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Titled ‘Round and Round The Tower’, episode 15 of action-comedy ‘Sakamoto Days’ starts off from where the last edition ended – the mid-air fight between protagonist Taro Sakamoto and serial killer Apart at the Tokyo tower. And we all obviously know that Taro is going to beat the shit out of the punk, who, by the way, gets a grim flashback story about how he started his serial-killing career by ripping an animal to shreds. What a psycho…!
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As I mentioned in my review of episode 14 of Sakamoto Days, the anime is starting to shine more when it shifts focus to the supporting cast, like Shin, Lu, or the intriguing members of the ORDER. That’s why the first half of ‘Round and Round The Tower’, which centers on the Taro vs. Apart fight, felt a bit bland. Maybe watching it right after ‘Gachiakuta‘ made it seem underwhelming. Yes, that’s a shameless plug for ‘Gachiakuta’, a show that, weirdly enough, isn’t doing as well as expected in terms of viewership. I might not be a dark-dystopian fantasy expert, but it’s definitely way more engaging than the overhyped ‘Lord of Mysteries’.
Okay, I’ve digressed too much, back to ‘Sakamoto Days’ episode 15. The first half moves slowly, but then we finally get the show’s most anticipated twist: a full face-and-body reveal of the legendary antagonist, Slur. And oof, he looks like a romance hero straight out of a fantasy manga. Silver (or maybe white?) hair, striking blue eyes, and the cold, calculating aura of a brooding lead… except, he’s the villain.
Slur doesn’t burst onto the scene with dramatic flourish, instead, he casually rolls in on a bicycle with his red-eyed aide Gaku, tall and spiky-haired in grey. But what the moment lacks in theatrics, the duo’s personalities more than make up for. Meanwhile, Sakamoto and crew learn what Slur’s ultimate game-plan is, and they might be too late to stop him!
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