack power by 300, and now it is Fubuki's turn again. He declares that the rehearsal is over, and he shall now present a stage suitable for Asuryn's departure. Also, Brown Warrior allows Fubuki to add Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei from his deck to his hand, which he summons and whoa, it has 2300 attack points. Also, Brown Warrior also raises its attack power by another 400 points, bringing it to 2700. And now he plays it, his Field Spell Ultimate Stage Costume! And good god, what the hell is that thing that Brown Warrior's been strapped to. Asuka is stunned silent, Manjoume notes the entire field has become one big stage costume, and Fubuki explains that this lets him raise the attack and defense power of one monster on the field by...3000 points?!? Ho shit! He declares that he will not let Asuka face this pain alone, so he has Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei attack Dakini, resulting in mutual destruction for no damage. Fubuki declares Brown Warrior's attack, Asuka resigns herself to her ignominious fate, and...
Manjoume's tears notwithstanding, nothing happens. Turns out the Ultimate Stage Costume is a little too bulky for launching attacks in, so Brown Warrior has to leave it, resulting in its attack dropping back down to 800 for the attack. It would indeed seem to be the case that in all the excitement, Fubuki got a bit ahead of himself. Brown Warrior walks up to Asuka and gives her a light whack across the head for 800 points of damage. She demands to know WTF, and Brown Warrior, clearly embarrassed about the whole thing, returns to the costume, restoring its attack power to 3800. Hey, there had to be a downside to that huge boost, didn't there? Asuka pulls together despite her powerful urge to smack her brother around, and takes her turn. And why isn't her mouth moving as she talks? Jesus fucking Christ, are you fuckers really going to be this fucking lazy, on the Asuka vs. Fubuki episode? You are, aren't you? Anyway, Asuka plays Fulfillment of Contract, paying 800 life points to special summon a Ritual Monster back from her grave, and she chooses Idaten. This lets her take back Ritual Church, which she plays, destroying Ultimate Stage Costume. She uses its effect to take back Machine Angel Ritual, and she sacrifices Idaten for Cyber Angel Benten. She attacks and destroys Brown Warrior for 1000 points of damage, and then Benten's effect deals damage equal to the destroyed monster's defense power, which as it so happens was 1800. Thus, Fubuki loses, and does a hilarious pose/reaction shot as he does so.
So after the duel is over, Fubuki tells "Asuryn" that she's gotten stronger, she thanks him but asks if he could go ahead and drop the whole Asuryn thing. He then tells her that he was just hoping that she'd go back to being a normal girl by singing love songs alongside him as an idol, but then Manjoume tries to interrupt, and so Shou and Kenzan perform their only valid function in the entire series by hauling his ass away. Still, it is obvious that Fubuki's figured out that he doesn't need to push his method for happiness onto Asuka. And then Fubuki asks where the fuck is Judai, having only now noticed that he was missing. Which is understandable, Judai does not leave much of an impression and is quite forgettable. And now we go over to Judai, who's in his room, listening to Linkin Park's "Crawling in My Skin". Or just vacantly staring at the wall, that's good too. End episode.
NEXT TIME! Judai is still a whiner, Edo's manager (Saiou) is coming to Duel Academia, Shou whines, and apparently Saiou will be dueling Manjoume. EPISODE TITLE, ENTER SAIOU! THE TAROT DECK OF DESTINY. And the card of the week is Cyber Angel Benten, which was never released into the real card game. Boo!
So, was it just me, or did Kenzan get way too many lines? And by 'too many', I mean any.
TITLE SCREEN! ASUKA VS. FUBUKI! THE PATH TO A SIBLING IDOLATRY if only all duels on this show could have such a promising premise.
There's a crowd of Red and Yellow students gathered outside the nurse's office, chattering about how Judai apparently can't duel anymore. Then Shou tries to force his way through them, resulting in unfunny physical comedy. Manjoume orders the uninspired extras to get the hell out, and they do. Seriously, how the fuck is Shou only getting there just now, after everyone else? Shou asks WTF is up with Judai, and Manjoume explains that all of his cards appear as blank white paper to him. Oh, and also he can't hear the voices of the spirits anymore. Wow, that's such a tragic loss, if only he had actual human friends for times like this...oh, wait. Head Nurse Ayukawa reports that there's nothing wrong with Judai's body, and near as far as she can tell, Judai's just being a big whiny little baby over being defeated by Judai. Or, you know, shocked. I prefer the first version, but hey, whatever floats your boat. Judai tries to laugh it all off and fails, and then says he just wants to be alone. Whatever you say, Whiny McWhinerson, son of Crysalot McCrybaby.
So Judai walks down the hall, past Chronos, who notices Judai's condition. Long story short, even though this is the best time to attack the Osiris Red dorm, Chronos is reluctant. Now we get to here Ojama Yellow being a whiny little shit, whining about how sad it is that Judai can no longer hear the voices of the spirits. Dude, if not being able to hear the "card spirits" meant that I'd never have to hear Ojama Yellow ever again, that would be worth everything in the entire world. Oh yeah, and everyone's hanging out in Manjoume's suite in the Osiris Red dorm. Finally, Manjoume smacks Ojamaa Yellow away, but we know that it is only temporary. Misawa bullshits about Judai being the anchor of Osiris Red or what the fuck ever, but Manjoume won't have any of that; he reminds them that they're all still there, they're all capable duelists, and they don't need Gary Stu to fight their battles for them. Thus, everyone is rallied together.
Wait, who is playing that rocking guitar solo? Everyone runs out...could it be...yes, yes it is! IT IS FUBUKI! HE IS ON A BOAT, WEARING A HAWAIIAN SHIRT, AND HE HAS A SPEAKER ON HIS HEAD! Oh Fubuki, you are indeed the kind of lovable goofballs! Now Fubuki gets off the boat, and Asuka asks why he's there. He says he's here for Asuka, to take her back to Obelisk Blue, and Asuka can't believe it could be true, and then Chronos shows up; go away Chronos, you're ruining the moment! Oh, and apparently he was swimming underneath the boat, because he still has it on his back. Why they decide the source of Fubuki's boat's propulsion is a question that needed answering, I've no idea. Especially since the actual answer is that Fubuki willed it to move, with the power of Rock! Yeah, he really wants Asuka to become a Dueling Idol, but Asuka has no time for these shenanigans, and will instead protect Osiris Red from his and Napoleon's inexplicable attacks upon it. Fubuki does not understand why Asuka is so opposed to becoming a Dueling Idol, and Asuka explains further that she is meant to work in a duo with Fubuki in this insane little plot. Well shit, no wonder Fubuki's on board with this plan!
Manjoume once again imagines Asuka in the red dress with the plunging neckline, and he thinks this would be just great. Oh that stupid idiot, I can't be too hard on him, I know what it was like to be a sixteen year old boy. But I will try, just as a matter of principal. And...then Misawa makes an inexplicable crack about Asuka's age, but hey, it's just a tawdry and painful set up for this installment of 'let's abuse the shit out of Misawa's character'. Today's installment features Asuka smacking Misawa across the face, leaving a visible imprint, and knocking him flat on his face. Wow, that was offensive to everyone! And there's no need to excuse yourself Misawa, we know the writers had a gun to your head. Also, shut the hell up Kenzan, don't have some dinosaur eggs to hatch, or what the fuck else it is you're doing? And of course, everyone's already ignoring Misawa, because clearly he is not their friend who's been through thick and thin with them or anything like that. And now Fubuki pulls out a cardboard cutout of Asuka in the red dress and asks if she really hates it that much. She does, but that's beside the point...which Fubuki does not get, since he's now changed it for overalls. Hee.
Asuka, though she loves her brother dearly, tires of trying to get through his thick skull, and Fubuki asks if Manjoume might be able to do a better job of persuading her. He calls Asuka a golden egg of the Idol world, and asks if Manjoume agrees. Asuka then reminds Manjoume of their unity, and unfortunately with the man that he loves and the woman that he loves pulling at him in opposite directions, Manjoume can't handle the pressure, and folds like a house of cards. Seriously, shut the hell up Kenzan, why the fuck are you even in this episode? Fubuki declares that his and Asuka's feelings are like parallel lines, the rails of a night train that are unable to intersect. Asuak realizes that the inevitable duel is coming, and Fubuki agrees.
WHAM! Now we're at the dueling arena, where the YanYan singing duel shall be taking place, as the mysterious female announcer...announces. And of course, Fubuki's got a ton of fangirls, including Ayukawa. See, THAT'S charisma! Shou finally gets his ass there, Misawa asks about Judai, but no, he can't be here, he's too busy writing terrible poetry about how much it sucks to be unable to play card games. And of course the one time Judai won't be watching a duel, is when Asuka's dueling. Real classy Judai. Real classy. Suddenly the lights go out, Napoleon complains to Chronos about how students who don't follow their inexplicable and irrational demands should be kicked out, and my dear wish that Napoleon be killed in a tragic Idol "accident" goes unfulfilled. And now Fubuki comes down on wires, and he's wearing a snazzy suit too. He flies around, blows kisses to his fangirls, and is called "Bucky". I do not pretend to understand the ways of Fubuki, I simply observe them, and am amused by them. Case in point, Fubuki lands, points up, and asks what lies beyond his fingertip. The fangirls immediately respond "Ten" (The Heavens), Fubuki gets down on one knee, and finishes off with "jouin!".
Ahh, why didn't he shake his booty this time? His fangirls, in and out of the show, wouldn't have been the only ones to appreciate that. And yes, I meant what I just said, I have no shame in this matter.
Blah blah blah, noise from the peanut gallery, and now it is time for Asuka to make her overdramatic idol entrance! Dry ice, Asuka is definitely unhappy, and she's being carted in on a giant swan. GASP, NOT EVEN THE REGAL SWAN CAN MELT ASUKA'S ICY HEART! And then Manjoume puts on a pink robe and in English, cheers out his love for Asuka. Quit down you goober, this isn't about you! Fubuki declares that if he wins, Asuka is to return to Obelisk Blue and become part of an Idol Pair with him. Asuka says if she wins, she'll be staying over at Red...what, you're not going to insist that this 'destroy Osiris Red' nonsense be brought to an end? The writers have a gun to your head? All right...Fubuki explains that their stage names shall be Bucky and Asuryn, once again, the true nature of Fubuki is an inscrutable mystery that will require much meditation. And already Manjoume's put together a love-love poster for the occasion.
Now the duel begins, and Fubuki goes first. He summons Pitch-Black Panther Warrior in attack position, with 2000 attack points. Then he plays the Permanent spell card, Spotlight; he picks a monster on the field, and that monster gains 300 attack points, so now Panther Warrior has 2300 attack points, and he sets one card to end his turn. Not a bad set-up, all things considered, and Asuka swears that she will not lose.
EYECATCH!
Asuka takes her turn and plays her Field Spell card, Ritual Church. Manjoume has an imagine spot of himself getting married to Asuka, and Asuka demands to know what the fuck Manjoume's dreaming about. Fubuki approves of this, declaring it to be the goal of all Idol Stars! Fubuki goes insane for a little while, but it's hard to tell, I have to admit. Asuka reminds him that being a bride is not in her list of goals, discards a spell card to get Machine Angel Ritual from her deck to her hand, and plays it, sacrificing the Level-6 Cyber Prima in her hand to Ritual Summon Cyber Angel Idaten from her hand. Sure, 1600 attack points doesn't sound too impressive, Fubuki wonders what "Asuryn's" getting at. She tells him to knock it off with the Asuryn, it's never going to happen, and then she activates Idaten's effect, returning a spell card from her grave to her hand, like the one she discarded for Ritual Church's effect. And the card in question is Ritual Weapon, which when equipped to a level six or lower Ritual Monster, raises its attack and defense power by 1500 points. So Idaten now has an attack power of 3100 points. She attacks, but Fubuki activates his trap card, Cursed Ring; a skull ring now appears on Idaten, and now it can no longer destroy monsters by battle. Fubuki praises Asuka for not going easy on him, just because he's her brother, and that they're sure to be rivals, even in the world of Idols.
Asuka reminds him that he's still going to be taking damage, AND WHY IN HOLY HELL WOULD YOU RUIN THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT WITH THAT FUCKING MUSIC CUE, DEAR SWEET MOTHER OF SATAN, SOMEONE WILL ANSWER FOR THIS ABOMINATION! So yeah, Fubuki takes 800 points of damage, Fubuki's fangirls cry out, and Fubuki declares that their voices give him strength. And you know for a fact that he means it. Fubuki draws a card and plays Stray Lambs, special summoning two Lamb Tokens in defense position. Shut the hell up Kenzan, everyone knows how Panther Warrior works, we don't need you to explain it to us. Also, why the hell aren't you dead yet? Fubuki declares that Panther Warrior's effect is a metaphor for the world of Idols, and that if Asuryn want's to be in the world of Idols, he won't stand in her way! Asuka reminds him that she hasn't said word one about any of that bullshit, and Fubuki declares that he'll show her the intensity of the Performance World this turn, and then plays the equip spell Guidance of Fate. This lets the equipped Beast-Warrior monster attack the opponent directly, so Asuka takes 2300 points of damage.
Ouch, and with Idaten unable to destroy Panther Warrior, she's in quite the pinch! Misawa declares that Fubuki was considered to be Ryou's only rival, Manjoume scrawls together a poster to cheer Asuka on, and Shou throws a whiny little fit, making the grave error of insulting the great Fubuki, so I've no choice but to tear Shou apart atom by atom. It will only take a moment...and done. And now Fubuki sets a card to end his turn. Asuka takes her turn, plays Pot of Greed, and summons the level-2 Cyber Petit Angel, which lets her add another Machine Angel Ritual from her deck to her hand. She plays it, sacrificing both of her monsters to Ritual Summon the Level-8 Cyber Angel Dakini with 2700 attack points. When summoned, the opponent must choose one of their monsters to be destroyed, and its attack penetrates defense. Fubuki destroys his remaining Lamb Token, shut the hell up Kenzan, and Asuka destroys Panther Warrior for 400 points of damage. However, this allows Fubuki to activate his trap card, Miraculous Moment; when a Panther Warrior, equipped with Guidance of Fate, is destroyed and sent to the grave, it lets him special summon Brown Warrior from his deck or hand.
That...seems overly specific and situational, especially considering that Brown Warrior only has 500 freaking attack points.
The Peanut Gallery is skeptical, Spotlight raises Brown Warrior's attack power by 300, and now it is Fubuki's turn again. He declares that the rehearsal is over, and he shall now present a stage suitable for Asuryn's departure. Also, Brown Warrior allows Fubuki to add Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei from his deck to his hand, which he summons and whoa, it has 2300 attack points. Also, Brown Warrior also raises its attack power by another 400 points, bringing it to 2700. And now he plays it, his Field Spell Ultimate Stage Costume! And good god, what the hell is that thing that Brown Warrior's been strapped to. Asuka is stunned silent, Manjoume notes the entire field has become one big stage costume, and Fubuki explains that this lets him raise the attack and defense power of one monster on the field by...3000 points?!? Ho shit! He declares that he will not let Asuka face this pain alone, so he has Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei attack Dakini, resulting in mutual destruction for no damage. Fubuki declares Brown Warrior's attack, Asuka resigns herself to her ignominious fate, and...
Manjoume's tears notwithstanding, nothing happens. Turns out the Ultimate Stage Costume is a little too bulky for launching attacks in, so Brown Warrior has to leave it, resulting in its attack dropping back down to 800 for the attack. It would indeed seem to be the case that in all the excitement, Fubuki got a bit ahead of himself. Brown Warrior walks up to Asuka and gives her a light whack across the head for 800 points of damage. She demands to know WTF, and Brown Warrior, clearly embarrassed about the whole thing, returns to the costume, restoring its attack power to 3800. Hey, there had to be a downside to that huge boost, didn't there? Asuka pulls together despite her powerful urge to smack her brother around, and takes her turn. And why isn't her mouth moving as she talks? Jesus fucking Christ, are you fuckers really going to be this fucking lazy, on the Asuka vs. Fubuki episode? You are, aren't you? Anyway, Asuka plays Fulfillment of Contract, paying 800 life points to special summon a Ritual Monster back from her grave, and she chooses Idaten. This lets her take back Ritual Church, which she plays, destroying Ultimate Stage Costume. She uses its effect to take back Machine Angel Ritual, and she sacrifices Idaten for Cyber Angel Benten. She attacks and destroys Brown Warrior for 1000 points of damage, and then Benten's effect deals damage equal to the destroyed monster's defense power, which as it so happens was 1800. Thus, Fubuki loses, and does a hilarious pose/reaction shot as he does so.
So after the duel is over, Fubuki tells "Asuryn" that she's gotten stronger, she thanks him but asks if he could go ahead and drop the whole Asuryn thing. He then tells her that he was just hoping that she'd go back to being a normal girl by singing love songs alongside him as an idol, but then Manjoume tries to interrupt, and so Shou and Kenzan perform their only valid function in the entire series by hauling his ass away. Still, it is obvious that Fubuki's figured out that he doesn't need to push his method for happiness onto Asuka. And then Fubuki asks where the fuck is Judai, having only now noticed that he was missing. Which is understandable, Judai does not leave much of an impression and is quite forgettable. And now we go over to Judai, who's in his room, listening to Linkin Park's "Crawling in My Skin". Or just vacantly staring at the wall, that's good too. End episode.
NEXT TIME! Judai is still a whiner, Edo's manager (Saiou) is coming to Duel Academia, Shou whines, and apparently Saiou will be dueling Manjoume. EPISODE TITLE, ENTER SAIOU! THE TAROT DECK OF DESTINY. And the card of the week is Cyber Angel Benten, which was never released into the real card game. Boo!
So, was it just me, or did Kenzan get way too many lines? And by 'too many', I mean any.
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Date: 2010-07-13 06:26 am (UTC)I think Chronos's hesitation is supposed to be his character arc.
Kenzan, why are you talking about evolution? You do realize that the dinosaurs had to die in order for significant evolution of other species to begin occurring?
<3 Fubuki!
Poor Misawa.
Asuka then reminds Manjoume of their unity, and unfortunately with the man that he loves and the woman that he loves pulling at him in opposite directions, Manjoume can't handle the pressure, and folds like a house of cards.
So, so true. It's...an interesting love triangle.
Ahh, why didn't he shake his booty this time? His fangirls, in and out of the show, wouldn't have been the only ones to appreciate that. And yes, I meant what I just said, I have no shame in this matter.
XD Well, I'm a homoromantic asexual, and yet I feel the same way!
Ryou, take note: Fubuki is a very good shield from fangirls. Oh, wait, I'm thinking of the manga where they're actually allowed to be in scenes together.
Shut the hell up Kenzan, everyone knows how Panther Warrior works, we don't need you to explain it to us. Also, why the hell aren't you dead yet?
I don't know about the latter, but for the former...yeesh, even the people who don't know could figure it out when Fubuki proceeds to sacrifice a Lamb Token in order to make Panther Warrior attack. That rule of letting the audience learn by observation applies to dueling as well as fantasy in general, writers.
Shut up, Shou, just because he's a goofball doesn't mean he can't duel. And that's part of his awesomeness. And at any rate, he and Ryou are good foils for each other. Any explanation for why they never share any screentime, writers?
Aww, Fubuki. Also, I love that he has to stare around and really think about it before realizing that Juudai's missing. Yay, realism!
The writers finally come up with a nice card and it still wasn't released? Hmmph. And I predict that Fubuki will have tragically vanished again next episode. I hope I'm wrong, but...
It's not just you.
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Date: 2010-07-13 06:45 am (UTC)Sigh, if only it hadn't been prompted by some bizarre little troll with an inexplicable desire to destroy Osiris Red for no particular reason. Then it could have been worth something.
Shh, don't tell him, that'll make him commit suicide...wait, what am I saying? *Goes to tell him right this motherfucking instant!*
Fubuki is just such a darling, charming goof, is he not?
Indeed, and it's only going to get worse for poor Misawa, he who actually studies and works hard.
Definitely would be more interesting if the writers ever bothered to explore, instead of just mining it for cheap, tired gags.
STUPID SEXY FUBUKI!
Yeah, they're going to get all of...I think one more scene together, and then that'll be it. BOO!
Granted, it was present in the original show, but this propensity towards having people, especially members of the audience, explain every little card, is one that should have been dropped.
Shou continues to be an annoying prick, film at eleven. And the writers explanation for why Fubuki and Ryou don't get more scenes together? Because that would take the focus away from how important Judai is, of course.
Yeah, and in a way, I appreciate Manjoume interrupting, since it allows for actual genuine subtlety regarding Fubuki's realization. And yep, Judai, the supposed "charisma" of Duel Academia, is pretty much forgotten by the actual CHARISMA of Duel Academia.
Granted, I would have liked Benten's stats and effect boosted a little, as it is a bit weak given the hoops one has to go through to summon it. And yeah, Fubuki's pretty much gone in the next episode, unless I'm completely misremembering it. Which I doubt.
Giving lines to Kenzan, is like giving lines to Hayato; why would you even do it?