English Dub Review: Saiyuuki Reload: Zeroin “Humans and Demons”

Overview:

Whose life matters more: a demonic child or a human baby?

Our Take:

I had a feeling that this priest wasn’t going to be on the good side for long. From how I understand it these “demons” look just like elves but they eventually go mad or something. I still don’t think that sacrificing someone for someone else is necessarily a good thing. I felt bad for the demon child but they weren’t living the greatest of lives.

All in all this episode felt very preachy. It had a message it was trying to convey but couldn’t do it in any sort of meaningful way. The demon was willing to give its life and then suddenly it wasn’t. It just felt like drama for the sake of having drama. I did like Gat and Goku’s mentor-like relationship growing. But then they went their separate ways so who knows how that will go. This was a weaker episode but I still think this show has some potential.