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Yoake fails! I’m still not absolutely sure why, so it’d be great if something who thinks the same as me to just lay down everything that’s wrong with it. Well, here’s my analysis of why it’s living up to my expectations. Firstly, I don’t like any of the characters as much as I should, and that includes Feena. I was completely devastated when I heard her voice for the first time: it was too low. Yeah, I know that reason’s a bit petty, but there’s more. Her personality I don’t like either. This is one of the things I’m having trouble deciphering, as the best I can come up with is she is too royalty-like. Apart from her, Tatsuya is pretty annoying too. He is far too ‘good’. I’d much rather watch a typical loser of a main character than Tatsuya. He speaks everything as if he were a prophet. As for the other characters, they’re all fine but they don’t get nearly enough character development or screen time. Everything right now is interaction between Feena and Tatsuya, and that’s making me sick. I want to see some other characters in action other than to just provide the occasionally joke. At least that blonde girl made another appearance, and she remains a mystery. I want to see more of her as I am fed up with the current cast as it is.

The other main problem specific to this episode is the flashback Tatsuya had of his first encounter with Feena. That moment was completely spoilt by their smiles and laughs. Yes, it was ruined by happiness. The moment was meant to be extremely sad! SAD! And you can’t possibly fall in love at first sight with a stranger after your mum just died! There was the perfect chance to throw a bit – just a bit – of drama into the show. But no, it was ruined, and the worse thing is, I didn’t think the producers could ruin a moment like that. It’s much worse than when you’re not expecting something good to happen. I thought the rest of the episode was okay: your typical beach episode, as everyone calls it. But that lost opportunity really crushed me. I practically lost all hope in the series. I don’t think it’s possible for the show to lift my disappointment, since I already dislike the characters. The story is fine. Any story is fine. Even the quality was fine this time. But the characters, which define the story, are all messed up. The mood is too. I hate how it switches from normal to humour like that, and the jokes aren’t even funny. Then they try to put something serious into the mood, but that fails too! Not enough time’s being spent at school either, but I don’t really care since all the characters at Tatsuya’s school will probably end up being extremely shallow anyway…

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