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Summary:
In the aftermath of the Valentine’s Day incident, Kei lectures Ayumi and Koyoi about what they did, causing the girls to go apologize to their respective crushes. Kei also ends up giving Kusuda the kappa toy from the chocolate she was going to give him. Chikura meanwhile has been busy with a painting she’s been doing in the art club, and she’s taking her inspiration from a work done by a former student named Renjou Yukito. One day, a high school boy comes by the art room and sees Chikura’s unfinished work. She feels that it can’t compare to Renjou’s, and it is at this point that the guy reveals that he’s Renjou Yukito. Hearing Chikura wish that her painting could be like his, Renjou volunteers to help her finish hers because he has free time before his high school graduation date. He thus comes by often, and the two start working closely together. Unbeknownst to them, they’re watched by a shocked Sogabe who had just recently started getting closer to Chikura by walking home with her.
As the end of the school term nears, more of the painting gets completed, and Chikura wants to continue working on it with Renjou even on the days of the junior high school exams when the club doesn’t meet. Despite originally having looked forward to completing this painting, Chikura realizes that she now wants to paint it forever next to Renjou. While they’re working together a few days later, Chikura brings up what Renjou is doing after high school, so he reveals that he’s going abroad. It is not to study however but rather to paint with the children of various poor countries, and Renjou talks about how paintings can capture sceneries, dreams, and the smiles of cherished people from the past. Chikura is deeply moved by this, and she tells Sogabe all about Renjou that evening as they’re going home. The two keep working on the painting until it’s almost done, and the day of Renjou’s high school graduation finally arrives. Chikura urges him to do his best on what he plans to do, shocking Renjou and causing him to hug her and thank her in response. Chikura runs off embarrassed after this, but Renjou doesn’t go home right away.
The next day, after exams are over, Chikura rushes to the art room but finds no one there. She waits for Renjou to show up, but he never does, and Chikura eventually takes a look at the painting they were working on and realizes that Renjou drew something on it: her, smiling. Along with the painting is a note from him telling her that he’s already left Japan. He apologizes for not saying anything to her before going, but he couldn’t bring himself to after seeing how happy she was painting. He also admits that the reason he came to the junior high school was because he had been worried about his chosen path for the future, and he wanted to remember the time when he was happiest painting. He was happy that he was able to meet her and paint with her, and he promises to never forget the last words she gave him and her smile. That’s why he wants her to keep smiling. After running to the roof and crying, Chikura returns to the art room and struggles to finish the painting, but she eventually does by having the sakura trees in it bloom.
Preview
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ED: 「空に舞う」 (Sora ni Mau) by marble
Watch the ED! Mirror 1, Mirror 2, Show Spoiler ▼
That was nowhere near as boring as I thought it might be (I had originally fallen asleep trying to read these chapters of the manga). In fact, it was pretty good, especially with all of the great instrumental pieces and the animation quality. It didn’t really evoke any emotions in me, but I could tell that they were going for maximum effect with the special ED and the high quality level, and it was still a decent story. I liked how the theme of seeing each other tomorrow is weaved into the story, as was the blooming sakura trees. It was also nice hearing Ishida Akira as Renjou since I don’t think he’s in anything else I’m watching right now. The only complaint I had is that the ending of the episode shortchanges Sogabe in a kind of important way compared to the manga, and I wonder if they’re going to make up for that later. In any case, I take back what I said about Chikura’s story being the least interesting – it’s better than Dobashi’s at the very least.
Next episode should be a fun one since it looks like they’re combining Meguru and Kei’s stories, so there’ll be two new characters.
I shouldn’t want to watch this episode after not having watched anymore after episode 3 but just because of Ishida Akira voicing one of the characters , I do now ._.
First.
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You might find it boring but I think it is the best and most romantic episode yet!
If there’s no Sogabe at the end… how can anything that involves him afterwards make any sense? I thought the whole point of the end (from the POV of Sogabe’s character development) was that Sogabe finally realized what an actual cool person looks like, and that he’s nothing like that, even beyond the fact that the girl he likes likes someone else. I hope they don’t make him into just some typical emo “waa my love interest rejected me” boy now 🙁
As far as emotions go, this episode is probably the best so far! Chikura is such a sweet girl; I feel so sorry for her…
It look like that drama club girl will show up next week. Brace yourself, Kusuda!
This episode was pretty nice and insert ending at the end caught me off guard (I listened to it more than the ED). Sadly I can relate to how Sogabe feels at this point, hope he gets a happy ending.
The future episode is so good…
Jealousy from Enomoto. 😀
finally next episode new character !! and there 1 more to go
And once again, Akira Ishida makes another killer winning-girl character. Maybe Tomokazu Seki might want some pointers about that (in B4: Escaflowne’s Van Fanel 24 eps + 1 movie without doing anything to his heroine)
Back to the ep, while not exactly interesting as previous eps, Nao’s story had that powerful inner feeling that makes a love story so. And even is she’s a little heartbroken up to now, it depends on how Sogabe can bounce back after Renjou’s fly away to ease some of the pain.
Pretty decent ep even though it was short on comedy.
Better than Dobashi’s story, indeed!
JohnG: They should show the aftereffects of Sogabe the next ep or so, as a set up for what I see is the final ep of the anime.
AC?: Actually, 2 new characters next episode.
OOH MUY BUENO YA QUIERO VERLO
I agree too. In the manga, the sempai did not stand out much and i kinda hated him. Here they portrayed the sempai’s and the girl’s feeling so well that i felt bad for them.
wow man an ending for chikura-san sure is unique… great episode anyway! haha next episode WILL be interesting, hope they don’t exaggerate what’s in the manga…
Since I love art in real life too, this was just the episode for me!
My favourite scene in the manga was when the sakura blossoms burst out of the picture and surround Nao as she remembers the sempai. It was such a beautiful image that I really wanted to see animated. I should catch up on this when I’m done with exams 😛 so is the next episode the last?
I think this is my favourite episode so far. 🙂