Stop acting tough Lionmaru (or tigermaru😂). Our bond is stronger than what you think! ;Ningen Fushin episode 5 Impression!

Our journey in Fushin Ningen is almost half way done with the airing of episode 5. It means that the anime needs to pick up its pace because currently, it focuses more on the character development. It's nice to get to know your characters because they are the backbone of the story. However, we hardly get the exciting factor for the time being since it focuses a bit too much to develop the members' background story. All members of the survivor guild decide to call the sword of Bond's human child persona as Kizuna. By the way, for those of you who read Japanese, you shall know that it means the same. He is already created for a long time ago that he speaks like an old man at times. However, in term of world experience, having rested in the sword of pedestal for centuries technically makes him a "baby". He is still trying to walk on the new world that he just entered.

Did I just see Tiana flirting with an underage old man🤔

The first part of anime shows how Kizuna examines many thing that he encounter in street. One important thing from kizuna is, this sentient sword connects its consciousness to every members of the survivor. He can read the minds of several people and somehow, the members of survivors can talk with him through mind conversation. I don't know if he really can read everybody minds but one thing for sure is he knows what is the person nearby thinking and at one points on this anime, Kizuna's dream even connected to Nick's. This makes Nick has a nightmare about her demanding ex-girlfriend. In addition, He can see the memories of the members just as in the first part, when Tiana watches fondly to her igniter, he remarked about how nostalgic the igniter is for Tiana. 

Tiana..if u do something, more rumor will start better let him recover for a while

Speaking of the igniter, Tiana got one from her mentor; which means that it must be an important memento because he is the one who thought her magic. When Tiana former fiancé spread false rumor about her, her mentor got caught in the scandal; making his future of becoming a sage cut short and his dream shattered. It's kind of sad that despite his calm nature to cope with the accusation,  he ends up laughing uncontrollably due to his extreme sadness. It somehow remind me of the scene from Joaquin Phoenix's Joker in which Arthur Fleck laughed uncontrollably after a series of misfortune events. In a mental health record his condition is a bit similar to the "Pseudobulbar affect (PBA); a condition that's characterized by episodes of sudden uncontrollable and inappropriate laughing or crying" (cited from Wikipedia). However, since PBA is dealing with brain and nerve injuries and Tiana's mentor doesn't get one, there is possibility that his Anxiety got the best of him. It's nice that the anime put some mental health issues on it's episode; making it's clear to the audience that the mentor can't accept the fact of losing his occupation because his pupils-ex fiancé accused them for having an affair.

Kagebunshin no jutsu!

The episode further develops Kizuna by showcasing his battle abilities. He fights an ogre like creatures by himself. One of his capabilities including making an after images of him and he can do that into five persons at maximum. Yet, there is a catch of his abilities as it's basically sapped the energy and mana of his team mates especially Nick; making him feels exhausted even if he doesn't partake in the action. He even mentions that his swordsman skill is installed to him through his bond with the previous master. Technically means he copy the sword skill of the last person who wield him.

Eat this !! a knuckle sandwich with extra chilly for emotional damage

I don't know why the anime reintroduces us again with Nick's ex girlfriend; Claudine. It seems as if her appearance is forced to not only fill the time slot but also to introduces Leon; the member of Tiger gang. Even Leon admitting that Claudine is famous for her notoriety and trickery and he doesn't intend to fight Nick because of her request. Yet, Leon mentions one thing that makes Nick angry that is he blatantly accuses Nick for waiting a perfect chances to rip his team mates off. Being scammed and left by Claudine makes him understand very well that he hates scheming person the most. In fact, he may still become a human hater if he didn't meet accidentally with the others and this man-tiger trying to lump him together with Claudine..what a nerve. One knuckle sandwich serves and Leon retaliates by brandishing his knife only for Nick to ends up pinning him down. After an arrival of Leon's friend and a bit of skirmish between them, the Survivors along with the old Lady Wilma (the guild owner) arrives to stop the commotion. Leon then challenges Nick in a Arithmetic bare knuckle. I don't know if it's a kind of duel or something but we will see it soon. I am not excited for today's episode but I think it still a decent one in term of characters background information.