by “First of all, we structured the series so that it would build up to a climax at the end of the first season. We also struggled a lot about what to do at the beginning of the second season. All the staff shared the same desire to animate as many episodes from the original work as possible. Hence, the question was how to condense it all and include it without losing the good tempo of the original work. We also wanted to include some emotional episodes that weren’t comedy episodes, as well as the story of Moi-chan and Nico’s date, so we thought about the balance in various ways. Within that, we discussed with the director whether we should try making a triple feature story, and we came up with the series structure .”
He also said that he felt that “it’s a work that can tolerate a lot of tempo changes,” and added, “I felt that it would be okay to make a hilarious episode the week after a more mellow episode, or to destroy the emotions, so I tried to make the structure as varied as possible.”
In terms of emotional impact, Episode 9, “To Gara/New Friends/Date with the Night,” is a truly diverse triple feature. “To Gara” depicts the bond between parent and child, “New Friends” features characters reminiscent of English textbooks with a different “artistic” style, and “Date with the Night” depicts a heart-fluttering date between Nico and Morihito, all packed into one episode.
“Episode 9 was the one that made me think, ‘This is interesting!’ when I saw it air. When I was developing the script, I wondered, ‘Is it okay to cram so many different stories into one episode?’ But it was great, with a sense of emotional destruction. When you think you’ve been moved, a conversation in English that you don’t understand begins, and at the end, Nico and Morihito somehow seem nice. I like episode 9. I think it’s the kind of episode that makes you think, ‘You can’t let your guard down.'”
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The well-paced dialogue between the charming characters is also enjoyable. When incorporating a work with a lot of information, including dialogue, into a scenario, the creators have been experimenting with how much they can cut out.
