As if Sae needed new packages…
What They Say:
Cardboard Box Jungle
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
The shows shift in dynamic due to the arrival of Sae’s younger sister has been fun since it changed things up a little and gave Sae more face time with who she actually is. She definitely has her cute moments as we see as she gets a new package in the mail from her parents which is basically a magical girl wand. It’s adorable seeing her play with it, but her sister gets a hold of it too and she’s even cuter about it. The episode spends some time on how you stop collecting certain things when you grow up, but it’s hard to say that these characters are growing up in the slightest based on what we’ve seen before and what they do now. Matsukichi in particular takes it a step further too both in the stick he brings to the party and when he gets his hand on the wand itself, leading to moments where you have to admire the way he’s so open in playing with it.
In Summary:
Yurumates moves a little slow this week and that’s not a bad thing. The show has its fast points as it’s gone on so far, so having a simple piece where they all get to play with a magic wand for a bit and just be silly, and embarrassing, works in its favor. Sae’s nature is one that I do like watching since she’s had to deal with this kind of stuff for a long time but I wanted to see Yurume get more excited about the wand itself. Thankfully, Matsukichi is there to be the man who will pick up a magical girl wand and use it as best as he can for his own interests…
Grade: B
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDS-R70XBR2 70″ LCoS 1080P HDTV, Dell 10.1 Netbook via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.
