Train to the End of the World Episode 2: Water Tracks

Let’s see how short I can keep this one.

I said last time that Reimi and Akira are very easy to ship and I hope they go there with them but right now I enjoy their token comedy duo banter more so than shipping them. Hopefully that changes over time. Currently I feel more “HAHA!” and less “LV Vision” toward them, basically the bickering sisters who care for each other deep down. Meanwhile Nadeko is still the big sister figure while Shizuru is the leader on a mission. I already mentioned what I hope we get from said mission.

Most of the first half was bickering and discussions about supplies, leaving on the journey without telling most of the village and whether they’re up to the challenge long before they have a chance to turn back as we’d soon see. It got to the point Shizuru’s like “You didn’t have to come along, you know. I wanted to go by myself.” All this as the bitter melon plant on board grew rapidly as they rode into a fog.

The girls worried a familiar sea dino silhouette meant the loch-ness monster was approaching but it turned out to be a weird old man. Not going to bother summarizing his crazy talk. Point was he said a lot of “maybes”, warned them not to go to Ikebukuro, not to believe everything without proving what’s said is factual and traded a map for cigs. Afterward they heard a noise from the train tracks. Granny hamster had Train Man turn to normal to send a message via morse code to our heroines. See, while learning how to operate the train she learned the time limit for Train Man turning to normal after putting on his hat was 5 minutes. They also wondered if his condition was the result of mental manipulation prior to the 7G Wave.

Suddenly tidal wave!

Fortunately they were able to ride far enough to not be swallowed whole as the wave simmered. They then remembered the map and took a look.

At first glance the map is not very useful but as someone I will only refer to as “Ace Goodheart Leader of the Team” on Twitter said the pictures could be hints of what awaits at every train stop.

Such as the next stop being a village of people with mushrooms growing out of their heads.

The main plot didn’t progress but I was highly entertained. Next time I guess it’s mushroom town.