You could see that this was a calm before the storm episode, right before the conclusion of the series, but even then it was very well done. It didn’t focus on the atmosphere or disturbing psychology as much as usual, but still: the creators made it a really personal episode, centered around Nakamura.
I loved the way she just completely ignored Kazuga, but also how we finally get to have a look at her family, and how they react on her behavior. Seriously, the way her father dealt with it was really interesting: you could see he was an adult, but he had no clue how to get a grasp on his daughter, and they just grew apart like that.
The best was the ending of the episode though. It promised one heck of a final episode! Throughout the entire series, Kasuga mainly managed to show his deviant-self because Nakamura pushed him, save for the moment where he stole the underwear. Here, he finally does something out of his own again. He didn’t do it for Nakamura, he did it out of his own curiosity.
Rating: 6/8 (Awesome)
What do you think her room looks like?
Lain’s room, I hope!
http://per.hedbor.org/lain/snaps/navi_5-7/lain_3_050.jpg
Hehe.
Aww, this episode signals serious departure from the manga. (And don’t give me that animation style is different shit, I mean like departure from content.) There is so much shit in fan action that there is absolutely no time to animate, and that kinda makes me sad. I’m sure that the ending they provide will also be pretty amazing, but I doubt anything beyond the next episode will be animated, so I’d imagine we’d miss the all-hell-breaks-loose moments that wrap up this arc in the manga. :(((((
I kinda had an idea that maybe its full of pictures/drawing or something of Kasuga.
Fingers crossed for a second season. This series has much more to say.
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