[Dann of Thursday]

Originally Posted by Kanon

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Although the animation wasn't quite as fabulous as expected, the poses sure were.



DAZZLING THE STAGE!

Spoiler for episode 16:

Hmm, I think it's something along those lines as well. He might just have the power to grow stronger everytime he's defeated. It would sort of explain why the same technique won't work twice on him.

No, he's Takuto's grandfather. That's what Random Curiosity's summary says too (I admit the line is a little bit ambiguous).

Spoiler for Poses:

Those poses, especially the one he does with the one sword after striking Reshbal, were indeed quite awesome.

Spoiler for 16:

Yeah, that would seem to be a pretty good explanation for his power.

Oh, alright. I was getting confused there for a bit.

Originally Posted by Kagura89

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Takuto grandfather name is Tsunashi Ikurou, same surname as Takuto & he likely Takuto biological grandpa if we go with family name or by appearance, Ikurou does have resemblance with Takuto. I guess that someone was supposed to have mark (Takuto father?!) but he disappear, leaving Takuto with his grandpa until he old enough to inherit the mark. If Takuto isn't Ikurou grandson, then what is exactly Takuto are? But again, the whole mark inheritance is vague.

Spoiler for Episode 16:

I'm fairly impressed with the conclusion for this arc & Tauburn vs Reshbal fight is cool in terms of animation & action. Lot's of budget being poured into this episode & Ken Ootsuka doing key animation of fight is excellent. I know some of you expect more action between Head & Takuto fight but i think this is good enough.
Tauburn upgrade much correspond to Igarashi&Enokido interview that he will power up through phases. I don't think that Head is out of picture completely, he must be caught off-guard with sudden evolve of Tauburn & i bet he will return with upgrades to fight Takuto on next stages. Lesson learned: Never underestimate Ginga Bishounen power even you have phase up because he will do the same thing.

Looking forward to Keito arc because it likely more complicated than the previous one & she have her own agenda within the Crux, possibly want to drag Sugata in & becoming the Emperor

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I missed his name I guess, so that is probably his grandfather. Oddly, he doesn't seem to have the eye shape both Head and Takuto have, but has a shape that resembles Sugata or Katashiro's. Of course, I've been thinking that Ikurou was Takuto's mother's father rather than Head's.

I think what bugs me the most is just how Head acted once Tauburn upgraded. On one hand, it was actually rather nice to see him freaked out for once, but I wish he hadn't lost quite so quickly.

Indeed, though I'm curious what upgrades he might get in the Fourth and Fifth. Maybe Tauburn will become pure red in the end or something? Hopefully he comes back and I agree that he was mainly just caught off guard. He'll probably take Takuto much more seriously next time.

Indeed, and I'm actually looking forward to seeing how they'll make her sympathetic since right now she doesn't have much going for her in that department. She very likely wants Sugata and I think this new arc will be partially about him perhaps being corrupted and ending with him joining, reviving Samekh, and then fighting Takuto for the grand finale.

And you know what? Let him. I just hope it comes back to bite him.