「筒隠さんの家の中」 (Tsutsukakushi-san no Ie no Naka)
“Inside the Tsutsukakushi Home”

With one more episode to go, this lead-up to the finale finally gives us more answers than questions. Someone’s memory has been tampered with, but as of now, it’s unclear whether Tsukiko, Tsukushi, or Youto initiated this change. Unlike last episode, we have a motivation as to why Youto would modify his own memories–Tsukasa was obviously an anchoring figure for Youto in place of his parents, and her passing away must have been a traumatic experience. However, this doesn’t explain why everyone’s memories would change except for the sisters. Perhaps it is Tsukushi who initiated the wish, thus explaining why she has the true memories, with Tsukiko’s willingness to believe deriving from her desire to be number one for Youto. Both sound fairly plausible at this point, with Tsukiko being the third suspect as another contender.

Despite these conflicts in information, we can cull out a few truths from the situation, if we guess carefully. Tsukasa’s father did indeed pass away before Tsukasa, who herself passed away from an ailment of the body rather than any sort of non-natural consequence. We can also probably guess that the cat god was definitely still active during this time, even before Tsukushi setup the cat god shrine on the hill. It is also highly probable that the Tsutsukakushi and Yokodera families came in contact with one another during the grade school years, though how exactly depends on which parts of the past are correct. Finally, despite any versions of history, we can confirm that the Tsutsukakushi household went through some straining times in their inter-family relationship, whether between mother and daughter or grandparents to grandchildren.

Now, all we can do at this point is wait for the final episode, to see what is reality in this well…quite twisted memory. After all, if the rat suit wasn’t any indication that this wasn’t reality, or perhaps the numerous hints dropped throughout this episode, I don’t know what will. Just one more episode and we can finally close the books on what has been what I’d call an enjoyable train wreck. The plot has gradually become random and spontaneous to the point of almost incomprehensibility, but it sure is a pleasure to see it consistently animated by J.C. Staff and voiced by such wonderful seiyuu.

Unfortunately, I will not be here to blog the final episode, but rest assured, I will be leaving my final impressions with the person who will be subbing for me, Stilts! Hopefully he will be able to reconstruct reality by the end of next week, as I will be traveling to take care of some important matters halfway across the globe (not Italy). Thus, I’d like to thank in advance everyone who’s followed this show thus far along with me, and I hope this show has been at least good eye-candy to watch! Those full-lengths man…absolutely wonderful at times. Thank you dear reader, and goodbye for now, for I’ll be back soon!

Full-length images: 7, 11, 21, 23.

 

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22 Comments

  1. Read the LN Chapter, not gonna spoil it. Though the LN chapter felt so long the episode felt so fast because they omitted a number of details.

    Chibi versions of the main characters are all so cute!! 🙂

    Tsukiko is freakin obssessed over Yohto! Sugoi sugoi sugoi!

    Hoping for a second season but may take 5 years because LN only has 5 volumes so far but story has reached volume 4. (The season will end at the end of volume 4.)

    mianghuei
    1. Quick correction here. They’re currently adapting vol. 5 and there’s 6 volumes currently released.

      Vol. 4 is a bunch of short stories that take place in various times throughout the story. Azusa’s Okinawa trip was one of them, Tsukiko and Youto’s past meetings were another. There’s two others that got sparsely covered and one that looks like it’ll be skipped entirely.

      Kuntzy
  2. As a LN reader, and one who is working on translating it (patience, I have other stuff to do too), I must correct you and say that it’s NOT a rat suit, but a porcupine suit (or hedgehog, I can’t remember which was used in the novel).

    Not really much of a spoiler, but:Show Spoiler ▼

    And what’s so odd about kigurumi pajamas? It looks much better in the novel, but it’s still cute (in an odd way).

    apprenticex
  3. Thanks for your hard work Zannibas but I fear for the two kawaii imoutos if they’re still shown in the final ep when Stilts get here.He’ll want to take them home for sure!

    P.S. – I promise I won’t tell the cops if you give me Tsukushi Stilts

    MgMaster
  4. The shotacon sure runs in the Tsutsukatsushi family, Tsukiko even had her shotacon radar awakened upon seeing little Youto.

    https://randomc.net/image/Hentai%20Ouji%20to%20Warawanai%20Neko./Hentai%20Ouji%20to%20Warawanai%20Neko.%20-%2011%20-%20Large%2009.jpg (Present Youto’s reaction at his younger self being molested by Tsukiko: Priceless )

    Being forced to cosplay as a trap must have done silly things to little Youto’s head, no wonder he’s so perverted now.

    BTW, Zanibas, I would suggest another possibility, that it is Tsukasa herself that made the wish to the Cat God to tamper with everyone’s memories prior to her passing, so as not to burden her kids and Youto with painful memories.

    Suomynona
  5. You know unless you’re Clannad after story, it usually takes a lot for me to go all Stilts on an ED whiplash, but man was that bad.
    And this is comming from someone who loves this ED.

    xephx
  6. after stony bunny-kyubey did something to youto & tsukiko give 2 wonder where are they give seeing younger version of people they know it’s time travel to 10yrs ago.

    then some wander tsukiko found kiddie youto with going full cover make sure he don’t grow up to be a perv & oh finally meet tsukiko’s mom quite a bit surprise how she is doing.

    well go tsukiko’s house give reveall she live alone, give place bit quiet, & nap in a mouse outfit (give she have the cough prob & had take her meds).

    youto also meet younger steel queen & tsukiko give queen going where mom going like toss rock on 2 youto give tongue ow by youto yet mom arrive going why you not came & left.

    after whole drunk mom, kiddie youto in dress, & drunk tsukiko oh poor youto of past & present give tsukiko’s mom did care give for her daughters it’s just family probs happen.

    from dead husband, grandparents want handle two daughters, can’t get in planes, etc probs give mother prepare outfit for her daughters then oh no cough & fallen ill.

    B.I.T.W
  7. First Saika and now young Yokodera, Komatsu Mikako is now the official adorable trap seiyuu!

    That being said, I’m really exited to see what answers will the last episode finally bring.

    Patsuan

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