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Dreamchaser · 2010-08-20, 17:19

Spoiler for Episode 8:

So, this was the finale to Kaoru's arc. In my opinion it was a rather flat episode with some minor highlights. I feel that I should point out that I'm not a huge fan of Kaoru even though she has grown on me during this arc.

I have to say I enjoyed the intro for this episode. It was nice to see how Kaoru's and Junichi's friends devised a plan in order to get the two together. It was also quite funny to see how Masayoshi, I think his name is, tried to make a move on Keiko and fail. One of the more amusing scenes in this episode I think.

The infirmary scene did feel a bit too contrived for my taste though. This is mostly due to the fact that Kaoru is wearing her work clothes which I suppose is because of Keikos plan. That Kaoru already had assumed that they were going to go on a date wasn't that much of a suprise. She certainly seems to be the one wearing the pants in their relationship.

I did like how the they did the reference to the no show date last year and how Junichi was worrying about that. It was a nice touch. The fact that they ended up at the pier was no suprise but it was nice to see that they actually went there after talking about it earlier in the arc.

The date itself was alright but it didn't make me feel anything for the couple itself. The setting was certainly romantic enough but the whole handholding scene and giving their vows was just a bit too cheesy for my taste. And I usually don't mind cheese...as long as it's good cheese. I suppose I wanted a better kiss for one thing.

The scene were Junichi offered Kaoru to sleep at his house was better though. I liked that scene. But as for the scenes at his house I was once again reminded of the fact that they have been friends for so long, which is the main issue I have with this arc. Now I was expecting more out of them sleeping in the same bed considering the earlier arc with Haruka. I wasn't bothered with the fact that we didn't see a time-lapse since I usually don't like them. I would have liked to see something more however but considering how short the arcs are I suppose we all have to make sacrifices.

Spoiler for Reflections on the whole arc:

Spoiler for Sae's arc:

2010-08-20, 17:19	Link #63
Dreamchaser Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sweden Age: 34	Spoiler for Episode 8: So, this was the finale to Kaoru's arc. In my opinion it was a rather flat episode with some minor highlights. I feel that I should point out that I'm not a huge fan of Kaoru even though she has grown on me during this arc. I have to say I enjoyed the intro for this episode. It was nice to see how Kaoru's and Junichi's friends devised a plan in order to get the two together. It was also quite funny to see how Masayoshi, I think his name is, tried to make a move on Keiko and fail. One of the more amusing scenes in this episode I think. The infirmary scene did feel a bit too contrived for my taste though. This is mostly due to the fact that Kaoru is wearing her work clothes which I suppose is because of Keikos plan. That Kaoru already had assumed that they were going to go on a date wasn't that much of a suprise. She certainly seems to be the one wearing the pants in their relationship. I did like how the they did the reference to the no show date last year and how Junichi was worrying about that. It was a nice touch. The fact that they ended up at the pier was no suprise but it was nice to see that they actually went there after talking about it earlier in the arc. The date itself was alright but it didn't make me feel anything for the couple itself. The setting was certainly romantic enough but the whole handholding scene and giving their vows was just a bit too cheesy for my taste. And I usually don't mind cheese...as long as it's good cheese. I suppose I wanted a better kiss for one thing. The scene were Junichi offered Kaoru to sleep at his house was better though. I liked that scene. But as for the scenes at his house I was once again reminded of the fact that they have been friends for so long, which is the main issue I have with this arc. Now I was expecting more out of them sleeping in the same bed considering the earlier arc with Haruka. I wasn't bothered with the fact that we didn't see a time-lapse since I usually don't like them. I would have liked to see something more however but considering how short the arcs are I suppose we all have to make sacrifices. Spoiler for Reflections on the whole arc: I found the entire arc to be fairly enjoyable but there were a few issues I had with it. I approve heartily of the fact that Junichi isn't behaving like a lovesick puppy like the earlier arc and I did enjoy the friendship between him and Kaoru. Kaoru is quite an amusing character who probably would be an amazing friend. However there is the main issue. Friendship. During the entire arc I just felt the friendship sign hanging over Junichi and Kaoru. I never felt I could disregard it and see the friendship evolve into a meaningful relationship. Several important scenes could just have easily taken place between two good friends. Their background also played into that. I should point out that I'm not a fan of friendship turning into romances so in part the arc was doomed from the start. But I have changed my mind about this before so I tried to keep an open mind but I just couldn't disregard the friendship stamp on them. Another issue that I had with the early stages of the arc and especially earlier in Harukas arc is that I never got the feeling that Kaoru was interested in Junichi. A comparison could be made with Sae here. Sae is shown throughout the two earlier arcs to have an interest in Junichi which creates a foundation that her arc can stand on. You can see a potential romance blooming here. This wasn't shown with Kaoru and this is a reason as to why I'm slightly disappointed with this arc. But it was much better than Harukas arc. Another issue is the time constraint. I understand that it is hard to make a romance bloom in just four episodes and this is indeed the main issue with this entire show. I find the format to be interesting but it would have been nice to see each girl get more episodes to their arc. Spoiler for Sae's arc: The next arc is the one I've been waiting for so far. I've been a huge fan of Sae since the bread-shop scene in episode 1 so I have fairly high expectations for this arc. I'm a huge fan of romance that begins with a random meeting so I cant wait. I do hope that Junichi will be taking charge in this arc. I'm also intrigued as at least part of this arc takes place during summer. On that note - I want to see the bread scene again! Also, let's see a lot of that awesome zettai ryouiki. That alone will make this arc good.