This show is just amazing: it just grabs its cast of characters, and instead of wasting its time with dull building up or slice of life, it just grabs its entire cast and pulls them out of their comfort zones, and it does this with such class, dynamic energy and variety that it becomes awesome to watch.
This episode continued the transformation of the sisterhood into a group of stylish ladies, and it puts them into a cafe in order to get accustomed to their new identities (and high heels. How can women walk on those?). The great part with them is their tension with Kuranosuke, who had to continue to pull them out of their shells throughout their entire adventure, and that wasn’t even the awesome part of this episode: the romantic tensions. And I don’t say that often.
There of course was Kuranosuke who against his will got turned on by Tsukimi, but I just loved Shuu and Inari Shouko in this episode, and how incredibly straight to the point the latter was when she tried to seduce Shuu: just forget building a relationship, simply drug the guy and blackmail him with a few pictures! Not to mention that the moment in which Shuu woke up was just priceless.
I can also really see this work as an 11 episode series: Noitamina’s short format really is a double-edged sword: it really forces creators to condense their stories, and weave building up more into the stories: with a pretty much guarantee that there isn’t room for a sequel in the prestigious Noitamina timeslot, the creators who realize this can get some amazing series that are short and to the point out of that. Kuragehime has also shown that it knows not to put too much on its plate, and I can really see a good conclusion for all of the characters it introduced in just five episodes.
Rating: *** (Awesome)
Shu’s innocence was violated. Imagine if a girl was put in his place. I feel so sorry for him. That pushed was so very well deserved.
This episode was pretty fast paced. I don’t know if I like it. On one hand. a lot has happened on this epi, but it kind of lost that charm that makes the earlier episode so good. I guess I’ve been desensitized by the antics that I don’t find them as funny as before.
I just love Kuranosuke’s way of falling in love with Tsukimi… It’s so funny and refreshing!
Kuranosuke steals the show here, I loved the part where he says his name by mistake, and then makes up Kurako LOL “Thats the most unreal sounding name ever… They actually believed it!”
And yeah the sisterhood is always fun to watch, specially because I am also pretty anti-social, so I know exactly where they are coming from
And then theres the eccentric uncle… I think the real strength of this anime is that every character is awesome in its own way, its lots of fun to just watch them do whatever
Aww, wonderful episode again!
good episode, but definitely not as funny as the last two. I LOVE how Kuranosuke treats his little harem of odd women and forces them to be who they actually are, just in a different environment. and they looked like they had so much fun !
Go, Kuranosuke !
I’m so split between who I want Tsukimi to end up with… Shu is pushing my DAAWWW-meter more and more each episode.
I wonder what tsukimi meant at the end of the episode with “brother”. Did Shu remind her of her brother or did she recognize he was her brother? Or did he smiply felt like a brother?
Can’t wait to see the next episode. I really love this show.
“I wonder what tsukimi meant at the end of the episode with “brother”.”
She calls him “onii-san” (brother) because he’s Kuranosuke’s brother and she doesn’t know his name. She always calls him that way.
I love this series more and more with every passing episode. This episode in particular leads me to believe that Shuu is somehow going to be paired with Tsukimi – he seems to have gone to her to cleanse himself of Inari Shouko (one handshake? REALLY? After that embrace at the aquarium?). The pairing’s really beginning to grow on me, especially since Kuro-kun is so late in entering the love-triangle.
The antics DID feel more toned down this episode, somehow. This may be due to the fact that the plot lines are coming into play all the more? Well, we’ll have to see. Looking forward to the next episode. 🙂
I don’t believe it will end well in 5 episodes, unless they make an original ending and you know it seldom ends well…
Because after this the manga is kind of slower, and has tons and tons, and tons of building up.
kyaaa~ hehe, Shuu or Kura?? X))) Whenever I feel like I’m leaning towards Shuu,Kuranosuke does something so cute and funny that makes me like him better. Haha! Amazing episode!
I…I think I’m actually rooting for Shu here, instead of Kuranosuke. Kura’s suave, confident, and charming, while Shu’s introverted, shy, and incredibly sweet–he matches Tsukimi’s personality so well that I’d like to see them go on a proper date (hopefully with less blushing and stammering). This show continues to be awesome. 🙂