After two extremely trivial (not a judgment thing, just the facts, Ma’am) episodes, Shoushimin Series finally unleashes some plot in Episode 7 (out of only ten, in case you forgot). Yeah we have the usual sweets obsession and Jougorou gazing into the camera a lot, but it’s all building towards something this time. Or is it? With this show I think it’s pretty clear you can never be too sure.
For starters Yuki invites Jougorou (it’s not like you’re in a relationship, Son – you are in a relationship) out for another on her “Top 10” sweetshops checklist stops. And because- well, you know why – she has to make a riddle of it. Of course he figures it out, tearing himself away from Agatha Christie and arriving an hour early. But there are to be no burgers in peace for Kobato-kun. Kengo is once more in charge of complicating his life, this time as he’s staking out his “friend’s” sister, supposedly caught up in a drug gang. And Kenken immediately drafts Jougorou to help, leaving behind cryptic instructions because- well, you know why.
I can’t shake my view that Kengo is basically an idiot. But be that as it may, his ability to entangle Jougorou is undeniable. Osanai-san shows (she was actually at BB Burger the whole time) up in a full hippie costume for some reason (though she changes out of it from her rolling suitcase, which high school girls always have, totally normal). Then they have their sweets, and the topic of the girl and the drug ring comes up in conversation. It all started back when they were in middle school it seems, when the sister of the friend was falsely accused of ratting out the ringleader. That ringleader has now tracked her down, and is threatening her.
One can’t ignore the fact that if Kawamata-san didn’t narc on the perp, someone else did. Maybe coincidence that in the immediate aftermath of her conversation with Jougorou Yuki supposedly gets kidnapped, and her mother is presented with a ¥5 million ransom demand – or maybe not. Yuki seems to have an unerring nose for trouble so she’s clearly gotten herself involved with the bad girls, though to what extent by choice we’ll have to wait until next week to find out. It’s always a bit of a minefield when pure slice-of-life series get serious in their final episodes (as they usually do), but this could still turn out to be a head-fake more than a real development. That would certainly feel more in-character.
Bob
August 26, 2024 at 10:28 pm*Jogoro
I’m curious as how to how the puzzle pieces will come together. We’ve got Osanai making long calls last episode and late at night, a prior classmate of hers in shady business, a presumed kidnapping, and Jogoro on the scene at her extremely insistent direction.
Joshua
August 27, 2024 at 3:27 amJudging by the last episode where Jogoro tried to test Osanai through his little charlotte “mystery”, I do wonder how all this will pan out in revealing who these two actually are and what they’re trying to suppress in their pursuit to be “ordinary”? Because there have been many hints about their true nature throughout this show and perhaps this mystery in particular is what will cause their facade to be lifted.
Nicc
August 27, 2024 at 8:00 amYep, it looks like we’re back to the plot again after two dessert-themed episodes. Of course, Kobato and Osanai are still hitting the sweets shops and it looks like they’re getting close to finishing that list. I’m guessing that this will be the arc to close the season unless this one gets solved quickly. We first see Kobato just relaxing and reading Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express”. I’m wondering it it may have anything to do at all with this arc. Osanai contacts him to meet up at the next dessert place. Right, it’s in the form of a riddle and he quickly figures out that its a place in shopping district. He’s there a bit early and so he figures that he’ll fill up on a burger first before the sweets of the day. And, Kengo happens to be right there. Right, somebody he knows got caught up in some drug gang and he’s checking it out. Kobato finds himself dragged into this case as Kengo leaves him some instructions to meet somebody.
Except it’s not really helpful at all. As it turned out, Osanai is at the burger shop too. Just how much food can she put away? Indeed, she’s dressed like a hippie for some reason (And, the shopping district is preparing some kind of reggae festival too?) and they work out that it’s directions on where to go to meet up with somebody. I’m hoping that Kobato did eventually get to eat that burger. Kengo later meets with Kobato to provide the latest information and eat some spicy noodles. Later in the evening, he’s reading more Agatha Christie when Osanai gives him an unexpected late call to set up the next outing. There’s three more to go, it seems. He’s supposed to pick her up at her place next morning and is greeted by her mom. I thought it was her older sister… Mom gets a phone call and apparently Osanai has been kidnapped for ransom. We don’t know how she got herself mixed up in this, but I wonder how much was planned considering Kobato just so happened to be at home when the call was made.
Shod
August 27, 2024 at 8:39 amHow is the last episode trivial? Yes, episode 5 was a side story, but episode 6 is pretty much connected to the next episodes. There are many clues in episode 6. I will even say episode 6 is more important than the last five episodes.
Nadavu
August 27, 2024 at 8:42 amThat was Yuki’s mom? I assume it was her oneesan, since she looks so young.
Guardian Enzo
August 27, 2024 at 10:20 amHell, I don’t know.