After the change in tone between the first and the second and third episodes, the fourth episode is again something of a different flavour in order to provide a timeskip to get events closer to those of the first episode. Unfortunately a lot of the tension that could have been present in this episode is lost due to already knowing the outcome of some events.

While this series got off to a relatively poor start, the second episode provided a big improvement which continued with the third episode. This turned a series which appeared initially to be a generic fantasy comedy with a silly name into an intriguing dark fantasy with political intrigue and occasional lighter moments that is worth writing about.

Its the fourth episode of the series and as such its time for the almost obligatory “swim suit” episode for the anime series. Fortunately there is also time for some plot development though this may not be apparant on first viewing.

With the main character introductions out of the way, it is now time for the story proper to begin with the first stop being the truth about the winged creature that killed Fumiaki’s predecessor.

My retrospective look at Yuko Wakaru Gendai Maho continues with an examination of the third episode “Deus in Machina.”