Shogo
has ruined his relationship with Miyabi; after letting Konoe know
about his secret, a new problem arises. (Source:
Crunchyroll)
Spoiler
alert: Spoilers for
all episodes of NakaImo so far are in this review. Don't read until
you've caught up!
Yes,
we found the imouto! Or did we? The great mystery of who
is imouto seemed so
perfectly wrapped up in this fourth episode, but the end of this one
has me thinking otherwise. So don't hang your head in despair, people
who thought they knew the outcome of this sis-con-tastic question;
there's still time to guess who the real imouto is!
And,
of course, there was fanservice. Glorious shiny fanservice. But who
didn't see that coming?
Ladies
and gentlemen, if you had Konoe as your top pick for the mystery
imouto on the phone, feel free to do a victory dance. You were right!
Yes, it seemed pretty obvious (at least to me) that it couldn't
have been Miyabi with how she reacted at the end of episode three.
Would the real imouto have cried, not confirmed Shougo's suspicions
and openly declare herself his beloved little sister? Exactly. The
fact that Shougo could not realize that makes me wish the writers
would make him drop the Idiot Ball once in a while.
And
it's because of his plot-contrived stupidity that Miyabi pretty much
has to spell things out for him. After, you know, leading him on a
wild goose chase to find her. Not that I can blame here; she would
have been pretty upset after hearing Shougo say that Miyabi, not
Konoe, is his sister. Which was a stupid conclusion to draw anyway,
Shougo, considering what little evidence he had at the moment - but
then again, Shougo is the king of jumping to conclusions with lacking
any facts to back him up.
Did
I mention Konoe technically isn't related to Shougo? In fact, they
only grew up in a sibling-esque relationship. Konoe wished
that Shougo would be her older brother as he was her hero while
growing up and they spent so much time together, he was practically
like a brother to her. So yes, Konoe fans, continue to wish for
Shougo/Konoe as endgame while confident in the fact that they aren't
blood related.
So
Konoe pretty much spells out what her deal is, something I won't
concern myself with recapping except that for someone confessing her
secret identity to her 'onii-chan', she stays surprisingly
level-headed about the whole thing. And then, not to let a moment
like this slip by, Miyabi reveals that she is actually Shougo's
childhood friend and that Shougo promised to marry her. Bwuh?
And
the funny thing is, thanks to Shougo's injury that has disfigured his
memory, there's no real way for him to verify Miyabi's story!
Although I guess she doesn't have much to lose, admitting to Shougo
her connection with him if it helps her win his heart in the end.
Plus, Shougo seems like the kind of hopeless sap that ends up
honoring such a (literally childish) commitment.
So
the episode ends with an amazing love triangle - Shougo, his fake
imouto, and his childhood friend - and also the revelation that his
real imouto
is still out there. Clueless Shougo thinks this girl must be living
far far away and is not an issue any longer. Either he doesn't see
the mountain of coincidences his life is based on or no one has told
him the name of the show.
The
final scene is of Mei Sagara in her cosplay cafe. A premonition of
the identity of the true imouto? I think maybe the imouto isn't
Sagara per se but someone connected to her, someone who works at the
cafe that hasn't revealed said connection yet. All I know is if that
means girls in adorable cosplay serving tea and calling people
'onii-chan' then sign me up, NakaImo. I am there.
As always, you can watch subtitled streaming episodes of NakaImo over at Crunchyroll.
AND DID I MENTION IT'S BEEN LICENSED FOR HOME VIDEO RELEASE BECAUSE IT HAS. God bless you, Sentai Filmworks. Now take my money already.
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