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Hot sister on goddess action.

Summary:

Drunk while walking through the streets at night, a man wonders why so much is wrong with his life. In his head, however, he knows that everything is truly his fault. After stumbling onto the ground, he is surprised to see a sister crouching above him. This is none other than Zange, offering confessions for 100 yen each. During the day, Nagi declares her will and determination for revenge while watching the sacred tree finally get taken completely out of the ground by construction workers. Seeing Jin at home afterwards, she explains that she will slowly start losing her powers now that the tree has completely disappeared. Nagi does not give up hope, however, declaring that she will become everyone’s idol in order to regain her strength. In the art room later, Shino and Takako overhear Jin wondering about idols. Though he denies the suggestion that he himself wishes to be an idol, Jin does admit that he is wondering what current idols are like. This brings the group to Meguru, who explains quite a bit about the types of idols there currently are. The group then comes to the topic of Zange, who has become quite popular lately for her taking of confessions.

Jin is sent to buy supplies for the art club, but while taking a shortcut on his way home that afternoon, he notices a group of men harassing Zange in an alley. Jin first looks for ways to avoid directly involving himself in this, but after fending off the surrounding men through sheer luck, he escapes with Zange by following her lead. After Jin learns that he is actually with Zange, and recognizing her as the person his classmates were talking about, he takes the chance to ask why she does what she does. Zange expresses that she may just want to be herself, or even want to be known to everyone as an idol. Zange decides to hear Jin’s confession in exchange for helping her, but although Jin almost says something about his childhood friend, he decides to pass because of the lack of meaning in telling what he has to say to anyone else but Tsugumi. The two decide to part ways afterwards, but before then, Zange notices a cut on Jin’s face. She licks it in order to disinfect it, leaving Jin in shock as Zange expresses her interest in him. Watching Zange leave in embarrassment, Jin finally wonders how she already knew his name.

When Jin returns home, he is forced to treat Nagi to a light dinner as usual. When the two see Zange on TV, Nagi finally explains to Jin that she is her little sister. As Zange expresses her wish to be everyone’s idol, Nagi fears that she has already taken her same plan and put it in motion. When Zange had met with Nagi in the church, she reminded her of the situation they were in. Not wanting to disappear as another god replaced them, she declared that she would become the only god. Jin is surprised that Nagi has a sister, having not heard of this before, but Nagi soon explains that there are two sacred trees in Kannagi. In the meantime, Zange talks to someone in the church about their different objectives dealing with Jin and Nagi. In the end, she declares herself the mistress over the person named Suzushiro Hakua.

Walking through the town with Nagi later, Jin suggests that she and Zange should just get along as siblings. Nagi explains that it wasn’t her that wanted to fight, however, but Zange who had started the quarrel. When Jin suggests that Zange is simply looking for herself, Nagi can only guess that Jin is confused because of Zange’s erotic influence on him. When the two come across Kannagi’s second tree, now next to a church, Jin recalls in wonder that each land was only supposed to have one god. Nagi explains in response that, in the past, there was not enough technology to create the bridge above the river in the town. Because of this, another tree was planted on one side to house her other self for worship. But because the each of them changed after awhile, she and Zange had split into two separate gods. Further recalling that Nagi had manifested herself through the carving that he had made, Jin wonders what Zange used to bring herself to the world.

This brings Nagi and Jin wandering around the city to find Zange, though they cannot find her anywhere. When Jin again contradicts Nagi’s thoughts about Zange, she can only leave him in annoyance to find her alone. When Nagi reaches the school grounds, she is shocked to find Zange there. She asks for an explanation as to why she is in the school’s uniform, so Zange has her follow her to a place where no other students are. Before leaving, one of the other students there refers to Zange as Hakua. In an empty storage room with her, Zange takes the chance to tease Nagi with an impurity she has with her. While this happens, Nagi finally guesses that Zange is inhabiting a human body as her medium of existence. Zange claims that she and Hakua have agreed to be one in the same body, but Nagi can only wonder how much of Hakua’s free will is intact. When Jin enters to see the scene between Nagi and Zange, he can only walk back out in shock.

Nagi believes Jin has finally seen Zange’s true nature after returning home with him that night, but Jin does not believe that this changes the fact that the two are siblings. Tsugumi eventually walks in on the two, wondering how they have been eating such poor meals for so long. With a look into the two’s refrigerator, she announces that she will help cook for them. Jin answers the door afterwards, shocked to see Zange waiting outside. Tsugumi is overjoyed when she sees the popular idol there, but Zange further surprises everyone by announcing that she will be staying over as a thanks for earlier.

Impression:

Ahhhhh!!!! Zange stepping on Nagi’s face! Ahhhhhh!!! *cough* So, even though Nagi still reigns superior, Zange was properly introduced in this episode. I had actually wondered about her connection with Hakua before watching this, because although I have read these parts in the manga, I guess I kind of skimmed over the details when it was explained (I was probably too distracted by the scene this happened in). Her inhabiting of a human body brings an interesting element to her character, and I can only wonder how this will be played on in the future. I also laugh at how Zange poses as a christian, when she is actually a goddess from a sacred tree. Her asking for money after confessions just makes me giggle more than I probably should.

I really liked Jin’s dialog about what he would like to do with his life too. Character development is always a plus, especially since this wonder is something so common with the younger individuals who would typically watch this show (Everyone just needs to watch Honey and Clover to figure this stuff out though, in my opinion…). It was also hinted in this episode that Jin owes something to Tsugumi, or something else along those lines. It has already been noted that Jin has some kind of responsibility for her, but I am very curious to learn exactly why. With all of the main characters finally set, it looks like it’s finally time for the battle of idols. Is it gonna be, “Everyone embrace me! Until the end of the Universe!” or, “Listen to my song!” *wappshhh!*?

Notes:

• Jin prefers larger boobs.
• Nagi truly eats elegant food. Ohoho~.
• Nagi has shamed Jin’s household.
• Under13.
• Poop.