English Dub Review: The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter “To the Gala”

Overview

Noir is invited to a high society party by Emma. The party is in a stir when thieves proclaim to visit it and steal away a few things that are there, but then Noir participates in a dance battle against a noble to win Emma’s honor…



Our Take


This was one of the lackluster episodes in the series although Emma looked great in that dress. That kidnapping scene was kinda weird to me because Emma said “You wouldn’t notice if someone took me away from you” to Noir at the beginning of the episode as if it was meant to be some weird-ass foreshadowing. And when the kidnapping did take place she made no attempts to escape or defend herself. It kinda made me feel like she was in on the whole thing and was using the kidnapping to prove a point and to make Noir realize that he cares about her.

It’s too bad the night didn’t go perfectly as they are attacked by a masked bandit woman. The fight was alright. Noir’s magical abilities and fighting skills seem to have improved.

Overall, this episode was somewhat entertaining in a sense. We got a nice dance from Emma and Noir and a decent struggle for Emma and defeating the Phantom Thief. It as also a nice way to develop their relationship more, I’m sure both of their parents are already gonna say Yes if they do mutually agree to marry, but given this is a “harem” anime that won’t happen anytime soon.