Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 review: Wit Studio nails it all in a fairly plot-heavy, action packed installment

Heading into Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6, it was a given that fans would be getting an action-packed installment after the titular group’s encounter with Enchantress and The Thinker. Likewise, fans didn’t really expect much plot at all in the installment considering the relative lack of focus in this area throughout prior episodes.

Yet shockingly, Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 is very arguably one of the most plot-heavy yet for the series, even if only achieving this by casting a wide net of characterization and origin stories. Nevertheless, it’s an effective technique which, for what’s very arguably the first time all season, sees the series firing on all cylinders at once.

Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 review: Wit Studio’s latest installment leaves almost nothing to be desired

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To be much plainer about it, Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 is the first outing for the series thus far which can even be discussed as coming close to perfect, let alone actually being so. While there are a few nitpicks at points in the episode, the installment is essentially as perfect as the series can reasonably get.

Likewise, banging out these nitpicks is the best way to start, with the first being an abuse of the numbers game to get to an acceptable level of character and plot development. While executed well-enough to leave viewers satisfied and not thinking of this in the moment, it is a lingering thought which creeps up as one further digests the release.

Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 also loses out for not doing too much worldbuilding or lore reveals in its plot development. Fans still have no idea what the war is even about as the series gets into its second half. While this will be more excusable if the series has a second season, this doesn’t seem to be the direction the series is headed as of this article’s writing.

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However, in every other respect, the installment is as close to perfect as it can reasonably be. Wit Studio’s incredible animation remains as consistent, fluid, and eye-popping as ever in this installment, taking unique creative liberties along the way. These liberties mainly shine via Enchantress’ powers, but also present themselves in the magical attacks from the massive horde of Elves under The Thinker’s control.

Speaking of The Thinker, it’s his presence in Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 that fans have to thank for the unexpected plot and character development. Via a psychic attack on Deadshot, Clayface, and Peacemaker, fans learn a little more about each. Deadshot’s mind shows him images of his daughter pointing a gun at him and asking him why he did something, while Clayface sees him performing for a crowd which laughs at him.

Peacemaker’s is less specific, but sees him walking through an unknown battlefield as the bodies of the dead grab at and call out to him. It’s far from an objectively deep dive into each of these characters’ psyches and origins, but it is the deepest we’ve gotten into the trios’ specifically thus far.

Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 somewhat makes up for this via an extended look at Princess Fione’s origins. Essentially, her offhandedly telling a commoner friend about the soldiers having their own food reserves resulted in his being killed as he snuck onto a camp. While it’s clear Fione is feeling guilty enough on her own, her mother’s words only intensify these emotions, and also provide a guiding light to what Fiona’s desires in the series are.

It’s this specific area of Fione’s backstory where the series deserves the most praise, as it perfectly fits into the jailbreak of the titular group which she and Cecil initiate. Fione is motivated not just by a desire to fulfill her duty as royalty, but to end the war which claimed the life of her friend and so many others by any means possible. It helps to further humanize her, and also gives viewers who’ve also defied their parents before something to relate to.

While not particularly notable since she’s been getting the most development thus far, Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 doesn’t leave Harley Quinn out of the development party. Her fury at seeing Beanstalk’s death and mourning the other seemingly dead Suicide Squad members after help to highlight the more caring side of her personality, even for those she’s only just met.

Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6: In summation

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Admittedly, there is much more which could be discussed about what the episode does well, but most of what’s not touched on above is what Wit has been nailing throughout the season so far. With it being clear that the studio will deliver top-tier animation week in and week out, what becomes more attractive from a critical standpoint is how the series’ plot and characters end up.

In this regard, Suicide Squad Isekai episode 6 is an encouraging sign for the road ahead, putting in a respectable effort to its narrative and character development before it’s too little, too late. What remains to be seen, however, is whether or not this can be carried through the end of the first season, in which just four episodes remain.