English Dub Review: Ya Boy Kongming!”Plan for Peace Throughout the World, Vol. 1″

Overview

Eiko must impress an important music producer, but finding your voice is no easy tactical feat. Perhaps she’ll find a comrade in arms on the streets of Shibuya…

Our Take

Now that Kabetaijin has finally joined the team, the titular Kongming comes up with a plan for Eiko to be the first artist to get 100,000 likes first. For that, the singer Eiko and the rapper Kabe, both needed to evolve/grow as individuals. For Eiko, Kongming gave her 3 special pouches that will help her towards her main goal, but for starters, she went to the studio of a professional DJ, Steve Kido, who is obviously based on real-life DJ Steve Aoki in terms of appearance and his reputation of cake-throwing.

And while Steve praised Eiko’s performance at his studio, he did add that he can’t imagine her real voice from the song that she performed. It’s up to Eiko to find her real voice before Steave can help her again. For Kabe, it’s getting down and focusing on his upcoming rematch and Sekitoba Kung Fu, which will play a big part in Kongming’s overall plan. It was nice to see Kabe help out a school student who was in the same predicament that Kabe found himself in during his school days, but is now hard at work perfecting his Rapping oncemore.

This episode mostly feels like a setup that will most likely go on to play significant roles in later storylines. Eiko not having her ‘own voice’ is a usual problem for newcomers in singing contests. It’s easy for some to imitate a singing style perfectly, but it’s a waste of potential in reality. I see why Steve Kido would pressure her to find her own voice as soon as possible as most singers tend to try and set themselves apart within the industry and there’s potential after Eiko encounters a lady singing in the street. The question still remains of how Kabetaijin’s rap battle will go? I guess we’ll find out in part two…