English Dub Review: BUCCHIGIRI?! “Sad News! Seriously Falling in Love with Gomoku Soba!”

Overview:

Matakara’s brother is supposed to come home, but something unexpected happens.

Our Take:

Matakara is excited that his brother is coming home. Arajin even agrees to hold a welcome back party at his family’s restaurant. Unfortunately, the mood changes when Matakara finds out that he won’t be seeing his brother again.

Shindo tries to explain the truth about Arajin to Matakara, but he doesn’t believe it. That is, until he sees Senya for himself. Not only that, but Arajin finally tells Matakara the truth about everything. This also helps rope Matakara into Shindo’s scheme.

It’s sad that Matakara won’t get to reunite with his brother, but the episode’s title kind of gave that away. It’s interesting to see how he’ll fit into Shindo’s plan following the events of this episode in the last chunk of the series.

I’m surprised that Arajin is actually showing some signs of growth. I still don’t like him, but at least he’s being honest in this episode. He admits that he’s weak and that he abandoned Matakara when they were kids. Someone admitting what they’ve done wrong doesn’t automatically make them likeable, but it’s at least a start.