Sara Talks Anime

I’m going to be honest, when I read the title for the first time, my mind jumped to the song Last Surprise from Persona 5. I haven’t even played any of the Persona games, I only know the song because of the internet. Yes, I’m fully aware that this series wouldn’t go anywhere near Persona territory. But that’s just the connection my brain made!

Anyway, I’d say that this episode is made up of three main stories, which I will go to the effort to give their own unique names.

Story 1: “Who is Nekonote?”

Remember back in episode 3 when Futami got her new assistant Nekonote? Well, between then and now, Futami still hasn’t seen Nekonote face to face! So, after a hard day at work, Futami decides to have a video call with Nekonote.

Nekonote assumes during the call that the reason that Futami was video calling was because Futami thought Nekonote did something wrong (Nekonote did nothing wrong), but it was just that Futami finally wanted to interact with Nekonote through more than just whatever system she uses to send Nekonote the assignments.

There is also a reveal made about Nekonote that I’m going to leave under wraps, that way there’s still something to jump you in surprise while watching the episode.

Overall, I enjoyed this part of the episode. I found Nekonote to be a rather relatable character when it came to how she interacted with Futami, and I’d love to see more of her physical self in the series. Even if we mainly get her digitally, I still enjoy her presence.

Story 2: “The Shogi Part”

Toko, who’s a shogi player who was introduced in an earlier episode, ends up coming over to visit Futami because she’s in the area, with Futami freaking out about it as per usual. In other news, fork found in kitchen.

Things get to be a bit tense once Nashida starts interacting with Toko…because of course Nashida’s still here. Though a nice little detail in this is that Futami purposefully scheduled Toko’s visit to not interrupt Nashida’s work.

I know that’s basic human decency, but I personally would’ve just stuck to the schedule of me and the people I work directly with. If you’re crashing in my space (and likely not paying rent!), then you’ve gotta put up with whatever I’ve gotta do, since I’ve gotta put up with you. After all, all’s fair in love and war, right?

Things escalate, and Nashida and Toko even seem to somewhat get along…even if just for a fleeting moment.

This was also another fun part of the episode, and it was hitting exactly what I was expecting for this series. This is one that I don’t fully know how to properly explain, so it’d probably be much better to watch it yourself.

Story 3: “Futami, The Main Character”

Sato, Futami, and two other editors from the same workplace as Sato all go out to have food together. All goes well…until it turns into a pitch war for Futami to pick up more work while she’s still struggling to stay afloat with work for her current series. During the midst of this, Futami decides to step out.

I love how part of this also provides more development for Futami, and I like the reveal that she knows sign language. I don’t know if the signs are 100% accurate, since I don’t know Japanese sign language, but it’s cool to see that there’s some appreciation for that.

The post-credits scene does continue this story, but I’ll leave what happens in it on the down-low. I think it’s better to go into it blind.

And this final story is like the cherry on top of an enjoyable episode. I love seeing all of the characters work together, and this series has been matching my expectations for right now. I’m interested in seeing where the series goes from here. Well, until next time, then.

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