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Miya Miya~! Come back~!!!

Summary:

As Tamaki pays her respects to her mother, she reports that she has lost. When Satori reaches the dojo, she finds that Kirino is the only one there. The two discuss the shocking results of the last tournament, deciding that one in most poor condition is Ishida. Their instructor comes in depressed as expected, but Kirino assures him that there will be other chances. The rest of the team arrives late because of various circumstances, reporting that Tamaki is absent because of duties and that Miyako has work. When Tamaki sees two boys pretending to do kendo outside, she angrily turns around to leave. Miyako meanwhile looks into the shop, but does not go in. Tamaki arrives at the dojo, preparing herself for practice. Ishida gets a call from the intercom in the meantime, leaving Yuji to be Tamaki’s opponent. While Miyako waits outside, she thinks she sees Carrie walk by. This is only her imagination, which again brings her to despair.

Ishida learns from the principal that Toyama and Iwasa have gotten into trouble, and that the kendo club is being held responsible. Ishida believes this is strange, but he is unable to disagree that they are still enlisted in the kendo club. While practicing with her, Yuji believes there is something strange with Tamaki. Danjuro is able to lay a strike on Satori, amazing her. He credits this to accompanying Miyako in her practice, and hopes to help her later. Yuji suddenly puts up the jodan posture against Tamaki, making her lower her sword and request that Yuji stop. While walking back to the dojo, Ishida cannot help but be troubled with his predicament. When practice ends, Ishida requests to talk to Kirino and Satori alone as everyone else leaves. Separating with Danjuro and Satori, Yuji sees that Tamaki has attached the doll Kirino made for her on the front of her bike.

Kirino and Satori are shocked by the news that Ishida gives them, and baffled at the punishment that will be given to them. Ishida states that there is one way to prevent this, but he leaves the decision up to Kirino. After Ishida leaves, Satori and Kirino continue to be troubled. When Danjuro visits the shop, he sees that Miyako is not there. Before separating from her, Yuji brings up Tamaki’s strange behavior as of late. As he has always been watching her, Yuji states that she has become more like she was before she joined the kendo club. Tamaki only replies that this is logical, leaving to attend duties at her home. Ishida is unable to start his car in the school parking lot, angering and despairing at his situation. Danjuro finally finally finds Miyako, so he expresses his disappointment in her lying to get out of practice. Realizing that she is acting this way because of her loss to Carrie, Danjuro suggests that she should just improve her skills in club. Miyako states that Danjuro is unable to understand, and that there are things that are impossible no matter how hard one practices. With this, Miyako runs in tears from Danjuro.

As the two girls are still in the dojo late at night, Satori expresses that nothing good had come from Toyama and Iwasa being in the club. Kirino agrees that things changed for the good when the others joined, and that no one would complain if they were gone. However, she is still troubled about creating a lie to help themselves. At her home’s dojo, Tamaki easily and harshly defeats many of her older male opponents. Tamaki’s father stops her, wondering what is wrong afterwards. Recalling that Yuji had wondered the same thing, Tamaki asks what is different about her. Believing that she is pushing herself, Tamaki’s father suggests that Tamaki stop kendo for awhile. Laying in her room that night, Tamaki states to herself that she doesn’t know what to do anymore. On her shelf, the picture of herself and Rin is now laying on its face. When Kirino returns to the dojo the next day, she is shocked to see a resignation letter. She panics when she sees that it is from Tamaki, and looks down to see that she has left her doll with her bogu.

Preview: Super Yuji saves the day?

Impression:

Noooooooo~! Man, what the heck. This episode was super emo just like I predicted. It’s a good thing those swords are wooden. I was definitely sad to see Miya Miya run away in tears, but it was hilarious to see Danjuro’s outstretched hand when he reached for her. Is this the first road block in their relationship!? The new conflict that was brought up in this episode obviously came from Toyama and Iwasa’s actions from the previous episode. It’s interesting how we were constantly reminded that they were technically still part of the kendo club in a joking way, and how things were then turned around in such a dramatic way. Tamaki looks like a fallen hero, going to the dark side in her confusion. I can’t believe how impacting they managed to make that cute little doll. I was kind of irritated to see her picture with Rin put on its face, and I really hope we will get to see an ending with their return to being BFF. Until then, it looks like Kirino and Yuji will have to do their best to hold the kendo club together. Lastly, when Yuji said “I was always watching you”, I almost expected to see Tamaki’s eyes widen up and for the two to start making out. Then I realized that the only romance in this show comes from Miya Miya and Dan-kun =(.