[risingstar3110]

Ikuhara definitely trolled us. He complained about fan shipping, and here he basically build up a love icosagon. Then you know what he will do next? he will doom all of them by the end of this, and let only non-romantic relationship remains...

So if you have been shipping any pairings in this anime. Prepare to face the ultimate troll, i don't think we see the worst of Ikuhara yet.....



Back into the episode, i think Shouma is really Himari's fated one, and is only the real son of Takakura family. It's an ultimate irony, can't you see? The only child who despised his parents, and suffered no direct consequences from his parents actions, is the biological child. Comparing to both Kanba, who is their personal slave (being easily manipulated), and Himari who suffered all of the consequences. The second set of irony is more clear. Kanba who went an extra hundred miles to protect Hiamri, to keep the family together, who actually hold romantic feeling toward Himari all these times. But then his 'brother' who innocence was kept on, always arrive late to rescue, and who has always treat Himari no better than a sister, turns out to be Himari's fated person. To make it more sour, he is possibly Momoka partial reincarnation as well, and is center of affection from most key characters


PS: it seems the diary tricked the wrong owner into what they wanted to see. That's why Ringo saw the future of her and Tabuki, Yuri saw the method to revive Momoka, and Natsume saw the spell that may save her brother. Maybe only when Shouma finally got a hold of it, that's when it becomes the Penguin Drum that can shift people fate. There the final set of irony. Everything in this anime can be solved if and only if Shouma touched/used the diary, which could happen as early as ep 5.

Edit1: anyone noticed how Himari addressed herself in that broiler room? She might be the PoC afterall