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| So, this is the beginning of the end! Although this episode is sort of based off a manga chapter, it pretty much diverges with the introduction of Eclair. There's a character who does play a similar sort of role in the manga in chapter 38, so I guess she may have been based on her, but I'm pretty sure that that chapter was roughly contemporaneous with the anime. The cultural festival chapter is also where we get to see Tamaki's family for the first time and learn of his backstory, so it's not a million miles away, but the plot's a bit different. Gotta say, I really enjoyed seeing some of the characters from earlier in the series dancing at the beginning. It's nice to know that the teacup couple are still going strong, that the class president is in with a shot, and that Kasanoda now has a female fanclub, and his yakuza guys are cheering him on. Well done, Host Club, you achieved some things! But a lot of this episode is pretty somber in tone - whether it's Tamaki's grandma just being rude and insulting, or Kyoya's dad slapping him, you can tell within the first couple of minutes that this is not going to be a fun episode. And, although the dynamics of the episode concern the Host Club as a whole, I think you could say that it pretty much focuses on Tamaki. Would that make it the first real Tamaki episode that we have? Although we get bits and pieces about his past revealed to us throughout the show, this is the episode that explicitly sets them out, as the hosts tell the story to Haruhi. And yeah, this gets to the real heart of why Tamaki is my favourite character - the fact that he manages to stay so upbeat, despite his "painful upbringing" is really just impressive and speaks miles about what a nice guy he is. |
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| I don't really like Eclair much tbh but it was sad seeing Tamaki have to give out that announcement especially after all they've been through. You know it's serious when they don't even play the build up for the ending song and they just get right into it |
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| Eclair Tonnerre would have been teased at my school for her name. Lightning Thunder |
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| Obviously the anime differs from the manga. That was already the case from the beginning. However I must praise the anime for choosing this (like I have always done lol). This show is a masterpiece becáuse it differs from the manga but yet makes for a solid stand-alone show. |
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| This episode proved to be quite the emotional rollercoaster there. Poor Tamaki is being so nice to his grandma and Lady Eclair but they are both hostile towards him. Tamaki you can't end the club man, you've come so far since then, you don't need them. Don't listen to a word they say to you. Even Kyouya got slapped by his own father just because he was part of the Host Club. Things just got real in that last scene, not even the standard guitar riff to lead us into the ending theme. Last episode, dying to know what happens next. |
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