English Dub Review: Golden Kamuy “Send Up The Fireworks!”

Overview

The chaotic battle at the Sapporo Beer factory begins.


Our Take

Picking up from the previous episode, nearly every major faction has now ended up in the same location, letting the tension spiral out of control. And leans hard into the series’ signature style: overlapping objectives, shifting allegiances, and the constant sense that no plan will survive contact with anyone else. What begins as a grim murder mystery quickly unravels into a layered hunt filled with misdirection, mistaken identities, and escalating absurdity, capturing the same exhilarating confusion that defined some of the show’s most memorable past set pieces.

What truly sells the episode, though, is how effortlessly it balances intensity with absurdity. High-stakes pursuits and violent confrontations are constantly undercut by outrageous visual gags, slapstick mishaps, and moments of drunken lunacy that feel completely on brand rather than distracting. Even amid the confusion, the direction keeps things readable and energetic, while the production squeezes a cinematic sense of scale out of its limited resources.

Overall, this was a wildly entertaining episode that fires on all cylinders and reaffirms why Golden Kamuy remains so compelling even when it’s so late into its run. The chaos is dense but deliberately driven by layered storytelling, confident direction, and a clear authorial voice that turns mayhem into momentum rather than noise. It excels at escalation, pulling characters closer together while tightening the narrative coil, all without losing the series’ razor-sharp dark humor or tonal audacity. Add in a striking opening and an unforgettable ending sequence, and the result feels less like early-season buildup and more like a bold declaration that endgame energy has already arrived unhinged, exhilarating, and fully in control of its madness.