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Episode 19: The Trio's Sunday

You see, Gridman? This is how you justify a stabbing!

Anyway, color me surprised at how simple yet how telling this episode was in terms of its characters.

It's an episode taking place during Wako's' birthday, and while the primary focus is on the main trio, Keito does show up briefly and she's no slouch either. As much as I don't care for the lesbian antagonists right now, they served a good purpose here.

I just really loved the scene where the two take over the bodies of Sugata and Takuto, only for Keito and Wako to immediately see through the rouse and act accordingly. Not only does it show how well Wako knows Takuto, but also shows that Keito hasn't totally given up on Sugata(and possibly Wako) either.

That said, I imagine what will be the biggest takeaway for many viewers on this one is the episode's' ending, wherein we get an answer as to what Wako decides to do with her love life, though in a pretty subtle way. Essentially, it's implied that she decides she wants the three to be a thruple. And while those are becoming more and more common nowadays, they were pretty unheard of back in the early 10s, let alone in the world of anime.

And since the Trio is the primary focus, and we've already looked at the themes of two of them, I feel it's only fitting to look at the last: Takuto's' theme. It's a pretty upbeat and inspiring sounding song, which not only plays during moments with him, but more happy moments in the show too. Very fitting, and the woodwind bits really stand out to me for some reason.

Anyway, a solid episode. No major complaints.