Mai's brother sure wears some fruity outfits. Sorry, Takumi, but all signs point to "Yes".

Anyway, even though I keep praising the comedic aspect of the show, it's only fair to say I enjoyed this episode a lot, despite being pretty heavy on the drama. Mai's a far more complicated character than I thought. Furthermore, the chemistry between her and Yuichi is perfect - I got that feeling from the very first episode, but it's now confirmed. I'm looking forward to the inevitable romantic subplot.

This episode suffered from a severe Natsuki shortage.

You hit on the best and silliest parts of this episode, indeed: I didn't recognize that as Mai's brother at first, and the chemistry is surprisingly good.

Spot on.

her brother is kinda ... mindless towards girls... he doesn't even know alot of girls like him :P