Finally got the darned BT to work, and finished episode 13.
IMO, Kuze made himself an ass again by playing the 'bad politician' faultlessly, complimented by his refusal to listen to the explanations of Yuuichi and Sayuri (never mind how the other members might find them making a good point about the window breaking) and his hasty departure from the three of them when Mai 'threatened' him. Well, he's a student after all, so I never expected much out of backstabbing so early yet.
Kitagawa playing the part of a good friend got my attention there too. He suddenly came to be of importance when you least expect a minor character like him to, which was quite the surprise. They could have showed the reactions as to how the council reacted, though, just to make things a little clearer.
It is somewhat strange that the school isn't abuzz with the news of what happened at the dance festival. You would have thought there could have been at least a few students placed along the corridors just to make sure that the incident was noted by the population, and is not just a problem of Yuuichi, Mai, Sayuri and the student council. As much as the concentration should be on Mai (since it's her arc), it just felt weird something like that was left out.
Mai's being ever so curious again, having settled for ambiguous answers about Ayu and about herself when Yuuichi asked her about the both of them. Makes me think even more that she's somehow connected to Yuuichi in the past and actually knew the reasons behind the stranger happenings, like Makoto's condition from before.
Points for the bucket and the fire extinguisher, or should it be the 'Dog' and the 'Boar'?
It was pretty funny in a way, and methinks it's one of the ways Mai shows her concern for someone she cares for. Deciding not to tell Sayuri what she was doing in school late at night and deciding to show an indifference to Yuuichi's efforts to help her in his own way seemed like the same kind of care shown. In the end, of course, she couldn't stop (or rather did nothing to stop) Yuuichi from coming to help her and received the revelation that Yuuichi was on the demons' target board, which might serve to tell a clearer truth about Yuuichi's connection with Mai or the latter's connection with the demons.
Yuuichi's bravado at wanting to help Mai earned more points, even though all he did was to be served up as sauteed Aizawa on the platter for them otherworldly beings. At least there was no show of a half-baked attempt at making him suddenly good in kendo.
His comments about Mai, though, really can make some viewers misunderstand the what he feels about her, but as far as it goes, he shows great care for Mai mostly as a good friend.
Well, the preview looks somewhat foreboding, but apparently Mai seems more open to displays of emotion, however slight as the arc goes on. I really hope nothing bad happens to Sayuri...
As far as it goes, Mai's arc might actually look to be the most eventful and exciting one for me, though I've only seen Makoto's arc. Must be the action and the fact I played favorites, I guess.
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