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Somewhat of an anticlimax of a conclusion. The fight ends with Kyouka slicing up the Unihorn and snake girl sneaking away to express that she is, of course, interested in Yuuki. Friendships/Alliances are formed with Aoba and we get a short afterparty segment (I think I like Yakumo better when voiced for some reason) followed by a reservedly erotic reward and more Tenka teasing, ending with a 'the battle carries on' montage. Strangely, it didn't go hard in setting up a next season, even though one has already been announced (halleluiah). They even mentioned the current supreme commander of the Mato organization as a potential threat. Not bad, perfectly serviceable.

What I had hoped for was to end on the meeting of the chiefs to sample more of the top shelf harem we've got left in the cupboard. I understand not skipping the story bits we got tough; building the cute girl's dynamics with Yuuki is a driving force of the show, after all. Hype can wait.

Overall, I suppose this kind of medium energy adaptation is the best I could hope for Slave Soldier. While the animation isn't going ham, it never dipped into gushing levels of budget cope, either. Keeping a consistent quality from here on out would be awesome, as the long term viability of the story is very much there and I expect the fandom to slowly grow as the series gets, hopefully, annual installments going forward. Not blown away, but deeply satisfied.