I’m also watching Kimi ni Todoke at this moment. And really, the difference here shows when a series actually has characters who openly know that people have a crush on them. It makes for much more interesting drama here, beyond the usual “when in God’s name will they ever find out that they’re into each other!?”
This episode was mostly building up. Those episodes are rather dangerous in a Noitamina series of only eleven episodes, but this episode still added a lot of stuff to the series here. It established that both Saori and Shuuichi are too stubborn to give up their crushes. I also like how they are constantly talking about this and their feelings, instead of keeping it all cropped up. And I mean, they’re teenagers so they’re bound to be impulsive and strange at times, but in the same time I like how Nitori wants to be a girl, not just for the sake of this crush, but because he really feels like he is born in the wrong body.
I also like how the problems that Yoshino has aren’t some kind of mirror of Shuuichi here. They both have to deal with growing up physically, but she is far less bothered with hormones and love than Shuuichi is.
Rating: * (Good)
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“It makes for much more interesting drama here, beyond the usual “when in God’s name will they ever find out that they’re into each other!?””
Hail to that! At least Ayane’s character in KnT speaks my feelings.
Eehh I wouldn’t say Takatsuki is far less bothered than hormones. Hormones also means bigger breasts and the swelling of the hips–basically, a more feminine figure which is something Takatsuki is dreading which is heavily hinted when one of the characters stated her jealousy of Takatsuki’s figure.