なんか、小説の感想はちょっと間違いだよね？

Pretty much an ep that are pasted together with a collection of different plots that are related to 知弦. There's two main theme that are in this week ep, first is 知弦's junior high school and that what happened between her and 鍵. For the first part, it's pretty much all the contents in the letter that was left by her in the room as she left. But to me the feelings presented by that in the corresponding plot in the novel and that of the anime is quite different.

For one thing in the novel it feel more like seeing how 知弦 became who she was, but in the anime there is really nothing in the ep that touched on it. That's because of the lack on description about how 知弦 wanted to escaped from her so call friend in junior high. Couple with the limited time allowed for 知弦 to explain so of her feelings after 鍵 and the others have took a read of the letter. Instead, this plot feel more like it's been used to show us that both 鍵 and 知弦 are similar. Personally I don't really like the focus that was placed in this aspect of the story. That's because so far they have yet to really touched on what happened to 鍵 (they did mentioned it once but it's hardly anything that anyone who haven't read the novel would remember), and I question when they finally reveals it would anything actually think back to this ep at all?

The second theme about 鍵 is still pretty much a continuation of the build up in the show so far. Basically we just learn what ever that have happened back than have broken 鍵's heart but just like 知弦, he have pretty much recovered completely now. Personally my only spoil is note the letter that 鍵 was writing in this ep, personally I think it's pretty good that they bring up her sister again.

Other stuff I really liked in this ep would definitely be the explanation on the post that they have been doing at the end of each ep. And ofcouse the 真冬 vs 鍵 scene as they both talked about what they liked. Almost forgot the preview is quite funny too...

黒子はかっこすぎかった・・・

This week ep is one of those plot that I have been looking forward to seeing ever since the start of the season. After all it's the single chapter in the manga that show cased some of 黒子's ability the best. Not just her Esper power but also her quick thinking and problem solving. Instead of relaying just on teleporting herself or the subject that she wanted to capture. She used the windows in the building to cut though the supporting column, with at the time I was reading the manga I really find it amazing. Not just that but her ability to realizes the other ability with just a few clues is also quite well done.

涙子 plot also continue in this week ep and in some aspect, I do think her focus in this week ep is done better than that of 黒子. First of all is both 私服 in this week ep are beautifully done (I personally liked the red one), second is the beautiful scene of her with the purple sky as background. The expression on her face as she feel the disappointment after spending such a long time in the school and still level 0. The depiction of her feelings toward this, the expectation her first half, the expectation she have planned in her family before she came... Have all adds up in this week ep to create a full picture and a understandable picture toward her inner feelings. Not to mention the fact that we get to see the child version of her, what more can you ask? With her feelings set and her song in the player, I don't think we need to think to know what's going to happen next.

As for the investigation on the Level-Upper, beyond asking for 木山先生 to join there's not much that happened. But talking about her, I find it quite funny how 飾利 would ask if there's problem with 黒子's health first before anything else. (now we see how she thinks of 黒子)

はやい、早すぎる・・・

As expected the show is flying though the content in the novel as if there's nothing in it and leaving an impression that the story is beginning to fall apart. That could have been because I have read the novel and realized what's missing and is pretty unpleased with what they are doing. But I do believes that the leaving out of major contents have left the story in a state that it feel a bit like cut and paste.

This week ep is already at the 8th volume of the novel and by the end of next week we should be at 9 th. Just knowing the fact that we are moving at almost 1 volume per ep, anyone who have read any light novel would understand you can not go at that speed with out major altering. And for this ep one of the part that I was hoping to see but never actually make it on screen is the combat between 白いけんぷファー... Cause unlike what's shown in the ep, the combat was much more better in the novel and for one fact is that 白いけんぷファー were the one that was winning, not losing. When compare the the less than exciting content at the beginning of the show, I would have much rarer see them shorten that part and use the extra time on the combat... I guess budget is most likely the problem here.

By now any one would understand who 楓 is, but compared to the novel she seem more aware of what she is doing. Cause in the novel it's not too clear whether she is doing it intentionally or she have a sort of double personality.

雫 have the most love in this show thus far and her content alway seem to be the most intact out of all the girls. As next week she is already in bed with some one... What should have been a little plot in between for 紅音 seem to be set to disappear.  But I guess my basis aside, 雫's action at the end of this week ep against ナツル is quite funny.

オサナナジミと萌とおっばい・・・

Basically a full ep for 加奈子, as I have mentioned before some how I don't really cheer for her in this show. Even though usually I am one of those peoples that always cheer for オサナナジミ character. But after watching this week ep, I do have to admit that part of me is starting to break and is leading onto cheering for her. I guess that's because her 萌の限界を全開. First is how much more natural her interaction is with 潤平 than is 潤平 with 楓. Second is the fact that she is too shy to tell the truth to 潤平 as seem with her visit to 潤平 house in the latter half of the show. Finally is her action in the house, it just seem quite 萌... (okey this feelings I have may came from all the bubble image around her).

Beside 加奈子, all the other girls really only appear at the beginning first half of the show. The twins 水着 looks are quite nice, 凪先輩 is just as expected. And again even though there's 4 girls having nice feelings toward 潤平, some how I still feel sorry for him. I guess that's because even in such a in door place he is still discovered by a lost cat.

Next week seem to be a Twin ep and the fact that they are going to transform into 魔法少女 is more than worth it to see it.

やはりアニアは萌だ。

This week is one of those ep that I really liked in the show but have little to do with the story. Basically for me it's all for アニア as we get to see the teenage version of her who have traveled to the first world 5 years earlier than 智春 and 奏. Beyond that the story this week is much less shocking than that of the last two ep, I guess it's all just relative cause this week explanation on the event is equally important. Basically it explained that it was アニア who build the those devil binding robot and it was her who have gave it to 智春 of this first world. The first question to come after knowing this is who build it first cause this is a paradox problem, with out it アニア wouldn't be here but with out アニア here it wouldn't have been build. But I guess they will never tell us right? Anyhow the sense of her crying in front of 智春 and 奏 are quite nicely done.

The rest of the show spend a bit of time on building an world view of this world, especially focused on the daily life aspect. In a sense it almost feel like living here is not bad at all, but at the same time did a great job in making sure one does feel that this isn't the same world by the X'mas party invitation. But I do have to admit that seeing 哀音 alife again is quite nice... too bad the world is coming to an end.

Finally beside unlocking the special ability that came with traveling to a different world. I think the next important item to note is the amulet that was given to 智春, I would suspect it would play quite an important role if he see the 会長 of his world again.

Oh, almost forgot we also learn of the confession 智春 told 奏... Judging from 奏 reaction this week there most be more going on than what we seem right?