Okay, that wasn’t what I was expecting it to be. For some reason I thought this was a somewhat longer piece proffered as an alternate ending to the series, rather than the mid-series side story episode that it actually looks to be. Which thoroughly confused me, as its been so long since I’ve seen the show, I couldn’t figure out when it was supposed to be taking place. On its own, its a pretty standard Gonzo episode, not outstanding, but also not venturing into LOL-Gonzo territory. My primary draw for the show is honestly the character design work of Ugetsu Hakua, as he draws some simply breathtaking stuff (note to self, really do need to get around to picking up Flamboyant one of these days), and evidence of his awesome really wasn’t on display here, so that also brought things down a bit. All in all? It’d work much better with a recent viewing of the series, possibly even finding a spot to slip it in mid-show, but on its own, there’s really no point to watching it.