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Growing pains (Barairo no Hoo ~Growing pains~)"Rosy Cheeks ~Growing pains~"
Well ready or not, puberty is coming and Nitori will have to say goodbye to his baby face and hello to acne. Obviously he's quite distressed over his first pimple, going as far as to ask Anna for help then sleeping at seven in the evening. Result: pimple count doubled.
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(Umi ni Tsuitara Juuichi-ji (Ooshanzu Irebun))
"Arriving at the Ocean at Eleven O'Clock (Oceans Eleven)"
I think I need to add a favorite beach/hot spring episode to the year-end post, because Infinite Stratos' one reminded me of what it means to have a perfect balance between plot, character development, and fan-service. It also highlighted how cute the series' female cast is and avoided the pitfall of having a completely senseless battle on the beach for Ichika's affection.
