“Cardfight!! Sister!”
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The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
It’s a regular day at Haneoka Girls’ High School. Asuka wants to hang out with Ako and Rokka after school. Sadly, Rokka is working at the studio today. That’s a shame. Asuka hopes her sister isn’t causing Rokka too much trouble. Trouble? Never! Rokka loves getting to see Kasumi practice. In fact, she’s super envious of Asuka. Rokka wishes she had an amazing sister like Kasumi! Asuka disagrees. Her sister is more of a slob that can’t do anything right. Perhaps Rokka only gets to see Kasumi when she’s acting cool? Maybe. What about Ako’s sister? Rokka wants to know what she’s like. Of course, Ako proclaims that she’s the coolest! Tomoe is pretty cool. And you know what? She can also play the drums really well! But we already knew that. It’s at this point that something awakens in Asuka. Suddenly, she starts praising her sister. Did you know Kasumi performs concerts at home!? Yeah!? Well, Tomoe can also play really loud! Yup, they’re fighting over who’s sister is cooler.
Let the battle begin! Asuka and Ako picture themselves duking it out in a card game. As the title of the episode hints, it closely resembles Cardfight!! Vanguard. Although, the life point system reminds me more of Yu-Gi-Oh! I guess it’s more of a combination of both. I apologize for the rambling! I used to play a lot of card games back in the days. Anyway, Asuka starts off strong by playing the “My sister’s all clingy in the train on the way to school!” card. Ako quickly counters with the “Everyone in the shopping district loves my sister!” card. This battle is intense! Hilariously, each girl gets attacked by the other’s sister every time they dish out a compliment. Remember, it’s all in their imagination! I think. As the duel progresses, the girls bring out the big guns such as the “My sister’s sparkling and heart-pounding!” and “My sister’s really bang, bang, boom!” cards! The battle is getting TOO intense now! Rokka is freaking out!
Out of nowhere, a new challenger appears! Hina crashes the duel and plays the ultimate card, “My sister is great at guitar, gets great grades, is on the student council, is part of Roselia, is cute when she smiles, is diligent and hard-working, can be nice sometimes, and loves french fries!” The world wasn’t ready for such a powerful card! Seriously, it wasn’t. Hina’s card was so powerful that it destroyed the world. Yes, the planet exploded at the end of the episode. Hina, what have you done!?
In Summary:
Well, it finally happened folks. People were complaining that no one has been dying this season. And then out of nowhere, the entire planet explodes in this episode. Everyone died. Are you all happy now!?!? Way to go, Hina! She does have the best sister though. The fact that Sayo is in Roselia definitely helps. There goes my Roselia bias showing again! Anyway, it was fun seeing Asuka and Ako duke it out in a Cardfight!! Vanguard/Yu-Gi-Oh! card game hybrid to determine who’s sister was the coolest. It’s a shame that it was pointless since Hina has the coolest sister.
Grade: B+
Streamed By: BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Official YouTube channel