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Megumi fans rejoice!

Summary:

After recalling her status in his head, most importantly her currently being single, Akira approaches Megumi during her usual checks on campus. Megumi wonders why there are so many students breaking policies, but Akira easily states that this is because they are looking for love. Not having experienced this sensation before, Megumi denies the need for such a thing. When she hears about the movie that Akira is making, she further becomes angry with him. When Mitsuki shows up to speak with Megumi, however, Akira is able to escape. Megumi is surprised when Mitsuki agrees that people need love in their lives, and when even Mao suggests she should find love, Megumi is forced to ponder this later. Megumi attempts to reassure herself that she is not mistaken while meeting Asuka, the younger Nana and Narumi, and even Eriko, but she is shocked to find that even these people have interests in love. With these thoughts in her mind, Megumi struggles with her usual activities that afternoon.

Megumi changes her hairstyle a bit the next morning, but arrives slightly late to school because of it. She attempts to apologize to Tomoko when she sees her, but when even she begins to discuss her adventures of love, Megumi is forced to escape to the classroom. While watching the boys play soccer in the afternoon, Megumi wonders what kind of person she would like if she were to find love. After running into trouble with Kazuki during the practice, Megumi decides that a person like him wouldn’t work. She observes Eiji after following him through the halls, but when he starts to play the sax, she decides that this is impossible for her as well. Megumi finds movie tickets in the hall later, returning them to Kouichi when he appears to be looking for them. Megumi is delighted when she finds that Kouichi has similar interests in movies as her, but she leaves when Yumi appears to greet him. While listening to the two talk for a few minutes, however, she becomes very annoyed with their inability to get to the point in their conversation.

When the usual group discusses the differences Megumi has been displaying at the udon shop later that night, Akira easily guesses that Megumi is attempting to become a normal girl. Megumi wonders if she cannot find love when she arrives at school the next day, but after Mitsuki talks about the fiance and circumstances she has, Megumi becomes assured that she can find love in her own way. When Akira appears to ask about Megumi’s progress, he finds that she has quickly returned to being herself. Megumi declares that she will find love at her own pace, then getting back to her usual duties.

Impression:

Wait….there are Megumi fans? Needed more E-RI-KO screen time in my opinion. Okay, I’m kidding…kidding. I was waiting for this special in the back of my mind ever since it was announced shortly after the last episode of the original series, but I wasn’t expecting it to be an episode focused on such a minor character. It was a really great decision though, since it finally made Megumi’s random blushing towards Akira at the end of the series make sense. It also fleshed out her character quite a bit, since she didn’t have much of a role before. I really started to appreciate Megumi’s character after this, especially after watching her silly research dealing with love. I do wonder if girls are really always searching for love though. I wouldn’t know since I’m like….one of those meanie-head guys.

Seeing the rest of the cast return was pretty fun too, especially without having to deal with all of the angst. And since this was an after ending special, we didn’t even have to deal with a huge peak of action in the last five seconds of the episode! But ah, what else is there to say? Definitely a good watch for those who kept up with the original run, and totally worth 20 minutes of your time. You might want to skip past the frogs though…