Nov 26 2006
NHK ni Youkoso! - 21
Well this episode was 
a bit disheartening. It also reminded me how this series is coming to a close in 3 weeks. Sato and Yamazaki finally complete their eroge, but when they bring it to the winter Comic Con, they only sell 5 copies. Yamazaki tries to keep his hopes up saying maybe one of those people will like it, spread it around and people will want to purchase it later online or something. Sato also helps Yamazaki clean up his apartment and they talk about old memories. Later they see it snowing outside to celebrate Yamazaki’s last winter in Tokyo, they go out and have a snowball fight. First it begins as a lighthearted joking one, but later Yamazaki takes things personally and thanks to Misaki’s intervention does he finally calm down.
Sato walks Yamazaki to the train station the next day. Before leaving Yamazaki says he lost but Sato yells that “you’re not going back because you lost!” Sato stands alone all upset that Yamazaki leaves and then starts thinking what he should do with his life. He thinks of going back to being a hikkikomori again, and even has his appliances (and the Pururin doll Yamazaki left him) talk to him. He pretends he’s a sorcerer and tries to bring Yamazaki back but he fails with tears in his eyes.
The next day Misaki comes over with food as usual. As they are eating, Sato asks her if she believes in god. She doesn’t know how to answer that question but then later she doesn’t think there is one. She says to herself that because Yamazaki left, she is all that Sato has now. During their nightly meeting, she tells him that he has to take an exam to show that he has learned anything in their nightly lessons.
Unfortunately for Sato, his exam is…he has to be able to hang around a crowded area. Misaki’s goal is, to basically attend the December 31st countdown. She goes into the city with him but they lose each other in the crowd. Sato panics and thinks of going home, but just then he runs into the Senpai. Whew wow well I don’t know about you guys but I’m really gonna miss this show. It’s finally coming to a close with 3 weeks left. I have a feeling that they aren’t going to go into details on Misaki in 3 episodes which is a shame I guess but as long as there’s a satisfying ending I dig it.
Upcoming Attractions: The new year countdown
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Gawd the series is gonna end and i don’t know sh*t about Misaki, plus Satou has not made any considerable progress with her and they haven’t passed to second base yet, Now i got to buy a T-shirt that says “Will work for: Nhk ni Youkoso! second season and/or a Wii.”
Hahaha this is probably just another one of Gonzo’s disappointing endings. Maybe they thought if they showed a weakness in Misaki they couldn’t turn her into a “heroic” character who could “be there” for Sato.
Hmm… Looks like I really have to go buy the manga soon then.
OOC: Btw, I keep letting this slip out of the recesses in my brain but Hinano you’re living in Japan right? Did you catch Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo? I couldn’t watch it, and I’m waiting for the dvd to be out so I can ask my friend to import it for me. I assume it’s a good show because it’s from a 30 year-old novel (ahead of it’s time or just too slow?) , but more importantly i caught some of the trailers and downloaded the theme song (Garnet by Oku Hanako),and turns out I was quite drawn into the movie.
So now I’m just waiting to get my hands on Tokikake while waiting in anticipation for Shinkai Makoto’s Byousoku 5 Cm. Ahh, good things to come. Hopefully when I finish my dreadful civil service duties next April (which is my birthday month also, double joy!)
Lol no no I live in the USA ^^; So no I have not seen that movie.
Ahh, I see… Oh well, guess I have to scour some more sites for info then.
Just finished watching Kanon episode 8 too, it’s giving me bad vibes (the time-to-get-a-box-of-tissue vibe-no-make-that-a-few) and I’m not sure if I want to experience deja vu (Air’s last few episodes).
When Air was still screening, it was bad enough to make me cry (during the span of those episodes) as much as, if not more than, I ever had in past few years.
Now Kanon is doing the same thing again. Gah, the torture. Sometimes I wonder why I would even want to watch shows like these, must be addicted to stories of despair or something.
Grr. Got to hold on till the end. x.x
For me Makoto & Ayu’s stories were probably the saddest. I didn’t really get moved by Shiori or Mai’s and as I said before I already just feel sorry for Nayuki for being the one always left behind
Check out the manga if you can. I’m upto chapter 33 at the moment (quite an achievement considering how bad my Japanese is) and I have to say that there is SO much more to Misaki than the anime lets on. I’m, also, not really surprised that they didn’t cover her ‘issues’ as she’s probably the most messed up character next to Sato, it’s just too much to cover in the 3 remaining anime episodes.
Can one of you tell me the name of the song thats played in the middle of the episode after sato says bye to Yamazaki?
Hurray for reality filled soul-crushing stories! I’m so tired of all these feelgood animes that something like this really is a good change.
I just hope the ending doesn’t leave us hanging…
I really hope they don’t have a feel good ending to this series (from what I heard the manga and the novels didn’t have a feel good ending) I’m really going to miss this show, but I guess I can retread the story through the manga. Guess the novels will never make it to America (in English anyway) so thats not going to happen… Oh well.