Some quick, loose thoughts on the episode.

I woke up late and still didn’t get enough sleep (got an important “exam” coming up), so here are some loose, unorganized thoughts. Sorry.

Yuru wants to see and talk to Asa, so Jin invites him to the home of the Kagemori clan instead, claiming that no harm will come to Yuru. There’s no reason why Asa couldn’t meet them at a neutral location, but Yuru ultimately relents. Ehhh, I don’t know about that, buddy. Fine, Jin has no intent to kill. But capture? That’s exactly what he tried to do just moments ago.

Someone like Yuru wouldn’t have much to do in the modern world. It’s not like he can hunt. Maybe TV would blow his mind, but my point is, he’s restless. So he immediately sets off on his own to find Asa. Already, the “parents” have allowed Yuru to wander off on his own. Can they keep an eye on him 24/7? Probably not. But you think they would sit him down with a smartphone, and give him like a crash course on how to use it. Then you could just turn on the location tracker and always know where the kid is. Even if it’s too much information for Yuru to handle at the moment, then fine, just tell him to literally carry the device with him at all time. Or give him an Apple tag. If it needs to be a legally distinct product, uh… Orange tag. Just do whatever, y’know? It’s the 21st century. Keeping tabs on someone — anyone — in this day and age is honestly trivial. Instead, the dog has to track Yuru’s scent, and then the cat (tiger?) tracks the dog.

Unfortunately, this means a lot of exposition. Some exposition is necessary to grease the wheels and get the story going. But I think this show could’ve done a better job at pulling back the curtains. Ah well. So what are we learning in this week’s episode?