Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

[ Episode 7 ]

This episode was a bit more…soapy than usual. Things start to get pretty weird and uncomfortable in the share house quite quickly after Takeru confessed to Ruka. I can’t say I didn’t see it coming but I had no idea that the atmosphere would get so thick so quickly. As far as I’m concerned Takeru doesn’t deserve the treatment he’s getting from Ruka after they had already decided to remain the way they’ve always been. I thought it was a pretty cruel joke when she used his cup to pour coffee for her coach whom she was trying to pass off as her boyfriend. You just don’t do that sort of thing whether consciously or subconsciously. Anyway, I think the more important development I want to see spread out in the open is what happened between Takeru and his sister. Yeah, at this point it can’t be anything other than incest but they haven’t been too direct with it until now. That flashback was pretty vivid though it still stopped short of whatever his sister had planned.

Ruka is going through her issues once more with the gender disorder. I really think she needs to put that out in the open before she snaps but the preview shows that she’s leaving the share house. What a pity. Seeing friendships crumble isn’t exactly a pleasant experience but it does bring to light the sort of emotions that are involved during those times and how they can be sorted out. I hope this is what takes place in the next episode.

I’m not sure what to say about the ending of the episode in regards to Sousuke. Sure, when he’s with Michiru he can be a rat-bastard but for some reason he’s one of the nicest guys in the world when around children. That said, I was pretty shocked at how he dashed to save the little boy from the train. The shock doesn’t come from the fact that he tried to save him but that I thought for a moment that he might die. I didn’t go “Yes!” or “Die bastard, die!” as some would probably (and possibly did) scream but was somehow relieved for both him and the little boy. If only he was always like that. Honestly, if he were to just start over from that point on everything would be fine but I can’t see him letting go of Michiru so easily and then there’s the whole thing with someone possibly dying soon.

I can’t begin to imagine what’s in store now that only four episodes remain…