Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

[ Episode 5: Let's Go on a Date! ]

Well, I had no idea Yoichi’s date turned out to be an evil woman in disguise, but it was certainly a big twist… I guess.

I enjoyed how Ibuki took advantage of the practice date. Calling it a “practice date” already guaranteed her a day with just Yoichi. For the first time, we finally see Yoichi out of his samurai getup and in some civilian clothing. Now why doesn’t Itoshiki-sensei do the same thing? Actually, those two might get along rather well (not). But seriously, he looked like a normal guy with those clothes on, so it was a nice change from the usual attire he dons practically anywhere at any time. Somehow I just knew he’d throw that bowling ball like that, too. I found his second weakness: bowling. Whether that’s making gutters or dropping balls on his foot, he’s clearly outclassed!

It’s never a dull moment when you got the sisters moping around and ruining the other sister’s fun. With Chihaya, Kagome, and Ayame tailing the two, I was thinking they’d actually butt in somewhere.

So the guy that wants to kill Yoichi fails again. Maybe next time he’ll try some male clients? It appears that all the women are no match Yoichi. Heck, if you want the job done right, do it yourself. In this case, looks like he has a sister, and she’ll be the one to take action. And I’m not an expert on Japanese street laws, but parking a limo in a regular parking lot doesn’t look right…

Wa-san’s brief appearances and fantasies never cease to amaze me. This time he’s picturing Ayame calling him “onii-chan.” You know, if he ever even gets a shot at Ibuki, he’d be playing big brother to THREE sisters. Such an active mind, that young’un.

Overall not a bad episode. I thought it’d be a regular date thing but then there was that thing with Hinagata, so it definitely exceeded my expectations. And hey, Tsubasa and Angie got… 2 seconds of screentime! But seriously, it was another funny and entertaining episode.