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Impressions:

Whoa – suicide? I knew Kashiwa was depressed but that’s going a little too far. It’s true that she faces problems everyday, such as her unreliable boyfriend, her job and unfriendly co-workers, but I’m pretty sure heaps of people go through those things all the time. I seriously doubt it’s just those things alone that could make someone suicidal, but since I’m no expert or ever been mentally unstable, I wouldn’t know. Maybe little things just build up until the mind can’t handle it anymore. If she wasn’t so down on herself I’d say Satou is much better off with her than Misaki. For some reason, I just don’t like Misaki. Maybe it’s her voice or short hair. Anyway, I’m pretty sure Satou will bring those depressed people back to their senses, or at least Kashiwa as she’s such a cool character! I don’t doubt that Satou will end up with Misaki, Kashiwa should at least stick around for some opposition.

Kashiwa seems to be more of a help to Satou than Misaki is, as Satou had resolved to quit being a hikikomori because of his senpai. What did Misaki do? If she did anything, it’s make Satou fear people even more and think he’s in some massive conspiracy. I’m surprised Misaki still doesn’t know why Satou ditched her, when she knows quite clearly that he’s not that mentally stable (does she know Satou hallucinates…?) Also, I wonder if Kashiwa is actually serious when she talks about all those conspiracy theories. She seems pretty serious; maybe that’s what led to her depression and eventual desire to die. So now it seems neither Misaki nor Kashiwa are perfect women (though as Misaki only has some family and perhaps social issues to deal with, she’s definitely far better off than Kashiwa).

The next episode is probably going to be a big step for Satou in becoming a normal outgoing person as he tries to persuade the others from committing suicide. It’s quite ironic how Satou would most likely be the depressed one in any group with a shit life, though it seems now he’s the cheerful, friendly guy trying to make some conversation while he’s surrounded by suicidal guys. It seems like Misaki, Yamazaki and Kashiwa’s boyfriend are all going to go to the island and hopefully sort something out, though I would prefer it if Satou did all the work (though I doubt he’s capable of such a task when he’s not too far off from becoming like Kashiwa and the other guys).

Episode 11:

Welcome to the Conspiracy:

Episode 12:

Welcome to the Offline Meeting:

Plot Outline:

Episode 11
- Misaki tries to figure out where her plan went wrong regarding Satou
- Yamazaki completes the trial version of the galge, ready for a public release at the summer festival
- Kashiwa goes out with her boyfriend, but does not seem very happy
- She returns home and browses a site with applications for an ‘offline meeting’ and starts thinking about whether she should join
- The next day, her boyfriend calls and tells her he’s too busy to have a holiday with her, so she decides to go to Satou’s place, gets drunk and falls asleep at his apartment
- Next morning, Satou decides to start his new life with Kashiwa and tells her he will accompany her to wherever she wants
- The two get in the car and drive off
- Misaki sees them together and calls for Satou to wait, but she is too far away to be heard

Episode 12
- Kashiwa takes Satou to the offline meeting, though Satou is unaware of what it really is (three other guys attend as well)
- The location of the meeting is an private island and beach owned by one of the men attending the meeting
- Satou tries to communicate with the others as practice to rid himself of his hikikomori ways, though everyone seems depressed and won’t talk to him (Kashiwa simply lies in the shade doing nothing)
- Satou decides to make a fire and starts collecting wood
- As he tries to pull out a large piece of wood from the sand, which results in everyone joining in to help, despite their isolation moments before
- Yamazaki, Misaki and Kashiwa’s boyfriend meet up and discover where Satou and Kashiwa should be
- Just as Satou is feeling good about gathering everyone together, he finds out what the offline meeting is: the last chance for the attendants to have some fun before they end their lives (commit suicide)

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