This is a really odd special. I enjoyed it, but in a bittersweet sort of way. We open with an adult Kaguya reminiscing through her photo albums; this is essentially our framing device. But as the memories unfold, you can’t help but notice the massive gaps in the story — gaps that would’ve been filled if the powers that be hadn’t oddly abandoned the thought of adapting the rest of the manga. For example, take our first little vignette. Chika wants to tease Kaguya by pretending that she and Miyuki have started dating. Little does she know, however, that Kaguya and Miyuki have already been dating for a while now. Ho ho ho, imagine Chika’s face when she really finds out about them! But when does Chika and the rest of the gang find out? I wanna see her reaction, don’t you? But we can’t. This feels like a story that should’ve been told, but for obvious reasons, it has been left on the cutting room floor. Is the show not profitable anymore? Do we really have to call it quits on adapting every manga series just because it has finished? Like what are we doing if we’re intentionally passing up on quality just because it no longer makes money?
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