Alice Gear Aegis Expansion Episode 0+1: My Heroine

This was on my schedule as a curiosity as I didn’t know what to expect from it. Let’s just say I hope it keeps up the pace it set in the TV premiere. I said TV premiere because there was an Episode 0. Don’t worry. It’s not depressing.

Episode 0 blessed cultured people right away with a swimsuit episode that served to introduce newcomers to the important ladies in the series and their personalities. It’s a fun and sexy introduction that felt like a mesh of mecha musume and Kandagawa Jet Girls. Both good. Hopefully they squeeze in another excuse to get the hotties into swimsuits again.

On to the meat of this post. Episode 1.

We got a brief glimpse of the heroines in their gear particularly Yotsuyu here. As Anna reported their battle against the alien invaders called the VICE a girl watched with glee before running to her destination. It was some kind of company. What they did at said company wasn’t important to the episode.

There she met Shitara (tan genki and my hype girl) and Fumika (calm megane). The adorable newcomer introduced herself. She said she would take whatever job she could at the company so long as she could work there with the Actresses (name of the warrior maidens) she admired. When Shitara asked if there’s a particular favorite among them the girl became super bashful. That’s when her favorite entered the scene.

The girl, Nodoka, couldn’t contain herself at all in the presence of her idol Yotsuyu (classic do-gooder and defender of justice). Nodoka going horny gay fangirl for the pink beauty cannot be done justice in a plot summary. It must be seen to be believed. Seeing as she wanted to work there Yotsuyu asked if she had an Actress license. She didn’t because she failed a test before. Yotsuyu wanted to see for herself and had her take a test there. She failed but was briefly able to cross the required line to pass so she had potential.

That was enough to convince Yotsuyu Nodoka could live the dream as long as she kept fighting. While trying to motivate Nodoka she inadvertently set her up in the kabedon position and said she had a “special training” planned. Again words cannot do Nodoka’s reaction justice.

The training montage was glorious as Fumika and Shitara volunteered to train Nodoka because they thought she couldn’t focus under Yotsuyu’s tutelage. After a long and arduous session Nodoka again took the test but it’s another failure. However, Yotsuyu noticed the results were better than last time so the training worked. Thus her special training was…

Do everything she just did 100 more times…because of course that would be a main character’s idea of special training.

By the way before Nodoka heard what Yotsuyu’s special training was she went home to prepare by enhancing her endurance around Yotsuyu, as in control her lust for her heroine. It went as well as one would expect. Anyway Nodoka passed the test after more rigorous training.

Poor dear was so happy she rushed over to hug Yotsuyu before realizing how close she was to her beloved and exploded. Unfortunately before she could start work with her new colleagues and beloved the company got a cease and desist order for violating Actress power laws or something like that. Point was their operations were suspended indefinitely. Looks like next time they’ll find work elsewhere.

We got a fun post-OP (I think that’s the OP at the end) scene of Yotsuyu discussing the cause of Nodoka’s nosebleeds when near her. The waitress probably knew but was intentionally vague.

Good premiere. Hope the show keeps up the pace. Episode 0 hinted at Shitara having her own inner gay fangirl for a lovely celebrity.