Episode 12 of Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!, titled “Love Forever,” is currently streaming on FUNimation and Crunchyroll for paid subscribers. Free subscribers can watch the same episode six days from now on March 31st.
This begins the ultimate fated showdown between the titular Earth Defense Club and the antagonist Earth Conquest Club, where they finally know the identities of each other. It was very funny that no special magic or technology was needed in the first place.
Student Council President Kinshiro Kusatsu, the leader of the Earth Conquest Club, goes on a power trip and rants about “cleansing the world.” He is the stereotypical “elitist” and “purist,” but serves as a tragic villain.
I found the curry angle from the previous episode to be funny as f—k.
It was funny that a harmless mistake caused the identities of the Earth Defense Club members to be exposed out in the open. I have to stress that no ritual and no special device was used to expose the “heroes.”
I was expecting a battle, but was surprised that Gora, Yumoto’s brother, came to the “rescue” and holding Hireashi in his hand.
I found it odd and funny that Gora knew the truth about everything, when he is usually seen chopping wood in the back of the family’s bath house.
I’d go as far to call Gora the anime’s equivalent to Tuxedo Mask from the popular Sailor Moon franchise.
I laughed and went “holy f—k” when Hireashi revealed that the two clubs were fighting each other for the sake of ratings, which he reveals that they are the unwitting stars for an intergalactic reality TV series.
I guess that answers my question on why he is the press club’s goldfish.
It was funny when the press club members were in on the scheme, where they even try to interview Kinshiro. I guess you can make a reality TV show out of virtually anything and everything, where these heroes are not an exception.
Thunder reveals to be in cahoots the whole time and transforms Gora into the villain-of-the-week as a back-up plan, which I found interesting: Gora looks completely f—king normal compared to the previous villains.
I mean Gora still retains his human appearance.
I busted out laughing when Hireashi reveals himself to be a director working for TV Universe, where he knew Gora as a hero. It confirms my suspicion of Gora being the anime’s equivalent to Tuxedo Mask because of the outfit that he is wearing.
It got funnier when Yumoto reveals that Gora sharpened his ax every night before going out, which made them assume that he was an ax murderer.
The Earth Defense Club members prove that they are no heroes by expressing fear towards Gora.
I didn’t even expect Wombat to give his two cents, where he unveils a very funny revelation of the story. It leads me to believe that Wombat serves as the proverbial FCC official. It got funnier when the Earth Defense Club members got annoyed that Wombat knew everything, but refused to tell them at the beginning.
Wombat’s excuse was priceless.
Thundar’s response was also priceless, which goes make a point about the reason that reality TV shows are made. We love to watch drama brew between people as long as we’re not dragged into it. There is a demand for trashy TV shows, which is why networks still produce them.
The situation gets f—ked in a funny way as the battle is over, which leads to a spat between Wombat and Hireashi & Thundar. I laughed at Wombat’s “up yours” gesture, which is the first time that I have seen him incredibly angry.
Everything gets ridiculous in a funny and entertaining way. Thundar’s jab at Wombat continues making the scene entertaining to watch.
I am surprised that all this comedic drama happened in the first 10 minutes of the episode.
The fight scene between Yumoto and Gora causes the former to undergo a new transformation, which is comically called “More Better Love Making.” You will find plenty of humor if you can put your mind so deep in the gutter.
Things get more ridiculous when Thundar and Hireashi attack them with a giant mecha, which causes Atsushi and Kinshiro to pick an “interesting” time to revive their friendship. I loved it when Ryuu mistook it for a gay moment between the two.
Watching them become “More Better” made me think of a fruity version of the DC Comics’ White Lantern Corps.
I’m not surprised that the “heroes” won, but I broke into laughter and why they won. Watching Hireashi and Thundar promise to make quality programming made me laugh. It got funnier when they celebrated their victory at the bath house in the usual manner, where they talk about trivial and irrelevant stuff.
This episode takes the entire cake out of every episode. There were plenty of episodes that I thought were hilarious, but this is the funniest one of them all.
