Review: World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman “White Knight Assault”

The one thing that has rung true with the first three episodes of World Break is that everyone falls in line. Even Moroha, even though it comes with a certain lackadaisical attitude, falls in line when it comes to his past lives. That goes doubly so for the woman problems he has. Even Satsuki is a slave to her past, trying to cling on to Moroha because of the past life they shared. With “White Knight Assault,” however, things changed.

This was the first time where you get a sense of rebellion from any of the main characters. At first, Shizuno didn’t want to go to the UK and study abroad, but fell in line, because that’s how she is programmed, both at the treatment of her brother, and her past life as a former slave. It takes the catalyst in all of this, Moroha, to break those chains, and get her to go out on her own. No one has to do what they don’t want to, apparently.

It was great to see such a great rebellious streak in the show, finally. However, the real sense of rebellion came when Moroha took on Sir Edward Lampard. Whenever Moroha takes on an opponent, whether it’s a classmate, Metaphysical, or one of the Six Heads, Moroha takes the fight to the next level. I’m not sure if it’s too rushed, considering that it’s episode four, and the main character is taking out people who are supposed to outclass high school students. If Moroha is this powerful now, what is he going to be like at the end of the season, or at the end of the series? I’m worried that Moroha can get a case of Goku when it comes to powers. Whenever he needs a power, it comes out of his ass.

Whenever the fights happen, World Break shines its brightest. And the fight between Moroha and Sir Edward definitely didn’t disappoint. However, Moroha jumps from a level two spell to a level eight, and that kind of irks me a little. I know he had to do what he could to defeat Sir Edward, but that’s pushing the boundaries of what is believable in an anime standpoint. It’s subjective, I know, but this has the potential to be outlandish, and not in the fun way.

My trepidation aside, I really loved “White Knight Chronicle.” It was such a great breath of fresh air from the first three episodes, and added some much needed depth to Shizuno’s character by breaking the chains that bound her to her brother and family name. This does give an air of uncertainty, which is good. I personally hate being able to predict what will go on from episode to episode.