Wakfu: The Animated Series [Season 4 Episode 4 Review]

The true enemy of world peace—Politics.

Before we go there, I’d like to mention how much I loved this episode’s opening sequence. Wakfu turned the Eliatrope Goddess’ backstory into an AMV (Anime Music Video)! The music. The animation. The emotion. It all came together in an very fun way. Although “fun” may not be the correct word given what we saw.

As far as I can tell, The Eliatrope Goddess (E.G. if you’re nasty) hung out with the other gods/goddesses of the World of Twelve, then went traveling in space and met the Great Dragon (I spent two minutes researching before running away scared from all the lore). The two had a one-night stand in space (Giving a whole new meaning to “in space, no one can hear you scream”.), Yugo and his siblings were later born, then the other gods/goddesses—not liking her Baby Daddy (I think)—banished her to Space Nevada where she was trapped by some old pink-eyed dude. Trust me, it all looks cooler in the episode.

Anyway, something happened and the E.G. escaped. And…I guess by the time she returned to the World of Twelve, the other gods/goddesses were gone. It’s confusing but enjoyable. And, hey! We got to see Yugo’s deadbeat dragon daddy! More over Yasopp and Ging Freecss, there’s another no-show papa sitting at the crappy dad table.

There was a weird scene with Nora talking to someone who probably wasn’t really there. Another weird moment, but still good. Just trust me.

Armand apologizes to Amalia for being a jerk, admitting he’s always been jealous of her because their dad liked her more—which I firmly disagree. Their father did not like Amalia more. He LOVED her more than Armand. She was the clear favorite by a mile. Get it straight, Jelly Head!

The main dish of the episode was the meeting between E.G. and the world leaders of the World of Twelve. Think U.N. meeting but with magic users. The E.G. calmly explained why she’s monitoring the world and, in response, the world leaders applauded her noble efforts in protecting their planet.

Just kidding!

They took it as a threat to their power and literally made E.G. cry. So much for world peace. I just hope the World of NATO conference goes better.

We check-in with the awesome Percedal Family. Goultard’s training Elely. Smelly Ruel shows up to further his smelly sub-plot. He’s just there to pick up Kamasutar so it can help track down Arpagone. Okay, Boomer!

We end the episode in the Sadida Kingdom where some mysterious creatures with…wait-for-it…PINK EYES attack a grove. Uh-oh! Bad news for the Sadidas. Good news for the show because it looks like the main plot has arrived.

This was a good episode! I loved the E.G. AMV and the world leaders assembly scene was filled with tension and intrigue. Of course, if you’re a casual, your milage will vary on the royal cameos. I assume just about everyone we saw at the meeting is an established character from the Wakfu game but, as usual, Ankama isn’t holding your hand when it comes to lore drops. You either know it or don’t. Either way, I’m sure you’ll love this episode.

Afterall, I’m a random internet reviewer. You call always trust me.

By the way, this episode’s Wakfu Award goes to the Queen of Bonta for putting the dic in dictator by making a celestial being cry. Shame on you, madam! May your royal bath tissues be replaced with sandpaper!