I thought it was a bit of a soft end to the season, but im glad to hear that there’ll be a season 2. Overall the episode was good but not sure it was a “last episode of the season” good.
Best episode of the season!
While the boss battle was ::: spoiler spoiler slightly disappointing, with more tao bullshit, the deus ex machina of Senta showing up with his dying breaths, and just the lack of motivation and intelligence by the boss to stay alive, it seemed like just another shonen boss battle. :::
The ::: spoiler spoiler mind-fuckery at the end about Gabimaru's past ::: was the best part. It might be ::: spoiler spoiler true, it might not, and spreading self serving disinformation seems to come easily for the kunoichi, so it could be just another of her mind tricks to get an advantage over her current companions. :::