[frubam]

This episode was okay, but I'm not as impressed as I thought I would be before this series aired. For me, this is one double-edged sword about wanting an adaptation from already-read source material; if it doesn't turn out exactly as an animated version of as said source material, I tend to be disappointed by it. This esp affected me because my impressions were heightened even more by the drama cd. Above all else, I see the series as being the relationship between Niiya and Yuuko. Last ep, I commented that it was wrong to start off with all the chars because it gave the 'wrong' impression of what this series is about. After this ep, I see that they're playing more into the comedy aspects of the series, which isn't bad, but I can't say that I favor. Not to mention that it feels like they made Niiya less straightforward than his manga counterpart, and he seems to get frazzled easily.