Amagami SS

[Board of Command]

Well that wasn't what I expected at all...

[Buffalobiian]

Well that wasn't what I expected at all...

Anti-rapist combo? Not at all.

That 10 years later scene was awesome. They chose the best way to bring it back. I've missed it since Haruka's arc. I'm fine with the things way are now, though it means we'll never find out the significance of that notebook. (Actually, a better way to put it would be that the notebook was never significant at all - she might have just scribbled some badmouthing about a teacher).

I can't pick out whether I like Nanasaki's arc or this one better. Tsukasa's perfect-student vs inner-self flicked my Tohsaka Rin switch. "Best Couple" aside, I do think that this one wrapped up better for two reasons:

1) This arc had a clearer direction. The contents were quite vague, but in terms of character development and pacing it was the most solid of them all in my opinion.

2) The "10 years later" flashbacks just add so much more conclusiveness and sense of fulfilment at the end. The only reason why it didn't work with Haruka was because she's a goddamn timebomb. (albeit a hot one).



edit:

Regarding the notebook, UTW's translation of Tsukasa's monologue released with her ED shines a tiny bit of light on what it might mean. I'm guessing it's correct to say that previously her notebook was the only thing (that had outside contact) which knew about her true self (from all the scribbling she would have wrote in it). That role now is fulfilled by Junichi.

edit2: Forgot said link: http://utw.me/2010/12/15/amagami-ss-tsukasa-monologue/

[David75]

Nanasaki remains my favourite.

I wasn't able to tune to that arc although it had nice elements here and there.