Brain Powered - Family Feuds (Vol. 2)

Rating:
Summary: New Mecha, New Character, Same Great Show
Review: If you thought the last volume was confusing, you'll be flustered by this volume. However, it still moves the story and the action continues to be great.

NEW CHARACTERS
Kant Kessiner: A genius boy who is a scientist.
Nakki Guys: An American Brain Powered pilot who brings his four anti-bodies to Novis Noah to fight Orphan.
Nelly: A new friend Yuu makes in a winter landscape.
Baron: Johnathan Glenn's new mentor in the winter landscape.

The episodes in this volume speed by quicker and go at a much faster pace than the last volume. However, it sometimes gets confusing, but I guess thats what makes it so more interesting.

Temptation of the Plates (B+): Captain Anoa is still depressed from the encounter with her son. She even goes as far as capturing a Plate with a Wedge.

Sister and Brother (B+): A conference is held with the addition of Yuu's dad. Plus, Yuu fights his sister.

Independent Course of Action (B): Yuu infiltrates Orphan with Kumazo and discovers more secrets about his parents.

Stately Surfacing (A-): More of Yuu's past surfaces and Hime takes Yuu's Brain out into battle unmanned.

Are Souls Solitary (B+): Russ gets a little more developed and Kanon realizes just how much she cares for him.

Perfect Breakthrough (B+): Grand Chers attack Novis Noah during a wind storm and Russ makes a sacrafice.

The Uninvited Guest (B+): Mr. Mohammad returns to help Orphen and Nakki Guys boards the Novis Noah.

Beyond the Curtain (A-): After being thrown into the Vital Globe Network, Yuu ends up in a winter land with Johnathen Glenn. There, he meets Nelly and Glenn meets Baron.

The Depths of Love (A): Yuu and Nelly become closer and they both discover new things about the Brains.

The packaging on this collection actually contains some terms key to understanding Brain Powered. Those were very helpful. The extras on this disc include Karaoke, production designs of the characters and, the best extra, a text interview with Yoshiyuki Tomino (director and writer) and Yoko Kanno (Composer). Both of them give deep insight to why the show was made the way it is and I strongly recommend that everybody who didn't like Brain Powered to please read it.

Overall, I was impressed with these batch of episodes and they left me drooling for more. Im really becoming attached to this show.