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Pain, pain, go away.

Summary:

Daisuke finds that the trio had left the school grounds during recess, and he decides that he might be too soft while Shirai goes over a report in the office. Daisuke decides to be more strict about the students activities afterwards, but this displeases Rin. She chases after Daisuke as he leaves the classroom, and tells him not to punish everyone for her actions. The two’s conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Kyoko, who wishes to meet after school. After deciding too meet at a family restaurant, Kyoko is overjoyed when Daisuke wonders if she has a boyfriend. Unknown to her, Rin has overheard the conversation from the stairwell. In the afternoon, Rin finds that Reiji is home early because of complications at his workplace. She then suggests her want to go to a family restaurant, but Reiji has already started cooking one of Rin’s favorite meals. At the family restaurant, Kyoko finds that Daisuke isn’t feeling extremely well. At home, Rin observes her figure while expressing the unfairness of the situation. At school the next day, she causes trouble for Daisuke by giving the students a chance to escape the classroom. While dangerously standing outside the high story window, she asks for Daisuke to take her to a family restaurant. When Daisuke denies, she slides down the building to escape. The teachers have a meeting about Rin’s actions with Reiji later, but he can only suggest that the teacher is at fault. Even Shirai places blame on Daisuke afterwards. While Daisuke thinks about this on the way home, his sickness gets to him.

Shirai takes strict hold of Daisuke’s class the next day, causing the students to wish for Daisuke’s return. Some of the boys put the blame on Rin, causing her to run out of the classroom despite Kuro’s attempts to defend her. The girls visit Daisuke at his flat later, and take the opportunity to clean up for him. Rin destroys even more than necessary, including some of Daisuke’s old University pictures, but his health prevents him from stopping her. When Shirai meets Oyajima in the office at school that afternoon, she describes how Daisuke has too close of a relationship with his students. Kuro takes Mimi outside so that they can leave Daisuke and Rin alone in his room, and Kuro decides that this is fine as long as Rin can cheer up a little. Inside, Rin nurses a seemingly sleeping Daisuke. She finds that he is awake, however, and Daisuke finally convinces Rin that she is not at a fault. Rin suspects that Kuro and Mimi have returned when she goes to answer the ringing doorbell, but she is disappointed to find Kyoko outside. When Kyoko discovers that the girls have brought in all the snacks for Daisuke, she uses them along with her own ingredients to make a meal for everyone. When Kyoko decides to take responsibility for brining the kids home, Rin is deeply impacted by the mere statement. Daisuke is welcomed back with open arms when he finally returns to school, even by Shirai. While Daisuke is overjoyed, Rin cannot stop thinking about her label as a child. After everyone has left school that afternoon, an enraged Rin pushes Kyoko down the stairwell.

Preview: The aftermath.

Impression:

Holy. Crap. I have chills now. It’s amazing how quickly this show can go from horrible to amazing in one episode. I was instantly turned off by the massive censoring at the very start of the episode, but I was at the edge of my seat by the time the train rushed past Rin. The deep theme of this show is finally showing its true colors, which isn’t surprising considering how close we are to the end. Rin cannot get Daisuke’s attention, as she can only be seen as a child. This is common sense, but she is willing to do anything to change that perception. I actually heard a discussion about Rin pushing Kyoko down the steps in the past from manga readers, but this was way before the anime started. I didn’t suspect a thing. Now I totally understand why this series is so popular. It’s slowly been growing on me up until now, but I think I’ve finally fallen into total conversion. As a fan of both Kyoko and Rin, I have a lot of mixed feelings about these events. I actually have a lot less sympathy towards Shirai, as soft as she really is on the inside. Reiji is also getting on my nerves despite the events from episode six. It’s gonna to be a ride seeing how all this stuff turns out. KodoJikan has seemingly reached its climax, so I can’t wait to see the next episode.