The Quest for Ogikubo
(This review contains
spoilers!)
I don’t know how, but week after week
this show never fails to surprise me with what it has up its sleeve next. This
episode is nothing less than a shining example of how to make a comedy anime. A
plot thread is introduced, including a major threat, and it’s solved in the
most hilarious way possible.
After being transported through the
universe at the conclusion of Episode 6, Luluco and crew have stumbled upon a
planet made entirely of yarn that has an exact replica of Ogikubo on it. They
figure that they can locate Earth’s Ogikubo somehow, but are captured by some
villain who is able to manipulate people using the threads of string from the
planet.
This one-off villain is the episode’s
first success. He supposedly takes the appearance of whoever you desire the
most, resulting in Luluco seeing him as Nova. I’m sure he gave a very
interesting speech about his diabolical plans, but Luluco hilariously talked
over it all, theorizing about who Nova saw him as and whether it looked like her.
The animation was top-notch in this
episode as well, even if all the other aliens were just plain white. The
reactions on Luluco, Midori, and the others were a riot to watch, and I found
them all to be extremely expressive. That’s to say nothing about the always
excellent Judgement Gun Morphing scenes and the artwork used for the ending.
Ah, the ending. Let’s talk about that.
After escaping from the villain’s clutches, the Space Patrol morphs into their
weapons to arrest him for his space crime. Not wanting to be defeated by their
hand, the villain blows himself up, igniting the entire planet on fire, all set
to what I’m pretty sure is a song from Kill la Kill. I really need to watch
that show, especially after seeing this one.
The aftermath of the explosion is
handled pitch-perfectly for a comedy anime, as the Space Patrol declare their
job done and rush off, ignoring all the aliens panicking as their planet burns
to the ground. As tragic as it sounds, it’s handled perfectly, and I had to
actually pause the episode I was laughing so hard.
This episode was the best of Luluco we’ve
seen so far, but at the same time I’d really like to see how the showrunners
top this one. You’d really need to pull out all the stops to do it one better.
With this, Space Patrol Luluco has officially cemented itself alongside the
likes of Watamote and Non Non Biyori as my favourite comedy anime of all time.
FINAL SCORE
10/10
Legendary
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