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Bump for sweet, sweet, turning point (ep. 9). For those of you who are still keeping up with this weekly, I do want to hear what you all think about it so far.

I personally thought that the heartwarmingness was stronger in the first few episodes of the series. (Not just in terms of presentation, but also in terms of the events and dialogues themselves. Really, I got teary-eyed reading the first couple of chapters of the manga, which is what the first couple of episodes covered.) Without this slight downhill trend, I would've found this week's episode even more impacting (though I admit, being ahead on the manga played a much larger role in my level of involvement).

That said, I feel the series has still been maintaining its solid execution. Shougo's been portrayed especially well, with his seeming coldness and inner kindness. It's going to be interesting to see how the remaining episodes play out, though at this point I suspect they will end on a somewhat iffy note to really get into the main plot in some sort of sequel or second season.

PS Kaori is still sweet as ever.