There’s also the hilarious scene where two girls ask one vendor how long it took them to make a certain blanket, to which they reply “Eight years.” The execution and delivery of this moment are absolutely perfect and had me laughing immediately upon my first viewing. We get a better look at the different vendors participating in the event, such as the Robot Club, as well as the different people that are in attendance, such as Fujimoto-sensei. Speaking of anime-original content, there are several elements inserted into the Comet A scene that serve to spice up the material just a little bit. Her creative spirit just doesn’t gel with the commercial side of things, which is something that will become essential for the anime-original ending. Even when Kanamori spices things up a little bit through a little bit of ‘stagecraft’ – putting paper bags on their heads to draw passer-bys’ attention – she’s nonplussed. Midori isn’t entirely impressed with the doujinshi fair environment, unable to get into the spirit of things. Here, we get to the core emotional beat of the episode. When the new short is finally done against all odds, Eizouken episode 12 then moves into the Comet A doujinshi fair proper.

Needless to say, a lesser studio probably would’ve dropped the ball by now, twelve episodes in. Everything from the way that the characters move and express their emotions to the bombastic sequence where Midori is sailing through a sea of words is fantastic and shows how well the studio has planned and executed this production. Little things such as this drag the beginning sequence down, which is unfortunate given that this portion of Eizouken episode 12 contains some excellent production value. How did Kanamori manage to get the DVDs printed after pulling out of their initial deal? What’s the timeframe between completing the short and participating in Comet A? First of all, this isn’t exactly something new – the Eizouken already powered through something to completion in a single night in the first arc, which doesn’t make this sequence particularly exciting. Tsubame and Midori immediately get to work on a new ending and make what they’ve already produced fit with the music in a single night, while Kanamori pulls some strings to make sure that they can still print enough DVDs to sell at Comet A.īut perhaps the time limit affected Science SARU, too, because there are several things within this anime-original drama that serve to drag it down. In typical fashion, in Eizouken episode 12 they decide to push through with sheer brute force. Having received completely mismatched music for their latest short film, how were they going to make it work in time for Comet A? The Last HurdleĪfter the cliffhanger at the end of last week’s episode, all eyes were on the Eizouken. There’s also an original ending that serves to bookend the first season of the show (I’m still convinced that season two is a strong possibility) but doesn’t do much to distract from this finisher’s middling nature. In terms of adaptation, this episode runs with the various anime-original elements introduced over the course of this arc, prefacing chapter 23 of the original manga with a new beginning section and expanding upon the Comet A setting.

Can they turn things around fast enough to make it in time for the Comet A doujinshi festival? There’s one last hurdle to overcome in Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! episode 12 as Midori, Tsubame, Kanamori, and Doumeki deal with the musical mishap that dropped like a bomb at the end of last week’s episode.

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