[Blue-kun]

Spoiler for Ep 9:

I loved these last two episodes, show's definitely gotten on a hot streak since last week. Haruto is probably my favourite character right now, because honestly, I just find it hard to resist on such an amazingly cheesy intro. There's bad cheese, and then there's this... How do you dislike a guy that goes HOWL, MY COSMO and uses a bunch of ninja techniques, which he makes sure to describe as being all sorts of awesome since it gives him access to other elements? Geez! And to seal the deal off -- he also seems to have good taste in women. Basically, a ton of fun to watch.

As for Geki, he was pretty cool this episode, bunch of nice moments like when he kneeled down simply to charge against the random Martian. The sacrifice certainly didn't hit all that hard, but then again, I don't usually get hit too hard by shows like this. It felt like a badass way to go, and at least on that front I think Geki certainly fit the bill.

Anyhow, next episode is Umakoshi and Rie Matsumoto together, so chances are it'll also look a lot better than usual. I'm of the opinion that the Gold Saint will be Kiki, as well, but any of the old ones would make me pleased all the same. I don't know how I'd feel about a new character, though...

Overall, great episode.