Ah, finally Himawari and Domeki play a big role in an episode. Especially Domeki works very well along with Watanuki and Yuuko. The three of them just form a perfect team. The character animation still is as buggy as ever, but the special effects look amazing. This gives a very unique feeling to the show.
The case in this episode involves the school where a friend of Himawari resides. A couple of students have been playing with Angel-San, which seemed to have induced some very strange incidents. I had a bit of trouble figuring out what Angel-San was in the first place, but it appears to be an instrument with which you can call ghosts and make them say a message.
Watanuki and Domeki both arrive at the school, accompanied by the greatest Chobits-pun ever, and indeed, the entire building is infested with spirits. Inside the building, there’s a very strong smell, which only Watanuki can feel. The smell increases as they both go higher, until they reach the roof of the building. There, they see a couple of schoolgirls with an Angel-San which has totally gone berserk, threatening to kill everyone. When Watanuki tries to break them apart, it appears that the schoolgirls were supernatural themselves, as they change into a giant evil spirit. Then a gigantic snake arrives, and eats everything. Especially this part I loved, the choreography was just awesome, not to mention the music included.
We then see a little aftermath, in which Yuuko explains what has happened. That only shows that the dialogue in this anime is top-notch. Everything gets perfectly explained, I like it.
If you’re curious, Angel-San is a ritual popular with teenagers in Korea, Japan, and China (possibly other Asian countries) that is very similar to “Ouija.”
It is supposed to work by invoking spirits or ghosts and have them answer your questions. While Korea, Japan, and China all have many different variations, they are all basically the same thing. In most cases, it involves using some kind of common object(pencil, coin, hair, etc.), drawing/writing something on a piece of paper to setup, and chanting something specific based on what’s heard from friends or classmates(usually repeated calling out to and inviting a specific entity such as “Angel-San”).
In almost all cases, no matter the variation of ritual, it is believed that at the end of each session, the participants must first ask the spirit/ghost to leave. It is widely believed/rumored that, if one such entity is actually called out, but refuses to leave when asked to, the participants will then be killed or possessed.