Overview: During a lightning storm, Nagi (Nicholas Andrew Louie) shares a night time kiss with Sachi (Bryn Apprill) that stirs up some drama between them.
Our Take: A power outage causes Erika to go into her adorable panic mode and continues to emphasize her sheltered mentality and lifestyle up to this point. It is sweet to see how much she has enjoyed Nagi’s company and what he has brought into her life since they met and him bashfully admitting the same. However, the real drama this time around lies in Nagi’s accidental kiss with Sachi in the dark.
The sibling smooch creates an awkward atmosphere, when Nagi asks her to simply wipe it from her memory. It delves into Sachi’s continued hatred over being treated like a little kid by Nagi. How Sachi comes to terms with her feelings is hilarious in the mirroring of her friends talking about a brother-sister relationship in a TV show and even how audiences might react negatively to such a development. The way Sachi rebels against the thought of being romantically interested in her brother is cute enough in her immature temper tantrum.
Despite it being focused on Sachi and Nagi’s drama, Erika and Hiro are the heart of this episode by contributing their own meaningful advice that addresses Sachi’s issue and Nagi’s greatest strength in helping matters. There is a writing inconsistency in the idea that Nagi is insensitive being somewhat inconsistent considering how well he read Erika and even Segawa’s feelings later on. However, with that being said, there are arguments to be made against that point, which are highlighted by Hiro as well. The girls’ combined advice makes for a convincing way for Nagi to confront the fact that Sachi ain’t a little kid anymore, with him promising to be respectful of her maturity (the little she has) with their bickering chemistry restored. Sachi still has not shown what she brings to the table on an emotional level in connecting with Nagi, like Hiro and Erika have and especially this episode, with her seemingly only being able to be childish and whine. While those aspects can be charming, it offers nothing of substance, comparatively. And in an episode that is more centered on Sachi herself, it is never a good thing when the other heroines are more engaging. At the very least, it gets the romantic intensity brewing with Nagi and Sachi with him also maturing and finally seeing her as a woman.