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Then what kind of wish CAN you grant!?

Summary:

After Dante loses to Patty in a game of cards as usual, a customer comes in. The woman requests for Dante to save her brother from prison. Dante refuses because he is convicted of murder, and she does not seem to have any money. She places a ring on his desk instead, and disappears before he can refuse. Making his way to a bar, Dante asks the bartender of the events that have been happening recently. He tells them of the man named Carey Marcus who had been convicted of murder. He had walked into the bar from the kitchen to see Carey’s associate dead, and Carey screaming that it was his fault. After finding that Carey is now in a place called the Devil Prison, Morrison reveals himself. He warns Dante that it is a place that even he may not be able to handle. Dante passes by some punks on the way out of the bar, and he starts a brawl with them to have himself captured. This successfully lands him in the Devil Prison, stripped of his weapons. In the cell next to him is none other than Carey Marcus. When Dante asks him what happened, he tells him of the demon that had appeared while he was fishing. The demon promised to grant a wish to him, but it refused to give him things such as money or a beautiful woman. Later after losing to his friend in darts, Carey unthinkingly told him to die, and the demon granted his wish by spitting acid on his friend.

After Dante hears Carey’s story, the prison cell doors open. Carey explains to Dante that they will have to run from demons, as the prison guards transform. Dante prepares to face all of them with his bare hands, while in other places, Lady comes across the same demon Carey found. Upon finding that the demon uselessly denies her wishes, Lady blasts it with her rocket launcher. The prison guards find themselves in the same situations the prisoners were in, now that Dante has the upper hand. As they run outside, Dante kills them all. Later while playing cards with Lady in the bar that is now lively, the demon blob shows itself again. Dante drives it outside, where the two fight each other. Dante slashes it open from the inside after it consumes him, but he is shocked to see the old demon from the hotel appear to grab the demon’s remaining mask. Returning to the bar afterwards, Carey tells Dante of his now deceased sister. He guesses that she probably hated him, but Dante assures him that she didn’t by giving him the ring that he received earlier. Walking outside of the bar, Carey’s sister bows to Dante before disappearing. Patty jumps on Dante’s back shortly afterwards, requesting that he get the ice cream that she deserves.

Preview: Once Upon a Time

Impression:

I actually enjoyed this episode quite a bit. It was still a standalone story, but I did find it interesting this time. I can’t really say why though. The devil prison was really cheezy and so was the ghost sister. I guess this show just tries to give us a good feeling after watching it, and I guess it can work sometimes. It looks like Dante is growing to like Patty more as well. The last fight scene was a bit more exciting than the last few we’ve been seeing with Dante flying through the air while shooting, and the animation was also a lot better than usual. I guess Madhouse knows what episodes they should be putting their production value in. As I thought, the minor demon character is also part of a bigger plot. Hopefully that means we’ll at least get some kind of continuous plot towards the last few episodes. The next episode might be kind of cool, cause it looks like we’ll be getting closer to the scenery that mirrors the game.