September 04, 2004

Ai Yori Aoshi Episode 22

Ai Yori Aoshi

"Going Home"

This felt like the shortest episode of Ai Yori Aoshi yet. This is a strong episode from beginning to end. It starts with Kaoru taking Aoi to see his mother's grave (the place he mentioned in the previous episode), which gives the two of them a stretch of time alone together, and it's a very good scene.

While they're away, the bad news appears to finally hit, which leads to Aoi and Miyabi leaving to visit Aoi's parents, while Kaoru worries that Aoi might be taken away from him. They also introduce the cool little wooden peg figures that appear in the credits.

Eventually, it dawns on Kaoru that his suspicions were right, and something bad really is happening, leading to the one kind of weird moment in the episode, where Miyabi pledges to defend Kaoru at all costs (which felt like Miyabi slipping into a different genre altogether).

Oh, the art seems back on track in this episode, too.

Rating: A

Posted by Kei at September 4, 2004 12:03 AM
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