The Might of the Perfect Strike
Invincible Fight Girl Ep 5 Review
Now that Andy’s got a team, it’s time for the hard part: convincing Quesa Poblana to train her. Sadly, the former wrestler is adamant about being the mentor who initially refuses to take on a student. And to prove that she has what it takes, she’s got to pull off a seemingly impossible task of making the perfect strike. However, that’s not the problem; Andy has determination for days! The problem is that she has to learn when to ask for help. And Mikey and Craig have to learn how to work together for the sake of Andy.
The entire episode is about knowing when to ask for help. Even the best Shonen heroes need help.
Andy’s Determination to Do an Impossible Task…
After repeatedly bothering her (and sending her to the hospital), Quesa P is officially fed up with dealing with Andy. Thus, she issues an ultimatum to get her to leave her alone: pull off ten perfect strikes in a week. What is a perfect strike?
Basically, it’s Armament Haki. And Andy has no idea how to pull it off!
This is the part of the story where we deconstruct Andy’s determinator status. On the one hand, her drive to be a wrestler has allowed Andy to become a decent fighter. Like many Shonen protagonists, when she hits a wall, she hits it until it breaks. However, her determination becomes detrimental here as she insists on figuring this out alone, despite threatening to permanently damage her hands. They’re blistered and bleeding by the time Craig and Mikey find her!
…Might Not be Enough
As for her two friends, they both have different opinions on how to help Andy. Craig, rightfully guessing that his aunt set Andy up, wants to cheat. Mikey, though, wants to help by researching Quesa Poblana. Both end up failing rather miserably.
Craig goes to an over-the-top alley full of scammers for something to hack the machine being used…only to get scammed himself.
As for Mikey, he finds that every video of Quesa Poblana is suspiciously unavailable to the public. This makes me question if there’s no deeper reason why she retired…
It’s all pretty standard for a story like this, but if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And once the two realize the error of their ways and team up, they scare the daylights out of the scammers
They Found a Way to Learn the Perfect Strike
Having gotten their hands on Quesa’s wrestling arc, the trio are able to analyze her techniques, and by the fourth day, Andy looks to be on the road to mastering the perfect strike. She lacks the explosive power of her would-be mentor, but the fact that she still does this in such a short time is impressive. Andy might have some hidden talent after all!
This wasn’t my favorite episode of the series thus far. I could see how the formula was written and would play out from a mile away. That being said, I do love seeing a young person proving a bitter and cynical elder wrong about them. Plus, based on the preview for next week’s episode…actually I don’t know where it’s going. All I know is that it’s going to be chaotic.
I Give “Perfect Strike” a 3.5/5
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