This really was a fun episode. Until, of course, the Batsu-chara appeared, but by now that shouldn’t really be a surprise. This episode was all about a girl who had a crush on Hotori, and I love how it further developed his relationship with the girls around him. The interesting thing also is that we’ve seen how Hotori claimed that he already has a girl he loves, but we’ve yet to see confirmed who it actually is. All arrows point to Nadeshiko, but I think that he sees her more as a very good friend in which he can confide than a loved one. This episode showed him telling her about his worries about his chara-changes, and if the two of them were really dating, they’d be much closer, and if he really had a crush on Nadeshiko, but never had the courage to mention it he’d be much more nervous around her.
In the meantime, it looks like we aren’t quite rid of the batsu-charas, as the teacher will just keep hatching bad eggs until one of them turns out to be Embryo. Where Ikuto and his girlfriend come into the picture isn’t clear yet. The two of them obviously have a mission they don’t like, as they’ve been quite angst for the past few episodes. Also, are they full-time employed by the bad guy, or do they need to go to school as well?
In any case, I liked this episode. The girl of this episode is a real teenager, gawking over the boys she loves, who change every week. I like how she brought back something that Amu said in the first episode, where she confessed her love for Hotori. It really gives a feel of continuity, aside from the plot by the bad guys. I also liked the attention to the different faces that people put up in front of others. That was the thing that originally attracted me to this series.]]>
Shugo Chara – 08
Bleh, this series is kinda getting repetitive. Fun, but repetitive and not as consistent as shows like Ghost Hound.
We need some plot, already. T__T
The blond girl isn’t Ikuto’s girlfriend. This episode wasn’t in the manga but it was fun, at least ^^
Stay with it for a while… There are twists ahead.
There are only 5 volumes out — the fifth just released this week — and I hear that they want to stretch this out to 52 episodes, so we’re seeing filler unusually early. The manga has a more compact storyline (and how! ^^;)
I dn mind fillers as long as it continues to be this interesting.
Ha, anyone who says Tadase likes Nadeshiko doesn’t really know about Shugo Chara. Tadase really knew that Nadeshiko is really a boy (it is said later in the manga) so why would he like her?
Ikuto has no girlfriend, and remember that. Ikuto goes to school, but I think Utau does not because she is busy with her career.