Kamogawa, Comrade, and MARU!!
Saw EP1: ようこそ, 鴨川へ "Welcome to Kamogawa"
Spoiler for EP 1 Screening:
Opening Sequence: Nicely done with disco feeling.
. Can't wait for full version
Started with Madoka praying at sea side. She then saw a girl drowning and saved her (Lan came). She was late, and lost/forgot her school uniform, thus she came in her school swimming suit. The girl her saved gained consciousness, based on telephone call by the firemen.
MARU .
Lan met Madoka, undress the school uniform, and returned it to Madoka (the uniform she lost/forgot at the beach)
Madoka returned to her house and met her cousin sister, Nakaizumi Youko. Her sister asked Madoka to undress her pants to check something.
Madoka is good with sports (Kendo, tennis, baseball)
MARU Then there was a shower scene with Madoka, where Madoka seems to remember something where she was drowning, and touched her butt :P. Lan came (woof) and brought Madoka to a facility. Scene changed to Youko where she murmuring alone about a promise regarding not letting Madoka to pilot a robot
Toyota Array attacked. So the guys are the bad guys? Not for long I wager
. Madoka sortied, as Lan explained that Madoka only need to sit, as the piloting will be handled from outside. Array attacked with beam saber, but Madoka ended the fight with a wrestling move. 1, 2, 3.
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ED Scene: Somehow I got the feeling the ED will be the girl(s) walking. So I was right. Can't wait for the full version too.
Overall, it was a good episode. I enjoyed Madoka's antics with Ran. Fanservices were not excessive imo.
Maru (round) might have something to do with Madoka's name. It is spelled "まどか", but can also be spelled as using "円", among others.
Some weeks ago, captainMarika did joke with Satou regarding the "Maru" part with Marika's ship, Benten Maru. The "丸" is still "round".
I have to say, comparing the 2 anime by Satou next year, I'm looking forward to enjoy more Rinne than Mouretsu, May be this has something to do with "Original", and "Novel adaptation".
le sigh. MARU
Edit:
You can view screenshots from ep 1 from
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