Summary:
Kanako thinks it’s alright as long as she is merely a closet pervert, but Mariya suspects that perversion is a slippery, hot, wet slope. We finally find out that years ago Ayari and Mariya were little angel-cosplaying flower girls kids, and Mariya ran around showing off his costume. Unfortunately, someone bumped Mariya and as Mariya fell, he accidentally grabbed/ripped the back of Ayari’s dress, exposing Ayari’s vintage Panda Chang panties. Naturally, this led to many years of relentless teasing.
In the present, the scene repeats itself as one flower girl bumps into Kanako. As Ayari tries to rush and help, she trips and nearly falls; fortunately, Mariya is there to catch her. Ayari is all ready to forgive Mariya, when Mariya starts blurting out how heavy Ayari is. Mortified, Ayari begins struggling, and this causes her shirt and bra clasp to explode. After the parade we get several lame scenes of Kanako bleeding all over the place while imagining her classmates swimming, running/bouncing, and doing judo/groping each other. The blood stains lead to new school mysteries, and then Kanako learns 6/7 of the classic school mysteries. At the end Mariya reveals the final mystery, stating that whoever knows all 7 will experience a mysterious fate.
Reaction:
The real mystery is why moving your arms a little would cause all your clothing to explode, but fanservice works in mysterious ways. As I expected, Yonakuni was fine and even got to take over as the float saint that serves the Virgin Mary. I enjoyed the first part of the story, and Mariya’s catch reminded me of Mizuho catching Shion right up until Mariya started hinting that Ayari was a big, fat sea cow. Kanako’s justification of her crazy fantasies was amusing as well, even if she eventually succumbed to Mariya’s Nineteen Eighty-Four style reprogramming.
I thought the second half was boring, mostly because I can’t stand Dorm Leader or Yonakuni. Kanako’s fantasy about the judo team was ridiculous, though. Girls never wear a gi without at least a t-shirt (and generally compression shirts and/or sports bras) underneath, although I guess the grabbing and pinning (and north-south position) could happen. Dorm Leader is probably not as young as she looks, based on the fact that the original legends were already classic when Fumi was attending high school (and that was before Kanako was born).
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Kabitzin – who has written 1970 posts on Sea Slugs! Anime Blog.
One of the founders of Sea Slugs, I handle most of the blog admin tasks while wearing my I AM BOSS shirt. I like my action series well choreographed, and my romance series extra trashy. I also have a soft spot for puns.
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The second half was decent, although obviously not as hilarious as the first half. To sum everything up though the whole episode was about Kanako’s nosebleeds, which makes me wonder how much blood do you need to dye an entire pool red lol?
Maybe it was the lighting in the pool room =3.
Actually wouldn’t the pool turn brown after a while if it was really blood?
Tentacles are hypoallergenic.
Kanako’s own personal familiar!
It would make sense for them to team up, since I am sure they both have the same goal.
What’s interesting to note here is the fact that the cause of Ayari’s distress wasn’t Mariya at all, but Shizu (notice the position of the mole in the flashbacks). Does this mean that Mariya was actually going out of his way to cover up for his sister’s klutziness?
I can’t keep Shizu and Mariya straight at all; are you sure it was Shizu who ripped the dress? It’s hard to tell exactly when the two decided to switch places, but the last episode made it seem like it was at a fairly young age. I am not even sure if Ayari knows that Mariya is a boy…
It’s definitely Shizu. The position of the mole is a big clue.
I guess Ayari really has no idea that Mariya is a boy then? I get the feeling those siblings switch genders all the time as needed.
Plus if you listen carefully during that scene, Ayari’s dress ripper was voiced by Aya Hirano. Who is also credited as Shizu in this ep’s ED.
The nosebleed thing just doesn’t work for me. Kairin relied on it too much, and now Mariya. Unfunny.
If they’d focus on more character humor rather than than this lame pervy situational stuff (something 2×2 was way better at), this show could be a lot better. As it is, like Kairin and Kamen no Maid Guy, well, I probably won’t finish it.
I really appreciate the blogs, though, they’ve steered me away from many a bad title.
Thanks!
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