Why this show so crack-up awesome? I mean, srsly. The lulz and lolz continues in episode 09 with the defusion of the various bombs located throughout the Arima Hills complex, with the duties of the 5 located ones split up among the Arima SP, Teppei/Charlotte, and Silvia/Seika combinations, with Yuu directing operations. And here, the seriousness (until the last part) degenerates into both what the title of the episode and the title of this episode indicates. Title of the episode is “Red & Blue” by the way, continuing the Matrix references from the previous episode.

The start was hardly interesting, just telling us things we already know for the most part. The only thing I gawked at up to this point was how the timer dropped from 1 hour straight to 42 minutes or so when Yuu talked about it. WTF? FAST TIME LAPSE IS FAST. And in the above screenshot, Charlotte is telling Teppei how fun it is to run with him in the dark holding his hand, completing the promise about the “date” at Arima Hills that Teppei had promised her.

Teppei then asks if she understood the situation, and she explained that she did, including the bombs. But it will all be fine, because Teppei is with her! Teppei then goes “Yare yare.”
 

So ok, it is fine that she can announce herself over the PA system, since there should be one throughout the complex, but how can she hear Teppei from outside? LOLWUT? So Arima Hills freaking has in-built mikes too? what is this i don’t even
 

So there is no other way to get rid of the DNA virus except to reformat all of the data stored in the databanks of Arima Hills. That in turns means wiping out everything related to the Arima Group. But of course, Emperor Wakamoto will not be beaten easily, and all of the important information is actually Geassed stored in his head. Well done to Arima Isshin Emperor Wakamoto.
 

So we see a whiteboard outlining where the bombs are and immediately the blue and red references come in. Obviously, the red magnets indicate the locations of the bombs. Did Seika even have to ask? Dumb bitch.
 

So Silvia must necessarily volunteer her heroism and services to the throne…by going to defuse a bomb from Teppei’s place to the complex…wait what? I can understand if the SP cannot get there due to the locked doors (and taking time to clear the system and then unlocking them, so the SPs definitely cannot make some in time), but how does using a helicopter to rush there be any faster? Princess Lover – your weekly source of impossibilities, lulz, GAR and the like. This is starting to look like the toned down harem version of Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann, and yes there is a TTGL moment later.
 

“They’re the bad guys, but they’re also very good guys!” O GAWD CHARL Y U SO CUTE

“A guy holding a hot’s girl’s hands running around in the dark is just not possible in reality!” DAYUMN RIGHT YOU TWO. Also lol at their reappearance, and their softness to Charlotte. Guns are no match for her bewbs demeanor.
 

Ah, the cuteness of Charl. It is over 9000.

They need to release this as official art NOW. OMG first apron Charl, then maid (if that is indeed a maid, I am not sure what she is supposed to be in there), and then finally hadaka apron (basically naked with nothing on but an apron) Charl. I HNGH-ed. By the way the HCG for the game includes the first one of her, or a similar shot. I remember the hadaka apron in that pose (complete with cooking stuff) at least.
 

Of course, Keep On Dreaming, you two. Teppei punches them to high heavens for losing their guard and runs on with Charl.
 

So I was wondering what he was going to try first at breaking down a heavily armored…what do you call those now? I forgot. For convenience, let me call it a door.
 

Dean Drive Fox Hound!

SMACK goes the Teppei. Yeah what? Who in his right mind would rush towards a heavily armored door and smack right into it in an effort to break through it? The Dickery of Teppei, live on Princess Lover. I bet we will see more of it before the end of the series.
 

And Charl keeps going “wakuwaku, wakuwaku” when Teppei finally decides to use his wooden bokuto to go through that door. LOLWAT we already know the result! But yeah, it turns out there is an even bigger surprise in store.
 

OH SNAP! (pun intended)

And the other half of the bokuto actually lands right where Charl would have been had she not fallen (or reacted) quickly. I LOL’ed when Charl went into shock mode. OH GAWD SHE CUTE AND FUNNY
 

So while on the chopper on the way to save Teppei and Charl, Seika starts asking Silvia exactly what she likes about Teppei to call her reason for saving him to be because of the fact that he is her fiance (and good friend). It turns out Silvia is reminded of her mother when she sees Teppei, but unlike the time when she was a kid and could do nothing, now she determines to do whatever she can in her own right for her own happiness. I did not bother to catch much of the conversation (nor did Silvia actually go into details of her mother’s death IIRC), but both the girls admit that they like Teppei, outright.
 

And so while Teppei mysteriously finds some pole-like thing to try and lift the door (hopeless cause as we all know), Charl cheers him on from behind without doing anything. Guess what happens when Teppei asks her for help.
 

Time for Chainsaw Charlotte. (insert Jason reference here)

So of course, WTF? It turns out the store they were right beside, Danhel, specializes in selling such stuff, and had Teppei only known (or had Charl decided to actually tell him before he started all his dickery) they could have gotten through the door faster…but we would not have had any of the great comedy these two provided.
 

I obviously have no idea what this said (since I cannot read even basic Japanese)…but I wish it is the equivalent of “Kthxbye”.
 

And at the time the power comes back on, Seika and Silvia run past a store with its TVs powered up once more showing Seika’s idol group. And since they have no time to pause and admire the Idolmaster girls, Silvia of course calls them the “women” and Seika resents it. “Onnadomo!”
 

So obviously, since the other two were around as well, this guy would presumably be too. He is of course waiting for both Charl and Teppei near the bomb they are supposed to defuse…and with a gun, no less.
 

The quintessential bomb defusion question – which one? In this case, red or blue? Of course, neither Seika nor Silvia (nor even Yuu) would know, but the way Silvia tries to arrive at the answer is most awesome.
 

Seika is vexed that they have to make a choice like this. I will have more to say on this part later at the end.

Silvia – “Kore wo…” Seika – “Arigatou…-te nande watashi ni modoseru no yo!?” LOL

Seriously, yes, I agree with the terrorist here. What the hell can a bokuto do against a damn gun? Oh wait, I forget. This is not just anime; this is Princess Lover. Guns are practically useless in this show. I must also add that the bokuto has magically been repaired at this point.
 

So WTF, this is the first time I ever heard of a wooden bokuto being able to block freaking bullets. Continuing the tradition set in the previous episode by Silvie, Teppei blocks two shots here, then jumps and smacks the guy right in the face, man-style. To top it all off he goes right after that, “Bokuto nante iranai. Otoko no kimochi wo tsutai dakara, kobushi shoubu shite shiagare!” (Something along the lines of “I don’t even need the bokuto. Just having the spirit of men, my fist is more than enough!”)

KAMINA APPROVES, TEPPEI, EVEN IF YOU ADMIT THAT YOUR HEART WAS NOT IN SYNC WITH YOUR WORDS.
 

And with just 26 seconds left, Seika of course gives up and throws the bomb into the air. At that moment, Silvie flashes out her rapier, and cuts at it.
 

DAT EXPRESSION! Also, Silvie cut the red one, and it is quite obvious that she got the right one (despite it not stopping till 3 seconds) because if she had not, the thing would have just gone up in their faces. But the best thing about this is how Silvie arrived at her decision to cut that one.
 

“Red is my lucky color today.” LOL, BUT THIS IS NOT THE BEST PART.

“By the way (can be translated as ‘For your info’ as well), what I’m wearing underneath is red.” WAHAHA LOLOLOL <3 SILVIE TOO

With just 10 seconds left to defuse his assigned bomb, Teppei runs to the nearest male toilet, finds a dust chute, and throws it in. Boom! And the building remains standing!
 

Yuu – “That was very well done, Teppei-sama. Arima Hills’ dust chutes are designed to withstand a bomb’s explosion.” LOLWUT?

And Charlotte hardly cares if it is the gents, she just wants to hug Teppei. Why does he get all the damn luck? Being hugged in the Gents.

Charl finally learns about Hartmann’s death and though aggrieved, does not try to outwardly show it. She mentions how she had always thought she would never like him, but because he had been designated her fiance, she had always gone out with him, hoping and thinking that she might one day come to like him. Now that he was finally gone, she thinks that she really does like him after all.
 

Obvious suspect is obvious. The hair reminds me of someone.

Charlotte cries for Hartmann in the car. And at any rate, how did the Hazelrink folks get to know that Charl was in danger so quickly? Even if they were notified in time, how could they get there so fast with a car? I would have thought that was already very highly suspicious, but none of the dolts there suspected anything.
 

SURPRISE BUTTSEX, BITCHES!

General Impressions

As Omni predicted, we did not see the last of Hartmann. Rather, I am a little surprised by the fact that he was actually the mastermind. Then again, the good guys (or the ones appearing to be the most good, rather) can also just as much be the ones hiding the worst intentions. Now one wonders what Hartmann’s true aim is. He has money and power, that much is certain. Unlike the folks (like the dicks beaten by Teppei) working with him, he is definitely not in this for the money.

A likely possibility is Charlotte herself. He is jealous Teppei gets her attention, and just wants her for himself. Being married to Charl also has other benefits, such as the royal lineage, which I am sure he would be most displeased if Charl were to marry Teppei instead. Josephine is his sidekick and probably the girl who loves him the most (as is assumed by seeing the preview for next week), so I will not be surprised if she gets sacrificed in a real death later on.
 

I must admit, despite all that I have said about Emirin being damn sucky in this show, she dispelled all that with the bomb defusion part. She was really good there. But nothing can top Yuzuki Ryouka’s performance as Charlotte in this entire series. In fact I think one of the biggest reasons I really like Charl, other than for her personality and character, and bewbs is because of how fantastic Yuzuki has been voicing her. This is also pretty evident throughout this entire episode. Charl even beats Senjougahara (despite the movement) for the top girl of the season (and quite possibly the year) for me.
 

We have 3 episodes left, with next episode focused on Charl being kidnapped and probably more humor from the dickhead terrorists that like Charl a lot, along with the backstory of why Hartmann has done this, I hope. By the way, in case you are somehow catching next episode through live streaming, the episode is airing an hour later than usual, at 12:30 AM Monday (Sunday night) in Japan.

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