It’s been a while since Tokyo Revengers has done anything resembling a lighter episode.  And while I’d hardly say this series is sparklingly good when it comes to comedy, it does sort of work – largely because it’s so welcome.  The whole Baji arc was so heavy and ended on such a distressingly silly note that a change of pace was very refreshing.  As is usually the case when we get a lighter ep here, it’s setting up something larger, but things never get too crazy and that’s much appreciated by me.

The plot-relevant point of the episode is teased early, when Doraken tells Takemitchy that Mikey has something “interesting” planned for him at the next Toman meeting (at the shrine, naturally).  Afterwards Ken takes Takemitchy back to his place in Shibuya – informing him that he’s only the second friend he’s had over after Mikey.  As we know but Takemnitchy doesn’t Doraken lives in a brothel, and after a bit of misunderstanding humor which confirms that Takemichi is indeed still a virgin, we see Doraken’s room (prominently displaying photos of Emma, among others).

The whole detective gag with Hina and Naoko is a throwaway, really.  But that’s fine – it’s not exactly The Ladykillers but a little silly nonsense doesn’t come amiss at this point.  As far as Emma being Mikey’s half-sister that might fall under the extreme coincidence umbrella, but given the small universes kids that age tend to inhabit, I can easily believe it (I had a thing for my best friend’s half-sister too).  If I were to quibble I might argue that Hina is behaving in a somewhat out of character fashion in order to facilitate the gag, but that sort of deeper analysis is rarely a good idea with Tokyo Revengers.

My favorite part of the episode was actually Mitsuya being president of the sewing club, because it was a reminder that these kids have to go through the motions (more than that in Mitsuya’s case, clearly) of having normal lives.  Mitsuya is sewing Takemitchy’s gang jacket himself, a big honor apparently.  As for the meeting, that’s the cliffhanger of the moment.  It’s Takemitchy’s formal entree into Toman of course, but that clearly wasn’t what Mikey was referring to.

Kisaki is there of course – why wouldn’t he be, though the question of how much Takemitchy has managed to sow mistrust in him from Mikey’s lieutenants is an open one.  It’s Honma’s presence that’s the real live wire.  What does that signify?  We know that in the last future we saw Honma was killing Hina (and planning to kill Takemichi) at Kisaki’s behest.  Why is he here –  in his Walhalla jacket?  Next week is the season finale so the answer to that question is obviously going to be crucial in setting up the second season.