Spoiler for Episode 3:
It looks like they're going to spend half of each episode advancing the election plot and the other half resolving character conflicts. There were definitely a lot of hints being thrown around and a lot of sidestories being set up this episode.
I wonder if Chisato knows that he cooks for Hazuki. Hazuki and Yuuki seem pretty intimate, which is pretty strange. I'm definitely liking Hazuki a lot more after this episode, though, because of how she shows concern for the club and because I feel like we've seen more of her as a character. The scene with her and Satsuki was pretty poorly paced and out-of-nowhere though
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It seems that Isara is getting screentime next episode. Hopefully, she can become involved in the plot, since she's my favorite design-wise
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Overall, although this isn't the most well executed anime, I feel like they do a really good job in making me interested in each character's issues. Sometimes, the way they introduce the issues are jarring, but the fact that they don't throw it all at once at you and resolve in the same breath is really nice. I'm really interested in seeing how each character is connected with each other and what sort of drama will occur between them. Having it between a couple of characters is definitely more interesting than just between the main character and the heroine, in my opinion.
I wrote a lot more than I thought I would for this episode. I'm really liking it a lot more than I expected to. It's not technically amazing, nor does it have an interesting gimmick, but I already really like the characters a lot. I also love how energetic the OP is. This show and its characters are just a lot of fun
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Edit: Well, now that I think about it, the protagonist trying to participate in an election to become part of the Legendary Student Council is a pretty good hook
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