What They Say:
Kaoru is an OL you can find anywhere, serious and works diligently, but her husband is a super otaku and more-or-less a NEET. She is caught up in one of her husband’s whims one day or the subject of his concerns another, but the two are so close that it’s embarrassing to even watch them!
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
With the show having skipped around a bit previously in order to do more stories pre-pregnancy, we get back to it again here as we see Kaoru dealing with the way Hajime is. As she says, he tends to talk in extremes, either being honest or just not saying much, so she’s never quite sure where she stands with certain things. And understanding is important if they’re going to continue to be a couple and to be parents. So it’s fun to see Kaoru grapple with this throughout her normal moments and talking it out with friends, just to sound it all out. What’s welcome is that we get it from his side as well, with the way he thinks about the changes he’s gone through since meeting Kaoru and how he knows he’s ended up in a better place. But he also knows that certain interactions and social aspects are still difficult for him, but just being aware of such things is interesting. That the two sit down together and talk about it all at the end? Perfect, in its own weird way.
In Summary:
With one more episode to go, I’m dreading the end of this charming little series and its adventures with the married couple. This episode isn’t big on laughs, but there’s a lot of moments that will leave you smiling and enjoying it, particularly since we really do get into the heads of the characters and they’re self aware of their issues and are intent on talking them through after wrestling with them for a bit. That’s a lot for a three minute show to do, but they do more in that than a lot do in their normal twenty minute running times. This is a fun show that hits some very good notes here, making for a solid way for the pair to deal with their impending life changes.
Grade: B
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Apple TV via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.