It’s the school sports festival and everybody’s excited. Unfortunately for class 2-A, their guys such, especially yusuke and icchi, who can’t participate after running from music teacher last episode. Thus, they are way behind in points. Aoba saves the day by winning 300 points by winning another school council game.

This earns Aoba a lunchdate with his class girls, while the guys are left crying pathetic at one side. He even gets congratulations from Sayuri. Tsukasa arrives with a bento for Aoba! Just as Aoba is about to take a bite, Yakuza Chick snatches it away from him. Even as aoba chides the chick for being rude, Ayame takes a bite, and promptly faints. Seems that Tsukasa has been skipping cooking lessons.

Ayame was supposed to partner Aoba for the 3-legged treasure hunt race. No choice…. Sayuri has to take over. Item is a silver accessory, which Aoba remembers a badass dude in class wearing. They search for him, only to be rejected. Aoba insists, but in doing so, they trip and Sayuri sprains her ankle.

But Sayuri is needed to run in the relay rest, which she can only do if she has rest. So Aoba volunteers to take over her duties for the sports festival, and is basically ran haggard. Near the end, Sayuri and Aoba somehow gets locked inside a shed. No naughty things done though, just another get to know you session.

In the end, Aoba’s friends are desperate to win the relay race for him, and goes to the mad science teacher for his “potion”. They did succeed in winning, though with a few explosion. The teacher claims that it’s just sugar water, and it’s amazing what passion can do.

Thoughts

ZZZzzz…. where’s my canteen girl. I guess in her absence, I’ll have to cheer on Tsukasa.

Seems like Aoba’s just rotating between the girls. I wonder what’s next.

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The start sees Yayoi trying to beat her personal best timing in swimming, but not quite succeeding. Elsewhere in school, the school council has started any ‘game’, but once again, Aoba wins. This time however, he looks way too excited compared to the past. After seeing Aoba hang around outside the pool, they conclude it’s because of feelings developed for Yayoi.

The 2 friends then drag Aoba off to the canteen for a time of confession. It leads to Yusuke declaring how pretty sports girls are. The other 2 are not convinced, thus Yusuke leads them around to see how pretty sports girls are. There, they get pwned by the track captain, and later the music teacher.

In the process of running away, they get separated. Meanwhile, the other two guys meet up with the Canteen girl, who sells them supposedly optical camouflage PINK tights. Aoba however gets confronted by his classmate for two-timing, but gets saved by the chick. His two friends invade the pool, but obviously the camouflage does not work, and they get chased by the music teacher. Running away, they see aoba, and this provides a distraction for aoba to sneak into the pool.

Aoba meets up with Yayoi, and they end up having a sweet chat. Aoba tells her not to worry so much about her timing, but to just swim with enthusiasm. Yayoi is so impressed by what he says, that she asks him to be his coach.

Thoughts

Seemingly random episode, though the plot flowed fairly well in the end I guess.

Some jokes felt very forced, like the school council game, and the yakuza chick. Kinda felt like they were there because they’re trademarks of the show and it had to be there. I.e. Fillers.

You do see development of Aoba though.

Anyway, i think all the girls are super boring. I’m rooting for the canteen girl.

Aoba walks around in school with girls staring at him thinking he’s a playboy, while guys are staring at him in jealousy. Leaving the gate, he meets Tsukasa who has been waiting for him. Walking home together, Tsukasa receives a message, and when reading it, starts to drag Aoba running to the train station. There, she announces that she’s very glad to be able to walk home with him, but now she has to go back to school for volleyball practise. Oh, and she realises that they haven’t exchanged names yet. After Tsukasa leaves, Aoba realises that he can’t go back from the train station either.

At volleyball practise, Tsukasa asks her friend for advice with regards to a relationship. Thus she gets the advice as stated above. Next day, Aoba reaches school only to receive grudge letters in his shoebox. But never mind that, Tsukasa soon appears to ask Aoba for his phone contact, and requests that Aoba message her that night. Seemingly innocent actions, but Aoba ends up getting a barrage of messages in the middle of class, attracting the attention of everybody.

During lunch, Aoba finds himself more grudge letters. Tsukasa arrives to invite him for lunch, with the bento she prepared. It’s full of heathfood, looking absolutely green. Aoba nearly faints eating it, and so does the chick, but forces himself to say that it’s nice. He is saved though, when his friends arrive.

In class, Aoba complains about the food to his friends. Thus the legend of Amamiya is shared once again, about the golden chocolate banana that she made for cultural festival. All these is overheard by Tsukasa’s friend in class, who asks Tsukasa to taste her own bento. Only then did Tsukasa realise that her own bento tasted like paint.

Thus Tsukasa decides to skip volleyball practice, surprising everyone. Instead, she goes to the Home Econs club, and request for guidance from the sensei there. Even the school nurse gets in on the action, who finds Aoba looking very moody. Seems like Aoba is surprised that Tsukasa has been leaving him alone, but the nurse assures him that Tsukasa will be back soon. Of course, Tsukasa comes back, and cooks a marvelous bento for Aoba. Tsukasa’s joy is amazing, as she compares it to winning.

Later after school, it starts raining. Running into the bicycle shelter, he meets Mina, whom he has met before in the library. She offers him her handkerchief when he starts sneezing, and obviously has a crush on him. So starts a new beginning.

Thoughts

Hmm. Surprise! No Aoba running away from crowds this time.

Actually, I’m appreciating this series more. Though Tsukasa’s actions were pretty normal on one hand, the exaggerated way she did it made things quite cute too. So the overall humour level was quite good, without getting cliché.

In fact, I’m beginning to like Tsukasa quite a bit. It’ll be such a pity if this was all we saw of her. Next up will be an episode on Mina!

Starting off, we’re introduced to Tsukasa, the captain of the volleyball team. After practice in the locker room, she is asked how come she does not respond to any guys, since there was a bunch of them cheering her on during practice. Tsukasa replies that she likes guys too, but she is just waiting for the guy that she is fated to be with.

Back in Aoba’s class, the four sports captain are sitting at the back in a world of their own, discussing about aoba and how he seemed to be able to run very fast. Meanwhile, the rest of the class is choosing teams for the upcoming sports carnival. The guys are all excited to participate in the calvary battle, since Amamiya took part in it last year as well. Aoba’s two friends try to explain to him why the excitement, but by the time they are done, the selection is over and they are chosen to take part in the relay race. To their excitement, Amamiya chooses to take part in only the relay race this year.

After school sees Aoba getting chased by sports club people after news of his “abilities” gets around. We get introduced to the cafeteria girl, who gets knocked down by the horde. An enraged cafeteria girl who is very concerned about her bread thus saves Aoba by chasing them all away.

So soon. The challenge of the main sports captains…

First the track captain, who challenges aoba to a 100m race. In fact, he decides to run 100m once first, as a handicap, and to give Aoba an idea of his abilities. Of course Aoba can’t win him, but even as the track captain has a gigantic lead, Aoba’s friends help by distracting him about his running form. Thus Aoba manages to overtake him, saving his own life.

Next up is the swimming captain, who leaves what looks like a love note in his shoe box, asking Aoba to meet her at the swimming pool. Thus a swimming race is decided on. That is… until Aoba makes a comment about her boobs, making her all too embarassed to swim.

Last one up is the baseball captain. (since the final is captain of a girl’s volleyball team) The yakuza chick is here for Aoba’s rescue this time, giving him intense training in the hills. In the end, Aoba pitches a throw that hits the captain right in the face. Although seemingly a foul, the challenge is just for Aoba to pitch something that the captain can’t hit. So technically speaking, Aoba wins again.

Next day, Tsukasa oversleeps. Rushing to school, she ends up crashing into Aoba. Even as Aoba helps her up, Tsukasa declares that it’s a fated meeting, and that they are meant to be lovers. In fact, they are going to have a date next!

Thoughts
I didn’t find this as good as many people rated it. But I can see that there’s a lot of potential. But better than School rumble? I don’t think so. Not yet anyway.

I’m many episodes behind though. We’ll see we’ll see!

Maybe I don’t find this series as good as others because I just like stuff that makes me laugh outright.

Ooga Riku is a new transfer student to Tsumugino Private High, whose motto is “freedom”. The school students experiances can be described as that of a encouraged, bustling high school student. Without knowing why, every day troubles tend to swallow up Ooga Riku.

Can we expect Riku to encourage himself and lead a high school life?

And can he find love with the flawlessly beautiful girl “Amamiya Sayuri,” the robust daughter who loves to love, “Kasuga Tsukasa,” or the younger sister type and swimming girl, “Yayoi Mina?”

Living one’s life now as a high school student, a person who was formally a high school student、and someone who will become a high school student、a true new feeling of a high school student’s significance, a new world of “Tokimemo” is beginning!

Your typical high school story?

This episode starts off with a welcome activity for the transfer student. Unfortunately, it involves him passing a nekko cap to Amamiya, while the rest of the school is supposed to intercept him. The one who succeeds will get the Handphone number of Amamiya, which is a fully kept secret.

So in the end, Riku succeeds, but only because the little chick he was feeding came and rescued him from a school bully. A scene of a bashed up bully made most of the school give up the chase as well.

Thoughts

It does show some interesting promise, and the gags were quite refreshing. And who can forget the little chick, which totally epitomise coolness.

I didn’t like the use of flashback to tell the story though, thus for most of the episode, I was wondering why Riku was running around, rather than really enjoying all the jokes. But I guess it’s just a episode 1 thing.