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Well, at least someone's having fun with Ogami's predicament. If anyone has the right to laugh at Ogami's misfortune, it's definitely Eri. 😆 So, Juuzo turning back into an adult might have something to do with what he ate. If they can figure out what it is, they can probably use this to their advantage. Noren in love is absolutely crazy. She's basically been hypnotized to be so obsessive that she's pretty much turned into a completely different character. I did not expect a detour to the Yokohama Cup Noodle Museum! This is one of those places I have on my list to visit when I finally go to Japan. You really can't blame Ogami for creating a life-or-death situation to stop Noren. I would've done the same thing, too. Thank fuck, Kazuma was down there waiting to reverse Noren's hypnosis. Look at how happy Ogami is after being called gross by Noren. 😆

Well, at least someone's having fun with Ogami's predicament. If anyone has the right to laugh at Ogami's misfortune, it's definitely Eri. 😆 Imagine your ex finding out some middle school teenager got hypnotized into falling in love with you. She'll never let you live it down! Noren in love is absolutely crazy. She's basically been hypnotized to be so obsessive that she's pretty much turned into a completely different character. Usually I'm pro girls going all out for the ones they love, no matter how excessive, and this actually was kind of fun watching Noren go wild and crazy over Ogami...but this isn't really Noren and she can't be with Ogami. I did not expect a detour to the Yokohama Cup Noodle Museum! This is one of those places I have on my list to visit when I finally go to Japan. I learn so much about Japan from watching anime. Thank fuck, Kazuma was down there waiting to reverse Noren's hypnosis. Look at how happy Ogami is after being called gross by Noren. 😆 He's a dad. Having your teen daughter call you "gross" comes with the job.

One of the episodes I was looking forward to the most this week (and 2 of the big ones are today between this and Akane-Banashi). What a silly, fun episode. Seeing Noren go full assassin badass with her using the banner as a hang glider was great. And now that she's back to normal it seems none of the hypnosis remains and she's not interested in him as a boy at all. Part of me wondered if she would still like him, just not to a suicidal degree.

The foundation of a good story is always "does it understand what it actually is." When the creators (and the studio who takes it over for the anime in the case of adaptations) know what they have, every element works in sync and you get something like this. Is any individual element brilliant? I wouldn't say so. But all the pieces fit together into a cozy whole that's fun to watch each week. I have even been rewatching it via the dub because that version is fun in its own way.

Yeah this is easily good enough to deserve a season 2, and the fact they had one of the best OPs in a season with a lot of good ones makes me hope the studio and production committee believes in the project. Though might be the kpop band are just anime nerds and jumped at the chance to do an OP. So many things to explore. Continuing to get to know Tenma, learning about the weird assassin brothers, finding out what's going on with switching back, why the fuck did Noren's dad start the whole pen/engagement thing to put his daughter through this mess...

How convenient that the stadium explosion damage will be paid for by a public official under investigation for illegal stuff! And that Noren's kidnappers just happened to be playing catch long enough for Ogami and Tenma to rescue Noren! Yeah, that's totally what happens! Though Chisato will be a little harder for Tenma to catch! Ogami is back at school (and for an old man a weekend is a lifetime) but he's on a mission: to avoid Noren as much as humanly possible now that she's been hypnotized into being head over heels for him. Thank goodness for her random pink spiky hair that makes it easy to spot her! Top 10 anime betrayals! How could Ogami go along with a double date between Chisato and the "Young Corn?" It's not going to be easy for Ryo to forgive him! But Ogami has other things to worry about, like avoiding Noren like the plague no matter how much he must embarass himself in the process. I'm glad Eri's having fun with this, though they still have to narrow down what made Ogami briefly revert back...and how JARDIN might have an "in" on the research they need on the wasp that stung him. Et tu, Takada and Baba? Selling Ogami out for the sake of cheap convenience store food! But I guess from their perspective their aiding the path of true love, even if Noren is like wayyyy too in love with Ogami now. Right down to chasing him throughout school and turning a volleyball scroll into an impromptu hang glider! She even stuck the landing! Never underestimate a (hypnotized) girl in love! Well, so much for rejecting her, she's hypnotized so deeply in love she'll kill herself if she can't be with Ogami. Luckily Kazuma is available enough for Ogami to see him with Noren! And he can use the excuse of a "date" to get her to go with him. Classic Noren to want to visit a museum on Cup Noodles. She may be hypnotized but that's serious business for her. Even making Ogami watch a movie on the history of cup noodles and making one fresh just for him. Yeah, I wouldn't have gone on the ferris wheel ride either...especially when the "romantic" mood inevitably kicks in and Noren acts like she wants a kiss. Thank goodness for Ogami's quick thinking creating a situation where Noren is too afraid to act on her hypnotized yearning for Ogami. All's well that ends well! The hypnotism is undone, Noren is back to being uninterested in Ogami and romance, and Ogami can still look forward to the Rindou brothers showing up at school!