A surprising episode in which we get to see some background on Kouhei’s parents. His mother basically takes him to visit the place where she grew up (she needed to be there anyway for a class reunion), and there she tells him about how she met Kouhei’s father. It’s a nice little story of how the two ended up getting married, albeit a bit simple, but again this shows that this is a family series: it can be enjoyed by any age, as long as you like slice of life.
Unfortunately, there really are two annoying characters in this show that make it less enjoyable than what it could have been. The first is the narrator who looks and sounds like she’s talking to a three year old kid. The second is Kouhei. He’s not annoying all the time, but the point in this episode in which he had daydreams about his mother leaving with that crush she once had was just… too much.
Still, it’s a nice nostalgic episode for the characters and it did a good job of showing different sides to the older characters here. I like how the crush of Kouhei’s mother was really a teenaged crush that went over with time.
In any case, the next episode will arrive somewhere in May. I’ll pick it back up there.
Rating: * (Good)
I still hope someone will sub it.
This show sounds pretty interesting from what I’ve heard about it, shame none of the subbers out there seem interested, looks like a nice change from ‘the usual fare’.