“Wow” is the first word that came into mind after finishing
up episode twenty-one of Sakurasou no Pet
na Kanojo. I find “wow” a fitting adjective because the past couple
episodes have been both excellent and a little over dramatic at the same time
(but hey most anime is like that). The events that have transpired in these
closing parts of the show have really brought up some real heart cringing
moments.
So if you haven’t watched the episodes yet I advise you go
do so because even though I am going to skim to the important stuff I don’t
want to spoil anything. Essentially what has been transpiring in the final
episodes of this anime (assuming that it is going to be a twenty-four episode
anime there is only three episodes left) has really brought up a couple
lingering central issues that has been present since the beginning of the show;
the circumstances revolving around Mashiro and which female character needs Sorata (not in a sexual manner but
as a dire necessity). Mashiro was sentenced to live at Sakurasou and not the
regular dormitories because it was thought that she would be able to focus more
on her artwork. What unfortunately happened (from the perspective of the school board) was she decided to make a career
move towards creating manga which put her traditional artwork schedule on hold.
She also began to question what she really wants to draw and more importantly why. This puts pressure on the school
which in turn decides to commission the demolition of Sakurasou which in turn
will require Mashiro to live in the normal dormitories separating her from the
people at Sakurasou that seem to be distracting
her. In their best efforts to petition the demolition, the group seems to have unfortunately
fallen short (not sure apparently the last day was the day the current episode
left off on) of the required amount of signatures needed to hold a meeting with
the school supervisors. Mix this with Nanami not getting into voice acting
school AND Sorata not getting through to the final meeting for his game design
and we now have the current situation of overflowing emotions. This is
electrified when Sorata opens a letter from the company he was working with
addressed to Mashiro asking her to join the company that just turned him down.
He once again misplaces his anger (just like earlier on in the season) towards
Mashiro like a dumbass. The main concept of this plot device is that if Mashiro
never came to Sakurasou, then the building wouldn’t be scheduled to be
demolished and Sorata wouldn’t be throwing a hissy fit (even though it was Mashiro’s
artwork for his game idea that really got him through the first door). I kind
of saw this coming and I find it an interesting way of introducing tension into
the anime. This show has proven to be very enjoyable and teeth cringing at the
same time (which is hard to do). It HAS proven to be a little melodramatic especially
in the recent episodes but it isn’t to the point where it becomes distracting
like in The Disappearance of Haruhi
Suzumiya (don’t hate me…).
Now on to the fangirl (in my case fanboy) concerns on who
really needs Sorata. Both Mashiro and
Nanami both give valid arguments to why they should “have” Sorata. Starting
with Mashiro she practically cannot live without Sorata because she is a very dysfunctional
human being who cannot even dress herself. She also gives Sorata strength to
achieve his ambitions (even if he forgets this). Nanami shares a similar need
for Sorata except that she can hold her own since she has been working in her
spare time and has a goal she wants to achieve. She has though had feelings for
Sorata for quite some time and in the current episode demonstrates that at the
current moment she desperately needs him for moral support. Also they share the
commonality of working extremely hard towards one goal and falling flat on
their face (hehe). In my honest opinion, I would love to see Sorata end up with
Nanami because she is a very likable character, has good values, has a great
shy personality, and (ignore this part) is by far the more appealing character
looks wise. She is a character that you just want to hold tight and say “It’s
going to be ok” (MOE). I’m not saying that I do not like Mashiro but I would definitely
chose Nanami over her (Sorata you lucky bastard). This demonstrates how good
the show really is when you don’t despise a character but actually cannot
decide who to like more.
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| This is cute... |
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| BUT HOW COULD YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT PASSING THIS UP!?!? |
This show is quite amazing and I have to say that I am very
glad I picked it up last anime season. Please if you have spare time on your
hands please try this show out. It is a slice of life show that has amazing
character development and it really takes off after the initial episodes.
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