^ Manabe at his best.
Great episode.
It was to obvious, that Kotoura would fall on the relay. It's the anime classic scenario. Like in every episode so far, Manabe really stands the man and even brought the whole class to cheer for Kotoura. Not everone is able to do so.
Good thing, they have switched the ED. I wonder, if they select the ED due to the overall feel of the episode. Would be great, if they would.