Cinnamon Ass - Reborn Like a Zombie

Honey and Clover Chapter 8

Hagu and Yamada have the guys round for a party where they feed them some distinctly odd food before Takemoto accidentally blurts out that it's his birthday - an madcap game of artistic Twister breaks out, where Yamada rings home to find out the rules while Takemoto and Morita end up contorted in agony. So, as usual, the first half of the episode is the comedy half.

The second half is a little more serious, as Yamada and Mayama once more muse on their unrequited loves. Then Yamada, after her usual fanclub adulation sessions in pottery, gets a phonecall from her folks after their shop closes down, so she returns home and leaves Hagu on her own in Yamada's apartment with only her psychotic poodle Midori to keep her company. Takemoto, feeling bad for leaving her alone, goes round to visit and ends up staying the night (utterly chastely, of course).

See, while nothing really happens in Honey and Clover, it's still an absolute joy to watch because the characters are so likeable and the script is so well written! You could probably have them all sitting in dustbins like a Beckett play and I'd still love it (although only if they had as many random comic moments as they do here). Top notch stuff, as usual.