When the guy Akari likes forgets his umbrella, she nudges her in the guy’s direction, though the two were going to walk home together. It starts with Yuu Being Yuu, which is to say being super-kind to those she cares about, even if it means getting wet. The second segment deals with another common school romance trope: the Rainy Day Umbrella Share. Would Sayaka finally confess her feelings? Would Yuu be left in the lurch? Neither has any idea what such a future holds? Regardless, I love every minute Yuu and Sayaka share the screen, especially now that they’ve reached a measure of détente. Such a prospect frightens both of them, since they’re not sure what the hell they’d do in such an instance. In the interests of being as open with Sayaka as possible regarding Touko, she expresses her hope that after the stage play Touko will be more open and “like herself”, dropping the Ms. First, Sayaka and Yuu find common ground and gain a bit more understanding of what makes one another tick, leading to them eventually getting the baton hand-off right.īut an intersection isn’t just a meeting, but a splitting into different directions. This first segment of the episode is called “Intersection,” which is fitting in many ways. Instead, Sayaka says she likes Touko very much “as a close friend” while Yuu likes her “as a senpai” … because what other possible way would they like her? (Gee, I wonder.) That directness breaks down when neither comes right out and says what they both insinuate by mincing words. Both appreciate their directness with each other. Yuu holds her own, saying she wouldn’t put it so “dramatically.” Still, the two come to a sort of mutual respect once they learn that neither is the person they expected: Sayaka isn’t so easygoing, and Yuu isn’t so timid and respectful. Sayaka almost immediately calls Yuu out for her “olive branch”, which could harm Sayaka’s image simply by dint of Yuu being her junior. Yuu gets the feeling that she and Sayaka have some things to talk about, and that the present chill is affecting their relay baton exchange game, so after school she invites Sayaka to join her for a repast of McDonalds. And how perfect was it that Touko swiftly delivered “payback” in the form of continuing to hold Sayaka’s hand? Watching Sayaka take “revenge” on her former senpai who so coldly dumped her was a thing of absolute beauty, and a perfect way to start the episode in which her and Yuu’s rivalry is laid bare (well, more bare). Not only did YKN not take that route, but continued to develop Sayaka as someone just as confused, frustrated, and yet still mostly happy as Yuu. It would have been so easy and expected for someone like Sayaka to launch a transparent full-scale war against Yuu once she determined she was a potential threat to her relationship with Touko. Both shows are wonderful to look at, but more importantly they feature some wonderfully fleshed-out characters and relationships, and the more I learn about both, the deeper I sink into the show. Yagate Kimi ni Naru is the finest school romance I’ve watched since Tsuki ga Kireiback in the Spring of last year, and I’ve known that for some weeks now.
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