This episode was just okay. Bartolomeo, King Elizabello and I guess Bellamy (in spots) were highlights of this one. Otherwise, there was nothing really that special about this one.
The artwork was kinda good, but the animation was lacking. In particular, Bellamy moves which lacked the snap and the impact of a spring-loaded attack and seemed to move in slow motion. The Bull-fish were pretty well handled, though.
Strangely, they got back to ending where the manga chapter ended, but skipped a lot of the other colosseum contenders fighting (Blue Gilly, Hack, etc). So despite what it seems, this one is still paced 1:1 and hopefully we'll see those fight sequences and dialogue portions in the next episode.
@Miss:
This was a scene in the episode.
Somebody got paid to draw this.
I think it was suppose to be a long shot but ended up a medium shot. Hence it looks pretty weird up close.