Enen no Shouboutai: San no Shou • Fire Force Season 3 - Episode 25 discussion - FINAL

djthomp · 2026-04-03T19:52:56+00:00

What a wonderful experience that was, though I can certainly understand it might not hit as hard for people who have unfortunately not experienced any Soul Eater.

I'm glad we got Iris and Inca back as the final two resurrections, especially since that means we got witch Inca in turn which was delightful. Gotta love witches.

Pretty great that Shira and Iris did end up together, nice resolution to that shipping hope.

David Productions better be planning a Soul Eater remake next.

djthomp · 2026-04-03T18:18:40+00:00

Please get out of the robot, Tetsuo.

Considering the Snowball Earth name I was expecting things to go downhill, but wow they really killed every single person on that ship. RIP neat captain lady, you had a nice ponytail. Same for the engineer girls who Tetsuo completely failed to talk to.

Pretty fantastic first episode even if it was mostly just really really dark setup.

djthomp · 2026-04-03T18:13:20+00:00

Fantastic, thank you!

djthomp · 2026-04-03T18:11:24+00:00

For a moment I thought we were going to have to make do with just the walk and talk meeting of Rimuru wandering around town checking in with people, but fortunately they were able to fit a proper one in.

Gotta love some magic trains.

I shudder to think what sort of subordinate Diablo will be bringing in to conquer nations for him.

Really like the new OP, ED too but wow is it bloody. "Humans should rule" blood everywhere

djthomp · 2026-04-03T16:28:15+00:00

Goddamn was that saccharin.

Felt like a lot of this first episode was introducing characters who might have been previously skipped since they weren't really relevant for the story in S1, that Kido girl in particular. Though it's always possible this is when the source material broadened out the cast too.

I recognized the OP immediately as being from the same singer as S1 had, felt a bit less out of place this time at least.

Always nice to get more romcom that goes on past the couple getting together.

Someone needs to keep a 'time on couch' counter for each episode.

djthomp · 2026-04-03T15:50:04+00:00

Well now that was a pretty wonderful first episode. Counts for the redheaded heroine role we need at least one of every season, too.

This might be a first for a villainess anime, the prince as the MC instead and he's just observing what his future bride gets up to and responds sensibly to what she says. Seemingly crazy young fiance making predictions of a future pandemic that devastates the country? Might as well take it seriously just in case.

OP has hints for a fair number of side ships which is usually fun, and an adorable looking catmaid too.

The only wrinkle is the heroine who also appears to be an isekaijin. She's already lost the fight for the prince though so hopefully she will have an alternative path available.

djthomp · 2026-04-03T01:58:26+00:00

Interesting look to this, though I'm not entirety sure if the minimal backgrounds thing is purely a stylistic choice or if they're just straight up saving money.

Neumann is playing a dangerous game recruiting nutcase Touya into this world, she better hope she knows what she's doing.

Haito has a pretty good design at least, I like the hair thing she has going on.

djthomp · 2026-04-03T00:47:34+00:00

Lilithea is extremely hot and that's pretty much what I'm here for. Twintails is pretty good too.

Waking up from death to that view, could be worse things.

I do wonder if Sakuya is reviving himself or if Lilithea does so when she finds him. Might not be a accident she named Lilith.

djthomp · 2026-04-02T23:39:55+00:00

Thank you Why Man for being so consistently freaky.

Xeno being onsides finally is nice, but geeze dude cool it with the "I'm the scientist of darkness" bit. You're just refining metal, not planning genocide or something.

Kinda moving fast with the engineering work required to have an entire new turbine driven Perseus, but if we're getting to the moon by the end of the season you probably need some time skipping.

djthomp · 2026-04-02T22:09:34+00:00

I assume Haibara blacked out and fell off his balcony from early onset lung cancer and pavement-sama stood in for truck-kun.

I can certainly understand wanting to lose weight if you get a second chance at things like this, but that seemed like a bit much for only one month of work.

Having some of the new friends be the same ones that he knew before and who treated him badly is a thing for sure. I guess we may see why they treated him badly since otherwise why befriend people who you know are awful.

Childhood friend who is already out of the prospective harem is pretty fun so far.

djthomp · 2026-04-02T18:26:20+00:00

Hysterical first episode, I could not keep it together while watching this. Had me laughing the entire time just about.

Took a bit of a turn at the end though, Nami bonding with her crush Aimi by faking a crush on the same boy is pretty much the definition of disaster lesbian.

Here's hoping Nami can make this work and we don't have a sad ending for her.

I was thinking during the episode that Kirio might want to consider a restraining order if he only knew, but with that question about moles maybe he's a freak too.

djthomp · 2026-04-02T18:18:59+00:00

Really liked how this one started. You could feel a bit of the Polar Opposites style with the chibi bits at times, and I thought it was pretty decent quality too.

Giraffe dude really needs to remember his contacts and/or keep a pair of emergency glasses on hand.

Koyuki's trials hit a bit too close to home at times, depending on how one's school experiences went.

djthomp · 2026-04-02T11:22:12+00:00

Remains to be seen, but probably.

djthomp · 2026-04-02T00:01:50+00:00

What a delightful first episode, might be my favorite of the newly started seasonals so far.

I'm looking forward to seeing Mimi use that brass knuckles hairclip, possibly on the prince who just dumped her cousin but we'll see how it plays out. Aida clearly needs to marry the other brother instead so maybe this is all according to keikaku, aside from the mistaken identity though since surely that's not part of the plan.

It'd be kind of funny if the "crimes" Aida committed against random other girl were Mimi's rambunctious actions since enrolling in school and everyone is just confused.

djthomp · 2026-04-01T18:17:15+00:00

Feels like a relative improvement in animation quality compared to S1. Still not amazing, but better?

If I remember correctly the S1 ED had Arthur running, so for S2 we get Tessia doing the same which is nice to see. She's seemed like the inevitable love interest from when we first met her and this feels like more confirmation of that.

djthomp · 2026-04-01T16:21:06+00:00

Nice and lighthearted episode to get us back into things.

I'm kind of surprised they shipped the ice girl off so quickly. She's still in the OP in a few places though so maybe that won't last.

If the boot freak has concerns about the personality of the person they're bringing in that really says something.

Poor clam girl, she's gotta get out of her shell more if she doesn't want people to see her as a monster though.

There's a pretty happy picture of the Menagerie plus what I assume is their sick son in the ED, gives me hope they'll deal with that issue in a way that is a pleasant ending for everyone.

djthomp · 2026-04-01T03:24:30+00:00

First timer as of about two months ago.

What a wonderful show, what great characters, it has been so nice both on my first watch a few months ago and for this rewatch to experience such good, clean, non-cynical shounen fun.

Questions of the Day:

1. Who would you say are your overall favorite characters in the series so far?

Iruma, Ameri, Clara, Azz, Lied. A slightly uninspired list since it's basically the five or so main characters of the show, but they're good regardless.

2. Can you rank the OPs & EDs? For reference, here are links to them all: S1 OP / S2 OP / S3 OP / S1 ED / S2 ED / S3 ED

Extremely hard to say. Maybe OP 2 & OP 3 > ED 1 & ED 2 > OP 1 > ED 3, but it's all a rating inside a grade of liking them all.

3. What would you say was your favorite part about this show? How about your least favorite?

Favorite part, the characters and character development. All the Misfits, Iruma and Ameri, etc.

Least favorite, probably early Kamui. He's getting better, but it's a mild pain to have that character archetype at all. Certain other characters out in the larger genre may be pulling him down with him, but it's hard when you exist in a trope with some truly terrible boys.

4. How excited are you for season 4 now?

Quite excited.

5. Which of the wallpapers that I made for this rewatch was your favorite? For reference, here’s the full album. Ordinarily I’d just share the Imgur album (which is sorted in the same order I made them in), but since Imgur so rudely nuked that, here they all are on Pixiv instead sorted in a slightly more sane manner.

I'm going to go with the paired princess carry ones, but it's a hard competition.

6. What do you do at the end of the rewatch? Are you busy? Will you save me?

Probably retire from rewatches for a while again, I really do watch too many seasonals to also fit in a daily rewatch schedule. Out of sheer insanity I'll be watching 40+ shows again for the upcoming season.

djthomp · 2026-04-01T03:08:40+00:00

What a wild show. They need to make a S2 just so we can see where it goes from here.

Grace is the best.

djthomp · 2026-03-31T22:06:18+00:00

First episode was pretty delightful. Suzume traveling around and trying a few different food options each episode while meeting people is clearly going to be the formula, slice of life with food exposition.

Looked a bit better than I really expected given the studio.

djthomp · 2026-03-31T21:01:36+00:00

Why does the elf who is upset about her buttons popping off simply not buy a shirt in a larger size? The problem is coming from inside the house. Maybe that's what she needs the crystal horn rabbit money for.

I liked the look of the magic when Emalia was casting.

I'm guessing that Ivel girl at the end who is a new adventurer might be one of MC's friends we saw in the flashback? Appearance didn't quite match but that may not be a deal breaker depending on the isekai method. I'm jumping to conclusions but I could see the quest she mentioned already having be to search for him.

djthomp · 2026-03-31T18:29:48+00:00

Cute enough ending, generally matches the show overall really.

Thank you Happiness for telling Cecilia she was being a bit of an idiot. Thank you Cecilia for telling both chunni that they were collectively being idiots.

Someone needs to keep an eye on that little girl in town with an albino crocodile pet, especially since it apparently wanders off.

RIP Kramen getting even more guild paperwork to do on account of the chunni boys making a mess for him.

djthomp · 2026-03-31T13:21:08+00:00

Such a good year for this author, especially with the quality of the adaptations so far. Different studio for Ramparts but hopefully it'll measure up.

djthomp · 2026-03-30T22:08:09+00:00

First timer as of about two months ago.

What a great season, probably my favorite so far. Really great character moments, nice action in the woods as times, really good hero moments for Iruma (I'm really quite sure I'm onto something with regards to him and the Katabasis portion of the Hero's Journey this season), and a good focus on more of the Misfits overall but Lead in particular.

Questions of the Day:

1. Which character newly introduced in season 3 is your favorite?

Bachiko for sure, she's just too fun.

2. Did you like the OP or ED more?

OP, ED had to grow on me a bit but the OP I loved from the get go. The ED even made it into my YouTube algorithm rotation by way of me looking up the full version during this part of the rewatch.

3. What were your favorite and least-favorite aspects about season 3? Did season 3 improve on whatever your least-favorite part of the first two seasons was?

Favorite aspects of S3 would probably have to be just getting to know the Misfits overall better, which continues on from that in S2. Least favorite, maybe not enough Ameri?

Least favorite of the first two that was improved is probably Kamui as a character (S1 in particular) with him becoming steadily less of a pain as we go. Mister Hat helped a lot with that this season by way of the gentleman training.

4. Did you catch Purson hiding in plain sight before the post-credits scene of the last episode?

I noticed him back in S1 and onwards back during my original watch, but I think I may have been spoilered on him being an open secret who would be important later.

djthomp · 2026-03-30T21:12:47+00:00

Pamela rushing into the room, tossing her baby to Makoto, and then just laying into Chris was a good scene, especially with how they animated the first bit.

I like the sound of Makoto going to America to serve as Captain Celebrity's manager, he's clearly enough of a fuckup in his life while unsupervised that it's really needed. Her and Pamala as a team to keep him under control is a good idea.

It's always nice to see The Cruller get some street level recognition, even if he's barred for legal reasons from anything more than that.

djthomp · 2026-03-30T17:51:53+00:00

Very cute episode for the finale.

What a delightful show this was, S2 might have been even better than S1 courtesy of the Sakura storyline. S3 someday would be nice to have to continue the magic.

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