MEITANTEI PRECURE EPISODE 11!!
Everyone and their MOTHER has been waiting for this episode and honestly I'm shook. As the first real episode focused on Cure Arcana Shadow, let's talk!
First of all, we finally get to see what kind of thief Ruruka is: a classic phantom thief! Instead of just going after the items and throwing out immediate flare, Ruruka is smart, sneaky, and conniving. She sends out a calling card (which is AWESOME btw) in typical phantom thief fashion, and even uses a well-documented disguise in order to sneak in. We can already see that she's LEAGUES above the other thieves given her cunning behavior, but that's not all.
She's awfully playful, as if her going on solo missions is what brings out her true self. She teases the Precure lightly here and there throughout their encounter, as if she's somehow fond of their attempts at being "heroes." I found it fascinating that she teased the cures so much, and even brought up the propaganda for "lying isn't bad." She's smiling all the while, while Cure Answer vehemently denies that lying could ever be good. It makes me wonder what Ruruka went through in order to allow herself to associate with the Phantom Thief Guild.
Anyhoo, her transformation was unique, even though a little less fluid than our current cure duo. However, ever single motion she makes is graceful, elegant, and perfect. She emphasizes "mazes" and "labyrinths," probably alluding to the fact that she herself is a mystery to the audience.
Answer and Mystique are asking the exact same question as the audience: "Why is Cure Arcana Shadow a thief?" Her attack, "Arcana Star Rain" was POWERFUL, if not a bit overkill to our heroines. She's clearly their senior if it wasn't evident enough.
And even when Ageseine intruded on the scene, she made it CLEAR that she wanted to take on the duo ALONE. She didn't hesitate in drop-kicking the Hanninda for nearly trying to annihilate Cure Mystique in the process.
And at the very end, Arcana Shadow says the classic senior cure line, "you're not ready to defeat the bad guys." Yet, despite it all, I personally think she WANTS them to beat the Phantom Thief Guild. As to why, I'm unsure. Her motives are unclear for now, especially when it was her "attempted heist" that brought out the truth about the museum curator's misdeeds about displaying false items.
I'm so excited to see when she comes back in another episode. I love her!!!!
















