meimichi

TV SHOWS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HURT THIS MUCH. I NEED A HUG. I CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS. WHY CAN'T EVERYONE JUST GET ALONG.

I started giggling sooo hard at the start of the episode. I was like, "DUDE, HE'S GOING TO BE WAITING THERE FOREVER. AGAIN. HOW FUCKING AWESOME IS THAT."

Seriously loving Yuuki's hair this year.

Love, love, love this shot.

EATING HIS FACE.

Though by this point I had stopped laughing at Tsukasa and felt bad. Though really he deserves it a little, doesn't he?

Love the, "Oh, SHIT," look dawning on his face as he realizes what happened.

The yellow background they've added to the ceiling makes the cafeteria so much more dynamic and beautiful as a setting. I really love it.

I still need to finish last week's picspam but suffice to say after last week I'm ready to marry Tsukushi's wallpaper.

Introducing Hanazawa Rui, the human coat rack.

At least he got a new book.

EATING IT ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE.

Does...does she not go to school at all?

AHHHHHH LOVE THIS LOCATION!!!!

More human coatrack LOL

I loved this scene. "I already have a girl that I'm destined for."

Why did we not see that ceiling in S1?! Did it not exist back then? It's GORGEOUS.

Must repeat: I love, love, love Yuuki's hair.

HAHAHAHA

Akira strangling the pillows was one of the highlights of the episode for me. XD

Just like last week, Inoue is so good at letting so many layered emotions fly across her face.

Yeah, and MatsuJun's just trying to kill me. It's working.

This moment, where she bites her lip and you know she's fighting not to lose it...so sad.

Even now, I can't believe he didn't run after her. During the entire scene, I really thought that scene would be it: as Tsukushi was rambling on, I really thought he'd just hug her out of nowhere and then it would all be okay.

I'm tired of this before it's even started, but I like that he left her.

This is possibly my favorite shot in the entirety of Hanadan so far.

I'm sorry, if you didn't tear up at this, you must be dead inside. I was sobbing.

I had to pause it and actually pull myself together at this point.

CEILIIIIING

I really felt for him here. Finally we got some insight into part of why he's so trapped.

Again, I can't imagine not crying at this moment. GOD.

And again, Inoue nailed it with all the different expressions. I took over 20 caps of this but it was such a dark shot I didn't bother with them all. She was so good here though.

More human coatrack. Hee.

Another new book!

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

Ahaha Jane Austen book behind him!

GET A FUCKING HAIRCUT

I doubt anyone is surprised to hear that I was pretty much inconsolable by this point.

PPLD!

I hope that year-old cookie was worth it, Tsukasa.

CRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

Go, go, Nishida!! (I love how he totally stalks Tsukushi around the clock!!)

I really was afraid that they were going to end the episode right here.

BUT THEY DIDN'T. THANK GOD.

HELLS, YEAH.

NEXT WEEK: I was really mad until the last shot. I was like, "You people cannot pull this shit on me and not even give any Tsukushi/Tsukasa scene snippets to help me pull through this next week!" Sigh. I'm already bracing myself for the near-inevitablity of Tsukasa racing to the hospital and arriving just in time to find Rui laying one on Tsukushi. SIIIIIIGH.

I can't take much more of this. I'm in need of an episode where Tsukushi and Tsukasa go to Disneyland and absolutely nothing bad happens at all.

P.S. there needs to be a Tsukushi/Tsukasa fanvid for S2 set to "Total Eclipse of the Heart." I don't know why. I just know there needs to be one now.

(edit: I just realized I got through a post where I mocked Oguri Shun's hair more than MatsuJun's. Wow. This is a big step for me.)