We’re in the closing episodes of a seasonal comedy, which means it’s time for us to finally acknowledge the plot. I’d been quietly dreading it, honestly, because more often than not the late-game bid for a “serious” storyline has marked the decline for many an otherwise strong comedy. Thankfully, Total Fantasy Knockout is actually handling the onset of plot pretty well, and maintaining some great gags thanks to a long-awaited return of a certain someone. But we’ll get to that in a bit.
First, we join Tachibana and Yggie (as Tachibana’s taken to calling her) as they recruit the masses for their rebellion with the power of cute idol outfits. It’s a pretty classic isekai gag – one I remember seeing all the way back in Log Horizon – but the show makes it work by making the entire rebellion a farce, head-to-toe. The huddled masses would never agree to fight the nobles’…
