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Nyperold2010-12-21 20:50:19

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episode 8: various appearances but contents are still the same

(Okay, from here on out, it'll be totally not blind. I've read from this episode to the end of volume 7. Also, I've watched the anime from volumes 1 to 6 and the OVA, so that might color things.)

This time, the four in chibi form adorn the page: Miyuki in the back right, Konata in front of her, Kagami in the back left, and Tsukasa sitting in front of her.

changing uniforms

Kagami has just finished adjusting her summer uniform. (She hasn't put her hair up yet.) She notes that it becomes mandatory that day. She guesses that Konata would be the type to wear her winter uniform, and that there's always someone who does. (Perhaps, but wasn't she wearing the summer uniform last episode?) Then she hears a voice of morning greetings. ...It's Tsukasa, wearing a winter uniform. They look at each other, then Tsukasa shuts the door, sort of like in episode 5. Kagami remarks that there was someone really close who did it. (Good thing she has a sister, or she might have gotten out the door like that.)

sweepstakes

Kagami says she forgot to enter a sweepstakes, and she was aiming for the prize a little. Konata claims that Kagami lost due to lack of love. Kagami says she forgot amidst committee meetings and exam studies, but Konata, never having forgotten to do things related to her hobbies, asserts that those are just excuses. Kagami tells her not to compare them like that; Konata remembers because she doesn't think of anything else.

twins

Konata mentions that the two aren't particularly alike, considering that they're twins. Kagami says that it's because they're fraternal (two-egg) twins, so they aren't as similar as identical (one-egg) twins. Konata gets it, pointing out that while Tsukasa is laid-back, Kagami is violent. Kagami objects to the characterization.

directionality

Konata decides that, since their hair color is the same, and their skin color is the same, maybe they would look more similar if they wore their hair the same way. Kagami says she doesn't have to force them to look similar. Konata imagines a combination, then chuckles and says that "cute" styles don't look good on Kagami. Kagami tells her not to imagine things and say rude things based on that, and that she's already aware.

so-se-ji (homophones for: twins / sausage)

Kagami mumbles something. Konata's stomach rumbles. Beat Panel. Konata is getting hungry with all this talk of eggs and sausage. She also didn't have breakfast, so that might be part of it. Kagami points out that she's the one who brought it up, and that they weren't talking about food.

june bride

Konata reads a letter announcing that Kiyotaka Narumi and Yui Kobayakawa are getting married on the xx of June.

At school, she relates the news to Tsukasa, who thinks it's nice that she'll be a June bride. Konata wonders why such a wet, dark season is representative of happiness. (I wonder if part of it isn't that the idea didn't originate in a place with Japan's climate... or maybe they're more similar than I think! Who knows...)

brides in june

So they've gone to Miyuki with the question, which Miyuki reiterates. Miyuki explains the origin of the month name as coming from "Juno" of Roman myth, and gives her Greek name, Hera, and function, overseeing marriage and childbirth. Because of this, the idea is that people married in this month are protected and blessed by her.

Konata asks if Hera is Zeus's wife, which Miyuki says is correct. Konata has an image of her being envious, so it doesn't seem happy. (I think "jealous" would be a better term, and the dub writers at Lucky Paradise seem to agree.)

Next time: episode 9!

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