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Who would win in a fight? Setsuna or the Strike Freedom?

Summary:

While in the park with her, Sekai makes her situation with Makoto clear to Setsuna. The next day at school, Taisuke also asks Makoto if he hasn’t broken up with Kotonoha yet. Sekai is absent from school, remembering what happened the previous night. Kotonoha had expressed that she is still Makoto’s girlfriend after slapping Sekai, and asked why she would do such things with him. Setsuna prevents Makoto from talking to Kotonoha as usual at school, and she confronts him about who he truly likes afterwards. Makoto tells her that he currently likes Sekai, so Setsuna tell him to go to Sekai’s house. Makoto tells Sekai that he heard what happened between her and Kotonoha, which makes Sekai ask what she should do. Makoto kisses Sekai and pushes her to the ground, but the tea he spilled in the process prevents them from going any further. Setsuna talks to Sekai that night, assuring that Makoto will break up with Kotonoha.

Sekai appears at school the next day with a forced smile, and Makoto meets Kotonoha on the train after school. While clinging to him, Kotonoha convinces him that he can have some time alone with her while no one else is home. Makoto then agrees to go to the folk dance with her, before calling Sekai again. Setsuna has preparations made for her trip to France that night, convinced that Sekai will be ok as long as Makoto is there for her. The festival activities begin the next day, and Setsuna has preparations made to make everything go well. Makoto helps Sekai move supplies that night, and she tells him of her leaving to France. She tells Makoto that Sekai would lock herself in her room when things went wrong, and that she would do her best for her at those times. Since she is leaving, she believes it will only be ok if Makoto is there for her. Setsuna remembers the time that Makoto helped her, and convinced her to be the class president. Setsuna gives Makoto a kiss while he is asleep at school afterwards, but she turns to find that Kotonoha has witnessed this.

Impression:

Ok, maybe I need to take back what I said last week, because this episode was pure win. Setsuna’s actions during the school festival were so Gundam. I could almost see her launching off in her suit when she said “deru”. Her crying face was super moe as well, and Kotonoha finding her kissing Makoto was hilarious. I mean, Kotonoha’s expression was almost as bad as the one she had when she found out about Sekai. It was priceless. Jokes aside, I actually liked how a lot of the scenes were put together too. Setsuna in the park with Sekai, Setsuna confronting Makoto in the classroom, and Setsuna transfering bodies Higurashi style were particularly awesome (ok, so maybe that wasn’t completely joke free). As much as this episode was focused on her though, it seems like she will be out of the picture soon with her moving to France. With Setsuna’s meddling out of the way, Makoto’s situation might get better or worse.

I knew they were going to totally put off the climax of last episode and just do a flashback of Kotonoha slapping Sekai. The situation may be clear between the two girls now, but nothing has really changed at all. Makoto still can’t make things clear because of that thing in his pants. I love how scenes like this ended up with him pushing Sekai on the floor after staring at her clothes, and how he is easily persuaded by Kotonoha after staring at her boobs. What a douche bag(7). Speaking of Kotonoha, it looks like her personality shifts have already started happening. First is modest, next is…not modest, and the final should be mind break Kaede samurai style. I’m looking forward to that!