Nothing much happened in these 8 episodes, just a long training arc and honestly very uninteresting. It might be great group watch material though.

[26/09/24] Checked old screenshots, I actually started watching it on 29th Jan 2021.

Kept it on hold after Episode 08, sometime around November (?) 2023; continued watching from Episode 09 on 12th August 2024.
Stopped watching for a while during exams and stuff, got to finishing it on Friday the 13th of September 2024.
Great rewatch value, loved experiencing this show.

Loved watching it, will continue onwards with the manga. Animation was pretty dang good and started getting quite fluid and "springy" near the last episodes for some reason, not complaining though.