Summary Key Points:

Episode 06:

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•  Ringo’s determined to spend the ‘first night’ with Tabuki (and mentions something about Project M)
• Kanba goes to visit Ms.Red Heels but she doesn’t remember who he is (and he finds a used ‘shell’ from Natsume’s slingshot gun)
• Ringo warns Shouma to not try to sneak a peek at her dairy or sneak it away because Project M MUST succeed!
• Shouma winds up being Ringo’s pack mule and takes all her stuff….to Tabuki’s place (outside the apartment, not inside) just so that he can borrow her dairy later
• Kanba meets up with two girls who he suspects have sent him a suspicious email but they say that they didnt send him any email
• Natsume is observing the conversation from afar and uses her super slingshot to hit both girls, smack on the forehead
• Kanba watches in shock as the ball kinda…explodes? without really harming the girls but when they gain consciousness, they dont recognize Kanba
• While Kanba is going through his ordeal, Shouma has to deal with Ringo and her brand of stalker crazy T_T WHO has developed a fever and attempts to kiss Kanb while being veeeeeery….touchy feeling in the wrong way
• Thats when Ringo’s mom comes home and finds the two in quite the compromising position. While pushing Ringo away, Shouma notes that Ringo has a fever
• Flashback of Ringo when she was young and she over hears her parents arguing about Ringo’s older sister, Momoka (and how they should love Ringo and not dwell on Momoka, who has died 5 years prior, in the flashback)
• Young!Ringo thinks that if she could be Momoka then her family won’t split up…right?
• Tabuki apparently used to be Momoka’s friend (to the point that she used to be his everything when they were kids) and she helped changed his perspective of the world
• The diary which Ringo is following used to be Momokas (and what the HELL is that girl doing with that Death Note XD)
• A line from the diary “Write down the world’s fate here. When the future written here becomes true, everything precious to me will become ‘eternal’.”
• Ringo’s mom recognizes Shouma’s last name but doesnt explain how she knows and teases Shouma bout going out with Ringo
• She also tells Shouma bout how Momoka used to be in the same grade as Tabuki and how she passed away a long time away
• In her feverish state, Ringo thinks that she has to become Momoka (which is her destiny) and once she becomes one with Momoka, everything precious to her will return
• Penguin! Himari calls Shouma to her and tells him to let ‘destiny’ work out and then snatch the Penguin Drum. Let Ringo do whatever and sends Shouma down the tube! Exit, stage….down.
• Kanba stares in worried confusion at the now white penguin ball and how the girls didnt remember him after being hit
• Ringo’s mom bids her daughter goodnight…BUT Ringo had stuffed her bed and makes her way to Tabuki’s house…or underneath it…wait, why is she cooking underneath the house?! FIRE HAZARD MUCH! Fever, crazy and all, Ringo goes to sleep underneath Tabuki’s apartment.
• So em…apparently Tabuki and Momoka were supposed to be together and Ringos all “I’ll become Momoka and the frozen ring of fate shall move again and when the written future comes true, things precious to me will becomes eternal”
• Natsume, meanwhile, reports to someone that everything is going according to plan and Fate is on their side
• Project M shall start soon AND THERE’S A FOURTH PENGUIN AND SHES BLACK!

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Score: A/A+

Well that was quite the interesting revelation. I never really expected that something like that would be in Ringo’s past. Doesn’t make her any less crazy but it does add more credence to her. Though now I think shes more of a crazy with a cause rather than just a plain ole crazy. Makes her a bit more bearable in my eyes. But still kinda butt loads of crazy and not REALLY likable. I can’t really like a girl who’d slap a guy like Shouma T_T Yes I’m sweet on Shouma and that won’t be changing any time soon.

So yeah…Momoka. Things just got a shit load more confusing. So she was the one who wrote in the diary when she….I guess she was around maybe between 8 and 11? But she died…what are the odds that she died on the night when Himari was really ill with that fever? Or maybe it was a bike related accident? Or a tragic car accident? Or an illness? But y’ know…I still kinda don’t wholly buy whats written in that dairy regarding Tabuki. I mean, if Tabuki and Momoka were really meant to be, then Momka wouldnt be dead right? . . . . maybe that implies that maybe Tabuki and Ringo were fated to be together? hmmmmmm.

Ringo’s belief that her family will be complete were she to become Momoka is….disturbing. I mean, no kid should have thoughts like that! Doesnt that kinda imply a total lack of self worth if you think that you’re better of being your sibling rather than yourself? :Ia That’s really NOT kool. Plus, Ringo’s whole..err approach lets call it, its just..kinda whacked in my head. You can’t really replace people like that….Ringo can never really be Momoka or take her place in Tabuki’s heart. Well, nothing short of an absolute and complete miracle where there’s no more Ringo or she pulls a union of some sorts. Plus, Ringo’s take and application of Momoka’s …. prophecies is kinda really…well, broad innit? I wonder if what she’s doing is enough for her (or Momoka’s?) mission to come true.

Could it be that the M in Project M stands for Momoka? . . . naaaaaaaa. At least I’m glad that the M DIDNT stand for Marriage. Could it be masochistic? *gets bricked*

Natsume’s clearly working for a more proper organization…could she have been reporting to Yuri? :O And Fate is on their side? AND NATSUME HAS HER OWN PENGUIN?! But why is it black…is that significant or not? And WHERE did she get that memory modifying slingshot gun anyways? I want one for Christmas! I wonder how it works too….clearly it wipe away the memories/existence of a person within the hit-person’s memories…I wonder if you can erase more stuff.

No.2 now loves mayonnaise…I wonder if he’s somehow related to Kotetsu. Now i want to see a crossover where Kotetsu can see the penguins and he bonds with No.2…..

Oh poor Shouma. Having to be a pack mule for the day just to borrow the diary. NOT TO MENTION having to put up with Ringo’s crazy attack. I mean DEAR GOD THAT WAS CREEPY CREEPY CREEPY. I mean the panting and the attempting to kiss and just a;lsdhboasda so uncomfortable and just….aishdoiahda AWKWARD.

And THAT GIRL JUST WANTS TO DIE T_T I mean, she has a high fever and shes sleeping underneath an apartment AND SHES GOT A HIGH FEVER. Dear GOD, shes got a death wish of the worst order. I Just do NOT get this girl’s logic. I mean, I GET that the whole logic where she wants to become her sister and let her precious things become ‘eternal’ (WHAT THE FRAK does that mean anyways? That someone she loves is gonna come back to life? By someone I of course mean Momoka herself….But what on EARTH does that cryptic ass line mean?) but is that really worth THIS much trouble? I mean, she could die if she doesnt properly treat her fever. If she dies…well thats the end of THAT story. Come on Shouma…save her (worthless) ass. AGAIN. T_T

Oh that CRAZY nod to Death Note had me in STITCHES. What on earth is that girl doing with a note like DeathNote on her desk XD THAT’D be the craziest crossover…and veeeeeeeery very dangerous

It was interesting that Ringo’s mom seemed to recognize the Takakura name. Perhaps she was friends with the sibling’s parents? Hmmmm it wouldnt be TOO crazy to assume that all of the kids are somehow y’ know…linked together. 6 degrees of separation and all that. WHICH reminds me. WHAT is up with Natsume’s grudge(?) against Kanba? She wants to take him out then well..there ARE better ways. Like y’ know…actually taking him out. But whats with this….crazy approach to drive him crazy. Could it be a personal grudge that just happens to factor in with the overall, bigger goals? Maybe Kanba played her like he did other girls and Natsume’s a chick who can hold a grudge for a long while!

It was interesting that the penguin spirit was okay with Ringo going through with whatever her plans were. I’d have thought that she wouldn’t want whatever Ringo planned to go through. Interesting….very interesting.

• Setsuken

  After 2 weeks we definitely got an interesting episode!

  This episode really made me start to like Ringo. Previously she was a crazy stalker, but her past really gave context to her actions and made her whole crazy thing believable. Now whats interesting to note is that Ringo doesn’t actually like Tabuki, but is doing it out of some confused notion that she’s SUPPOSED to become her sister and get her family together.

  Now while you point out a good point that no kid should think the way she did, I think the writers make it believable enough with the info they give. Ringo has the trauma of her sister actually being dead. She hears her parents talk about how Momoka died on her birthday, and how they’re not sure what to do. A little kid hearing that will really upset her.

  The final nail in the coffin was Tabuki-san talking about how empty life was without her sister. I don’t care how much you loved someone, THAT is not the sort of stuff you say to a child. Idiot… I thought Tabuki was kinda okay, but he’s kind of messed up too. Given he was in grief for losing his girl, its possible he’d act like that, but its inexcusable.

  Okay so, I have a theory myself on what the whole Momoka diary thing means. Momoka might’ve been killed or fate might have been manipulated in some way where she wasn’t able to complete what she wanted. Ringo has kinda taken up to complete what her sister wanted, but she’s going about it all wrong.

  To be honest, from Ringo’s actions this episode, she has no idea about what “spending a night together” really is or what love really is. I’m totally convinced that she doesn’t like Tabuki beyond her sick desire to become her sister.

  In fact, much like how Ringo’s mother noted, Ringo is actually getting closer to Shoma instead. I can see that her time being spent with Shoma will end up probably getting her out of this twisted mess she’s been put into by fate and irresponsible adults. I’m kinda in approval of Ringo x Shoma tbh, but I don’t see Shoma actually liking her yet. And I don’t blame em, he’s seen how fucking creepy she is, I doubt I’d be interested in a girl after that XD

  And yes, Natsume and her whole thing is getting fairly interesting as well.

  Definitely loved the referrence to Death Note, it was quite obvious and very easy to see! XD

• Sweety8587

  I’m backing away from you now. you are starting to LIKE Ringo? WHRRRRRRYYYY?! D: shes STILL a crazy stalker, with or without her reasons to do so! Though i must disagree, I think she does still like Tabuki. I think its possible that Ringo wanted to become Momoka and in doing so, she just fell in love with Tabuki. Thats my cents in any case.

  Yeah they did make it believable and i also believe that Ringo was never meant to have heard that particular conversation. now THATS more like the workings of Fate if you ask me. And yeah, Tabuki was kinda lax by saying that in front of a kid. I get that yer shattered by the loss but…that was a tad too deep and….bad of a notion to mention to a kid. THEN AGAIN Tabuki never knew what was doing on in Ringo’s head either so…..cant REALLY blame Tabuki either.

  HUH. I never thought of that. . . . Momoko got taken out by someone who was working against Fate’s workings….possible very very possible. OR OR OR Momoka saw something and she didnt like it and she started working AGAINST Project M BUT she never got the chance to write it down in her dairy! SO her dairy has all the plans that would put Project M in motion but she herself died before she could put any kind of warning in place :O that’d be one hell of a story if you ask me!

  DEAR GOD YEAH OTL I cant tell if shes genuinely that innocent or shes just that idiotic. I find both hard to believe….its just….CREEEEEEPY.

  I do NOT want ShoumaxRingo T_T the boy deserves much much better! Shouma wont like her I reckon. Unless Ringo gets a complete personality change. AND SHE STOPS SLAPPING HIM T_T STOP IT GIRL BEFORE I HIT YOU!

  Who IS Natsume really *strokes chin* She is veeeery curious a character!

• Setsuken

  I think we’ll need a few more episodes to get a lock on Ringo. Well I guess I should correct my statement, I’m beginning to like Ringo as a character XD As person, god knows I would not associate with such creepy stalker people. Still, it was nice to know that there’s a reason for the madness, and she isn’t just bat shit crazy as the previous episodes seemed to imply.

  I dunno, could be. With this series you never know what is going to happen next, so at the end of the series we may well see Ringo turn into Momoka, or actually BE momoka who’s memory got altered or something (that’s kinda out there, but you get what I mean XD).

  Yeah, it definitely has a very intricite mystery as far as Momoka is concerned. Definitely am interested to see what her entire thing is about.

  Natsume is probably another of those jealous girlfriends who wants to change fate so she can be with red haired bro kun XD

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