English Dub Review: Engage Kiss: “But It’s Okay, That’s Enough”

Overview: With Shu (Howard Wang) defeated and unconscious, Sharon (Anairis Quinones) makes deadly preparations to hunt down and eliminate Kisara (Kayli Mills). 

Our Take: Telling Ayano of her and Shu’s history with Sharon, Kisara confirms what many probably guessed in how Shu protected her from Sharon, wanting to use her powers for his own needs. The real interest lies in how he did it. Shu’s wits are always his greatest weapon and man, does he find clever ways to use them. How he outsmarted Sharon in administering a paralyzing toxin through very direct means is charmingly ingenious, solidifying how much of a sly, smooth talker he is. Also, with the amount of memories stacking up involving Shu’s sexual exploits that Kisara has wiped, it’s fun food for thought in gauging just how many there are and who they have been with. 

Sharon is an agent of the global exorcist group, Celestial Abby, that specializes in eliminating demons, explaining how she is able to evade and subdue so many private contractors. Besides Sharon’s merciless nature and combat prowess, the organization following their own agenda to eliminate demons, not following any laws and seemingly devoid of any empathy for their prey, sets them up as an opposing entity in the world. So much so that I would love to learn more about their influence and how far their history dates back internationally. 

The threat and intensity she presents heats up in showing how far Sharon and Celestial Abby are willing to go, even utilizing demonic organisms, similar to Bayron’s corporate overlords, combining demon tentacles with a high powered suit. On a side note, the show deserves major props in not using it for egregious sexual torture or cliché erotic scene that would either be uncomfortable or forced fan service. 

Kisara and Sharon’s final fight is brilliantly animated with Kisara’s theme, or main battle one, being an inspiring background track that continues to supplement any finishing fight spectacularly. The overall construction of battles has taken on a formulaic approach in Kisara’s power boosting transformation to be a demon stomping deterrent when her back is against the wall. However, the context behind it heightens it emotionally with Shu reaffirming that Kisara is the only demon he is comfortable enough to constantly be French kissing with in a sweet plea. Her empathetic dedication to him using her power to help his family and her satiated with eating away at the pivotal memories that cultivated him spotlights the selfish shade to their friendship. It adds a new layer of honesty and complexity to their dysfunctional bond. With Holygrail’s ass religiously kicked, she teases a new demonic threat that intrigues, possibly being something that not even Shu teamed up with Kisara can combat.