English Dub Review: Let This Grieving Soul Retire “I Want to Talk About My Memories”

Overview

After five years, Tino nostalgically recalls his first encounter with the Grieving Souls and Krai.

Our Take

Picking up from the buildup of the first half of the season, this episode shifts focus to Tino’s origins, using her backstory to reconnect viewers with the humor, misunderstandings, and chaotic charm this show is known for as it leans into into its playful tone, blending Tino’s earnest admiration for Krai with the group’s trademark incompetence-turned-accidental brilliance, all framed through a clever use of aspect-ratio changes that make the flashbacks feel distinct and lively.

While the episode doesn’t push the broader plot forward much, it offers warm character moments, establishing how Tino first bonded with the group, and reminds viewers why this offbeat party is so strangely endearing. Fanservice remains unapologetically present, and the production keeps its comedic beats sharp even when the storytelling leans into familiar territory.

Overall, this return episode acts as a light, character-focused reentry into the series, even if it felt like a filler episode of sorts, having a glimpse at the team’s past while setting the tone for the new cour reinforces the cast’s chemistry, keeps the humor front-and-center, and maintains the show’s self-aware “trashy fantasy” charm while providing a comfortable and entertaining start, leaving room to give more spotlight to the rest of the Grieving Souls.