Always a Catch Episode 7 Lets Mimi Throw a Punch and Renato Throw Down
The episode pays off multiple story setups at once and gives the central romance a clear, mutual commitment through action rather than just dialogue.
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Episode seven of Always a Catch! brings Mimi's hairpin into action as a weapon. The story gathers threads from earlier episodes: Mimi's encounter with bandits and villagers, the move she taught Renato, and the villagers sent to Raimondo. Renato executes Number 38 to protect Mimi, which addresses Duke Annovazzi's doubts about him. The episode also reveals that the missing villager Veronica ran off with a local lord's son, and Mimi helps the couple escape.
Episode seven of Always a Catch! is a payoff episode. Mimi finally uses her hairpin as brass knuckles, and the show ties together several plotlines it has been building since the start. The villagers Mimi met on the road, the single Annovazzi-family move she taught Renato, and the search for a missing woman all converge in a single sequence. Renato's use of Number 38 is the emotional center. It answers Duke Annovazzi's worry that his future son-in-law is physically useless, and it does so in a way that shows Renato is willing to change for Mimi rather than expecting her to change for him. The animation around that moment is a step above the show's usual lighter, sillier style, which makes the emotional weight land. The subplot with Veronica, who was not kidnapped but eloped, reinforces the episode's theme of true love and gives Mimi a chance to protect another couple when she cannot be with her own fiancé.
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- Anime News Network Always a Catch! ‒ Episode 7