I guess we can sing that after we finish this episode. It has the full vibes. Read on, read on!

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Summary

Tsukimori woke up to see Hiro beside him, with him blushing. He then left her alone while she slept. As Hiro woke up, she found herself to be alone with Tsukimori’s jacket. She was then slightly annoyed that he did not wake her up, as she went to return the jacket. On the way there, she had a call from her friend to go to a cafe, but she was on her way to Tsukimori, so she declined.

She met up with Ryou and Hihara coincidentally as they went to his house together. He initally tried to chase them away, only for Hihara’s stomach to growl. They then went in to have some cakes, with Hihara and Hino messing around with the pictures of young Tsukimori. Still, he avoided the topic of his parents while Ryou and him had an argument once again about the elite and non elite classes.

The next day, Hino was still puzzled over what she need to do as she had not found a companion to play the piano or her piece for the second test. As her friends tried to cheer her up when she was practicing, she flared up, saying that they were disrupting her. At home, she broke the musical box that her close friends gave her for her birthday. At school, she was clearly disturbed but Hihara fixed up the box. Yuniko then had her to be around the school gate for a survey regarding the competition, with everyone in the concorde roped in to help.

One of the non-music students then dissed Hino for being last and being an embarrassment, only for her close friends to defend her. Hino was then very touched as she hugged the both of them, with both parties saying sorry for what they did. She also decided she was going to play the song in the musical box. Hino then heard some musical class students talking badly about Tsukimori, as she confronted them, with them retaliating. Eventually, Tsukimori came over to save the day, as she questioned why he was seemingly so moody. The look of shock on Tsukimori when she said “it was due to your parents coming” ended the episode.

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Thoughts

Hmm, I personally loved the scene when they got back together. It was clear that it was simply a time when Hino was so stressed and it was clearly a touching moment that her friends were really all for her. It was perhaps a good thing that Hino had such friends that could support her in terms of a crisis. I really like the male female lead because Hino is simply very likable by all standards.

It is perhaps little wonder that so many of the contestants (Ryou, Hihara and Tsukimori) had shown a bit of a romantic interest in her. Who wouldn’t, seriously? In my humble opinion, it feels as though Tsukimori will be the one she will be choosing, due to the various romantic elements that is shown in the few episodes we have seen. In fact, the most memorable scene of the duet, the two resting together in the same room, feels to me that the show is siding with a Tsukimori x Hino.

However, I am more supportive of a Ryou x Hiro simply because I am always against the designated pairing of the anime. Also, I have to add that me being a greenophile meant that I love Fuyuumi too. The green haired gal that is so shy and cute is probably my favorite but I am biased due to her green hair.

Green hair anime gal = win.

Also to add, I find that Yuniko is way too perfect and nice. He reminds me of a certain person, the famous Arima from Kare Kano. I wonder if he is a boring and genuine nice guy or someone with a dark side in him. I mean, seriously, the other characters have been shown with some different characteristics other than their dominant state. Hence, he got to have something dark, something secretive and something malicious. Yes, I watch too much shows.

For anyone reading this review, can someone enlighten me on the song that she chose? I heard Canon…But i am not sure.

Time for I.D.A (Impzie’s Destructive analysis) once again!

All right, this will suffice for a quick thought and roll for Sumomomo momomo~, Asatte no Houkou and Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge. To add, I cannot believe how I forgot all about Kiniro no Chord. I only realize I forgot about this anime yesterday and caught up with it. I will not blog the previous six entries but I will go straight with episode 7. It might also be an active entry (aka standalone) if I can afford the time.

Onwards, my good clones! Summarize and review!

1. Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge Episode 7

Summary

Episode 7 deals with a new gangster that is hunting down Kyouhei to become the strongest person in the school. He came to school to mess up, only to fall in love with Sunako (nice choice, gangsta). Eventually, in an attempt to get Sunako, he sent his two lackeys to observe Sunako, only to see her sunbathing her dolls and the likes. They then escaped, only to tag along Hiro. Sunako gave chase, only to be trapped by the gangsters as they held Hiro captive.

The rest of the gang less Kyouhei decided to help but was captured. Kyouhei saved the day but as they pinned Sunako down, Kyouhei was unable to fight back. The inevitable came as Sunako went on berserk mode seeing her precious Kyouhei bashed up for her as she went for a triple flip suplex on the gangster.

Thoughts

Interesting episode that is much better than episode 5 and 6 at least in the laugh section. I find that the theme of each episode is very standard. They get into a situation, they messed up, Kyouhei saves the day, Sunako saves Kyouhei. I am not complaining since I laughed, but it feels almost like a good premise wasted.

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2. Asatte no Houkou Episode 7

Summary

It is Hiro’s 28th birthday as Hiro forgot about it once again. Shouko reminisced about how he always forgot his birthday and she had in fact tried to make a roast chicken that turned to a charcoal chicken instead. She then threw it away, inviting him for a treat outside but always disappointed. Karada then suggested that they would make a cake for him as they went out, buying a recipe book and then the ingredients for the cake. As they finally got everything, they went to Shouko’s apartment, as Shouko unpacked some of her goods, as well as some books that she could bring back to Hiro’s house.

They then went on to bake the cake, with Shouko being completely unhelpful in doing the chores. Eventually, it was done, with some improvising from Karada, as they waited for Hiro to be back. At night, Hiro went out to buy cigarettes, as Shouko tagged along. Karada, being alone, finally saw the picture of Hiro and Shouko together stacked in one of the books that Shouko brought from her house. The next day, Karada was not around.

Thoughts

I do not understand why Karada left. Did she feel bad that she’s imposing and the reason why Hiro and Shouko broke up? Anyway, this episode continues on slowly but it definitely does wonders because of the idyllic style of story telling. I am really enjoying this series and the only reason why I am not making a full entry for this is because there are a lot of people blogging this and I will like to reserve my time to anime less touched. Still, this is understandably one of the best series out there right now. You can’t go wrong watching this.

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3. Sumomomo momomo~ Episode 7

Summary

They finally got the truth out from the Tiger guy that there was a war going on. As Koushi’s father explained, there were two factions in the north and south. In order to stop the infighting, they paired up Momoko and Koushi to relieve any conflict. However, there were resentment in the camps as they sent assassins to attack them, in order to start a new war. Koushi was then more sympathetic and was blushing when he was with Momoko alone. He then convinced himself that he should simply concentrate on his work and not bother about this.

At school, he was leaving school with Sanae. When Momoko asked him to go home together and that she would protect him, he called her a nuisance and left with Sanae. They then met up with some bullies and Sanae was punched on the face while defending him. He then picked himself up as he remembered how annoyed he was to be a coward and powerless. He fought the bullies but lost badly. Still, he felt good. As he reached home with wounds and the likes, Momoko was very worried and wanted to put some dressing on his wounds but eventually withdrew because she remembered how Koushi called her a nuisance. Koushi felt bad as he called her back to help her, with their relationship developing of sorts.

Thoughts

This episode has slightly less laughter but there is some good character development. I admit that I find Momoko slightly annoying at the start but she has gained my favor to be the proper pairing. She is the only one that stayed with Koushi all the way, never complaining even though she is abused so badly. Sanae is more like someone that Koushi wanted to talk to normally but it seems more like a crush. Inoha, even though I love her, is not possible because she feels more like a imouto. She’s still darn sexy though.

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4. Kiniro No Corda Episode 7

Summary

Hino was still disturbed after the close proximity encounter with Hihata, as she was unable to concentrate with her violin practice. However, she was taken away by the teacher to do some grocery shopping with Shimizu and Fuyuumi. At the house, Tsukimori completely messed up with heating food using a microwave and Ryou had to do some fried rice for them. Hihata also accidently drunk Hino’s drink. When they got back, Hihata tried to explain it but eventually flee the scene as we know a bit about Tsukimori’s mother being famous. At night, Hino was practicing her violin and Hino joined in to play a beautiful duet.

As they returned home, they had the second test with the theme being “trust”. The reporter was chasing Tsukimori all around the place, asking him for quotes as well as the news that his mother was going to listen to his recital in the concorde. He avoided the reporter various times. Hino was practicing in one of the rooms and was about to leave when Tsukimori suddenly charged in, covering her mouth in order to escape from the reporter. He then chased her away as she felt herself blushing and her heart rapidly beating. She then realized that his hand was cool to the touch and it seemed that he was with a fever. As she wanted to get help, he held her hand as he fell asleep, with his body lying toward her.

Thoughts

This is pretty interesting to say the very least. It seems that Tsukimori suffers from an inferiority complex toward his parents due to the pressure created by his talented elders. It is quite nice to see some weakness in him, rather than simply the harsh and cool person that he is. It is always nice to see Hino’s various strange face expressions too and I am wondering what kind of music she will play next. Fun, fun, fun!

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That’s it for the fastfood I.D.A review!

Do comment if you want this to be a regular feature for series that are less blogged. I will be doing this for Kiniro No chord…ermm something of that title ~_~