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Rating: 8.5/10

Impressions:

Another fairly entertaining episode, with another Manabi-saves-the-day-with-inspirational-speech. However, WHERE is my Momoha? She only appears in the beginning and at the end! I can’t watch Manabi Straight without Momo. That’s just insane. She better get recruited into the student council soon and get an episode to herself. As you may or may not know, I don’t like Mei at all. However, her younger self is definitely much cuter, and Hirano Aya uses her high voice (Haruhi voice) for her. But in the present, I find her voice too deep and tsundere demeanour isn’t much too my liking. I generally don’t like tsundere’s anyway…

It’s really amusing how overly dramatic this show is. The glitch in the presentation is treated like someone has just accidentally initiated some destruction sequence, and the way they act make it seem like they will not come out alive if the problem isn’t fixed. Mei’s save-the-day sequence is exaggerated and looks like it could come from a detective thriller movie. The same thing could be said with Manabi’s speeches. Her ideals are exaggerated so much that it’s a big surprise everyone takes her seriously. Are they really high school students? But anyway, all I want is more Momoha. Although she probably has little to do with the plot, she has that lovable happy-go-lucky personality.

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