For those who don’t have an insane memory, I talked about Gunparade March episode 1 on this blog a while ago and my reaction was pretty much stumped. Between a ton of fighting and ensemble cast, it was hard to tell what the hell this show was supposed to be about. The mixed and slow-yet-fast character development is reminiscent of Baccano or Inifinite Ryvius, though Gunparade is even more confusing because the viewer is thrown headfirst into a conflict we know nothing about.

Thankfully, episode 2 was much, much more clear and fun, putting it’s foot down about where this show plans to go. Unlike the first episode which was 75% battle scene, there was no fighting at all in this episode (reinforcing my theory that the fights in episode 1 were just a way of hooking in the viewer.) What we have instead is more or less an ensemble school comedy, but thankfully with good writing. The episode doesn’t necessarily contain anything you haven’ seen before and come to expect from a school comedy series, however the lack of one central character and fast-paced character exposition will keep you on your toes and paying attention.

Most of the episode is centered around everyone’s reactions to the new girl in school – one girl is an instant rival, and one boy’s instantly in love – some kindhearted people want to make friends and some want to make some distance between themselves and their new classmate. There’s some laughs, and some tension, and more than enough to have me looking forward to the next episode.

And now…. CROWNING MOMENT OF AWESOME — EPISODE 2:

“Don’t tell me you two are–!!”
“As they say, tres bien!”
“I think you mean LESbian.”