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Rating: 8.0/10

Impressions:

Well, this episode was certainly a surprise. Pretty well paced with an actual interesting sequence of events, as well as the revelation that Yuuma is a mage! Well, it was pretty obvious from the beginning, though I doubt a lot of people expected his magic to be this powerful. And what irony, Yuuma tries to stop violence between Haruhi and Ibuki by using magic and ends up harming his own sister. That must’ve been painful. And to think Yuuma stopped using magic because it caused violence, and the very first time he uses it again something horrible happens. I’m pretty sure Sumomo isn’t dead though, Happiness doesn’t seem like the show to kill off a character. Especially someone who’s as cute as Sumomo. Speaking of cute, Jun surprised me this episode. I mean, he’s allowed to change in the girl’s changerooms? Wouldn’t that be freaky for the girls? I mean, I doubt no one would notice the bulge…if he has one. >_ > And Jun must be awfully composed if he doesn’t get excited in there…

I’m surprised at how far Ibuki’s character has been taken. It seemed like she would end up becoming friends with everyone after the episode that focused on her bonding with the ‘gang’, though now she’s turning on everyone, holding Yuuma hostage, slapping Saya and fighting Haruhi. And all for what? Well it seems like she’s trying to break some barrier or whatever set up by Haruhi’s mother, and I don’t know anything further than that, so I can’t really comment on the legitimacy of her motives. At least this turns out to be interesting though, and allows for further delving into everyone’s characters. Haruhi still remains very bland, although her relationship with Yuuma is coming along nicely. Er wait, I don’t think so, since Yuuma has just done some serious harm (or so it seems) to his dear sister, so he obviously has no time for his love life now. With a total of 12 episodes and 3 episodes left (if I was up-to-date it would only be one episode left) so let’s see what the producers present us with in that time. And hopefully the quality can improve, even if it’s only a small improvement.

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