As it turns out, a marriage triangle isn’t necessarily a love triangle.
What They Say:
Yonomori Kobeni is a high school student who leads a pretty normal life… and then the day of her 16th birthday arrives. Despite having very little presence, her fiance, Mitsumine Hakuya shows up suddenly along with her sister-in-law, a little girl named Mitsumine Mashiro. Without any prior explanation, they begin their peculiar life together. Kobeni’s older sister, Yonomori Benio, who has has a sister complex and is a bit of a pervert is thrown into the mix and things get even weirder. Kobeni’s life is no longer normal.
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
Hearing Konoha propose to Hakuya (if you can call that a proposal) has put Kobeni in a position that guarantees an episode dedicated to a triangle of sorts. It’s interesting to note that the person facilitating this triangle doesn’t actually have any romantic interest herself, and is instead simply interested in finding a husband of the same type of creature as herself, as was instructed to her by her mother. For that matter, Konoha doesn’t even seem to look at it in a romantic light at all, never feeling any embarrassment or thinking to be a little more sensitive, despite her character being built around love up to this point.
Of course, Kobeni doesn’t take it quite the same way, which isn’t surprising even though she does know what Konoha is. Like many of the characters, Konoha isn’t the sharpest, so her insensitivity gets to Kobeni in an unexpected way, and to be fair even Kobeni’s reaction seems a little extreme given the circumstances, especially if you haven’t quite taken to her and Hakuya as a realistic couple yet. The drama’s pretty decent for what it is, though, and it does serve to develop that relationship, for better or worse. Obviously it’s not as if Hakuya would jump on Konoha’s offer and leave Kobeni behind, or even entertain the idea for a second, so for what had to be done, this is probably the best execution we could hope for, and there’s certainly nothing egregious about it.
Always of note, of course, is Benio’s contribution, even in the limited capacity it’s taken up lately. She’s been the catalyst for this entire arc of sorts, bringing Konoha into the story and giving her a reason to interact with the other leads due to their connections, but beyond that it’s been mostly focused on everyone but Benio, much to her chagrin as exacerbated by her own exaggerated delusions. This puts her in a very different position from where she’s been for most of the series, as she’s the one character who always seems to know what’s going on and how to manipulate the situation to her whims, as insane as she may be. Being left out both means that we can appreciate her that much more when does appear, and that she gets to contribute slightly fresher gags.
In Summary:
It’s another episode of love triangles, only without the love, on one side anyway. It’s a decent resolution to the issue at hand, with some minor gripes involving the characters at the center still being a bit boring and carrying on a romance that we haven’t really felt as much as we should. There’s still a lot of fun to be had from many different characters, especially Benio and Mashiro as usual, and ultimately it does accomplish its goal of moving the story to the next stage, which will hopefully result in dissipating some of the problems with that romance.
Grade: B-
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Toshiba Satellite L655-S5191 PSK2CU-1C301U Notebook PC.