#school principal

Every school anime has to have a Culture Festival and this one is no exception. I found it funny how Hijita suggested a mermaid cafe in that both the girls and boys wear mermaid bikinis but Nyuudou rejects the idea harshly. They decide to go with an escape room after blowing up the school once again. If you think that’s a weird transition, it’s because they cut off a part in the manga where Haruaki chased after his students in rage after insulting sailor uniforms which made the class get the idea of an escape room. I guess now that I’m a manga reader, the fact that the anime cuts off chapters with important little details does make it a little frustrating. There are five episodes left and they’re already revealing a special visual for an upcoming big arc and I’m wondering how they’re going to squeeze all that in…

The episode is mainly about the ghost train, which is basically a two-chaptered mini arc so they got a lot of it animated—as they should because it is an important mini-arc that foreshadows a lot of future events. A lot of family details for the characters are revealed like Akira being Utagawa’s adopted dad, but the anime sort of glossed over that Akira usually takes in youkai that have nowhere to go and he adopted the Zashiki-warashi that Haruaki saved back in episode 12, so Utagawa has an adopted little sister as well. Nyuudou also has a human mom who passed away a few years ago, which was hinted at two episodes ago when Hijita mentioned interspecies couples. In turn, Haruaki reveals he has an older twin brother. I’m surprised that Nyuudou and Utagawa weren’t able to pick up on the fact that they did meet Amaaki back in episode 8 when he took over Haruaki’s class for a day. Akira also has a younger brother who works for Nyuudou’s family who will show up in a few episodes.

If you’re a fan of the freaky Akira, you’re absolutely eating well for this episode because he has so much screen time. He’s absolutely unhinged and I can see why he’s so popular. He’s unabashedly unashamed of anything he does. He injects a serum into a train? Train goes crazy.  I like how that one ghost was eating his neck and he was like “Oh, you like to start from the neck?” He’s freaky AND kinky. I think that Shouta Aoi giving him a rather boyish voice does amplify the creepy factor he has.

I think the best part about this episode is that everyone plays a part. Akira and Hatanaka are in charge of the combat. Haruaki is the one responsible for exorcising the Kasha, even if it means revealing the secret of his exorcism powers to the youkai that were in the dark. Nyuudou was responsible for being able to spot the Kasha. Sano and Ebisu were also in charge of the combat, but Ebisu also got more screen time carrying Haruaki over to the Kasha’s location. Utagawa took Nyuudou and Haruaki to the roof. Marshmallow saved Akira and Hatanaka from getting consumed. It’s really nice to see people playing a part! The cast is so vast, yet the author really does know how to utilize them in mini or bigger arcs.

Overall, I’m anticipating how the anime will handle the remaining five episodes. What’s going to be cut out? What’s going to be kept? What are your thoughts on this episode?