Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 2

What the- that wasn’t a week since last episode! Oh…right…women’s volleyball. Goddamn it. Oh well, I guess that just means that i got to have seen the first two episodes closer together, and you know what? That’s okay in my book.

So what in the hell happened THIS time? Well I know this is going to sound weird, but nothing, and a lot. You’ll see what I mean in a second.

So the episode begins with Seiya talking to the girl who dragged him to the park last episode. She’s explaining to him that his power is reading people’s minds. the catch is, he can only do it once per person.

On the way to Amagi we finally figure out why it’s so damn important that they keep this damn park open. Apparently since they’re from the land of Maple, they get their energy from the fun people have at their park. And if the park closes they’ll disappear or some shit. I kind of took it as like the Neverending Story. Only instead of books it’s an amusement park.

It is at this point that he is dragged to a meeting with who she dubs “The enemies” who really just turns out to be the corporate guys who tell the people at Amagi Brilliant Park that they suck and if they don’t get those 250,000 people in the next three months they’re going to close them down and….pfff i don’t know..build a Japanese Denny’s or something.

She asks Seiya again after seeing and hearing their plight if he’ll help them. And, to my amusement, he responds with basically, “Um, you dragged me to this park basically at gun point, and now you expect me to drop all my shit and help you out because of a prophecy? Fuck y’all i’m out.” Wow.. I like this guy already.

Then of course he feels kind of bad because he saw a bench that was sanded or something and heads back to see the princess basically telling everyone in her kingdom they’re fucked.

The cast members all begin to freak out and yell at each other before Seiya steps in and says he’ll help. To which the fucking bear..mascot thing is a douche and tells him they don’t need his help….because he’s a douche.

But the best part is, Seiya doesn’t have a heartfelt talk with them, he’s a complete DOUCHEBAG. and it’s AMAZING. he basically tells them that he’s in charge now, if they don’t like it, go fuck themselves, there’s the door.

So the episode ends with the cast members arrive at work the next day with this note on the gate.

I have to say, the more I watch this show, the more i’m enjoying it. I find myself being more and more invested with Seiya and the princess and their goal to save the park. To me, this is interesting.

I will tell you what’s NOT interesting, and that’s the side story I completely ignored in my recap. And that’s because it was fucking retarded. Apparently part of the episode focused on the mascots doing shit like fighting each other, whining, bitching, (especially the bear in the hat), and catcalling waitresses.

It’s not funny, It’s not interesting. It’s annoying, it takes time away from the story, and I couldn’t give less of a shit about these mascot characters if I tried. If i wanted to watch Maple TOWN i’d watch Maple TOWN. GTFO mascots you suck.

However, the more I see of Seiya, the more I like this guy. He doesn’t do the stereotypical ”gee whillikers! Let’s save the park!” Kind of attitude. He doesn’t want to do this shit, but he knows the hard truth of what it would take to save this place, and he’s not afraid to tell them.

One thing I still don’t quite get is the reasoning behind the magic. This premise doesn’t NEED any magic. Or if there IS magic, it should be very light. See, a good example of what i’m referring to is Kaleido Star. There’s only a tiny bit of magic in it, but the rest of it was simply a realistic setup that worked.

I don’t think that Amagi Brilliant Park NEEDED the whole “Magical land in trouble” thing. It could have simply been about a failing amusement park and if this kid didn’t save it they’d go bankrupt and lose their house or something. You don’t need magic for that. But I guess they wanted to be able to have the magical mascots and such. Oh well.

As of now, it’s still a solid show and I want to see the next episode definitely. I just hope from now on there will be less of the Mascots. Because they’re stupid and they waste my time. (PS please don’t type in the comments that you liked the mascots as I do not care)

All in all, good episode, if not for the random mascot crap, (still hate that annoying bear fuck with the pride that’s going to get him killed) so….. 7 out of 10.

Can’t wait for the next one1

Oh I should leave you with a picture. Okay um…then here’s the supposed bad guy surprised that Seiya can do math.

-Hideki