The
question of Shogo's sexual preference is causing Miyabi and Rinka to
go overboard on showing the appeals of a woman.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Spoiler
alert: Spoilers for
the third episode of Who Is Imouto?; don't watch without watching the
episode first!
Beware
the allure of the sexy trap, Shougo! They will lead you on a path of
sexual temptation and homosexuality that may blind you to your true
imouto love! It's up to Miyabi and Rinka and their sud-covered oppai
to lead you to the right and lady-filled way, by being your perfect
imoutos!
(sound
of a record being scratched, violently) Okay, seriously NakaImo, what
the hell are we doing here? Are we seriously doing the 'save Shougo
from his boys' love tendencies with our womanly wiles' plot, because
I don't think I can take another episode of this nonsense. Having
said that, the Imouto Temptations Of Shougo Mikadono might go down as
some of the funniest and naughtiest moments in NakaImo history.
Up
until the last five minutes, this episode seems like a complete wash,
a plot-light (ha!) episode in which to make Shougo act hilariously
awkward through the power of unclothed boobs and their close
proximity to his hormone-ravaged body. Also, now they think he has a
sister kink. That's certainly going to bite him in the ass sooner
than later (and I do mean sooner).
Don't
worry, fellow rabid Mizutani fans, they can't make her less awesome
with this claptrap of a storyline. If anything, Mizu-kun shines
brighter in the face of Miyabi and Konoe's efforts to turn Shougo
back to the hetero side. I really hope they never reveal Mizu's true
gender to her classmates, so we can keep the Mizu/Shougo 'accidental
BL' train a-running.
Also,
her casually lying about naked with the excuse of airing out her skin
gives me life in ways most blatant fan service in anime cannot even
comprehend. Have you ever seen such casual nakedness in a series
before? I certainly have not. Thus is the power of Mizutani; all over
fan service so far just seems shallow in comparison. It's not like
I'm obsessive
or anything, geez!
(Also,
NakaImo writers? I'm going to introduce to you a new concept that
might possible blow your mind. It's one I've been openly living with
for years, happily so. It's called bisexuality. Get used to it.
Remember, Shougo could be straight and Shougo could be gay but that
doesn't mean he only has two options to choose from. Free tips from
your friendly neighborhood bi otaku!)
The
real highlight of this episode is everyone's favorite tsundere,
Miyabi. She really openly embraced the idea of being the perfect
little imouto with which to entice Shougo's sexual interests, and did
it with a lot more perverted gusto than Konoe. Her
bit with Shougo's underpants was worth all the trouble of getting
through the beginning, especially considering Shougo's reaction.
As
sweet and darling as Konoe was in her role as imouto, I found Miyabi
much more suitable to the task of tactful seduction. She made this
episode hers with her flare and spirit. Miyabi and Konoe perfectly
embodied the conflict between being idealistic and being realistic
through their view of the perfect little sister. It also put into
context what each girl brings to their relationship with Shougo:
Miyabi is the ideal girlfriend, lovely and sweet, while Konoe is the
more realistic girlfriend, someone with edges and hides her cute
appeal underneath her roughness. The one thing they certainly share
are their similar feelings for Shougo, who is the luckiest damn guy
on the planet right now.
There
were cursory cameos by the ladies of the student council but they did
not really add anything important to the episode. Sorry, Rinka! Also,
I'm not sure why the CR summary for this episode credits you as one
of the girls in the 'sister seduction' scheme. That's a rather
noticeable whoops on their part.
I
know I'm supposed to think the imouto is one of the two girls because
Shougo never did get his nighttime phone call, but that seems too
easy. It almost has
to be a red herring to throw people off. Not so much the ending of
this episode, which has me seriously considering Miyabi as the prime
suspect for imouto-hood. When you add all the clues together, there's
a good chance the tsundere is also the voice on the phone. Assuming
the voice on the phone is the same person as the girl who showed up
in the flashback – consider that for a minute.
Then
again, it's just a soap pump! Shougo could be doing some serious
projecting onto Miyabi's methods of cleanliness. Sometimes, a
sentai-style crab is just that. And judging by Miyabi's reaction to
Shougo's declaration of 'siblings can't be lovers', I think she's
thinking of Shougo's supposed sister complex and not her own alleged
blood relation with the guy.
Either way, to be rejected by a guy
you've just confessed to sucks.
Poor girl. I'll definitely be waiting eagerly to see how Shougo deals
with Miyabi's feelings in the next episode.
You
can watch subbed streaming episodes of NakaImo over at Crunchyroll,
who so far have been very good at uploading episodes on a regular
schedule. Keep it up, CR!
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