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「迷子 Perdus」 (Maigo)
“Lost Child”
It’s hard to imagine that anyone could get upset with Yune when she tries so hard to be helpful, and while Claude didn’t really get mad at her, he did inadvertently make her feel like her Japanese sense of hospitality is a bad thing. She was like an innocent girl thrown into a labyrinth full of Parisian “wolves” and told to suspect everyone before trusting them.
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「心のカガミ」 (Kokoro no Kagami)
“Mirror of the Heart”
When there’s a big f–king gun that’s only good for one shot, it’s an absolute tease if it’s never fired. The rational side of me understands Makoto’s hesitation to use it when Ruri’s right next to him, but come on… shoot the Corundum Laser Cannon. With a name like that and an expensive ruby burned in the process, it’s just begging to have its trigger pulled.
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「Episode 2」
Now that I’m settled in with all the actors in their respective roles, I have to say I found this second episode absolutely hilarious.
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「ハードに火をつけて」 (Haado ni Hi wo Tsukete)
“Light a Fire Hard”
I don’t think there was any doubt that Takenaka Natsuhi would become more central to the story than as a stepping stone for Tomoka and the others to elevate their game. After all, he provides an outsider’s take on the girls and is quick to call Subaru a lolicon too.
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「あんまりジロジロみるな・・・」 (Amari Jirojiro Miru na…)
“Stop Staring So Much…”
I can’t shake the feeling that Mayo Chiki has skipped quite a few episodes of development to help explain the closeness in Jirou and Subaru’s relationship, but I am starting to wonder if it’s because I’ve been unconsciously brainwashed into believing that anime characters take an entire season before there are any noticeable changes in them.
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「自分を変えるということ」 (Jibun wo Kaeru to Iu Koto)
“What It Means To Change Oneself”
It was no Iron Chef — one of my favorite cooking shows — but the 765 Pro girls were surprisingly good at cooking.
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「舞い落ちる姫君」 (Maiochiru Himegimi)
“Descending Princess”
Ikuhara must not like me or something. Just when I got into the “Survival Strategy” swing of things and was looking forward to another “Himari” appearance, he decides not to have one in the very next episode.
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「なげけとて」 (Negeke tote)
“Even If I Lament”
Well, four episodes later, we finally got the craaazy development we’ve been waiting for — is it a dog… or a cat!?
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「ヘルマ」 (Heruma)
“Helma”
As unusual as it may sound, there’s a lot happening every episode, but I still haven’t gotten into the story about a small village and its mysterious god-like dolls. I’m not the least bit disappointed about Aki escaping again, Kuuko butting her head into things, and Koushirou/Kirio showing up, but I’ve never really felt compelled to say anything about what’s going on either.
