What They Say:
“I Can’t Say It Out Loud”
A rumor complicates Hori and Miyamura’s budding relationship. Kyosuke comes home to roost and instantly takes a liking to Miyamura. Sakura evaluates her friendship with Remi.
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
There is never a moment of rest for the weary teenagers. Hori is still recovering from her cold. But that isn’t her biggest concern. She has to find a way to deal with Miyamura’s love confession. If only life was that easy. Walking from school, Souta sees that Miyamura has his arm wrapped with another girl. Souta being the child that he is just bluntly says this to Hori. This causes something to snap within Hori. She performs a rather unique mathematical expression to determine if he is a cheater after saying I love you. Hori’s violent aura goes out of control. She goes through various methods to avoid Miyamura. Poor Ishiwaka gets dragged into the middle of this Miyamura tries to explain the truth but Hori isn’t having it. She throws her school books as hard as she can at Miyamura.
Having some minor problems in their relationship only serves to make it stronger. Both Hori and Miyamura are in agony in thinking about how can they make things better. It’s enamoring to see how they tackle the minor issue in their relationship. Miyamura shows up at Hori’s house to patch these things up. How brave can one boy be to return to the den of the wolves? They learn how to deal with each other’s quirks and rapidly move on.
Hori and Souta out of the picture Dad make a random entrance to the dismay of everyone. It’s a special moment when you bring in your love to meet the parents. But what about when the Dad just comes from nowhere for a quick visit? Hori treats him to the best axe kick to the head that a father deserves. He doesn’t ask but insists that he spends someone one time with Miyamura. He pushes all of Miyamura’s buttons until he is mentally anguishing coming over to Hori’s house. Miyamura gets the last laugh as he has taken over his seat at the table. The good thing about all of his trolling Miymara is still he managed to get Hori to accept her feelings for him and they officially become a couple.
Sakura and Remi’s friendship is put to the test as Sakura compares her outer beauty to Remi. Teenagers comparing themselves to others is never healthy. Jealousy rots the inner beauty. Thankfully, Remi is a complete clutz and never realizes the effect she has on her Sakura. She remains the faithful friend as Sakura comes to her senses. The way Sakura gets over her jealousy is galloped over. It feels too convenient how she comes to her senses without addressing the issue too much.
In Summary
Being green with envy causes the lovable cast to have dreadful misfortune. It’s fantastic to watch how Hori deals with jealousy in their little worlds. But what started off as a fluffy piece of love turns into a horrifying game of life and death for Miyamura. Can it be really considered cheating if two people are still not dating? Sakura could have spent more time dealing with her issues before they magically go away. Characters should get a resolution but it doesn’t feel like Sakura spent enough time to learn how to cope with her situation.
Grades for Episodes 5: B+
Streamed By: Funimation
