C&C - Fena: Pirate Princess - "Mutiny on the Blue Giant" [9/11]

[CNFan1995]

Last Time on Fena: Pirate Princess:

Spoiler

With the information they gained from Libar-Oberstein, the crew reaches Orleans where the mysterious stone was mined; Fena moves towards the far depths as she seems to be guided by a certain something.

OPENING: "Umi to Shinju" by JUNNA
ENDING: "Saihate" by Minori Suzuki
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Synopsis: Trapped in the mine, Yukimaru and the samurai plan their escape in order to go after Fena; the kidnapped Fena is taken to a Royal Navy ship where Abel awaits.

 

[Yojimbo]

Maki Terashima-Furuta, president of Production IG USA, revealed Director Nakazawa came up the design of Fena's heart shaped pendant. "There's a device inside a watch called heart cam. We initially wrote a story where Fena uses that cam as a key to unlock the secret from her past. Later, we changed the story and never incorporated that gimmick. But we still kept that design for her necklace."

 

[Kitschensyngk]

Last time: This cavern tour is SO getting roasted on TripAdvisor.

 

[Nobodyman]

Previously on Fena: Less than a week as captain, and already she's been kidnapped.

Mutiny on the Blue Giant? Did we learn nothing from the Bounty?

Hello Captain Heartthrob.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

So...what's your plan?

And the girl is out cold. Typical.

I hope he's not asking her to marry him.

 

[Nobodyman]

"I've been searching for you for ten long years."
Stalker alert!

She does look cute...in an awkward and humiliating sort of way.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

He's bishi. ...yeah, I don't trust him.

OH FOR CRAP SAKE KARIN THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU

So when do cannons start going off in Yosemite Sam's face?

Welcome aboard the H.M.S. Backstory.

 

[Nobodyman]

"I care for you so much Fena that I want to marry you, pump a bunch of babies into you, and keep you bound to the kitchen forever."

"We must find the legendary treasure One Piece-I mean Eden."

 

[Kitschensyngk]

"I care for you so much Fena that I want to marry you, pump a bunch of babies into you, and keep you bound to the kitchen forever."

"This is the part where I sow distrust of your colleagues so you'll blow them off when they inevitably try to rescue you."

Oh, everybody wants to rule the world.

"So now that you hate them and want to stay with me, could you make me a sandwich?"

That's no ship, that's an office building on water!

 

[Nobodyman]

This pirate crew has a lot of baggage.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

So he's trying to convince Fena she doesn't want to be rescued, while they're trying to convince themselves not to rescue her.

You're gonna follow him anyway, so you may as well.

 

[zoombie]

In the first scene there goes my brother theory. At least I hope so, god help us if that is still on the table.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

If I hadn't just rewatched the season five finale of Rick and Morty before this, I would have blindly trusted bishi blondie there.




...no I wouldn't.

 

[Nobodyman]

Well, if it isn't Oliver Twisted.

Eden. Shangri-la. So many paradises.

"My mitts are not grubby, thank you very much."

Well, that literally shoots down that theory.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

"The master will be here in twenty minutes, and he'd like you to wear this."
(holds up a sexy negligee)

The only thought that was going through Fena's mind was "oh no, not again."

ABEL IS MINE, YOU TWO-BIT WHORE! BACK OFF!

Okay, this whole abduction thing is really getting old.

 

[Nobodyman]

"They don't point to El Dorado, do they?"
No, that's been kind of a lost cause since two con artists stole the map.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

You have a boner right now, don't you?

Oh good, a portrait. I thought it was a closet full of dresses he wanted her to try on.

And of course, the credits roll right when stuff's about to happen.

 

[zoombie]

Abel seems like a nice guy on the surface, but really he is just charming and uses it when it serves him. I think the man wants to sacrifice Fena so he can resurrect someone.

I feel bad for the female pirates, they did their job and than through out this episode they are just crapped on by Abel and company. If you have a superior I am better than you attitude towards the hired help fine, but at least pay them. Whatever they do next episode, Abel has it coming.

 

[TnAdct1]

It may be due to me only starting to check this out last week or that these aren't really the better episodes of the show, but I'm sorry. I can't get into this series, with me more than likely skipping next week's episode (and probably not even continuing to watch the show).

 

[PicardMan]

Okay, not too surprised that Abel was lying about our main group of samurai pirates being violent butchers. It seems like the end twist is that Abel wants to resurrect Fena's mother by going to Eden (apparently El Dorado was just a pointless red herring). It would be really creepy if Abel is Fena's father, but I'm trying to think of a less creepy reason why this person who's obsessed with Fena has her mom's pendant and apparently wants to resurrect her mom, is obsessed with both of them. We also learn that the samurai pirates want a super duper special Japanese sword. Every episode the things that happen in this show feel more and more random (what was the point of bringing up the legendary El Dorado if another legendary city is the real destination?). For those waiting for Fena to put on sunglasses and reveal she's not really a ditzy damsel in distress, but really the badass Fena the Stampede, looks like we have to wait longer as she seems like just a prize for Abel and Yukimaru to fight over, rather than a protagonist with her own agency. Next episode will be an action episode, so maybe it will be turn your brain off fun instead of bang your head against the wall frustrating. MyAnimeList is digging this show for some reason, but I'm trying to figure that appeal out.