{"id":137312,"date":"2024-07-27T16:44:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T15:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=41232"},"modified":"2024-07-27T16:44:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T15:44:50","slug":"blue-reflection-ray-episode-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/27\/blue-reflection-ray-episode-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Reflection Ray \u2013 Episode 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I thought we\u2019d check back in on Blue Reflection Ray, and see how our heroes are faring in the wake of their successful rescue operation. Saving Miyako from the red reflectors ultimately required a brave step forward from Ruka, as she pushed past her anxieties to stand up for a person who was hurting, and thereby become the kind of person who can actually reach out to others. That in turn echoed the very reason she was fighting for Miyako: for no matter how painful our feelings, if we choose to learn from them rather than tuck them away, there is always hope we will do better next time.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fine dividing line between our blue and red reflectors, tethering that familiar conceit of \u201cpowerful emotions conjure powerful magic\u201d to the further question of how precisely we choose to process those emotions. I\u2019ll be interested in seeing how this metaphor develops, but in more immediate terms, I am also eager for the snarky, self-important Miyako to spend more time aggravating our initial pair. The irritants in these groups often turn out to be my favorite characters, and Miyako has so far proven to be an extremely charming brand of irritating. Let\u2019s get to it!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Episode 4<\/b><\/p>\n

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We open with Momo explaining the implication of last episode\u2019s conclusion directly to Hiori, revealing that her sister was also a reflector. Good, I\u2019m glad they\u2019re not holding this back to provoke canned drama later on; dramatic irony can be useful, but it\u2019s more often than not used simply to maintain arbitrary conflict between would-be allies<\/span><\/p>\n

Momo stops short of revealing that her sister has turned villainous, stating instead that \u201cshe\u2019ll figure something out.\u201d But Hiori is sharper than her bubbly affectation would indicate, and she immediately asks if this means they\u2019ll eventually have to fight<\/span><\/p>\n

I quite like characters like Hiori, characters who\u2019ve seen the ugliness of life first-hand, yet still choose to face the world with a positive, uplifting attitude. It is not a sign of greater maturity or intelligence to act beaten down by the injustice of the world; we all respond to trauma differently, and maintaining your cheer is just another kind of strength and defiance<\/span><\/p>\n

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Momo awakes from a dream, which I\u2019m hoping means she\u2019s just recalling this conversation, not that it didn\u2019t happen. Regardless, Hiori has news of a brand new reflector candidate!<\/span><\/p>\n

Miyako nervously explains that she wants to become friends with the others, then yells at them because they\u2019re not paying enough attention to her brave admission. Excellent character<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom now on, I\u2019m not going to live for my mother\u2019s acknowledgment.\u201d A key step for Miyako. Deriving your sense of self-worth from external sources is a risky gambit at the best of times, though of course, simply saying you\u2019re no longer going to judge yourself that way is a lot easier than actually putting that declaration into practice. As so much of anime is happy to demonstrate, we cannot help but yearn for the validation of a parent\u2019s love; they are our initial source of instruction, comfort, and validation, and discarding those tethers demands believing strongly in our own judgment and values, which is of course that much harder to do when your parents are making you doubt your identity<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m going to live for me. I was able to decide that because of them.\u201d It\u2019s thus unsurprising that Miyako is now hitching her wagon to Ruka and Hiori, the ones who fostered this new attitude. Supporting them is the easiest first step in finding new reasons to value herself<\/span><\/p>\n

Miyako doesn\u2019t take half-measures! She accompanies this reveal with a declaration that she\u2019ll now be moving in with them, at least until her dorm room application goes through<\/span><\/p>\n

The first personal item she sets down is a bejeweled mirror, a core symbol of her identity<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cReflectors are able to unleash something even more powerful when their feelings resonate with each other.\u201d A natural embellishment of the fundamental \u201cembracing your emotions as a vehicle for magical power\u201d conceit – by sharing your truth and finding common ground, you become even more powerful<\/span><\/p>\n

This beat of Hiori stumbling through boxes kinda accidentally reveals this show\u2019s production limitations, as they can\u2019t actually animate the fall, so we instead get the entire apartment shaking in an exterior shot<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruka asks Momo to teach them to fight, but Momo says she\u2019ll need some time to answer. Understandable that she wouldn\u2019t want to draw more innocent people into this active combat, particularly given what happened with Hiori\u2019s sister<\/span><\/p>\n

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Interesting. We then cut to the red reflectors\u2019 grand bedroom, where it seems one of the girls is afflicted by a sort of crystallization running up her arm<\/span><\/p>\n

This girl worries that Hiori\u2019s sister\u2019s \u201cfeelings are wavering\u201d due to her contact with Momo. If Mio is fighting to save this girl\u2019s life, that certainly complicates our whole reflector paradigm<\/span><\/p>\n

Love Miyako lecturing the other two ab<\/span>out improving their synchronicity even as she clings to Ruka\u2019s bag<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019re the rising stars of the tennis club, and they have a lot of fans.\u201d High schoolers construct such brief, rapid mythologies of their classmates. As an adult, it\u2019s hard to recall just how slowly time passes in high school, how many internal social dynamics and personal legacies are constructed just to be dismantled in another few years<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey, do you two even know the other\u2019s favorite food?\u201d This whole resonance system is a pretty convenient excuse for more bonding experiences<\/span><\/p>\n

Their meals match their personalities: Ruka has a small, traditional meal of fish and rice, whereas Hiori loads up her plate with a mountain of fried chicken<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst we need to make up for your ridiculous lack of communication!\u201d Of course the non-reflector Miyako has immediately taken control of their training regimen<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not telling you my weight!\u201d The Symphogear classic<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiori notices Ruka\u2019s dog-eared copy of \u201cHow to Connect With Others.\u201d You gotta keep that in a drawer or something, Ruka<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruka\u2019s greatest shame: she is a self-help enthusiast<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Momo broods atop her scooter atop a distant hilltop. Brooding is far more effective when you do it from a high altitude<\/span><\/p>\n

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It appears all is not well within the alleged star tennis couple. Their synchronicity doesn\u2019t actually seem to be the result of them sharing the same perspective – rather, it\u2019s that Yuma always concedes to whatever Ema thinks, and thus avoids creating even productive friction between them. It\u2019s an easy way to avoid conflict, but it won\u2019t actually result in mutual understanding<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know that you\u2019re a better player than me, and that you have to compensate for me for us to survive as a pair.\u201d Rather than leading both of them forward through setting an example with her strength, she\u2019s actually hobbling herself to match her partner, which ultimately doesn\u2019t help either of them<\/span><\/p>\n

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Back at our main pair, Ruka is despairing at the fact that they have so little in common, but Hiori is actually happy to have made a friend with so many strengths that are new to her. A clear echo of the tennis pair\u2019s issue, learning to appreciate what sets them apart<\/span><\/p>\n

A sleepy-eyed Momo consults with Miyako, who reveals how hard our pair have been trying to understand each other<\/span><\/p>\n

Momo reflects on how they\u2019re actually doing better than she did, back when she pushed everyone away from her as a high schooler. Rather than try to understand others, she simply erected a wall between herself and her loved ones<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI said the same thing, so there\u2019s no reason I\u2019d be hated\u2026\u201d We see that Yuma has unsurprisingly developed her current obsequious persona due to past rejection by her classmates. If she just agrees with others, she believes no one will have a reason to hurt her<\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s precisely when the red reflectors attack!<\/span><\/p>\n

Some nice cuts of animation as our reflectors square off. As usual, the drawing count isn\u2019t particularly high, but the individual poses are dynamic and expressive<\/span><\/p>\n

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Momo dispenses with her sword and just starts punching energy beams, while encouraging the girls to embrace their differences as their strength. I suppose it\u2019s pretty easy to believe in her words when she\u2019s punching fireballs aside barehanded<\/span><\/p>\n

And with her heart cleared, Yuma gains the confidence to write up a training regimen for herself and Ema. Rather than just slowing her pace to accommodate her partner, she’s taking proactive steps to help Ema rise to her standard<\/p>\n

Oh my god. Our final reveal is that Momo is joining their class, as she actually never finished high school<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Done<\/b><\/p>\n

Thus our quartet of heroes is formally established! I\u2019m frankly more than a little worried about Momo, but that was otherwise quite a productive getting-to-know-you episode, as Hiori and Ruka furnished their initial mutual concern with lots of active engagement in the minutiae of each other\u2019s lives. As expected, Miyako has proven a delightful addition to the core dynamic, and I expect her unwarranted confidence to only grow once she actually awakens as a reflector in her own right. Plus, Momo\u2019s far less likely to get arrested now that she actually attends school with the girls she keeps loitering around. A great victory for the whole team!<\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0article\u00a0was\u00a0mad<\/a><\/em>e possible by reader support<\/a>. Thank you all for\u00a0all that you do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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