She may be evil or whatever, but she is absolutely out of this world hilarious. I did not laugh this much since... I dunno... Muteki Kanban Musume maybe? Why did nobody tell me sooner! Well, Mauser tried, but even so, this was completely unexpected. I thought it was going to be something like Grave of the Fireflies or Figure 17, but nope, we left the stolid, old-school drama way behind. God be praised for the shining world of LNs that is upon us! And it's not only watching the syziphean struggles of the hapless MC that is hilarious. Everyone contributes to Youjo Senki, from the military brass to the crazy inventor guy. And dat Serebryakoff, she's gunning for the Best Girl of comedy, fo real. Too bad we're not likely to see more of her, poor thing!

Oh, and those SIG Mondragons look as if they jumped off a Forgotten Weapons video.

P.S. This may be spoiling a little, but I just can't help noting a couple of things about Serebryakoff. Hopefully this does not ruin someone's enjoyment!

First, the creators started off strongly with her by planting a massive flag. It immediately reminded me about a talk I heard on Japan-a-Radio 10 years ago, when they discussed Elfen Lied. One of the podcasters said, in effect, that it opens with showing us a character of a secretary, and spends a short time on building her up. She is clumsy, but doing her job, etc. You can't help feeling a little sympathy for her. Then, *wham*, they blow her head off. I was sure that Serebryakoff auditioned for a similar role in ep.1. Just look at the droopy eyes of her character design. But they double-crossed me, cunning bastiges!

Second, Serebryakoff is a supremely stereotypical tryhard idiot, yet a quality one. I already mentioned her design. Moreover, one would think that if you face someone who might be looking for an excuse to massacre you, it's better to keep your lips zipped. Nope, she blurts it all out! When the climax of the confrontation is over, too! What really gets me is the hidden subtlety of it all. In a mediocre comedy show, she would be an inept sidekick that ruins the best plans, by interpreting instructins too literally or whatnot. But not here.