Ahhh… this is what I’ve been waiting for.

I adore Nisshi. She’s just so earnest and so relatable and so cute. And as Honda recognizes, Yamada has no pretense at all, so he’s a perfect opportunity for Nisshi to learn to ease up and just talk rather than overthinking herself into silence.

And we got another look at Taira. He reminded me of a line from Journal With Witch a couple episodes back - when Kasamachi notes that Makio “sees every human interaction as scary by default.”

And on another note, I’m really enjoying the animation in this. It has a way of capturing and exaggerating the character’s movements and gestures that’s both funny and satisfying, and the whole thing is so perfectly bright and lively.