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Rating: 7.5/10

Impressions:

Finally, Nagasarete Airantou has moved on to a continuous arc, even though it still isn’t very long itself. This episode covers two chapters of the manga, but unfortunately there’s only one more chapter about Mei Mei to cover. They did change a few things around, one of which (unfortunately) occurs during Ikuto’s steak out. Prior to Toono’s first appearance as a thief, Machi actually tries to steal something, and Ikuto catches her. The two wind up in an awkward position, getting Suzu mad with jealousy. Ahh…that would have at least made for some Suzu development, and showed us that she does care about Ikuto slightly more than as a friend…

I wonder if Chikage’s mini-story will be covered after—it should only take an episode, but it will be an episode worth watching (for me anyway, since I like her ghastliness). Well this episode introduces a new ending theme, but the opening theme remains the same and so will probably not change throughout the show (as episode 14 marks the halfway point of a 26 episode series). As for the ED, I like the song and animation much better than “Say Cheese!”, though I find the latter to suit the actual show more. Even so though, I’d prefer to have “Koisuru Tenkizu” playing after each episode than “Say Cheese!”

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