I pass the test. I will diminish, and go into Bokuto, and remain a Miyuki x Natsumi fan. *returns salute*
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YUA is one of those classic series that comes from the earlier era of my anime watching history. I remember how catching the opening strains of Julia Mazda’s Starting Up was the highlight of my Saturday mornings while the series was airing on Sg terrestial TV. Somehow the Chinese dubs on Channel 8 were perfectly acceptable but the English dubs on the AnimEigo DVDs were so atrocious that I ripped my earphones off in a panic while frantically trying to switch the audio track.
I’ve been itching to write about Miyuki x Natsumi for a while. There’s absolutely nothing in the canon that points to a romantic or sexual relationship between the two - the remarks next to them in "The List" maintained by Yuricon reads "right, we know they aren’t, but c’mon….!" In fact, the unspoken attraction between Miyuki and Ken Nakajima is a source of much humour throughout the two seasons as is Natsumi’s prerference for older men - thus her crush on the station chief and then ending up going out with an eternally absent younger colleague (edit: Toukairin - thanks, tj_han86!). But they do seem to give off the aura of a very seasoned couple which this episode really showcases. Continue reading ‘You’re Under Arrest OVA File 4′