Stories are at their best when they touch upon the cornerstones of human life, on emotions and trials and tribulations its audience has faced and perhaps not yet overcome. That’s what we saw here, both in the effect of Shiina’s mangá on herself and Sorata, and in the episode’s message to us all. A story within a story (within a story), Shiina’s mangá to Sakurasou to the swirls it sends out to each and every one of us. Let’s chew into this.
One of the things that Sakurasou does well is pivot from silly comedy to serious drama. At the beginning we have Sorata making a typical harem lead’s...
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