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BOKU!

Summary:

The Umisho regains their place during the next day of the competition, with many of the girls taking first place. After Amuro finishes her race, she reminds Kaname of his promise. This makes Seito wonder what that request will be, and he begins coming up with his own ideas about Mirie. The team notices a rival school to the side, so Amuro goes in to introduce herself. Amuro meets their captain, a very elegant person who mentions that she is the same kappa type girl like her. Amuro suddenly enters the pool in the middle of another competition, and seemingly runs into the same girl. However, her personality is quite different. This continues when she enters the bathroom, as the girl’s personality seems to be very different each time Amuro sees her. At the start of the next race, the Umisho discovers that the girls are quadruplets.

As the race begins, the Umisho finds that Tamatsuka begins to play a song for their team. This makes their swimmers sync with the rhythm, causing trouble for the Umisho. This isn’t enough to stop the Umisho, however, as they begin singing their own song. As the girls all do their best to keep up in the race, Masa causes a major distraction for the rival choir. Momoko has trouble with her ankle in her final run, but she gives it her all to get the first place. Fainting soon afterwards, she wakes in the hospital around her teammates. To her dismay, the doctor enters to tell her that she will not be able to compete with the injury. This puts Momoko in despair, until Kaname finally suggests that Amuro will swim in her place. The team’s spirits rise at the thought of hope, as they prepare themselves for the next day’s race.

Preview: The finale of the swim competition and Amuro’s request

Impression:

This episode had me so pumped. I never thought I could get so excited over a swimming anime. I’m really loving Maaya and Mirei’s interaction, and Momoko really showed her character in this episode. There was also a nice balance of humor with the climax build up as usual. The introduction of the quadruplets was pretty interesting. I was honestly hoping that it was a personality change type of thing, just because I like those kinds of characters. I’ve been hearing Kobayashi Yu playing in a lot of different roles lately. She’s really building up her portfolio! As always, the team’s usual antics had me laughing hysterically. Masa’s “intervention” at the end was just too good. I’m so ready for the next episode, with Amuro stepping in for Momoko as expected. I wonder what her request will be?