All it took was one sloppy fight together for these two to work out all the kinks as partners.
「紅緋色の旋律」 (Benihi-iro no Senritsu)
“Deep Crimson Melody”
After all that talk about wanting to see Aria back in active service, my visions of a cool beauty taking out Gaichuu with ease were quickly shattered when she turned out to be a complete klutz. I would’ve never known given how strict and diligent she is back at the Bee Hive, so this other side of her was like a completely different character.
Note: The Tegami Bachi REVERSE broadcast is on break next week. Episode 14 airs on January 8th.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 12
Lag is the light in the darkness to rid Noir from Gauche’s body!
「光、闇を照らす」 (Hikari, Yami wo Terasu)
“Light, Illuminate the Darkness”
With a lot of the immediate loose ends tied up in this episode, this could have very well been a precursor to a finale next time. Had I not known better, I’d be inclined to believe that the producers planned for a possible one-cour sequel just to be on the safe side.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 11
Here’s the obligatory butt shot this week. It’s just too bad it’s Lag’s.
「カベルネの襲来」 (Kaberune no Shuurai)
“Cabernet’s Attack”
It wasn’t quite enough to invoke any real emotional response, but the human sacrifices in this episode worked towards one of those moments when Sunny fell victim along with the rest of the monastery nuns. The only thing overshadowing that was another run-in with Gauche, whom Lag was able to hit with his shindan and convey some of the memories they share.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 10
Little Lag Riding Hood and the Big Bad Roda. Yikes.
「ベリタブリィー修道院」 (Beritaburii Shuudouin)
“Veritably Monastery”
Even with Niche momentarily out of the picture, Lag continues to stumble upon some big things on his own. This time it’s a Reverse hideout, where Connor just so happens to be smitten by a girl at the monastery selling cookies. I can’t really blame him though, seeing as the girl is none other than Roda. It’s just too bad she’s a Bee’s sworn enemy and one that even eclipses Gaichuu.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 09
It won’t cause her to explode like a Gaichuu, but Lag’s Akabari is effective in its own way.
「ひとりぼっちの200年」 (Hitoribocchi no 200 Nen)
“200 Years of Solitude”
Just like the preview hinted at last time, we have a full-out fight between Niche and her sister after the latter decides to kill Lag along with the foolish townsfolk. With the sheer amount of action involved, it was an episode very unlike the usual ones. What I really enjoyed was how it touched upon Lag and Niche’s past and finally made the memories of the main characters the focus for a change, plus there was Lag stepping in to save Niche as well. For those reasons, this arc covering Niche’s past have quickly become some of my favorite episodes to date.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 08
Niche’s twin sister doesn’t believe in clothes, let alone underwear.
「ブルー・ノーツ・ブルーズ」 (Buruu Nootsu Buruuzu)
“Blue Notes Blues”
One two-cour season and eight episodes later, we finally learn a bit more about Niche’s past as the Child of Maka. Up until now, there hasn’t been a whole lot about where Lag’s faithful dingo came from, so when the preview last time indicated that she would be reunited with the legendary creature and another gold hair, blue eyes, woman with claws for hands, I was expecting big things this week.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 07
The nameless girl soon receives the name Roda from Gauche, indicating that the latter hasn’t lost all his memories just yet.
「Film noir」
The search for Gauche is underway and Lag is sent up north to the town of Blue Notes Blue to look for him. However, upon stumbling on some clues, he uses his Akabari to find out more on how Gauche ended up with Reverse, while Zazie has the unfortunate pleasure of running into the man himself.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 06
Lag’s been noticing exactly how cute Sylvette is already, but just give her a few more years and she’ll be totally irresistible.
「少女人形」 (Shoujo Ningyo)
“Doll”
For a seemingly episodic showing, this Sylvette-centered one quickly proved to be much more relevant to the overall plot than it initially appeared. Starting with a doll that looked very similar to Sylvette herself, the unexpected adventures on Lag’s day off work had him working as her dingo and crossing paths with a random, cross-dressing thief named Autobahn, who will be as quickly forgotten as he was introduced.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 05
It must be some sort of trend for aspiring Head Bees to end up as Marauders.
「リバース・ワールド」 (Ribaasu Waarudo)
“Reverse World”
It’s a Reverse World alright, not only in the sense of the anti-government organization revolting against underground spirit amber experiments on humans, but also in how nothing is what it seems. The strict social status requirements on stepping foot into Akatsuki already pose several questions on exactly what the government is doing there — or what it can get away with — but the appearance of an ex-Bee and dingo duo who are now inspectors from the capital does as well when they turn out to be Marauder spies.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 04
It has four eyes and it snatches children in their sleep!
「荒野幻灯台」 (Kouya Gentoudai)
“The Wild Phantom Lighthouse”
I’ve always described this series as “surreal” given the fantasy world it takes place in, but this is probably the first time that sentiment has extended to the supernatural realm. To that end, I just loved how this episode turned out to be absolutely nothing like I was expecting, beginning with Lag in the thick of things as a boy named Lugh living with his grandfather in a lighthouse.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 03
I’d like to see this sleeping posture when Lag and Niche are a bit more grown up.
「アジサイ色の絵テガミ」 (Ajisai-iro no Etegami)
“The Hydrangea Colored Picture-Letter”
As Lag struggles over what to write in the letter bullet, the series starts progressing down the episodic route with a request by Ray Attlee (Takayama Minami) to find out who’s been delivering hydrangea colored paintings to her.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 02
PANTS ON!
「パンツとパン」 (Pantsu to Pan)
“Underwear and Bread”
After going six months with Tegami Bachi and six months without, this second episode quickly reminded me of all the things I like about the series. Part of it is the somewhat laid-back nature, whereas another part of it is how it almost feels slice-of-life at times.
Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 01
Memories of how Gauche became Noir of the anti-government association Reverse.
As a direct continuation to the story that left off six months ago, the only thing that’s keeping this feeling like an actual sequel is the new title, REVERSE.
Letter Bee – 25 (END)
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「精霊になれなかった者」 (Seirei ni Narenakatta Mono)
“One Who Couldn’t Become a Spirit”
I know I said I dropped coverage of Tegami Bachi, but I couldn’t help but say some words about the final episode, the addition of Horie Yui to the series (yay, Hocchan!), and the upcoming second season this fall.
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「病気のテガミバチと少女たち」 (Byouki no Tegami Bachi to Shoujo-tachi)
“A Sick Letter Bee and the Girls”
With Sylvette and Niche taking care of a sick Lag, this episode wasn’t so much about plot as it was about character development. Seeing as it involved the main characters of the story though, I enjoyed it more so than the plot-heavier episodic showings in recent weeks.
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