Summary:
From various Yayoi and Touya slipups, as well as Fujii-san’s warnings, Yuki is given ample warning that Touya may be ready to break up with her. However, Yuki remains optimistic that she would fall in love with Touya all over again, because she is one of those idiots who doesn’t learn from her mistakes. Things are really shuffling around now, and Rina joins Itsuki’s M&M Music as insurance in case Menou flakes out again. The Sakura-dan is disbanded, with only vice-leader Sarii Touin getting a solo deal, but nobody cares because the pedophile demographic is not very profitable.
Rina’s last day comes up, and Touya backs out of going with Yuki because he has to take Akira’s shift at Echoes (so that Akira can go on a date with Misaki). Yuki is also booked, because she has to meet with some TV producers. After destroying all of Frank’s dishes and doing a terrible job, Touya sneaks over to cheer up Rina. In a rare moment of weakness, a crying Rina puts up with Touya’s embrace, and Touya is dismayed to find that Rina is even smaller than Yuki. Although he hopes someone will stop him, Touya can’t help but be Rina’s rebound guy, and he starts making out with the vulnerable idol. Just as Yuki sneaks out of her meeting, runs across town, and sprints up the stairs, she spots Touya heading up in the elevator for a little Penis Venus Festival rehearsal!
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Apparently salt was scarce in the 1980’s, which is clearly why they put off the invention of cell phones until the salt problem was taken care of. In those days, only a chosen few could produce excess salt, and all others (women especially) were forced to suck the excess salt from the faces of these chosen. Furthermore, due to massive inflation, a billion yen could only buy you a crappy fake painting, and so women had to pay for salt in breasts. Once you wasted your salt on crying, you were screwed, both figuratively and literally.
I barely even know what’s going on anymore; I just wish that I could know that this was all part of Rina’s plan to destroy Yuki on her last day of work. I’m even getting mixed signals from Yayoi, since it looks like she is now forcing herself on Touya and practically begging to be caught by the mysterious photographer. More and more I can’t stand Yuki, but at least her running skills have increased under Rina’s tutelage. I am also convinced now that Eiji believes his girls sing better when they are sexually frustrated. With Touya spinning out of control and the questions piling up, I am sooooo ready for the Venus Festival and the inevitable bloodbath.
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This episode was total chaos. When it got near the end, and Rina was about to fulfill all of my mean-spirited man-stealing prophecies from last season, I went into shock and actually yelled “NOOOOO!!!” at the monitor. I can’t believe that she succumbed to the madness at last. I guess Eiji selling her like furniture really did a number on her, but still… Touya? Unless you’re right about Rina’s plan, and she’s using him to undermine Yuki so that Eiji’s last chance to fund his bankrupted retirement plan goes out the window. I’m not sure that will succeed though, because Yuki is obviously completely insane with her talk of falling in love with Touya all over again.
Yayoi actually calmed some of my fears this time, because it felt like she was using Touya again, and I’m okay with that as long as it’s nothing personal. It might mean that they totally threw out all of the really decent suspense they built up last season around her story, but hell, better that than her falling for him.
I loved it when Frankie took the broom away from Touya and gestured for him to go clean the toilets, since that’s all he’s good for. Also entertaining is the fact that Akira is still getting Touya to pick up his shifts, even though Frankie kicked Touya’s ass and fired him. But I guess Frankie will let anyone work the counter as long as he gets a chance to relax.
Also, I think you’re really onto something with the salt exchange theory… it’s the only thing that makes any sense anymore.
I was so amped when Yayoi asked Touya what his super-sick dad’s condition had to do with her need to get laid. That’s keeping the priorities straight, girl!
They better explain what Frank’s deal is before the end of the season. The whole thing seems like a front to me. Touya trying to work made me laugh.
in episode 14, I was VERY surprised to see Akira AND Frankie AND Touya all at the hospital. For several hours, the batcave was left unattended!
So I dunno what to say about Frankie, I just hope his story is revealed.
As usual, this episode was over my head, particularly the exchange between Mr. Fujii and Yuki.
I’m guessing we’re going to see some Haruka intensive scenes in the next couple of eps in exchange for her absence in 18.
If it’s too sweet, put some salt on it…
OMFG hahahaha, suddenly it all becomes clear!
Oh god, I hope not. I don’t care at all about puppy-Haruka’s random dead brother, unless it is accompanied by more insensitive Mana comments.
Having actually played the game, I was actually one of the folks that expected Rina to grab Touya ASAP, but I was NOT expecting this. Things are really spiraling out of control.
I think some people are NOT looking forward to Rina becoming one of the flake’s ‘conquests’.
I thought she was going to grab him immediately too, but her self-control was strong. I know those harem-lead vibes are an irresistible force, so I just have to blame Eiji for ruining Rina’s concentration.
When Touya was hoping someone would stop him, I was internally crying out for someone to stop Rina.
I think it’d be awesome if Touya got with members of the disbanded Sakura-dan, though.
Those girls are in need of some serious comforting, after all. Touya could just round them up and take them back to his place for a Three (pedo)Bears style “breast health” check… you know, since they don’t have health benefits anymore.
Health benefits… *snerk*
The way things are going for Touya though, I’m surprised that he STILL hasn’t ended up in a bag on a boat somewhere…. The wonders the lack of cellphones do for one’s survival at being unfaithful!
I think Yayoi was probably a lot similar to Mennou-san when she was younger.
And I have a feeling frankie was Eiji’s bassist when he himself was a musician.
I’m often wrong.