[Fish Sandwich]

Both of these episodes are extremely special ones for me, so I'm not even sure where to start, besides with OOO.

I think I used that exact screencap of Eiji punching that fuse box or whatever it is when I was rewatching OOO, and that's because this is one of those scenes I just kinda saw again on a whim one day, probably while Fourze or Wizard was airing, and... I mean, I only barely remember the context, but I think it might've singlehandedly kickstarted my habit of getting intensely yet fleetingly nostalgic for OOO? Because what I recall for sure is seeing that moment, being shocked I forgot it was a thing that happened, and how dramatic and great of a scene it was, and, ever since then, that simple swing of a fist is burned into my brain so much I don't think I'll ever forget about it again. When I think of Eiji, there are two weirdly specific things that always come to mind for me: one is the words "thank you", which won't be relevant for a while, and the other is that frame from episode 10.

Episode 6 of Ghost was the first one written by Nobuhiro Mouri, and probably the first time I really had an inkling that my enjoyment of this show was going to go beyond simply liking it. Like Kurona said, Ghost is exceptionally direct about what The Message is supposed to be, but episodes like this are the proof that isn't a bad thing. It's telling the kids at home something really, genuinely important, and it wraps that naturally around a great bit of character growth for Takeru; if I wasn't before, this is the point in the show where I really starting feeling invested in his personal journey. One of my absolute favorites of the entire series. I've always had a huge soft spot for Beethoven Damashii because of it, too!