This show didn’t turn out as what I expected it to be. With Akitaro Daichi behind the direction I was expecting a lot of hyperactive comedy here, but this episode yet again took a step back in terms of pacing. The way this episode progressed also quite surprised me.
To be honest, the first half of this episode had me wonder whether I perhaps overestimated this series. The set-up was basic with Nanami running into this snake familiar who suddenly decided that he was going to marry her against her will. It was a very cliched set-up, especially with Tomoe joining the school as a student. But as the episode went along it just kept getting better and better.
It did suddenly get quite dramatic, but what seemed forced at first turned out to be surprisingly genuine. First with the story about the snake familiar who has created an entire dimension to protect the memory of his deceased master, and afterwards Tomoe realizing that the same might happen to him and Nanami. And inbetween Nanami just walked around brightly and took a lot of those worries away. The drama here is simple, but really effective, especially with that ED. Because of how well these episodes are told, this still is my favorite shoujo of the season, even in terms of drama. Sukitte Ii na Yo is also good, but it comes across quite forced in comparison.
Rating: 5/8 (Great)
I disagree say I love you is way better than kamisama
I really love the school uniform design because its not the typical black, blue, red, white thing.
I actually am still on the fence when it comes to Sukitte Ii na Yo. I mean I can’t bring myself to like the male protagonist, and for the female protagonist to fall for him is cliched…if not forced.
I really think you overestimated this series.. I don’t consider this a comedy, it was cheesy from the first episode IMO.
You didn’t overestimate this anime series at all. I’ve read the manga it is based at, and at first, I thought the story would be very cliche. But past 87 chapters now (Yes, it made me very attentive that much ’til the present), I can say that it’s not. It somehow started with showing a cliche and then killing it off–as though to show that this is how stories should be. I suggest you should watch it until episode 13 and then read the manga after if ever. The anime will most likely leave it hanging.
If there would be a second season, it would really be great since Suzuki Julietta, the mangaka, has a really well-written and organized plot all throughout. The main plot was set up in the same way as Steins;Gate–slowly but surely.