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Hey guys
I don't have access to the internet at home (I'm in a cafe right now) so my summary won't appear till Saturday night (and by then I'm sure you'll have seen the subs, but I feel like it anyway :P).
In the meantime, quick summary from what I can rememeber amd my own thoughts.
Basic plot in a nutshell:
New teacher arrives (Kitahama) and right away he targets Nakatsu. When a cheat note accidentally lands on his desk, Kitahama catches it and tries to punish him. Luckily Kyoto sensei is there and tells him to let him go because he has other important tests to finish, so he lets Nakatsu go but tells him he's not done with him. Nakatsu goes to talk with him again and is surprised when he sees his friends were waiting for his return (Sano even made up test notes for him). Even Nakao was there, aww. Anyway Kitahama gets ahold of Nakatsu again and gives him the ultimatum that he either sign a confession that he cheated or Kitahama will ensure that he won't get to play in the soccer playoffs. Though he doesn't tell people what happened, his down demeanor makes it pretty obvious and Sano asks him what happens, finally admitting that they're friends. Awesome. Mizuki overhears what happened and when she gets upset, Sano holds her close and comforts her. Another confrontation occurs with Kitahama, leading to Mizuki stepping in and kind of screwing things up/making them worse. The Cherry Blossom Alliance steps, Sano asks about Kitahama's past, and we learn that the teach is being descriminating because his younger brother was rebellious, joined a band, and got stabbed.
Meanwhile the dorms have a live show, which after Kitahama is stopped (thanks to Sano and the Kaokai), Kitahama attends.
But more importantly, the episode ends with Kagurazaka telling Sano about the finals and how Shin made it to them, and MORE IMPORTANTLY.... NAkatsu walks in on Mizuki in the shower and learns that she's a girl (so far she doesn't know he knows though). Dude! Completely different from the manga there, but further cements my theory that this is it, this is all we get, there will NOT be a season 2 (it's kind of pointless to have one).
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Peej's thoughts!
Thank. Frigging. Lord. The series is finally starting to lean more towards what makes the manga so awesome. Also, actually almost following this story from the manga absolutely completely. And it only took 3/4s of the series to get to a manga-feel point! :P. Sano is becoming the Sano around vol 2 (took long enough) and has finally decided to make Nakatsu part of his life again. Also, he apparently now gives a damn about other people. Wow! It only took TWO MONTHS.
This episode rocked though, it's nice to see that Sano is developping a mildly likeable personality, however with Nakatsu's new knowledge, there's gonna be a lot more rivalry going on. Which is neat. This series has been a mishmash so far, a lot of mistakes have been made in the pacing I feel, so it was nice to have an episode dedicated to one of the 3 main characters instead of half Nakasanozuki, half dorm antics. (Dorm stuff was minimal in this one, FINALLY, and was used to support the plot of the main characters). I am really looking forward to the Nakatsu knowing plot, in the TW he never found out and in the manga by the time he did find out Sano and Mizuki were already quite together so he just gave up. But loving her while knowing she's a girl, that's going to be fun.
I don't have access to the internet at home (I'm in a cafe right now) so my summary won't appear till Saturday night (and by then I'm sure you'll have seen the subs, but I feel like it anyway :P).
In the meantime, quick summary from what I can rememeber amd my own thoughts.
Basic plot in a nutshell:
New teacher arrives (Kitahama) and right away he targets Nakatsu. When a cheat note accidentally lands on his desk, Kitahama catches it and tries to punish him. Luckily Kyoto sensei is there and tells him to let him go because he has other important tests to finish, so he lets Nakatsu go but tells him he's not done with him. Nakatsu goes to talk with him again and is surprised when he sees his friends were waiting for his return (Sano even made up test notes for him). Even Nakao was there, aww. Anyway Kitahama gets ahold of Nakatsu again and gives him the ultimatum that he either sign a confession that he cheated or Kitahama will ensure that he won't get to play in the soccer playoffs. Though he doesn't tell people what happened, his down demeanor makes it pretty obvious and Sano asks him what happens, finally admitting that they're friends. Awesome. Mizuki overhears what happened and when she gets upset, Sano holds her close and comforts her. Another confrontation occurs with Kitahama, leading to Mizuki stepping in and kind of screwing things up/making them worse. The Cherry Blossom Alliance steps, Sano asks about Kitahama's past, and we learn that the teach is being descriminating because his younger brother was rebellious, joined a band, and got stabbed.
Meanwhile the dorms have a live show, which after Kitahama is stopped (thanks to Sano and the Kaokai), Kitahama attends.
But more importantly, the episode ends with Kagurazaka telling Sano about the finals and how Shin made it to them, and MORE IMPORTANTLY.... NAkatsu walks in on Mizuki in the shower and learns that she's a girl (so far she doesn't know he knows though). Dude! Completely different from the manga there, but further cements my theory that this is it, this is all we get, there will NOT be a season 2 (it's kind of pointless to have one).
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Peej's thoughts!
Thank. Frigging. Lord. The series is finally starting to lean more towards what makes the manga so awesome. Also, actually almost following this story from the manga absolutely completely. And it only took 3/4s of the series to get to a manga-feel point! :P. Sano is becoming the Sano around vol 2 (took long enough) and has finally decided to make Nakatsu part of his life again. Also, he apparently now gives a damn about other people. Wow! It only took TWO MONTHS.
This episode rocked though, it's nice to see that Sano is developping a mildly likeable personality, however with Nakatsu's new knowledge, there's gonna be a lot more rivalry going on. Which is neat. This series has been a mishmash so far, a lot of mistakes have been made in the pacing I feel, so it was nice to have an episode dedicated to one of the 3 main characters instead of half Nakasanozuki, half dorm antics. (Dorm stuff was minimal in this one, FINALLY, and was used to support the plot of the main characters). I am really looking forward to the Nakatsu knowing plot, in the TW he never found out and in the manga by the time he did find out Sano and Mizuki were already quite together so he just gave up. But loving her while knowing she's a girl, that's going to be fun.