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I’m under no illusions that LB is going to win over legions of new fans (or win back disgruntled old ones) with an episode like this one – I suspect it was strictly preaching to the choir.
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You know, two weeks ago I would have said that Sakurasou was eating LB for lunch and Chuunibyou was picking clean the carcass* - in particular I remember feeling that Komari was a pretty weak character - but it feels like the show finally struck gold with last week's Kud episode and is back in the running. So I wouldn't necessarily write off the impact of these episodes just yet.
Course, I routinely say that I found KyoAni's Key works a bit hit and miss depending on the arc and champion increased recognition of many of their competitiors (EF, Sola, Iriya no Sora, etc.), so could accurately say my opinion on those works isn't the norm among moe-romance fans.
(*Re: Sakurasou: Yes, I am remembering that two weeks ago was
that episode. Sakurasou is a lot like Hanasaku Iroha and Tasogare Otome x Amnesia for me in that I love the goods parts of the show so much that the off weeks have had almost no impact on my overall enthusiasm for the series.)