For Ellis, she’s come to recognize that her relationship with Nadie will be far more than that of a bounty hunter and her bounty. She’s starting to tease and poke Nadie gently and makes no bones about her admiration for her “partner” to other people. When they meet a happily married couple, Ellis compares her and Nadie to them without reserve.
For Nadie, the truth about Ellis’ past brings a renewed sense of protection and affection for the girl who is not a girl at all.
And for Jody “Blue Eyes” Heyward, full understanding of Project Leviathan brings about a determination to keep Ellis and her power under her care, even when the rest of the witches disagree. And she gets some smokin’ henchwomen. :-D
For us, the series shifts into a more well-worn pattern with our heroines encountering faceless drones bent on killing them, while they change lives by being Ellis and Nadie.
I remember being totally squicked when the series began that Ellis and Nadie might become a couple, but by this 2nd quarter of the series, the idea no longer bothered me. It’s obvious to me that Ellis, in her innocence, naivete or because she likes jerking Nadie around, is leagues ahead of Nadie in sensing what they already mean to each other and where that might lead. Nadie is slower than Ellis in this one thing and that works just fine, keeping their relationship totally organic and not at all rushed or fake feeling.
Ratings:
Art – 7
Story – 8
Characters – 9
Yuri – 3, growing slowly, but steadily
Service – 2
Overall – 8
Once more, my sincere gratitude today to Okazu Superhero Amanda M. for sponsoring today’s review!
Oh yeah. I love this series. I thought it would have never made it to the U.S. but maaaaaan was I wrong. Thankfully I got Christmas money so guess whats going to be on my list! Also out of all of Bee Trains Girls with guns series, I thought this one had better character development between the two female heroins. It left me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. Instead of leaving me hungry for more and going on a fanfiction trek to satisfy my Yuri needs.
@Jennifer – I think Sean g. put it well when he said that because this is a lighter-hearted series that Madlax and Noir, the serious bits stand out more in contrast. And that Ellis is more *likeable* than Kirika or Margaret.