They dab in the opening
(This review contains
spoilers!)
Girls’ Last Tour is such an interesting concept. A
post-apocalypse show starring two girls venturing through a harsh an
unforgiving environment sounds like a dark and gritty type show, but instead
this might end up being the spiritual successor to Non Non Biyori of all things. It’s one of the most relaxing anime I’ve
ever seen despite the setting.
Just as last time this episode is
split up into three different segments: Bath, Journal and Laundry, with a small
overarching story tying the three together. A heavy snowstorm is forcing Chi
and Yuu to hide in an abandoned power plant for the night, and they keep warm
in there. Later on they wake up and find the storm has subsided, and they spend
the morning in the melted remains of the snow. Overall not too much happens,
but it’s still a very enjoyable watch.
Chi and Yuu have such a fantastic
dynamic together, Yuu being the goofball and Chi being the straight man. The
two have a lot of great moments together, like Chi’s reaction to Yuu
accidentally burning a book.
I’ll admit though that something about
Yuu rubs me the wrong way. In the first episode we had that whole “War” bit
with her pointing the gun at Chi, and here there’s a very ominously framed scene
of her holding Chi’s journal. One has to wonder if they’re setting up her
character to go somewhere darker than these first two episodes have let on.
Also interesting to point out is that
this episode raises several more questions as to what exactly happened to get
them in this situation. Chi points out that Yuu can’t read or write, and
neither of them seem to have more than a faint idea of stuff like fish or the
ocean. How long have they been stuck underground? And what’s up with the weird
pillars holding up what looks like another floor? So many questions I hope get
answered.
This episode was just as surprisingly
delightful as the pilot. The mixing of a somber environment with cheery
animation, music and characters works fantastically, and neither theme shoves
itself to the forefront too much. Next episode can’t come soon enough.
Seriously though, they dab during the
opening credits.
FINAL SCORE
8/10
Great
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