Holy crap. A good episode?!?!
Episode 6: The End of Mouryoumaru
Chapters covered: 439-448
Despite covering pretty much an entire volume this week, Sunrise managed to pull it off practically panel-by-panel and make it look beautiful.
I'd like to point out that this still doesn't make up for how poorly Mouryoumaru and Akago have been treated up until this week. Every upgrade Mouryoumaru received seemed horribly executed and done for naught. Of course, the same can be said of him with respect to the manga, but in that case, upgrades were spread out and acquired through huge battles as opposed to "I've absorbed your Kongousouha! HAHAHAHA!" or the mangled Kinka and Ginka storyline.
At any rate, I have no complaints about this week and I think both manga readers and anime watchers will be able to agree.
As for next week, I'm expecting chapters 452-457 with a literal cliffhanger ending at Mount Azusa.
Edit: Once again, Viz is showing their dedication and has the episode up on their Shonen Sunday site.





