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No idea haha I just meant my original comment based on the credits. Even though the bartender only had 4 lines, he was voiced by Furukawa Makoto (who's not typically cast as a mob character), and in the credits bartender had a name, and Furukawa Makoto, despite his 4 lines, was credited ahead of Ono Kensho and Oosaka Ryouta who voiced the princes. Being credited ahead of two actors who had far more to do with this episode indicates that bartender is an important character hahah

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Honestly the moment he finds out Victoria is being tailed (and she will definitely notice it herself), he's probably not going to take it well even if there is a lot of conspicuous stuff about Victoria that the kingdom can't really ignore. That being said, how would they respond if they found out she was a former spy? Assuming she's still spying for her kingdom? Try to recruit her? She did foil an assassination attempt and hasn't really pried into anything political at all.

What a fucking dark opening to the episode after how cute the first 2 were. Some part of my brain is expecting the prince to ask Vicky to dance, lets see if it happens. And huh that high angle where it zoomed in sort of on the pair was ominous. And Vicky is so damn hot. She initiated her tomboy powers to jump out a window, why? Oh that's why. Holy shit she DESTROYED him. She didn't account for a guard with abnormally good night vision, though luckily he only saw her back. Oh and the color of her dress, that's bad. Man this episode is so heavy after the last two. I've been expecting things to get less sweet and cute, but not this fast. Oh wow he admitted not just to himself but to the prince he's in love. And there's the other shoe, looking into her.

Damn, so did his former fiancee commit suicide? That's heavy. I can't even imagine how difficult that must be to deal with One thing I always look at with these kind of shows, are the dance scenes 2d or 3d. And if 2d, are the fully animated or mostly moving stills. This was a good dance scene. I'm not actually 100% sure if it was fully 2d, but even if they used 3d they blended it well to make it barely noticable I appreciate that the Princes and the guards aren't complete idiots and based on the clues provided have already deduced that Victoria might have played a part. I guess Victoria slipped up, but as she stated it's been a hot minute since she's done something like this and it very much was a spur of the moment thing, not a well planned out operation

From an animators perspective I believe the characters were always animated in 2D. What changed was when the lighting darkened, the background switched to a 3D model of the room, its most noticeable with the pillars. The flooring might not be 3D and it might just be the sides of the room? It;s hard to say. There is a slight moment at the very end where her head tilts back that might have had 3D assistance - they might have modeled and animated the characters before drawing over them - but I'm fairly certain it;s still 2D due to the distortion of the face - look at her ear - that feels very traditional in error vs how a 3D model distorts. It wasn't a very complicate dance for animating what helped elevate it truly was the use of camera angles, from low angles tilted up, to above views, to circling around, alongside that passing shot in the crowd seeing them through the wine glass. Beyond that despite the "distortion" of her face that tilting back head moment at the end was very well done and it's such a fun face angle to see in movement - you rarely ever see that in anime!

People thought Katherine was emotionally strong enough to weather the loss of her brother but couldn't realize how wrong that was until it was far too late. At least Victoria is truly emotionally resilient and that seems to be what Jeffrey needs to recover from his past heartbreak. I feel like ballroom dances need to be a pre-requisite for medieval/Victorian-esque romances (provided they be animated well).

She basically ran on her spy instincts because she couldn't help herself, and it might have cost her. Beg to differ. Rather than instinct, I think that she realized the consequence of an escapee and positioned herself for that contingency ahead of time. Her thought processes were stated in internal dialogue. I did not expect parabloomers in the scene. Does she carry a rocket launcher in her reticule (redditcule is where posters save their comments)?

Damn, that was some dark backstory about Jeffery's former fiancee. Meanwhile, Victoria's cover is in danger of getting blown with multiple members of the royal family looking into her. Her rationale for stopping that man was right. She would've been a suspect if anything happened and he wasn't caught. But now even though he was caught, she's in much the same predicament. Jeffery being in love with her will work in her favour to some extent with the prince and king possibly willing to overlook her nebulous past. But if they find out about her real work, things will get difficult indeed. A spy from another country will always be suspect. Should've known things would take a turn like this eventually, but it is a bit sad that we won't continue with the chill slice of life we were getting thus far. It's not every SoL that works for me and this one really hit the spot. Hope there's a mix of that still despite all the intrigue stuff that's now starting up.

I how I wish this manga would have gotten a budget like Witch Hat Atelier. It's not that the story is rushed, it's more like slow moments and conversations between Victoria and other characters in between are skipped over to cram everything into the 9 (!) episodes the anime will get, which is such a shame. It's done well but with a higher production value it maybe wouldn't fly so much under the radar. After all, the series has sold 1 million copies so far, so the japanese readers like it. Anyway, I really liked the episode and I can't wait to watch the next one 😊

Oh so he had a fiance Her agent senses were tingling Victoria's pretty cool ! This is really tragic Indirect confession boys I wasnt expecting Jeff's past to be pretty sad, I feel bad for all of them, especially his fiancee. To lose your entire family like that would definitely affect u badly and make u lash out. I cant blame the prince or Jeff for feeling guilty over this, Looks like Victoria's now on their suspicious list cuz of her not exactly blending in propely. I just hope she can ward them off for now and keep Nonna safe Because like they say u can't escape your past and it catches up to u

It was nice to learn more about Jeffrey, him having a fiancee and the history behind her death. It's sad that he lost two important people from that raid. I do find his reasoning for falling in love with her is interesting, you'd think he would want someone who can depend on him.  I find it interesting that Jeffrey has seemingly not had a woman in 10 years, but is able to flirt effortlessly without reservation lol. He's really smitten by Victoria.  I did like that we got to see Victoria in action, she's very agile and has no hesitation. I'm curious to see what kind of conflict we'll eventually see now that she'll be investigated.

I thought it was weird at first too but it does make sense. He's got a traumatic past and feels anxious at being able to support people and having that responsibility put on him bc he's afraid he'll fall short and fail everyone again (even if it wasn't his fault). Victoria being so utterly self-efficient and self-reliant takes that burden and anxiety off his shoulders. He's free to act however he'd like with her without that pressure of "a man should be responsible for a lady's wellbeing".

Vicky in her lovely dress Deen really want to flex that shadow lol Damn, I love the flow of this show so much. Every character has personality and always thinking. There's no way the guard doesn't see her. Human sight is not that inferior to not notice there's someone running away in straight line so they really nailed this. And I'm very surprised Jefferey fiancée, Katherine suddenly took a knife to stab the crown prince lol rather than be the most understanding person and pat his head with the 'most kindest' face she ever do. That's a very human thing to do at least. Nobody is saint at heart. Her poker face and initial tone performance worth winning a Nobel Prize though. Well, that's one way to repel against women. Just flirt in front of them... I giggled hard when she climbed like an assassin. Now I want to see this show as AAA action-adventure game title lol. Being Vicky in this world setup gonna be fun for sure! Hmm...Furukawa Makoto as a hard-boiled guy . He's gonna be significant cast later, right.

I'm a little surprised we got the "love" word so fast but I think more time might have passed then I was aware of, learning that this anime will only have 9 episodes (!) explains it i think. Which is honestly a shame its the most standout anime of the current season for me, I had never even heard of it before now but i've been enjoying it enough that I'll be buying the light novels to read, which is high praise from me. It reminds me a little of Secrets of the Silent Witch in that its another anime with well crafted animation, developed characters and a unique feeling that seems to be slipping under the general radar. This episode was very enjoyable and unlike a lot of "ball" episodes I felt the pacing was balanced instead of rushed or too slow. Plus it was quite fun to get a "Jumping over the balcony with a big dress" scene, always love those, its a fun troupe in my opinion.