If you watched all of Kanokon, congratulations…you’re a perv.

There isn’t much you can say to defend yourself. In hindsight, this show was rather forward about where it was going.  I mean, we had shota-rape in the first episode. Of course, that was preceeded by an opening scene of girl wraps boobs around main character’s head. How about the body rub with “toad oil,” which was actually frog oil. Then there was the bare-bottom spankings, for bad girls.  Also, who could forget the magic bunny suit?

Of course, the all time perviest moment had to be during the breast rubbing episodes. I can understand the reasoning behind the rubbing. Basically, it was rub boobs and they get bigger. The interesting (and pervie) thing being that they managed to get ass-licking in there as well. Nozomu eloquently put it as eating the “delicious cake.” If there were ever a time that one could say a show put gratuitous ass-licking into the plot, then this would be it. That was totally and fully ass-licking without cause or reason.

Good peoples of the internets, you are indeed less pure for having watched this show.

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I briefly considered adding a “delicious cake” category for this show =)

I find Nozomu far more tolerable than Chizuru. These two characters are polar opposites; therefore, one is forced to choose between them. It’s entirely possible to like both characters (or dislike), but more than likely one will form a preference.

On the one hand, we have loud, big breasted, dark long haired, fox demon Chizuru. On the other, there is soft spoken, flat chested, silver short haired, wolf demon, Nozomu. One would think that mathematically they should cancel each other out. Obviously, the two characters are necessary for the plot, what plot there is. Love rivals are among the most common plot devices in these types of shows.

What type of show am I speaking of? I could do some work and try to figure out exactly what genre this show falls into. I’m guessing slice-of-life or school comedy. Maybe, slice-of-scomedy? Not that it really matters. Basically, what we have here is a show about two girls trying their hardest to bed Kouta, the male lead, where the end result is a lot of fanservicing.

So, basically, it’s about fanservice.

Also, Asahina is growing on me. It’s the hairpins.

Every so often an anime makes an unintendedly brilliant scene. It is one so perfectly drawn and executed that it could only be explained as a sheer accident. H2O’s appeared in episode 11.

We were not sure what was going on. It was slowly being revealed that the past may not have been what we thought. Takuma was as confused as we were, but he was quickly coming to the conclusions that we had already drawn within the preceding minutes.

Here, at this very moment, is when Takuma officially “snaps.” Notice, one need not actually be 100% crazy to be technically crazy.

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Yeah, I’m trying out this writing on screen caps thing to see how it goes. meh.

Once again, this show keeps pushing Noe to the side in favor of Hiromi. I truly cannot see this show any other way than through Noe’s character. Considering that she is the only character for which time was devoted explaining her background story it is understandable to an extent. That coupled with the fact that it is her story that the title of the show alludes.

Previously it is made certain that Noe had realized the extent of Shinichiro’s feelings for Hiromi. Shinichiro, for his part, has played the role of ambivalent love interest. I suppose we will see some major story progression now that we have moved into the part of the story where literally all of the main female characters not only are in love with the male lead openly but also are free of prior constrains limiting their affections.

I’ve stated in the past that one of the best ways to develop a character, in my eyes, is to put them through hardships. To witness a character’s progression as they endure emotional suffering is an effective way to convey their experience. How many of us can identify with a heart broken Japanese school girl as much as we can simply identify with being heart broken?

Noe’s tears:

Noe contemplates loss.

Noe sees your soul.

Noe left behind.

We see through you, Noe.

Noe caught you…

Noe is angry…

Noe is direct and to-the-point…she also seems to think you’re hungry.

Epic battle!

Noe is confused and frustrated. Your indecisiveness confuses Noe.

The majority of the show is dedicated to the developing relationship between Noe and Shinichiro. We get a lot of plot movement and character development throughout the cast, which was a nice bonus. That’s not to say that the previous episodes didn’t move the story along.

I think I was waiting for Shinichiro to discover Noe. I was surprised it took so long. Seriously, that girl gave him chicken feed. Girls don’t go around giving chicken feed to just any random guy, ‘ya know.