The teachers assign the team places (less one for Ishida-sensei’s team), we learn more about the opposing side and the girls come face to face at last. [Check out Totali's entries for more comprehensive summaries and screencaps.]
Tama-chan takes Saya at her word when the latter told her to fight seriously… and then utterly crushes her. What a glorious return for poor Saya who was humiliated by her junior and new member. LOL
Ishida-sensei fiddles with the team order of battle to maximize the chances of victory. Not very sporting at all. But the other teacher is on to his tricks and adjusts accordingly!
It’s seems that there are aspects in the other team’s members that mirror the home team’s girls. Like Andou’s dark mode contrasting with her acting cute and blur for the benefit of her teacher. But it’s not a direct mirroring or parallel - Andou also has problems getting up in the morning and leans like a wonky PVC figurine when nemui~~~ Love her pajamas too. :D
Mandatory Miya Miya flip-flop screen caps.
More Tama-chan cuteness!
Kirino and Saya’s boke double act is fun, especially when they treat Tama-chan as their oh so cute club mascot and toy.
A bit of an admin episode but I wasn’t bored as it allowed for me to get to know the opposing team a bit more and I do like what I see. Particularly liked how the away team was rounded up, taken for an ice cream at a family restaurant and then getting lost on the way to the host school. On another note, I am wondering if the girls will all become friends since, at this point, they don’t seem to take the competition all that seriously at all, seeing it for what it is - something imposed upon them by the clashing egos of their respective teachers. Or whether the ‘befriending’ will be done Takamachi Style. ^_-;;
[Oh, and if anyone is wondering about the caption for the headline screencap, I'm referring to this pop duo.]
I loved Ando’s head leaning in the restaurant lol. What was better than Tamaki’s cuteness in this episode? Kirino and Sayako obsessing over that cuteness xD.
Yeah, Ando is the only girl from the opposing team whose name I can remember right now. They seem like an interesting bunch so hopefully I’ll be interested enough to learn their names by the next ep or two. ;)