Taira is alone on Christmas, and to make matters worse, he’s stuck dressed as Santa. As a result, he has all the time in the world to brood and torture himself over bad memories. Continue reading →

Our first slice-of-life teen observation of the day is how Azuma once again goes with the flow, which Suzuki doesn’t necessarily approve of. Continue reading →

Yamada and Nishi have an upcoming date, so the girl frets over what to wear. Maybe she should just put stuff on, then snap pics for Honda to critique. After all, her bestie likes to get dressed up. If she doesn’t want to bug her friend, she still has plenty of other options. But like a typical overthinker, Nishi’s first outfit — her first draft — is… way too much. Too much of everything, really. I guess Nishi’s never heard of the phrase “less is more.” While we’re at it, let’s go with another phrase: “monkey see, monkey do.” She can simply look at what the average girl is wearing on a night out with their beau, then go with that. Or hit up fashion forums. The internet sucks for a lot of reasons these days. Toxic social media and rampant bots to name a few. But it’s still a wellspring of information if you know to filter out the noise.

It’s the second half of the class trip, and for once, every couple gets their time in the spotlight.

Tani has been thinking about the kiss ever since their trip to the museum in last week’s episode. As a result, he’s even less talkative than usual. He’s even more awkward around her than usual. Sheesh. It was likely just a peck on the cheek. Even for a teenager, that’s kinda nothing. Kinda strange to me to be in a relationship and not talk about those kind of things with your girlfriend.