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IT’S A [reverse] TRAP!!!

Summary:

Rin asks Reiji to pick one of the outfits she is holding, so she picks the one that he doesn’t choose. At school, Rin happily greets Daisuke at the start of the second semester. Shirai scolds Daisuke because of what this looks like, but Kyoko convinces him that this is because of Shirai’s relation with a teacher named Nogi. Despite Kyoko’s suggestion that he is thinking too much about it, Daisuke cannot help but believe that there is some truth to the sexual harassment statement. Rin attempts to get Daisuke’s attention in the classroom, but he begins to ignore her. This only causes more trouble, but Daisuke finally states that female students should not be sticking so close to him. Rin believes it is unfair when she looks at the boys playing with Daisuke outside later. When Kuro and Mimi appear at Rin’s house as requested, they are greeted by Rin who is now disguised as a boy. Kuro becomes very excited at this sight, and goes on to help Rin inside. While putting makeup on Rin, Kuro remembers when she met Rin.

When Rin arrived at Kuro’s school, she did not have any expression. Mimi was unable to answer other girls about her opinion on Kuro, but she soon walked in on Kuro talking to Rin in the classroom. Kuro had attempted to converse with Rin about her clothing, but received no reply. Rin, Mimi, and Kuro were coincidentally paired together during gym class, and it was revealed by some troublesome students that Rin has lost her mother. In the present, Nogi-sensei visits the school. She asks Daisuke if Rin is in his class, and he quickly stands up in attention. Kuro claimed Rin as her doll when she observed her reactions in the classroom with Mimi. When Kuro started to undress Rin in order to have her put on another dress, Rin was finally able to let out one word: “mother”. Nogi had come into the classroom shortly afterwards, and became excited at Kuro’s claim that Rin had finally spoken. Rin also remembers Kuro’s actions of the past, but she has a bit of a different opinion about it.

After Nogi leaves the school, Daisuke recalls what she had told him. Telling him about Rin and other children’s feelings, she hoped that he would embrace them. Shirai cannot understand this afterwards, and she claims that it is the parents’ job to embrace children. With this, Daisuke takes his leave first. As Rin does not have her parents, Daisuke wonders what he should do about her. Daisuke attempts to get Rin’s attention at school the next day, but it is now her turn to ignore him. Rin transforms into a boy in the bathroom with Kuro’s help, so she gives Kuro and Mimi a kiss of appreciation before taking off. This makes the two girls wonder what it would be like if Rin was really a boy, causing some over the top imagination. Rin successfully gets closer to Daisuke while playing in the middle of the boys, but she panics when Daisuke gets more touchy than she expected. When Daisuke attempts to take off Rin’s dirty clothes after an accident, she runs off in resistance. Kyoko realizes that there is no “Itou” in their class after meeting with Daisuke, and she finds a long strand of hair on his shirt.

Daisuke quickly realizes what has happened, and he confronts Rin as she is letting down her hair. Daisuke wonders why Rin would do something like this, and which of the events she is angry about. In apology, Daisuke kneels to the ground and allows Rin to punish him in any way she wishes. In exchange, she would have to return to normal the next day without any grudges. Rin slaps Daisuke despite his predictions, but she quickly bursts into tears afterwards. She says that it is ok to be angry, as she falls into Daisuke’s arms. Daisuke recalls Nogi’s advice while comforting Rin, and Shirai smiles at the sight from above. Reiji finds Rin asleep when he arrives home, and sees that she has been crying. This makes him recall the time that she had lost her voice. Reiji declares that he cannot yet leave her alone, but Rin suddenly gets closer in his arms. In Rin’s sweet dreams, she is being embraced by Daisuke.

Preview: Sweet! Kyoko finally gets a date with Daisuke?

Impression:

Oh yes, KnJ is definitely getting good now. This is serious business!! This episode began by giving me the comedy I expect from a love comedy, but went on to surprise me with some very awesome and meaningful drama. I think this is why the series has such a strong cult following, and I have a feeling that even I might be converted by the end. It was absolutely hilarious to see a trap Rin, and Kuro’s reactions made it even better. There are two things I want to know about Kuro after this episode. One, do grade schoolers really have that much blood? Two, where does she get all those outrageous outfits (Neko Mimi Mode!)? I love how she said the stereotypical lines like “Mou ii wa~” as a child. What a personality change! You could say the same thing about Rin though. It was pretty funny to see Rin have Daisuke grab her boob for attention, to turn around and freak out about it as a “boy”. This episode again had me wondering what the heck was going on with all the censoring again, but the drama totally made up for it.

The so called part two of Rin’s past was wonderfully believable. I’ve personally had experience with a similar situation, where someone was completely unable to speak. This is usually caused by a devastating event, much like Rin’s losing of her mother. Of course, the majority of people would be unable to understand that kind of situation. It was awesome to see Kuro and Mimi befriend Rin and accept her. The kids who taunted Rin about her dead mother were total trash, and they would probably turn out to become trash adults. It’s just like this in the real world. Adults and children really aren’t too different in many aspects. Nogi, the new teacher who was introduced, was a really great character for leaving the message that she did. By the end of the episode, I was totally absorbed. Rin looked really awesome in black hair when she let it down. I loved Reiji’s old reaction come back, and I couldn’t help but smile at Rin’s dream. I’m looking forward to the next episode with Kyoko finally getting some action, so hopefully the troublesome lolis won’t get in the way as usual!