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「ワタシ平凡？」 (Watashi Heibon?)
“I’m Mediocre?”
“Insecure” was the word that escaped me last episode when trying to describe Kanon; however, it looks like there’s more to her than meets the eye (… and no, I don’t mean she’s a Transformer).
IKA-BOSHI!
「ヒーローショーじゃなイカ？／勉強しなイカ？／恋じゃなイカ？」
(Hero Show Janai ka? / Benkyou Shinai ka? / Koi Janai Ka?)
“Isn’t it a Hero Show? / Won’t You Study? / Isn’t it Love?”
Ika.. do you have secrets that you aren’t telling us?
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「みんなで歩けばハッピー、なので」 (Minna de Arukeba Happy, Nanode)
“I’m Happy Walking with Everyone”
Someone last time asked, “Why would you watch this?” My response would be – just to let your mind drift away and relax.
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「蓮の杖 (ロータスワンド)」 (Hasu no Tsue (Rōtasu Wando))
“Lotus Wand”
And so we finally arrive at the finale of this arc, and what finale it was. While it felt, and was, a bit rushed, it’s easy to turn a blind eye to the pacing with the sheer amount of win in this episode.
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「襲い来る、海の怪物」 (Osoi Kuru, Umi no Kaibutsu)
“The Marine Monster Attacks”
Even with a beach episode featuring a tentacle monster, this series still manages to keep the silly humor going strong and the fan-service in check. For a moment, I was worried they’d get carried away when the slimy extremities caught a hold of Matabee and Hanzou, but that turned out to be a pretty brief scene like I was hoping.
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「王の柱」 (Ō no Hashira)
“The King’s Pillar”
Despite what the preview showed last week, I was half-expecting this episode to end up in Zero Time again, with Sugata in the pilot seat being the only difference. Going into the episode with those mixed feelings, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised that that was not the case. Instead, we were given some nice action scenes outside of Zero Time, something we haven’t seen since the little scuffle between Takuto and George in episode 1.
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「アキラメナイヨ」 (Akiramenai yo)
“I’m Not Abandoning You”
Thanks to the overlap between arcs, the conclusion to Akira’s story has already arrived only two episodes after Kazuha’s. Despite the relatively brief feel as a result, I actually like how the story comes at us fast and “heavy” without all the introductory preamble again, which is seen here when Haru confronts Akira about the missing birth records.
** WARNING: NSFW **
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「格安の物件」 (Kakuyasu no Bukken)
“Cheap Property”
I never thought that a show like Yakumo would make me question the basic fundamentals of how anime girls worked. Being that this week’s episode was a lot more laid back then the previous two I found it crazy how much they focused on how seriously girls take their looks (where did the “shinrei” and “tantei” go?!).
