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Instant is enough for you! My final impression is included!

Summary:

Kana has preparations made for Touma and Makoto to wear traditional Japanese clothing. Of course, the two wear things meant for opposite genders. Touma is more than willing, and Makoto is easily convinced because of his weak will. When Yoshino enters the room, a bit of trouble is caused when she mentions etiquette dealing with what goes on under a kimono.

Riko attempts to call Fujioka while Keiko is at her house. Meanwhile, Keiko gets a phone call from Kana. Fujioka prepares himself to call Kana, but he is unable to reach her. Kana talks with Keiko about her usual perfect score for hours. Meanwhile, Fujioka and Riko are unable to reach the people they want to talk with because of various coincidences. When Chiaki and Haruka bring up Kana’s talking on the phone for so long, she blames it on Keiko.

Hosaka prepares a meal, unbuttoning his shirt as it gets hotter. As his dish nears perfection, he again imagines himself with Haruka. The two are interrupted by young Chiaki and Kana, but they continue to laugh on the massive boat they are on. The shop’s manager asks Natsuki what Hosaka is doing when he sees him, so Natsuki tells him that it is all for love. Hosaka thanks Natsuki for introducing him to this shop and has him try the meal he has finished. Natsuki is amazed at the dish, but still realizes something strange about it. Hosaka agrees because of the circumstances, before taking off on a journey.

Hayami visits the Minami apartment while the sisters are watching their favorite drama. She presents a gift of strange juices to the girls, which Kana refuses to drink. Haruka and Chiaki are forced to play a game of twister after drinking, while Kana and Hayami watch TV. Haruka and Chiaki pass out after losing their senses, when Atsuko and Maki arrive. Kana finds that they quickly pass out as well, but she becomes afraid when she sees that Hayami is actually the most broken person out of everyone. Hayami attempts to kiss Kana in her drunken state, causing a lot of fear for the victim. In other places, Hosaka has arrived on a snowy peak overlooking the city. He brings out the dishes he has prepared before laughing into the sky.

Preview: We’re given a short cm for Okawari. From what it looks like, we’ll be picking up right where we left off. It looks as funny as ever, so I’m getting more and more excited about the second series.

Impression:

Wow. The series definitely ended strong, cause this episode was as over the top hilarious as some of the previous installments. We were given scenarios from most of the cast, all of which were very funny. The first scenes were more subtle, but by the time Hosaka popped up, there was just non stop hilarity. The great thing about this show is that things happen that we should expect, but they happen at the most unexpected moments. A perfect example would be Kana and Chiaki popping out from under Haruka’s dress in this episode, along with a hilarious punch line. I’m also glad they ended the show with Ninomiya-kun. I was worried when they were missing for a few episodes. The drinking scenes at the end were so perfect for putting an ending climax on the show. I was dying when Kana said “sorry” and Chiaki even got on to her about speaking english! It was also pretty awesome how Fujioka bear was waving by the end of the series. Ah, on to the you know what.

Final Impression:

I’d probably call Minami-ke the surprise hit of the season. Before the Fall started, almost no one was paying much attention to this show. In fact, the only reason I picked it up was because Aurabolt recommended for me to (ironically, he wasn’t satisfied with the anime adaption afterwards). The show soon proved to be one of the funniest, if not THE funniest, shows of the season. Slice of life comedies like this seem to have been missing from season line ups for quite awhile, so Minami-ke was a very refreshing addition to this year. Probably one of the biggest strengths of this series was its use of family and friendship themes, most of which were surprisingly nostalgic. So by the end of each episode, we did not only experience a lot of laughs, but we were also left with the nice feelings that a slice of life show usually gives us. There’s really not much else to say that I haven’t already. Just about every episode was laugh out loud hilarious, and very satisfying. I can’t wait to see how the second series turns out, and I can probably guarantee you that I will be blogging it.