manga log

Hisho and Tsubasa go to Saijô Kirari's concert. Or it's an event, actually, for her new single. Completely irrelevant info, there.

Some invincible monster walk about on the street and make cars crach. This guy is all, "What the fuck just happened?" and I'd like to ask the same -- people whose cars crash like that are usually, you know, injured.

It's this guy again. No one seems to be able to see him.

That thing Kirari is wearing is apparently a "Zodiac Globe" which they need for ... something. To take over the universe, probably.

Reiko-san arrives in her spiffy blue car to Kirari's concert.

And complains to herself loudly about the lack of bishonen in the world.

And just happens to spot Hisho.

And fangirls him like mad. (I like her already.)

"Hey, pretty boy ... wanna be in my seedy video?" (She didn't say that, no.)

Hisho: "No thanks, I'm not interested in the entertainment bizz."
Reiko: *swirly eyes*

Ace and Reiko-san already know each other, it appears. (Ace should never button his shirt.) Ace tells Reiko that she has good taste. (How gay.)

Reiko: "So he is ..." What? He's an octopus? What?

Hisho doesn't know who Kirari is, so Tsubasa thinks he's, like, so old. Tsubasa is cute. Hisho sits gaily.

I think I've mentioned this before, but just so you know ... Hisho is cute.

Kirari's clothes. No comment.

Kirari-chan prays to the mirror that the people who listen to her songs will become all warm and fuzzy inside. Aw.

So she gets on stage.

Hisho is all omgetfbbq?! at seeing her, and for a short while I worry that he might have fallen for Kirari and I'm ready to smack him up for cheating on Ruri.

But luckily, Kirari just reminded Hisho of Ruri. (Why am I supporting a het pairing in this gayest show in the history of anime, anyway?)

Kirari is cute, too.

The monster comes up on stage and Kirari is afraid. (I don't want to take caps of the monster, so you'll have to take my word for it.)

No one in the audience can see the monster except Hisho.

Hisho thinks back to the weird man he met in outer space, and the Chomazoku/Choma he mentioned, and thinks that this monster is probably one. (Why he believes such a weird-looking guy he met in outer fucking space, I do not know.)

Kirari can see the monster too, so she runs away.

Here she has run into an elevator and is mumbling about "They must have come." Who, the Choma? Why does she know?

Kirari dropped the blue thing on her dress while running, but it appears it wasn't a real Zodiac Globe after all.

Kirari runs out on the roof of the building and is conered. Silly girl.

Hisho to the rescue! I'm relieved: Hisho can look ugly, too.

The monster attacks and knocks Hisho out.

The God Feather appears out of nowhere, and Hisho has another flashback to him and Ruri. Here, Ruri is wondering if there is a story out there just for her. I think she was a bit emo, that Ruri.

Aw, lub.

Is it just me, or are her eyes swimming? Drugs, I tell you.

Hisho looking up at the shining God Feather. Pretty. The God Feather is talking about how Hisho should take him and become one with him. Bwaha.

Kirari is cornered and falls down. At her scream, Hisho finally grabs the God Feather and changes into Reideen as seen in the opening. (No, I won't cap that again.)

He saves Kirari, woot. I wonder why the God Feather didn't come to him when Ruri was about to die and stuff.

No one can see the Reideen either, it seems.

Kirari: "Who are you?"
Weird man: "I am ... Reideen Eagle!!!"
Good to know.

The monster swells up and stuff. What is this, Ultraman?

Attack! Defence! Fight! And junk!

Reideen Eagle takes out his sword. "There is nothing my sword cannot cut!!!" I suspect we'll see this sequence in every episode.

Reideen Eagle defeats the ugly monster, and Rouche says something about the Reideen getting in his way again. Then why is he smiling?

Ace and Reiko-san were watching. Stalkers, they are.

So Hisho changes back into human, and he's all naked. It kind of makes sense, because the Reideen dude is certainly bigger than Hisho, but still ...

Gratuitous butt-shot.

Symbolic final shot. Hisho, go home before you're arrested for streaking.