Ga-Rei Zero

[Yukimura]

AniYoshi rocks, upper-mid to upper tier group IMO. They've got depth (finishing stuff) and a solid history of quality unlike Aero who are good so far but still don't have a full series under their belts.

In any case, I thought this was a great ep as well. The suddenness and brutality of Yomi's demise caught me pretty off guard, especially after she so deftly blocked the first attack and seemed so full of confidence. It occurs to me that she had Kagura's sword with her but we know that Kagura gets her sword back, and also that Yomi still has to meet the pistol wielding guy from eps 1 and 2. I'm thinking she's going to quit her current position with the Ministry of the Environment and and go work for the Defense people. As to the effects of the Stone it's a toss up between her fighting it for a while but ultimately succumbing to it after re-dying or whatever effect it has will remain passive until the kid decides to make use of her.