Back with a new body

The irony of Build Divide is basically a card game anime cross with "The Matrix" genre. But also the fact that this also got and took ideas from several Yu-Gi-Oh series and Sword Art Online as I will point out.

1) The first series would be the whole Noah and cyber realm arc back in original Yu-Gi-Oh DM with the whole idea of people trapped in the cyber realm and the antagonist taking over someone as his new host body. With also the similarity with SAO as Kirito and players that played that game got trapped trying clear it to escape it. And lets not get the fact that also connects to Vrains the same way through key points of the three major arcs.

2) Higuma as the main antagonist in this new season and putting people in barrels as sacrifices for a newer stronger body is both GX with the leader of the shadowriders gaining the youth by taking the spirit energy of Yu-Gi-Oh monster cards.
And Arc5 with the known antagonist going to each other dimension catching certain girls known as the Yu-girls and capturing people by putting them into cards all for the sake of bring his daughter back into whole. Which in fact in this episode shown quite a bit from GX to Arc 5.

As for this very episode I love they bring more character building to Mikhail to add more of his story then just being a one-shot character. Also how funny that I thought he was going to ask her out but turns out to be apprenticeship.

I also love the fact that they're bringing back the one-shot characters from S1 and giving them proper characterization. I'm excited to see where this story goes.

As am I, I wonder if there will be a S3 or not

Mikhail really went and made 47 friends just like Hiyori said back in the first season, the absolute madlad. Anyways, great episode this week. Hiyori vs. Mikhail was an awesome battle and showed off some new game mechanics (that Burning Geyser territory sounds really good with how it was able to ramp energy and add cards from that energy to his hand to play them later) and Mikhail's backstory with Rinpu and her sister Reira was interesting too. I really didn't expect Higuma to show his face this early though. Maybe Teruto himself really is the final boss at the end.

The reveal of the masked person being (technically) a new character and seemingly not related to Teruto/Sakura was a bit underwhelming, but I'll give Reira a chance to impress me.

Gogoanime late with this series dang this was interesting how hiyori almost lost to mikhail but what a comeback as well as rinpu finding out her sister was in that disguise oh wow that was shocking!

Indeed

Gogo either sleeps too much or just hate us the ones that cant stay awake to wait lol. The guy really came a long way from being the lovely kid he used to be XD

Wow ok wasn’t expecting it to be Rinpu’s sister under the mask. This next battle should be epic. If Higuma is anything like what everyone been hyping him up to be.. Reira will have her hands full.

Some really cool lore bits dropped today about neo kyoto as well

It’s crazy how much more I’m liking code white than code black.

If you look closely at Eclair's masked face, you'll notice that she has the same eye color and eyebrows as Rinpu. A detailed I only noticed about 5 minutes before she revealed herself only because they started talking about Rinpu having a sister.

I love this series. It deserves so much more recognition.

Hiyori getting prepare for another proposal but end up getting something different. Lol

Resurrection of the king...? What is that supposed to mean? I'm anxious about the next episode.

It was kinda obvious Eclair was the long-lost sister after that Mikhail backstory.

Took 3 years but Mikhail finished the task of making a 47 friends, 47 more than I could make in 20 years...

Lul, Hiyoko got a deshi as well. Or should I say 47 Ronins? :D
Don't worry, Kikka-sama, your love will not be prevented by a measly male.
Yuri shall prevail.

But damn, Hiyoko has really become strong.

After they started talking about Rinpu's nee-san, it was obvious the ninja would be her.
And Higuma back on the scene.
Tons of background info too.

Now we only need Teruto to save everything.

I know it from the first time I saw her!!

A blushing Hiyori is wayyyyy too cute. Finally we're nearing the end... What will come next? 🤔

rinpu-chan is really cute :3
higuma surprise and tank them like a boss and finally explain what are those barrels for

damn that cliff hanger....