Koikaze 1

Edited 4/2 - 3:46PM: Corrected with Nanoka's name (the girl) in there now :)

Okay, first episode of Koikaze, so standard pratice for first episodes, lotsa screencaps for all of y'all and bit longer than usual summary :) Also I watched this episode raw, no subs, so I might have missed some things and I apologize in advance for things I might have gotten wrong. But I did understand a good bit of what went on :)

Well, let's get started, shall we? :) First of all, the opening was pretty nice. "Nanoka is kawaii" was the first thought that ran through my head, lol.... We start off with Koushirou getting on the train to go to work. He's not in too good a mood since his girlfriend broke up with him... At one stop, a girl on the train, Nanoka, drops something and Koushirou goes to give it back to her, but doesn't think that much of it.

Koushirou works at a marriage consulting place. One of his coworkers there is pretty loud and obnoxious... anyways.... when he gets home from work his dad says that his sister, who Koushirou has been separated from for about 10 years, is moving in.... After work the next day he gets a couple of tickets to a theme park from one of his coworkers... and guess who's outside? Nanoka, that girl from earlier. Since he doesn't have anyone else to go with he goes with her since she's just waiting for her father and has some free time. After every ride he just about gets sick, lol. Not one for those I guess... They eventually get to the ferris wheel. Then the conversation gets a bit more interesting.. She tells Koushirou about this trinket she got as a graduation present from middle school from the person she liked.. but when she mustered up the courage to confess (kokuhaku suru in Japanese) she got turned away.. she says she should just throw it away out the window. But Koushirou tells her not to do it if she still likes him.. He talks about how he was always rejected.. but says that she should still treasure that love, then starts crying... then after all of that... Nanaka's father shows up and who should it be but... Koushirou's father... oh my... They didn't realize they were brother and sister at all. That's it for this episode :) The way the next episode preview was done was rather interesting, lol...

Well, from this first episode, this looks like something I'll enjoy watching. I wonder exactly how the relationship between Koushirou and his sister will develop?.... The animation and such looks pretty decent and the music is pretty nice, too. I'll download the fansub when it's available just to double-check and make sure that my Japanese worked for me, lol :)