Short Summary:
Aisia buys some ice cream and a dirty magazine for Junichi, and she is quite happy when he wants to keep them a secret from Nemu. However, Nemu soon returns and replaces the magazine Aisia brought with the one Junichi originally wanted. Aisia notices that Nemu seems to be very in tune with Junichi’s needs. And so whatever Aisia tries to do for him, Nemu manages to one-up. The group spends some time outside and Aisia notices how well the two get along together. She gets even more frustrated when Koyomi sensei shows up with her baby and suggests that Nemu and Junichi are on a date. Aisia starts a notebook labeled “Nemu Observations Diary.” She watches as Junichi asks for “that thing” multiple times, and Nemu always knowing exactly what he’s looking for. She sees Nemu working quite hard for Junichi: cleaning his room, doing his laundry, all while Junichi lies around lazily. Aisia’s anger reaches a breaking point that evening with Junichi’s slobbish habits and Nemu’s subservient manner. She starts yelling at him for not being happier that Nemu is doing everything for him. Nemu visits Aisia’s room later and Aisia expresses all of her grievances. Nemu tells her that where you go isn’t important, what’s important is who goes. She reassures Aisia that she’s quite happy. The next day, Aisia worries about the other girls’ feelings. She thinks that maybe her magic can do something about it.

I found this episode amusing at the start, boring by the end. Why? Because we’re getting the same message: Nemu always wins. I swear I’m going to repeat this every week until it changes. Despite having been apart for two years, Nemu still knows Junichi backwards and forwards, and is perfect to serve his needs. She’s knows exactly what he wants, she does his laundry, cleans his bed…what else could you ask for? But I was a little surprised that the episode somewhat villified Junichi for not being more thankful towards Nemu. Not that I really care what happens to him at this point…
I can only hope that the alleged return of a certain someone next week will shake things up. Though somehow, I doubt it…

Closing Thought: If Aisia really does try to do something with her magic, I can see it being a recipe for disaster. Well, bad for the characters, potentially good for the plot.

28 Comments

  1. LMAO Nemu is buying Junichi’s underwear XD

    Well it looks like Mikoto appears, hopefully she brings a Kotori update…*Sigh*
    And it was going so good when 2 Kotori episodes came in row *Sigh*

    Rasmiel
  2. Oh, and I think this episode made Nemu look a lot nicer than she actually is.

    Though I do have to admit she is like that for housework.

    Also, Omni, what does she mean with “where you go isn’t important, what’s important is who goes”? What were they talking about then?

    Ale
  3. i think it probably means tat *wher u go isn’t important, but who leaves dis place is important..* itz hint 2 aishia 2 tell her 2 leave junnichii n her alone… -_- i dun like nemu….. she alwayz wins !! i wish in the middle of the series.. she died in a disease.. tat would b great…

    Miharu
  4. >Also, Omni, what does she mean with “where you go isn’t important, what’s important is who goes”?

    That line may or may not be translated correctly, but the general gist of it is what it sounds like. I think it’s similar to the phrase “It’s not where you’re going, it’s how you get there.” Instead of emphasizing the journey like the classic line does, Nemu is trying to emphasize the importance of the people around her (mainly Junichi).

  5. ///That line may or may not be translated correctly, but the general gist of it is what it sounds like. I think it’s similar to the phrase “It’s not where you’re going, it’s how you get there.” Instead of emphasizing the journey like the classic line does, Nemu is trying to emphasize the importance of the people around her (mainly Junichi).///

    Thanks, Omni.

    Ale
  6. I just watched RAW and Omni, I believe the line “where you go isn’t important, what’s important is who goes” is actually “where you go isn’t important, what’s important is who you go with”.

    All this time, I thought Koyumi’s name was Mikoto -.- I need to brush up on my Kanji skills…

    Rasmiel
  7. Yea, like I said, the translation probably isn’t correct, but the meaning is there.

    >All this time, I thought Koyumi’s name was Mikoto -.- I need to brush up on my Kanji skills…

    Isn’t it Koyomi? 白河 暦(しらかわ こよみ)

  8. why is Nemu still here ? damn I hate this girl , I feel very sorry for kotori, she’s perfect !!!
    I doubt that in the end , she will be chosen , this damned studio just focuses the whole series on Aisia and Nemu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I hope that Kotori won’t be put aside but given the recent episodes, everything is over for her =(
    Watching these ep is very painful !!!!!!!!

    LooL
  9. Nemu is quiet as long as she has everything she wants. Other times, she’s a complaining little *****.

    Opposed to that, Kotori is like a smiling saint. She always puts everyone else before her.

    Rasmiel
  10. Well, that’s one of the reason I like Nemu. Having a perfect-girl image as a girlfriend would deny the reality of the show.

    It’s already unrealistic with the conjuring and miko transformations and stuff, so I see what you mean if you say “Screw Realism”

    More thoughts on my blog…(once that post’s done!)

    thenightsshadow
  11. You don’t need to be like Nemu to be realistic though. There are nice people too.

    Personally I don’t think Kotori, Mako, or many others are unrealistic. There ARE weirdos in DC, like Moe, Miharu, but unrealistic characters? There’s Kasumi, Kudou, Yoriko, Aisha, but can’t think of many others.

    Ale
  12. hehe i was thinking of the same thing. Kotori seems like… a perfect girl… which is reality there isnt *real* perfect girl like her. I feel like i can relate to Nemu more then kotori because… i am not the *perfect* girl that kotori pictures. I mean, I know she is really cute and really nice, and sure there are *some* girls like that in real life. But barely… little… especially in US. Because guys have to like the flawness of the girls right? or else it wouldnt be love. ^-~

  13. Kotori is far from perfect; she has her flaws, a lot of them, as clearly shown in the game and to a point in the anime. She’s just extremely kind. As does Mako, for example, or Moe, or Miharu…

    Nemu, however, is very selfish and often a drama queen, two things I really dislike and why I could never get along with her.

    Ale

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