Evil Hikari makes a brief - but lasting - appearance. And, like Akari, Hikari has a little thing of her own. Except, I guess he's a big thing.

Honestly, it was kind of a slow episode. But, summer vacation has arrived, all the characters have been introduced, and the story should finally begin to move. And, hopefully, there'll be more Akari next time.

Evil Hikari >> Regular Hikari

And next time, Akari and a really big FISH!

Oh, and big dude is Slash from Mahoromatic.

Slash...I thought the voice was familiar. What is this, the Mahoromatic Reunion Special or something?

And yes, that was quite the big fish in the next episode preview. A very big fish. A scrumptious, shiny, nicely-developed...fish.

The fish has to be another one of those things Akari can pull out of her rear, like the beetle! :O

Pretty much the ENTIRE cast of Konomini is from Mahoromatic, with the exception of Takeru and Kimi.

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