User blog comment:Lemedicus/episode 128 did you like it or not?/@comment-48285-20140508053649

There has been lots and lots of discussion on the topic of Pouf's behavior. If I had the time (and patience) to search through where I think I saw discussion on it, I would do it and bring to you the points of why what Pouf does isn't homosexual. However, I don't have said time (or patience) so I will just put what Bennlimos said on the discussion blog by Goregutz.

"Their expression were mere exaggeration of how delighted they are in serving the King and being praised by the king. Delight does not always translate to sexual stuffs. In the case of the Royal Guards, it's mostly sensual."

The chibi Youpi is to signify that he gave most of his energy to the King and can't maintain a full form anymore. Also, I'm not sure why you think that him being chibified took away the character development he had. At first, Youpi was kind of a steroetypical brauny guy (big muscle, little brain) but he got more personality as he was seen more. During his fight with Knuckle, he gained respect for his enemy. Then, when the Miniature Rose went off and Youpi saw the "battlefield", his natural insticts took over and he said that he couldn't forgive them for doing that to the King. Then, he fed his enrgy to the King. That's basically his character development up until this point. So, why are you thinking that all of that just flew out the window? Everything that happened, happened for a reason.

I loved the episode. It was nice to have a breather in between all that just happened and all that will happen. It's nice that they're able to have a mostly funny episode in between all the seriousness of the arc. (Also, in the future, try not to put a slash "/" after your w's, it's a little distracting.)