This chapter is a great showcase of Yamada-kun’s strengths. From its believable teenage couple, relatable character-driven humor, adeptly used ensemble cast, and its ability to intertwine plot and character development with a strong comedic premise, there’s just a whole lot to love and laugh at here.
The chapter could have gone further and stranger with it’s premise, but the execution here felt more retrained and safe. While there are many amusing moments, comedy is rooted in surprised expectations, and the lack of that here meant that there were few genuinely funny moments to be found.
The chapter has a lot of good things going for it at the start, but it just misses the mark half-way through and devolves into something more predictable yet less logical.
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Like the rest, this fight felt obligatory rather than essential, a way to show off some fan-favorites and play with some crazy ideas before the series ends. Which is fine and dandy, but it’d be nice if there was something more substantial to go along with it.
Episodic chapters and short arcs like this are a nice way to bring a few neglected characters back into the ongoing story, and one hopes that Yoshikawa has been doing this as of late to help build them up for bigger roles to play in the next long arc.