Tougen Anki Episode 20 Review: One-Dimensional Fights Are Such Drags

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Tougen Anki Episode 20 Review: In this episode, we dive deep into the one-dimensional nature of the fights and how they ultimately drag down the pacing and excitement. While Tougen Anki has delivered some strong moments in the past, Episode 20 struggles with lackluster combat that feels repetitive and uninspired.  In this review, we break down the episode’s key battles, the characters’ development (or lack thereof), and how these one-note fights detract from the series' overall potential. If you’re a fan of Tougen Anki but find yourself frustrated by the fight scenes, you're not alone.  #TougenAnki #TougenAnkiReview #AnimeReview #Episode20Review #FightScenes #OneDimensionalFights #AnimeDiscussion #ShonenAnime #AnimeCommunity #AnimeCritique #CharacterDevelopment #AnimePacing #AnimeFans #AnimeAnalysis

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00:00Taujin Anki, episode 20 review. One-dimensional fights are such drags. Again, shattering my

00:07expectations, Taujin Anki episode 20 provided nothing substantial but a generic shonen fight

00:14that nobody asked for. Where is Shiki versus Mikado? Taujin Anki is really pushing that out

00:20until the very end of the season, and my hopes of getting a cliffhanger-esque finale are slowly

00:25getting dimmer because of it. As for this week's episode, it honestly felt like a drag. Not

00:31exactly filler, but the whole episode focuses on one single fight, which wasn't even that

00:36interesting. It could have been if the characters didn't act so predictably. Still, the highlight of

00:42the episode has to be Shinya getting caught red-handed, and his one-trick pony move finally

00:48not working this time. And how did that happen? They used a freaking VR set to trick him. Like,

00:54geez. Sure, it was innovative as a counter to Shinya's CCTV camera ability, and seeing him

01:00run, because even he knows he doesn't stand a chance in a face-to-face fight, was honestly

01:05satisfying. But then came the same shonen slop. The big fight turned into a generic shonen slop.

01:13Now, by big fight, I'm not talking about the Shiki versus Mikado fight. That's just not happening

01:18any time soon. Even though they teased that it might happen in the next episode, I'm already

01:23getting skeptical about it. Anyway, the big fight here was Ikari versus Asuk, the two overconfident

01:30individuals. I mean, on paper, it could have turned out to be a fascinating clash, but even

01:36if I ignore the fact that some scenes had janky CGI, the characters are just so one-dimensional

01:41when they fight. I thought we'd moved past that era, but I guess some people still enjoy

01:47that earnest, straightforward style of combat. Even on the antagonistic side of things, Tsukiyomi,

01:53Asuk, and Mikado were all like, OK, let's have a fair fight. Mikado even split up the battlefield

01:59so he could 1v1 Shiki. Asuk tried to rematch Mudano, revealing that his technique is basically

02:05copying. And honestly, whenever a shonen character uses a copy ability, they usually end up super-op.

02:12But Mudano was like, I'm not fighting a copycat, and just sent his students to deal with him.

02:18Asuk resisted a bit at first, but it didn't look like he was struggling much either. Still,

02:23as any typical shonen plot goes, the fight didn't end up going in Asuk's favor once Ikari stepped in.

02:29This was certainly Ikari's episode, but at what cost? The way characters are introduced in

02:35Taujan Anki, I honestly don't care about who gets to shine next. I'm just waiting for Shiki versus

02:41Mikado. That's the only thing I care about. So, Ikari going up against Asuk was supposed to be hype,

02:48since it was basically his moment in the story. And so, in another stereotypical fashion,

02:54Ikari actually won. Of course, not on his first try, because the rule of thumb in shonen fights

03:00is that the eventual winner always loses the first round. Naturally, in the second half,

03:06Ikari literally turned into a bird with blood-transfigured wings. With all that in his

03:10arsenal, Ikari finally got his long-awaited W in the storyline. However, it left him bleeding so badly

03:17that he might not even survive, but would he actually die? I think we can all predict how that

03:22usually goes in a typical shonen like this, right? Now, let's just wait and see when Shiki versus

03:28Mikado finally happens. Taujan Anki is currently available to watch on Netflix.

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