Properly, I believe now we have our reply to the “4 seasons” query I requested after episode 6. As Princess Usagi identified, the Kanji in Tsubasa’s final title Shiki stands for “4” and “seasons.” And he stated right here that he appreciated spring probably the most. I believe this beautiful a lot establishes that slightly than there being a ‘spring woman’, the boy really represents spring within the quadrangle. To the extent that we even have one (which in a romantic sense, at the very least, is not that large of a deal).
I grew up in a metropolis that undoubtedly has 4 seasons, Chicago (and do not get me began on the Japanese “we’re the one nation that has 4 seasons” insanity). And whereas Chicago winters aren’t as lengthy, darkish, and snowy as Kitami, I type of perceive what Minami stated about spring. In my reminiscence, it feels prefer it took a few week, between freezing your plums and sweating like a pig. For a kid who loves spring like Tsubasa, this may be troublesome. It is April and there is nonetheless snow on the bottom, and although Tokyo is in full bloom (it really occurs as typically in late March because it does now, because of local weather change) Kitami Sakura will not come (by) till Could.
I do not fairly perceive why plum and peach blossoms, which seem in all places a month sooner than cherries, do not simply seem in April in Hokkaido, however it would not matter. I think we’ll get some form of hanami episode subsequent week, however for now the main target is on the beginning of the varsity yr. And if there was any doubt that Fuyuki-san (a winter woman) was again within the catbird seat, it is rapidly dispelled right here. She waits for Tsubasa and takes him to highschool, and regrets not with the ability to spend extra time with him this previous summer season, a theme she maintains all through the day. He’ll later accuse her of teasing, however she denies it and says she has been useless critical all day.
Matsuo promptly nominates Tsubasa as class president, which is type of the case. “He is sensible, he’ll be a group participant,” all that – however Matsuo hyperlinks it to “he is from Tokyo.” As soon as Tsubasa is locked up (nobody of their proper thoughts needs that gig), Minami instantly nominates herself as veep. Simply earlier than Sayuri is about to do this, really – which symbolizes the dynamics of this collection fairly properly. And enterprise time in school is time for flirting, the place the 2 of them are the final two within the class (which she likes and he would not).
You actually must really feel for Sayuri in all of this. At the least Rena has an opportunity at a puncher, however Sayuri is friendzoned exhausting. She is Tsubasa’s pal, his gaming teacher, however of the three administrators, she is the one he would not really see as a woman. In some unspecified time in the future you’d suppose that is going to interrupt her a bit, as she tries to be optimistic on a regular basis and defend her friendships with each of them (which she actually values), all of the whereas cursing her fortune for being so shut is her. the boy she likes ‘that method’, and she will be able to’t even inform him.
Nevertheless, there isn’t a such halter on Minami. And it seems to be like she’s going to just do that, asking Tsubasa-kun to maintain a day open for her throughout Golden Week (having per week off proper after the beginning of the varsity yr will at all times be bizarre to me). She says she needs to inform him one thing, now we have two extra episodes, and even with the manga happening, I get the sensation that her plan at the very least (we’ll see if she follows by way of) is to make her romantic intentions clear to make.
