Ichigo Mashimaro 3
Matsuri tries to teach Ana English, but there doesn't seem to be much hope. Ana suggests they continue lessons at her house since apparently she can't get in a mood to speak English at school... Yeah (^^;) As usual, Miu's causing trouble only as Miu can once again, calling Nobue and telling her she's got Matsuri and wants ransom to release her, but Miu's the one tied up for some reason. I don't get it... Matsuri remembers she's got to go to Ana's (trying to keep that secret from the others), but Miu harasses her as usual. Matsuri asks what she should do -- Nobue's got the answer, oh yes she does. And so we get Neko Mimi Mode (with tail) Matsuri-chan and she heads off to Ana's.
Nobue and the others follow her, of course, and no matter what she does she can't get them to leave. Nobue ends up getting Matsuri to add "nya" (meow) on to the end of her sentences before they finally end up at Ana's. Ana's not very happy to see people other than Matsuri, of course (I can't blame her). We get a look at Ana's room and her western CD collection, though her tastes are a bit less refined than it'd seem. And of course, Miu is Miu, eventually making Ana cry (poor thing...). They finally end up in a room full of Ana's clothes, and there Ana's secret finally comes out -- she drops her English book and Nobue picks it up, thinking she's teaching a friend, then asks Ana how much one of the dresses is. Ana answers in Japanese (^^;;)
The highlight of this time was definitely Neko Mimi Mode Matsuri-chan. Too cute, nya~. Nobue's "interests" were on full display as well. She likes cute stuff... and neko mimi... as much as the people watching the show, yup ;)
Most of the material this time was pulled from volume 2 episode 12, "Ana's House", of the manga, with Neko Mimi Mode Matsuri coming from volume 1 episode 8, "Nya", and the "kidnapping" from the very short volume 2 episode 20, "Kidnapping". Seems they're doing a decent job of tying it all together and making it flow into an episode for now so no complaints here.
Episode 4 will be on August 18th (happens to be the day I go back to school... ugh...), so we'll all have to go a few weeks without the kawaiiness of Ichigo Mashimaro. Though the BS-i broadcast does start on the 4th, so you can watch the 16:9 versions of eps 1 & 2 ;)
"Episode 4 will be on August 18th (happens to be the day I go back to school... ugh...), so we'll all have to go a few weeks without the kawaiiness of Ichigo Mashimaro."
Uh nooo... Some haiku for this news:
Two weeks without it,
Ichigo Mashimaro,
Would be boring weeks.
( ^_^;)
wow, it's a chibi Tina Foster (what's with these gaijin who can't speak English?). Only Ana is the one getting fondled rather than the other way around.