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Episode 10: And Marino's First Love

A baseball game that serves as a vehicle for bridging gaps and revealing jealousy.

As Mizuno grows closer to Takuto, Marino begins to as well. And this growing relationship has an effect one a handful of others on the playing field.

Outside of the baseball game, which really is just a straight up game with a few bits of character humor thrown in, we get a deeper looking into the backstories of the twins.

Turns out, they were abandoned by their parents when they were very young, and the two twins processed the experience in very opposite ways. Mizuno remained optimistic and looked towards a bright future. Marino, however, grew distrusting of people and is now willing to do anything to protect her sister.

We also get the debut of Mizuno's' Maiden Song, Innocent Blue. While it doesn't quite stand up to Monochrome, it's still a very beautiful song in its own right, and reflects the personality of its singer very well. One cool thing to note is how every Maiden Song also reflects a season. Sakana sang of Winter, and Mizuno sings of Spring.

Like alot of episodes of Star Driver, this one is rather straight-forward in what it sets out to do, and I like it that way because I really have grown to like the twins as characters in the short amount of time that they've been around.The charisma of the cast really is only boosted by the great handling of atmosphere that this show has. And once again, the music goes along way with it too. Such a great soundtrack.