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A man looking for an apartment to live. And found a mirror that has in every room because the apartment was for women. Rent made him shock and a face showed up in the mirror...
He's showering and two shadow hands appears behind him. They disappeared when he sensed something and saw the mirror.
He turned the AC off and the light was off. He got scared when he turned to see a soul next to the mirror!
Then the scene changed to megane police, who got his coffee on his face and that reporter is here. She offered him the hankerchief. He is still afraid of her when she got a man's soul inside her. She's laughing because he keeps saying sorry.
She's here to say thanks to the police, who is not here today and yesterday. He saw his coat on the sofa, and though he was here this morning.
The police is in front of his apartment, and saw his wife not here because yesterday was their wedding anniversary and he was not with her. He didn't forget about it. Then he saw a stack of same books (his wife is an author? or staff from the publishing company?). He left another note.
Haruka is with two other friends, and they are talking about exchange diary. They are laughing about exchange diary being childish when being in a relation with a guy. One of them are saying Haruka is childish in fashion and how she act.
The world changes when girls are in love with a guy? They are hoping Haruka to get happy with a guy, especially with Yakumo. One of the girls were saved by Yakumo, so she is thinking if she's cupid for matching Yakumo and Haruka. Haruka feels calmed and warm when she's with Yakumo and they said it's like family...? She doesn't know how she feels toward Yakumo, though.
Haruka was explaining that he hides his own pain, so seeing that she feels the same and wanting to help out, but both of them went to the guy who appeared in the beginning of the episode and trying to match her up!
Haruka went to the club room, and saw Yakumo sleeping. Then she keeps poking until getting into the sensitive point that woke Yakumo up. lol~
Yakumo said why you again?? Nothing to do? Haruka said she has lots of things to do, comparing to Yakumo, who is sleeping all day. Yakumo commenting that her body is getting old.
Yakumo thinking that conversation with her is useless. Haruka went away, but Yakumo knows that she has something she wants to ask him for favor.
Haruka is asking for that guy about the soul in the apartment room. He suggested about asking the person who sold that guy with cheap prize.
Yakumo is denying the fact that he and Haruka are a couple when they asked the broker. He's saying that he's in a club that helps people with worry (as if there's actually a club like that!). Haruka adds that NO MONEY is taken.
That police is in the park and got caught by a police, who doesn't know he's also a police.
One year ago, a girl called Kimiko lived in there. She died of sickness, and since then there's ghost appearing whenever lives there. The broker is the one who found her dead.
Kimiko is a serious worker to the extend. The friend/co-worker showed a photo with Kimiko in it, and said she suggested to her to have more make up and dress up or no happiness. Haruka cares about what she said about making up and stuff (same situation), while Yakumo is instructing her to call that guy when they almost got there. Both the reporter and megane police are here, and it seems like megane police is happy to see Haruka.
They are going to have dinner together, and megane police invited Haruka. lol @ Yakumo disappearing.
The police and the scientist are drinking together.
Haruka finally found the place, and Yakumo came out with half necked!! He was taking a shower.
Haruka was complaining, then Yakumo said sorry. Then a moment of silence with looking at each other. Haruka blushing, and Yakumo walks towards her, but he asked about the mirror. According to how this particular mirror was set, not every mirror is set by the owners. That mirror is Kimiko's? But she's not into fashions, so why so huge mirror is needed? Then she saw a face...
Yakumo saw the soul, who asked him a favor. He got a ruler so that an envelop can be found behind the mirror. She wishes to get rid of it without letting people see the inside.
They visit Yakumo's uncle, and the girl is cheerful to him, who doesn't know what she meant and she is sad.
Haruka's reluctant to burn it because she's curious and saw it. The photo is when Kimiko dressed up and took it in front of the mirror. So she's like Haruka, who dresses up for herself. There are some people like Haruka and Kimiko who cannot being pretty in front of people. "Another self"
Kimiko's soul is here and she's not angry about getting the photo seen by others. Haruka puts it in the fire, which became large and Kimiko's soul can be seen. With the photo getting burned, the soul is wearing the outfit in the photo. Kimiko cheered Haruka "Gambare".
Haruka found Nao's jacket and put it on her.
Yakumo's uncle asked him about the relation with Haruka.
The police is staying in the police station?
Yakumo is now thinking about another side of his mother.
Haruka asked Yakumo if the guy can be back to the apartment with no worry.
So he knows something's different (Nao was sad earlier because Yakumo didn't say anything about that new jacket and threw it away, so Haruka pick it up for her). Yakumo said it looks good on her. Nao is happy. Haruka says for a person with no delicacy like Yakumo can say it, good job. Then she poked on the point he was sensitive! lol for how he tripped (again).
Next ep begins Phase 3 (OP) and probably getting into climax?
I ♥Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!!
Interesting perspective on feminity and modernity in this episode. The theme was thrown like that in the beginning of the episode but really well handled in the end. The dialogues were extremely good and mostly funny too. That was great.
In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same.
A nice and romantic episode, with some hilarious parts as well.
Haruka seems to be becoming more aware of her own feelings, i wonder if Yakumo would do the same.
Still Haruka is pretty thick headed even her friends notice this.
I really had no impression on this episode whatsoever. I really didn't have any thoughts about the show when it finished. Hmm... Well i guess we learn a very tiny bit about Gotou; was funny to see him accused of being a pedophile. =P
(Fine 6)
'People are supposed to love and cherish someone
That's the providence of nature, resistance is futile.
Asking why is meaningless.
We don't know why, but winged insects always fly.
I think people always wish for other people to the point of exhaustion'
^So beautiful.This made me love the episode.
Even as the side chara, Yakumo's uncle is quiet remarkable.
Decent enough episode. I don't mind supernatural event of the week at least for a couple more episodes, especially if it builds on Haruka and Yakumo's relationship. It lacked the weight and excitement and plot of the last couple but was still enjoyable. After all the ghosts involving murder or heartbreak the need to burn a photo is kind of a silly reason for someone's spirit to linger.
I liked this episode, because of 4 reasons;
1. Yakumo with his shirt of :D
2. The way he reacts to being poked is just to cute XD
3. Nao is adorable!
4. Yakumo and Haruka moment/s :3
This girl with pink hair is such a bitch.
First he decides that the payment would be zero (who is she to decide his business), and then he breaks the wish of the "client" and look inside the envelope. This is worse than those characters who beat every one around them without a reason.
I wouldn't trust her with anything. Even not with being the character in one of the anime I watch....
GDL-URAHARA said: This girl with pink hair is such a bitch.
First he decides that the payment would be zero (who is she to decide his business), and then he breaks the wish of the "client" and look inside the envelope. This is worse than those characters who beat every one around them without a reason.
I wouldn't trust her with anything. Even not with being the character in one of the anime I watch....
i agree. though i wouldn't use such colorful language, i agree with the sentiment. i thought it was extremely rude and inappropriate of haruka to look inside that envelope. i really dislike her now. she's a pretty useless character anyways.
disregarding haruka, i still think this is an average anime. there's nothing special about it. decent watch, but that's about it.
Wow, Haruka is one of the most annoying useless people EVER. If you're saying you're gonna go home just GO already. Can't you take a hint if he doesn't want you around? OK and you don't just LOOK into other people's things you know. If she didn't want you to look then DON'T LOOK. Wow, is it that hard? I am hating her more and more every episode
About the episode itself, it was kind of useless. No real plot development, and a ghost haunts an apartment because ... there was a picture of her looking pretty. OKAY ...
Hopefully next episode will pick it up -_-"
Meh episode. Can't Haruka take a fucking hint? She just keeps following Yakumo, and that guy's like "STAY THE FUCK AWAY, WOMAN." He even left her behind, and Haruka's STILL following.
Stupid brainless woman.
She's a perfect "I want to take her home" character. Cute as hell.
Laurine_Andersen said: Yakumo ♥
But Haruka... pisses me off sometimes, don't know why .-.
No special reason, just because you are a female and she is a positive good looking girl that is close on getting a guy you like. Many women have this kind of bad nature, you need to get rid of the evil in your heart.
Anyway this episode could have been boring at other times but after the last two episodes that had some intercity it was a nice place to put it and since it also had progress on the romance side it wasn't all that bad at all.
I seriously fail to understand Yakumo though. What is that stupid act that he pulls? Sure he might not be an open social guy but that's different from tryinng to act like an asshole. "Oh! it's you, btw you are fat".
His behavior would have been logical if he hated Haruka but he doesn't.
The second thing is what are his feelings. If he likes her then his just behaving like an elementary school kid that can express or understand his feelings and treats a girl he likes like shit instead of the opposite.
Is he planning to be alone all his life? He seems like he decided that he has no hope of ever sharing feelings with anyone and tries to push people away because he likes being miserable. That must be it, maybe his messed mother and father relationship along with his eye being weird left him with low social self esteem and he doesn't see himself as human as others.
Haruka is quite forceful and strong as a character and that's why she still hasn't lost spirit from the treatment she gets from him. Her forceful way of putting her nose into his life might have been annoying in other circumstances but it seems that is perfect for a guy like him because that's the only way someone(especially a girl) will ever reach to making a connection with him.
I want to poke Yakumo in his side. x333 He looked adorable when Haruka did it. Hehe, xp
Pretty average episode. Though this seems to be a pretty average series, so it matches. Haha. As long as it doesn't take a turn for the worst, I'm okay with average yet entertaining.