However this episode was not a Christmas special. :( I was kinda hoping for one since Kobato has to earn her candy in a year’s time and that year would have to include Christmas. But it is the wrong time of year and we can’t keep skip that many months. Kobato doesn’t have that much time to begin with! So…no Christmas Kobato for me.
Any episode involving a bakery is win!
But this episode was cute nonetheless. It was a bit fillery at times and once again the “problem” was handled a little more dramatically than necessary but it was cute. And that is all that matters. On with the show.
Outfit fail. Shame on you artists.
I want to state that there was a bit of role reversal today. Kobato is usually the one all cute and lovely and fun to look at and Ioryogi wants to eat someone’s soul. Kobato did look cute in her blue outfit (which she has been wearing for like 3 episodes now…) but her bakery outfit was not very cute on her. I thought Yumi’s outfit was much cuter. And Ioryogi…he was CUTE today. His voice was mean and harsh as always but he was like LALALALA eating sweets and looked like an adorable stuffed animal. Really it was a switchero this episode.
I wish my car was that cool....
I really liked Kobato going through all the jobs she thought she could do and Ioryogi explaining why she couldn’t do them. My favorite of course was the pizza delivering one. I wonder why. XD But yes Kobato is super cute thinking about jobs and Ioryogi was Ioryogi bringing her back down to Earth.
Chitose ends up taking Kobato back to the bakery that Mr. Umbrella man owns. Ueda’s role in the manga was rather small and came during one of Kobato’s common sense test. But unlike the lost kitten episode Ueda gets a decent episode and it is not totaaaaaaaaaally drawn out like the cat one. It did go on a little longer than necessary but it certainly had more material the white kitty.
Or more training...any training?!
So anyway Kobato is working at Ueda’s bakery. And she kinda fails. Ioryogi wins! But in Kobato’s defense Yumi’s training was seriously lacking. Put on a uniform and handle the first customer?! Granted it is not rocket science and this is Kobato we are talking about. But still, a little more training would be nice (see SOME). Kobato was entertaining but I think there was some massive fail on Yumi’s part.
THE HORRORS OF PAPER CUTS!
The issue in this episode was about Band-Aids. Yes Band-Aids. Yumi has a few boo boos on her hands and apparently she is SLOWIER at work now. So slow that Ueda has to hire Kobato to help pick up the slack. Because Yumi can totally take it easy with Kobato on the job. I also like how Ueda only hired Kobato until Yumi was better. You know how long it takes to heal after getting Band-Aid sizes boo boos. But anyway Yumi is worried about Ueda acting strange and Ueda is worried about Yumi.
Why don't they investigate why Ioryogi was nearly disemboweled.
Kobato playing detective was cute. The anime is trying to make the twins a little more important than they are in the manga. I guess trying to play up on the popularity of Chobits. I did feel bad for the couple Kobato randomly quested. Then again they live in CLAMP universe so I am sure they are used to strange things happening all the time.
Kobato did learn something important today. Even if Ueda is a fillery character he did help move the plot along. Chitose’s husband was brought up and SAD FACES were all around. Of course Kobato wants to help the sad faces and Ioryogi teaches her that sometimes you can’t pry into people’s business. You can see them suffering and want to help them but you can flat out ask them what is wrong. Sometimes people aren’t ready to talk about their problems. Kobato hasn’t learned how to be tactful yet but I think now she realizes that there are some problems people can’t talk about and other people can’t ask about.
This is obviously code for I LOVE YOU!
I think what was most disappointing with the Ueda and Yumi conclusion was the lack of romance. Yes there is a bit of an age difference in Chobits (or a lot….) which made their relationship kinda X_X but in the anime their ages are undetermined. And the way they were acting it was going towards couple town. But Yumi almost cut off all her fingers just so she can bake cakes for Ueda, not that she loves him? And Ueda was worried and being all crazy because he wanted Yumi to have some time off, not because he loves her? It was just a bit too much for an employee/employer relationship. Especially with the whole Yumi getting jealous over the date issue.
So much help...
In the end I am not sure how Kobato helped Yumi out. XD Besides falling on her face of course. Ueda was honest with Yumi and Yumi was honest with Ueda and Kobato didn’t force the truth out of anyone. She was just there. But she did trip a marvelous trip there…
So…dramatic problem was not very dramatic. Kobato didn’t eat the food AGAIN. And Kobato has one more piece of candy. Sounds like a normal day in the life of Kobato.
ISN'T HE LOVELLLLLLLLLLLLLY?!
Oh wait…it’s Fujimoto being a jerk! WOOHOO! Kobato got a job because Fujimoto is super busy and Sayaka is….busy adding numbers up all the time (here’s a hint Sayaka, you get another job). And how does Fujimoto respond to Kobato? Like a butthead. But he is a butthead we are supposed to like so it is what it is.
The next episode looks like there are some important plotty things happening. I am excited! Let’s move towards the plot people!
Don't sleep through the plot! Wake up and find it!
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