I was wrong about Casshern being reflected on the glass pendant. Lyuze saw Casshern through the glass. It was kind of literally looking through rose-tinted glasses, only it is green. I think the scene suggests that Lyuze already “likes” Casshern, but not fully. And it is that matter of him causing the Ruin that’s keeping her from fully “liking” him. And so, when she “happens to see” Casshern through the glass, it’s like she’s trying to look at him minus the atrocities and horrors of the Ruin - seeing the Casshern that she’s grown to “like”, on its own, apart from the Casshern that she hated. There must be a more efficient way of saying all that, but I just don’t have it right now.

Dio has always reminded me of Raoh from Hokuto no Ken. Him gaining a new reason to fight in this episode just adds to that - with it bringing to mind Raoh learning the secret to Musou Tensei.

Speaking of character references, I think the X-shaped scar on Ohji’s forehead is a reference to B’t X. But why Masami Kurumada’s characters are being used as basis for the character designs in this series to this extent, I don’t know. You’d think they’d draw more stuff from Tatsunoko series like the original Casshern, Gatchaman, and Tekkaman…

Talk about suspicious, Mars and Vulcan so ready and willing to listen to Leda’s plea despite having such an urge to defeat the two who replaced them.

Nothing suspicious about that. Leda’s hot. That’s all there is to it.

Hm Ringo and Oji’s meeting is pretty odd, I always thought that Ringo and Casshern knew each other earlier (that Ringo was an earlier or slightly later model) but if Oji met Ringo when the Ruin had begun then Casshern and Ringo wouldn’t have met. But we do have that short flash back with Ringo telling Casshern it wasn’t his fault, lest he just started to think of Ringo. In any case she sure puts a big question, what the heck is she? Ringo seems to be both human and robot.

Ah well I do hope they plan to answer these questions soon, long as it isn’t a rushed explanation.

I definitely can’t wait for the next episode, the meeting with Luna is growing closer and closer~!

But then again, what robot needs to breath?

Apparently, Lyuze does in this episode.

I’m glad that this episode got its fair share of CxL action. At first, Lyuze seemed to have gone back to becoming aloof towards Casshern, but it turns out that isn’t really the case.

There are two “nice touches” in this episode from a shipping perspective. First would be Casshern reflected on the glass pendant as Lyuze was looking at it; and second would be Dio clutching Leda’s arm before gently moving it aside. The first somewhat underlines Casshern and Lyuze relationship; while the second is like Dio stating his claim to Leda (for lack of a better way of putting it). Until now, Dio seemed too passive regarding his relationship with Leda, so it’s nice to see him “assert himself” for a change. Even if Leda may not really “love” him, they still make quite a couple. I just hope that Leda wouldn’t start becoming aloof towards Dio.

Maybe Braiking Boss and Luna were intended to be a pair of some sort. Kinda like Ohji and Ringo.

@ Jako:
You must have missed that part of Ep. 13 in which Ringo shows a patch of rust on her cheek that is usually covered by her hair.