Seven (Ronny Chieng) is a 21-year-old barber with amnesia. In addition to slicing hair for a dwelling, he works as an murderer as a part of the Killer League in an try and repay his medical money owed. However, he’s by no means been very competent at this aspect job, normally both sparing his targets or fixing issues in a peaceable means. With Scissor Seven now in its fourth season, this Chinese animated collection finds Seven and his allies locked in a conflict with warring two rivaling factions. The story picks up proper the place the top of Season 3 left off, after a sure shadow murderer units her sights on Seven and Thirteen (Jennie Kwan) clashes with Blackbird (Todd Haberkorn), an murderer with roots within the Flying Bird Sect. It’s as much as Seven to avoid wasting Thirteen when she falls in battle, which finally leads to Blackbird’s premature demise.
Opening Shot: Thirteen lies on the bottom, badly wounded as she watches fragments of her Thousand Demon Dagger break free from its hilt and fly into the air as Seven watches close by, clutching his weapon in anger. As Blackbird tightens his grip on Thirteen’s throat, the items of her sword come collectively to free her from his grasp as Seven engages in fight.
The Gist: Seven stays firmly entrenched throughout the warring factions, and this time he lies in wait as Thirteen was locked in fight along with her first transfer towards Blackbird. Seven beforehand confronted off towards murderer Manjusaka after defeating Xuanwu assassins, and together with his arms full, he couldn’t maintain Thirteen protected initially. With Season 4, he units off to rescue her from Blackbird and brings his all to the combat, particularly after seeing Thirteen and her particular weapon fail in battle.
With claims of being “immortal,” Blackbird is among the cockiest enemies Seven and firm have confronted but. As a member of the Flying Bird Sect, he wasn’t significantly used to having to face defeat, and as such, Seven is ready to launch an all-out offensive when he sees Thirteen in dire straits.
What Shows Will It Remind You Of? Scissor Seven has sturdy roots within the shonen style basically, however particularly this arc feels loads like collection like Avatar: The Last Airbender, from its general character forged to its animation fashion. If you loved that Nickelodeon animated collection, you’ll end up closely immersed in Scissor Seven.
Our Take: It’s been a while for the reason that finish of Scissor Seven Season 3, so we’ve been ready to see if Thirteen’s offensive on Blackbird would repay. It’s nice that the present didn’t determine it wished to skip round and provides us just a little extra again story on an inconsequential character whereas the fates of two hung within the steadiness, so the most recent episode throws you proper into the warmth of the second, with out having to do a lot work to return in and see how the earlier match-up ended.
Nothing a lot has modified this time round both, which I appreciated. It’s extra of the identical straight-up, high-octane motion that Scissor Seven is thought for. Fans have been ready to see a match-up with Blackbird and Seven for a very long time, and it lastly culminated on this episode, which provides us one of many collection’ finest fights but – and firstly of the fourth season, with no ready!
If that is any indication of how the remainder of the season will go, followers might be in for an actual deal with. And although there are already a number of seasons to sift by means of for newcomers, it’s this episode which may lastly persuade some naysayers to offer it an opportunity. It’s that good, and the fights will go away you breathless.
Sex and Skin: None to be discovered on this episode, or the collection for that matter, because it’s very clear in that regard.
Parting Shot: Manjusaka (Miley Yamamoto) seems after Blackbird’s demise, seemingly disillusioned by his passing. She makes use of her powers to offer him a extra appropriate expression and turns her consideration to Seven, knocking him out. It’s not clear what Majusaka’s intentions are, however she has a transparent “crush” on Seven and appears to wish to act on it, which is totally in character for her.
Sleeper Star: Jennie Kwan as Thirteen brings an entire new dimension to the character. She doesn’t have that many strains on this episode, on condition that her character and expressions normally converse for her, however Kwan brings her to life completely along with her slight voice and the arrogance she sometimes exudes when she’s down and out. Thirteen was completely forged, and Kwan shines on this episode, particularly when the chips are down.
Most Pilot-y Line: Blackbird holds Thirteen up by the throat, about to take her life. She had beforehand attacked him along with her Thousand Demon Dagger on the finish of the earlier season. He quips: “Did you actually suppose that you just have been going to kill me with one slash?” It’s a portent of the longer term, on condition that the supposedly “immortal” enemy falls on this episode.
Our Call: STREAM IT. The stakes are increased than ever for Seven and his crew, and now that Blackbird is out of the image, there are solely extra assassins coming to assault. If you haven’t been invested for the reason that very starting, it’s price leaping in and getting began to see how issues form up now that we’re 4 seasons deep. The motion is as thrilling as ever, the animation simply as sharp, and the characters simply as likable. This is a good Season 4 debut episode, and nicely price investing in – particularly since Manjusaka is about to strike.
Brittany Vincent has been overlaying video video games and tech for over a decade for publications like G4, Popular Science, Playboy, Variety, IGN, GamesRadar, Polygon, Kotaku, Maxim, GameSpot, and extra. When she’s not writing or gaming, she’s accumulating retro consoles and tech. Follow her on Twitter: @MolotovCupcake.
