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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 03:29 |
 Wait, what's this!? Is Tsuyokiss developing a serious romantic angle? Is Erika giving up on her refusal to let Sunao have her drama club? Is Leo more of a bastard than we ever gave him credit for? Well, maybe, on all counts. Fortunately, none of that gets in the way of the comedy side of the show, which is as much of a "so-bad-it's-good" guilty pleasure as ever...
8 - The Stormy Festival!
It's festival time, and there's an opportunity for the winner of the local beauty contest to take part in the festival parade - just what Sunao's after, as it would give her the chance to meet one of her idols. When the judge's preference for big breasts leads to an early exit for Sunao (and instant disqualification for poor Kunisawa), it's time to come up with a Plan B. If only she could think of one. There's also the minor problem of getting lost in the crowd - until Leo comes to her rescue...
9 - The Acting Club Begins!?
From one festival to another, as Ryuumei gets ready to hold its cultural festival. Sunao's plan is to put on a play - but as ever, Erika's been wielding her rubber-stamp of rejection, so it looks like the idea's dead before it ever gets off the ground. This time, though, there's a difference - when Sunao's approached by a group of students wanting to join her entirely-unofficial drama club, she realises she may just have enough support to get her plans off the ground, even without Erika's support. She's also finding herself thinking more and more of Leo - could this be love..?
Not really too much to say about these episodes, as for about 90% of the time they stick to the tried-and-tested Tsuyokiss formula. Erika's usual policy of rejection is nicely out-maneuvered by Leo, so Sunao finally gets her drama club - if only in temporary form for the cultural festival - while Sunao's new fixation on Leo and development of a romantic side isn't all that surprising, given how they've been bouncing off each other all series.
The really surprising part - a strongly-hinted at relationship between Leo and Kurogane, that would really throw poor Sunao - only comes after the closing credits of episode 9, so it's more of a teaser for the next episode than a real part of the story now. Is it all a misunderstanding, or have Leo & Kurogane been canoodling without telling anyone? Only time will tell.
As mentioned before, Tsuyokiss is one of those guilty-pleasure series that you know isn't really any good, but that you can't help but enjoy anyway. If I was going to critcise this volume, it would be to say that there's a sad lack of Kunisawa this time out, but with different characters being focussed on in different episodes I'm sure that'll be corrected soon. In the meantime, Tsuyokiss is still very enjoyable. |
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