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Princess Connect! Re: Dive - Chapter 11: Night House ~ Crispy Sausage Job ~
In Princess Connect! Re: Dive Chapter 11, after Karyl did not answer Pecorine's calls for breakfast, she enters the window, damaging Karyl's favorite stuffed animal. However, Kokkoro can fix it, he only needs the appropriate materials, so in the company of Yuuki and Pecorine they go to the capital in search of the materials.
Despite looking for them from many sides, they cannot find them, so they decide to separate to cover more places. When separating, Yuuki runs into a problem when facing a Shadow, but is saved by a girl. When they regrouped, none had a positive search result, but they continue to search. Taking a short break to grab a bite to eat, Kokkoro breaks away from Yuuki for a moment, and has since found him nowhere.
Meeting Shizuru and Rino in the span of their separation, Kokkoro begins to search for their lord. When he meets Pecorine, he tells him about the situation, in addition to introducing him to the two girls who have been helping him and claim to be Yuuki's sisters. Without any further clues, they decide to post a search poster on the quest board. But they are surprised when Yuuki returns to the same place where they were, since he went to complete a mission to be able to get the necessary material to fix Karyl's stuffed toy.
Some pretty sisters
A surprising revelation in Princess Connect! Re: Dive - Chapter 11 was the one where two Yuuki's sisters appeared. In no previous chapter They never even mentioned these sisters existed, possibly due to the fact that Yuuki lost her memory. Furthermore, we cannot assure they are blood sisters, but perhaps they are only very close and began to treat each other as such. In any case, the appearance of both not only brought two new potential waifus, they also plot in the story. Well, there are more characters who know Yuuki's past and protect him from afar.
Shizuru, the older sister. He has a rather overprotective personality, equivalent to his love for his little brother. However, he knows how to control himself in general so as not to interfere with its development. It also shows great combat power and an excellent "ability" to reassure his teammates and / or erase their memory. Resetting their brains with a headbutt. Skill that I confess made me laugh a lot from the first time I use it, in that scene where they repeat the action from different angles. Detail that I really liked.
Hitomi nabatame is the seiyuu responsible for giving voice, who has also done it with: Mayoi Katase (Acchi Kocchi), Kouta (Elfen Lied), Kei Kishimoto (Gantz), Eriko Torii (Maria-sama ga Miteru), Saori Makishima (We pray), Mikoto Suou (School Rumble), among many others.
I personally like the character, both in personality and aesthetically. However, not in the way to consider it a possible waifu, but just like what she claims to be, an older sister.
The younger sister is Rino. Who shows much more openly his side ‘brocon‘For his love for Yuuki. Although he shows a little self-control, the slightest movement will create an avalanche of his emotions. The one that will only stop with Shizuru's "ability". Like Shizuru, she is overprotective, yet more focused on jealousy than anything else.
The seiyuu that gives Rino a voice is Kana Asumi, who has also contributed his voice to: Miya Tachibana (Amagami SS), Suzune Kagami (Denpa Kyoushi), Aina Yoshiwara (Grand blue), Nyaruko (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san), Takane Enomoto (Mekakucity Actors), among many others.
Likewise, Rino transmits the vibes of a younger sister to me. But not from a blood related one, but from a childhood friend with a close relationship to that of siblings.
Although both of you have knowledge of Yuuki's past, they didn't say a single clue to know a little more about it. However, I have a feeling they were previously teammates / guild. But that group broke up after the events that led to Yuuki losing his memory. And I think that the group they currently belong to, with their ‘teacher’ is not the same one they were with Yuuki in.
Karyl
Something that has intrigued me for a few episodes is the Karyl arc. Since he would surely show his past and the reason why he accepted the mission of assassinating and later only watching Pecorine. As well as explaining how he came to have contact with royalty.
And in Princess Connect! Re: Dive - Chapter 11 only further increased my intrigue to know more about Karyl. From the beginning of the episode, when Karyl mentions her highness while speaking in her sleep. But the key point was a little later, when he was on his way to the castle to give him his report. More precisely when he picked up the flowers to take away. Well that showed me that Karyl thinks of his majesty in a friendlier way than he thought. What led me to think about the possibility Karyl has been saved from great difficulties by her highness since she was very young, so it generated a feeling of friendship towards it. Although in reality his majesty does not share the same sentiment.
Karyl took great affection for his majesty, however, he gradually begins to question whether he should continue to follow her majesty's orders. Since he began to take the same affection to Pecorine, Kokkoro and Yuuki.
Honestly, the scene when he collected the flowers was very pleasant, however, that same action made me imagine the possibility that they were not received by his majesty. Something that ended up happening and that made me feel bad for Karyl.
I'm still waiting for the arch to show more details of Karyl, even though he has a sad and dark past. Of which, I have a hunch is the case. My arachnid sense tells me that Karyl has the most dramatic past of all the members of him ‘Gourmet Guild‘.
Princess Connect! Details Re: Dive - Chapter 11
The detail that I liked the most was being able to see the crepe seller from the first episode of Princess Connect! Re: Dive. Something that also surprised me a lot due to the fact that it seems it will have a much more important role than I would have imagined. Especially since they haven't even mentioned his name yet. They have simply called her by two nicknames: "Teacher" and "Queen Labyrinth"
At the time, this female character was my favorite from this anime, however, little by little she moved from position, losing her first place due to Karyl and that she had not reappeared in the following chapters. However, with his return he may also start to climb positions, although at this point I don't think I can surpass Karyl as my favorite female character in this series.
A character that, although he appeared throughout Princess Connect! Re: Dive - Chapter 11, did not show its true form until the scene after the ending. Revealing to be Metamorregnant, the leader of the ‘Seven crowns‘. In addition to that, like "Queen Labyrinth"Is investigating the‘Omniscient Kaiser‘. A rather short scene, but with enough information to generate more expectations of the plot that still remains for the series.
Some details that caught my attention in Princess Connect! Re: Dive - Chapter 11 were: the appearance of a mysterious character watching over Yuuki and company, on the scene when they meet to communicate the results of their search for the material; the comic moment after Pecorine and Kokkoro rescued Charlie, with the farewell of all the "thugs" and their phrases; that the image used in the search poster for Yuuki, despite being a bad drawing, was so easy to recognize; And finally, the large amount of participation that Yuuki had in the episode, because he spoke a lot, much more to everything he had done so far in the anime.
Honestly, from the search poster to find Yuuki, I confess I just laughed at seeing him. After all, I'm sure anyone would recognize Yuuki with that image. Regardless if they had known him before.
By the way, another thing that struck me as curious was how the Shadow moved when Yuuki tried to face him. Since, compared to how they did it the first time they appeared, this new "style" was much more scary. He looked like a new enemy, although perhaps he can be… technically. Well later in the chapter they showed the "improved" form of a Shadow, when Karyl goes to see his majesty to deliver his report. Whatever the case, I was delighted to see that shadow more irregular and faster.
Usually, Princess Connect! Re: Dive - Chapter 11 seemed to me a very good chapter so it contributed in all possible fields. With its great animation, excellent sound section, development in the plot, addition of new important characters, and the odd surprise. Although it may not have had a major impact on just one of these fields, I think they had an excellent balance.
As for the next episode. Remember that they had already announced Princess Connect! Re: Dive It will have a total of 13 chapters, so the next to be broadcast will not be the last. Either way, with the end of this chapter, plus the title of the next, I wouldn't imagine or expect to end there. Well, it looks like it will be one where they finish introducing the characters and the situation before the grand finale, whether with a fight or not.
