*sniff*

Well, if it is any small consolation, Tamao has made it to the fourth round of the Saimoe Tournament. I hope she makes it to the finals. ^,^;

Cheers.

Due to the fact that I know about the ending… it affected my writing for the entry on Ep25. To put it mildly, I am terribly, terribly demoralised now. The ‘genki’ spark within me committed seppuku for the glory of Tamao-san and I have no idea how I will( or should) approach the final episode.

With that said… onwards to the actual entry.
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Episode 25:
Waltz

A “Good End” for Amane&Hikari shippers in Ep25. Yaya can still apply to be a mistress though, and hope for weekend threesomes. Meanwhile, the Gods of Anime continue to rain on the parade of Tamao&Nagisa shippers. Can the foreshadowing be any thicker? As one of those shippers, I felt so depressed after watching this episode.
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Episode Highlights:

**) The episode starts with Hikari praying in a church, as we listen to her inner thoughts regarding the situation involving Amane.

**) Miyuki’s assistants, Tougi & Kanou, make their return to the series with some spoken dialogue.

**) Miyuki displays her observation powers again as she analyses the situation before her. Shizuma has not gotten over Nagisa yet.

**) This watcher continues to froth at the mouth as Amane continues to grapple with her amensia. Just like every other heavy-handed macguffin that has been slapped into our faces, the macguffin this time round is Hikari’s scarf.

**) Nagisa continues to make Tamao sad, which makes me sad, because it is so heartbreaking to see Tamao not being her usual cheerful self. Will no one be able to notice and cheer Tamao up? :( Can I at least hope that Chikaru will lend her bosom for Tamao to cry on?

**) Dramatic moonbeam spotlight in a snow-covered forest for the win. All they lacked was Amane seeing imaginary angel wings on Hikari.

“Hikari… you were dead all this while!”

^ You either get it, or you don’t.

**) Momomi apparently thought of transfering to Miator because she temporarily became a night stalker in this episode. In the end though, Kaname made up with her for a happy end for the Evil Lesbian Duo(ELD). OMG! Even the ELD gets to have a happy ending?! Where is the justice for Tamao?!

**) Shion continues to show how pathetic her life story is, when she reveals that she was the Spica representative that went up against Shizuma & Kaori. Interesting… who was Shion’s partner then? Maybe Miyuki sabotaged her high-heels.

**) Creepy SPanic BGM does not suit the Amane & Hikari scenes.

**) Hikari’s song of healing was a nice touch, and it was even nicer when they showed Amane’s flashback of Hikari; because in the flashback, there was fog, which relates nicely to the concept of “Fog of Memories”, and how Amane has now unfogged her memories and remembered Hikari.

**) Tamao gets burnt by Shizuma during the dance scene. *sniff* First time Tamao has lost against Shizuma.

**) Ending eyecatch for the episode is that of Shizuma sitting naked on her bed.
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Random Thoughts:

..) I have no idea where I am going to muster the will to write about Ep26. Such is my depression over the ending. It may turn out to be a piece of emofied bitching and whining.

..) Dramatic wind makes its’ return in this episode…

..) Tamao’s voice was breaking-down in her last line for the preview of Ep26… :(
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And so we end the entry for Ep25… Onwards, as we trudge towards the finale…

Thanks for reading.

I do have to give thanks for small mercies that Nagisa wasn’t actively repulsive *coughShinnAsukacough* Not Mai Nakahara’s best performance either - she’s so much more… bouncy as Mai Tokiha.

> Wanted to bang my head on the wall when they used the memory-loss cliche. Now all Strawberry Panic needs is Mecha and Mahou Shoujo.

Kannazuki no Lyrical Shoujo Panic!

> *wonders if Chikaru enjoyed it*

She’s got the biggest harem of all the main characters. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind. LOL