Kalistean wrote...
Wow, just wow.
This episode was pretty damn good. But again it seems a tiny bit lacking when compared to previous story type of episodes. Or just out of place in the situation it was in. Either way, the way they displayed Ayase and the slightly minor friend character of hers was pretty good and it was nice to see some more characterization for Ayase as a whole.
It's nice to see that she really does care a lot about her friend. And it is also nice to see that she isn't as highly intolerant as she makes herself out to be in the beginning. She's just not use to change.
I definitely agree.
I wasn't sure how much more of Ayase we were going to see this season, so I was pleasantly surprised by her appearance. I thought that it was especially cute of her to go to Kyousuke for help, especially when she seems to despise him so much.
But the part of the episode that I loved the most was definitely KanaKana-chan, and her split personality. She was so cute as Meruru on stage, but then, as soon as it was done, she turned back into being arrogant. Although, we did see a glimmer of her nicer side when Kyousuke told her that she looked happy while on stage. I'm hoping that we'll see another performance from her in the future.
Anyways, the maid episode is coming up next week, and I'm definitely excited about that.
Also, on a related note:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-05/oreimo-lists-4-unaired-episodes
"The official website of the Oreimo anime series confirmed on Monday that the anime will have eight Blu-ray Disc/DVD volumes and revealed that the last two volumes, like the previous ones, will contain two episodes each. However, the television broadcast run is listed as ending on December 19 with the 12th episode, "Ore no ImÅto no Jinsei SÅdan ga Kore de Owaru Wake ga Nai -Good End-." (The 12th episode is on the sixth Blu-ray/DVD volume.) The seventh and eighth volumes will ship on June 22 and July 27, respectively, of next year.
Update Aniplex producer Atsuhiro Iwakami confirmed on Oreimo's official website that the series was announced as a "15-episode production" at the "Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Festival" on Sunday, December 5. He explained there are two versions of episode 12, and that the story will branch in the middle of episode 12. One of the versions, the "Good End," will be the final episode of the television broadcast. The other version of episode 12 will continue the story, which will end at episode 15. While the timeframe and other details of the unaired episodes' streaming remain completely in the air, the staff will strive for a release without long waits like Bakemonogatari's"