Cheer up, I got you a box of Chiclets for your stanky breath
Summary:
From the windows, to the walls / Till the gratin spills and falls
Kaoru doesn’t recognize her mom’s date, but the thought of her mom smiling like that reminds her of when her parents used to wrestle and play mayo sandwich (or so they said). Unable to deal with this situation, Kaoru skips school the next day without permission, and Junichi overhears that Kaoru never went home that night. As Junichi searches all of Kaoru’s favorite places to hang out, he reminisces about how she is a sucker for limited time and seasonal flavors, and takes a rather carpe diem approach to shopping.
Eventually Junichi overhears Haruka telling Hibiki about how hot it would have been if Hibiki had gotten the Northern Crab Gratin spilled all over her. Junichi realizes that Kaoru still went to work, and so waits patiently for her to get a break (since he is too poor to go in and buy coffee). Kaoru vents about how Grover Washington, Jr. and Will Smith are liars, and how she worked so hard to make things work with just her and her mom. Venting makes Kaoru feel much better, and Junichi preps his exit with a healthy dose of Villain Voice and a box of special seasonal chocolate. Kaoru is cheered up, and patches things up with her mom. The next day Kaoru is back to normal, and no longer smells like a stinky homeless NEET.
Reaction:
Never fap in a steamy bath without a spotter
Although Junichi is all twisted about how he suddenly has feelings for his “bad friend” Kaoru, I noticed he had no problem checking out the friendly scenery while he was playing pool in the flashback. I liked how this arc has a different feel from the Haruka arc, where Junichi bagged Haruka on the strength of his potential (in bed). In this arc, Junichi really knows Kaoru quite well, and listens to everything she says, even though he is generally staring at her chest and thighs.
Of course as close as Junichi and Kaoru are, their relationship is nothing compared to that of Junichi and Miya. Miya can watch Junichi getting all up on his date and even run into the bathroom and watch him bathe without Junichi even blinking an eye. What Amagami really seems to be pushing is that no amount of cute puppy books or hardworking daughters can substitute for a man, and that no girl wants to be alone. On a side note, I know that Kaoru eliminated it in this universe, but I’m dying to know if that planetarium closet will make a comeback in the next arc.
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Kabitzin – who has written 1971 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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My favourite scene was Miya stuffing the pillow (which she had been hugging btw) into Junichi’s face when she caught him staring at the advert bikini girl’s belly button. Well, at least she knew that he was just licking Kaoru there rather than somewhere just further south.
Junichi recalling all his fond memories with Kaoru was actually quite dawww for me. Proves that a guy is able to multi-task i.e. check out a girl *and* listen to her at the same time. Junichi-sensei, please reveal your secret training manual of this waza!
And the two shuttlecock kids in the park were hilarious in how they offered unsolicited (but oh so true) advice: No matter if you’re right or wrong, admit that it’s your fault! (Hope it’s not coming from personal experience. Young ‘uns these days…)
Haha, I loved the little kids offering advice as well. And that was quite the nice game of pool. I bet Junichi practiced for months on end to intentionally hit the white ball into awkward areas that would force Kaoru to bend over as much as possible.
Junichi was pretty brilliant in the pool scene. Pool is superior to most sticked games in that even if the girl knows how to play you still get some fanservice.
The way she’s intently staring at the box in the first screen cap makes it look more like she’s paying careful attention to pregnancy test instructions rather than surveying a familiar box of chocolate. Or maybe Junichi bought her the wrong ones. Either way.
I think Junichi is just using Kaoru’s body parts as mnemonic devices, kind of like one of those “memory houses” but focused more on the naughty posters on the bedroom wall rather than separate rooms. He remembers what she likes because he’s checking out her assets, not in spite of it. And it is nice, like you said, that even though he is definitely interested in her body, he has a very different method of approach in this arc. I’m starting to wonder when we’re going to see browbeating abusive Junichi, but it’s easy to see why he didn’t try to pull it in this arc because Kaoru would have totally kicked his ass.
Also, I can’t stop cracking up about the mayo sandwich bit, though that may come in handy at some point….
That was my first thought too, but I figured that even Junichi is not good enough to get a girl pregnant just from some bellybutton action.
OMFG brilliant! Are you basing this on personal experience?
Please let this happen during Rihoko’s arc!
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