√ Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! Episode 10 Review

Alternative Title: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

Episode Title: Against Our Independent World!

Review Status: Finished

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「 A quote from this episode 」

"It's not money that I like, it's productive activities."

「 The Review 」

Synopsis

The school officials have learned about the Film Club's goal to earn money outside, and they're not thrilled about it.

Story

Basing on the title, a part of this episode was about the boomers who were against our protagonists earning money outside the school. Kanamori said something about earning individually, but I wasn't able to fully understand that, so we'll just see on, probably the next episode.

Regarding Animation 101, they were able to point out the importance of making storyboards on time and being motionless during sound recording.

Characters

Kanamori, has yet again, defended their club, but the one who left an impression on me was the student council's secretary, Sowande Sakaki. Even though she gives off an antagonist vibe, judging by the way she was around Eizouken, you can tell that she's actually supportive of them.

Midori, on the other hand, was a reflection of directors who were getting random ideas at the start for a project they're working on, and cannot properly decide.

Writing / Storyboarding

When Kanamori asked Midori for some update and suggested they should include a lot of reference to the real town, I remembered how other anime directors also think that way, Makoto Shinkai, Hideaki Anno, and Hayao Miyazaki, just to name a few.

I also adore the body language when they were having a meeting with the school officials. I noticed Tsubame's hands glued on each other, her legs crossed, and her unstable feet. It can be a sign of anxiety, because of the intensity in the room, as well as hope, as she wanted Kanamori to win the argument.

But the best for me was Kanamori's... from staring at the ceiling throughout the meeting, to giving a serious look to the officials at the end:

It was like she's saying "You guys don't deserve my time," and for the finale, she's like "You heard that? Now, let's end this nonsense."

Artwork / Animation

There were tons of new shots here, and of course, I loved it. I thought the sunset at the river at the end was a nice way to end the episode.

And the "camera movements" and angles were just for me, remarkable.

Music / Sound

Nothing new in the BG department, but the sound effects for their recording was well done.

「 Episode Rating 」

An otaku since the mid-90's. I consider Evangelion as the most influential anime. My favorite classic films are Laputa: Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away.