OMG this episode….what can I say...absolutely tremendous! It's a very very strong contestant for the best directed and best animated episode of the WCI arc.
First of all, the VA of Katakuri, Mr. Tomokazu Sugita, nailed it in this episode (especially durin the part where Katakuri was chomping down on his donuts). Is it me or did Katakuri when he got angry sound like Jack at certain moments?
The direction and storyboard in this episode was absolutely amazing! The series director Toshinori Fukazawa absolutely killed it this episode and showed us how much of a top tier director he is. Yo Crossword! Give this man the other half of the * already! He proved this episode that he's totally deserving of a 4* rating (even a 4* 1/2 in my book).
And now the animation, jesus christ this was hotter than the great fire of London! Tomita, his action is unique as always, Mitsui brought his A-game for this episode and Ishizuka made the Kong Gun (like every other attack he animated) so goddamn impactful even my PC was shaking. Btw Kitazaki is by far one of the best animation directors currently on rotation.
Anyways 5/5 episode and next week looks like the fire continues.