It’s Like Chinese Takeout, A Little Bit Of This And Some Of That…
So we have reached the halfway point of Season 1. This is a bunch of Chapters crammed together into a vignette of little happenings.
Also the opening 3D span of the class reminds you this is all done in computers. How things have changed since my early Anime days.
The opening is brief as Komi tries out her dad jokes on Tadano. After that it’s the Chapter where they find out Komi traditionally ships for her clothes with her mom. The eternally 17 yo adult.
So this sets up a shopping trip. Where Komi goes to a shopping mall with Tadano, Najimi, Agari… And the United ninvited Yamai. If course she shows up.
Spoiler… She’s stalking Komi like nobody’s business. Career Stalkers on the internet have a Reddit post all about it. R slash I’m Better Than Yamai Ren.
So since this shopping trip is led by… Wh– You mean Najimi actually reacted to Agari doing her faithful dog act by saying they’re not taking her out for walkies?!? Was that in the manga? I don’t remember that being in the manga.
See the above? More proof that Yamai Rem is affluent rich. As she offers to buy the whole outfit above for Komi.
Another love of the Anime. It adds little quirks and so on that boosts the already good source material this Anime draws on. Why I’m sure a lot of you are eager for Season 3 to be made.
Sigh. Thing is MAYBE the series creator and the Anime Studio making this needs to remind Netflix they have to make a Season 3 order or lose the rights. Move it or lose it as it were.
Anyway since Najimi is running the shopping trip, suddenly it’s Project Runway Komi Edition. It’s nice. As everyone picks out an outfit for Komi, and she picks Tadano’s one.
And she do likes Tadano’s one, she decides to get her hair cut… I’m sure these were two unconnected Chapters but again it’s what makes the Anime so good. Anyway the hapless take of the barbershop interns first Komi encounter.
Najimi hates tests. That requires actual work and study. This whole Chapter is just here to let you know Agari works in the school library, and the Librarian is the giant female friend of B-Ko’s from Project A-Ko in the 80s… She aged well.
The episode ends with Komi building up the courage to talk to Tadano about an outing during the summer, but Najimi being the one arranging it. Nice.
So yes. The big trip to the pool planned at the end of this episode? It’s timorrow. Also… How is it Yamai manages to stalk Komi outside of her home all summer and nobody has her arrested?!?
Fun at the pool turns tragic when Komi falls down and hurts herself. The non tragic tragic moment that is dramatic for a few minutes. Also sister Tadano Hitomi, teased in this episode, appears fully tomorrow. See you.
So we won’t see Hitomi stalk Komi’s brother Shosuke until Season 3… Again I’m sure you all will think the wait was worth it when it finally happens. Though…
Why didn’t the Live Drama Komi save itself the humiliation of trying to be the Anime? It should have adapted Year 2 and Volume 10-up. It might have lasted longer if it did. Just saying.