The basic plot of this episode went just the way as one would expect. There weren’t any surprise twists, which is probably the way it should be for this series. Something I found kind of strange was no one in the audience questioned the authenticty of the first Lemon Angel performance. You would think someone would point out the girls were flying and ended up converging into the screen. It was a simple, yet happy ending. Personally I’m pretty satisfied with how things turned out. I thought what they did with the ending credits was pretty interesting. We get to see a video clip of the seiyuu’s during recording and whatnot. Will there be a second season to this series? There probably won’t be considering there really is no need or reason for a second season.

I liked the character designs for the series. It was unfortunate they were not able to keep the art consistent throughout the series. On the whole it wasn’t too bad, but there were times when the art was bad enough to take your attention away from the story at hand. As far as seiyuu singing goes, I thought the singing wasn’t vastly superior to your average “character songs” done by seiyuu’s. It’s a little disappointing in that regard since this series focuses so heavily on singing. If you want to watch a series that invovles singing I think you are better off watching “Full Moon wo Sagashite”. I don’t feel that this is a series to avoid at all cost though. I still thought this series was entertaining enough to keep my attention throughout. If you are going to watch this series, do yourself a favor and don’t go into it with high expectations. You will enjoy it more that way.

This would have been a good episode if it wasn’t for the horrible art. I admit the art hasn’t always been consistent for the series, but I found it to be particularly noticeable in this episode. Setting the bad art aside, the content of the episode itself was fun to watch. Once the group members learn about Miki’s motive we see them all go their separate ways. As soon as I saw them do their own thing I didn’t expect the majority of them to come back in the same episode. Instead, I would have thought the girls would each decide on their own to return in the final episode. There were a few new songs used in this episode. I can’t say I’m a fan of the ones I’ve heard, but they didn’t make me want to skip through their respective scenes either. For now I can only hope that the final episode won’t suffer from highly inconsistent art.

Now this is the kind of intensity I have been waiting for. To prove themselves, Tomo and the other members will have to compete head on with the original Lemon Angels. We learn why Miki restored the Lemon Angels as well. I can’t say I was surrpised by why she did it. It was the only logical reason why she would have done it. I’m glad they went this direction because it definately makes things a lot more interesting. Now all we can do is sit back and wait for Miru to pull herself together so she can overcome this obstacle with the other girls as the real Lemon Angel.

Early on in the episode it looked like this would have been an episode purely about Saya. There was a little bit of humourous background on Saya and she was in the episode more than the other girls. Overall though, it wasn’t only about Saya. One of the most entertaining things about this episode was learning about Miki’s obsession with trains. It was pretty funny because it’s something totally unexpected for a character like her. I guess the thing to take away from this episode is to know that Saya has a softer side. This pretty much adds nothing to the story, but in terms of just entertainment I thought it was worth watching.

One of the good things about this episode was they made Erika more likeable. I just wish they didn’t give her that accent. I find it highly unnecessary and almost demeaning to her character. We find out why Katagiri putting the girls through the intense training. It basically boils down to Katagiri being a strict producer with good intentions. I enjoyed the little side-story they put into the episode to let us see what Katagiri has been through. Although we really don’t know much about Alice, it was still nice to see that she ended up with a happy ending. Looking at what Miki did on her own hints at the notion that she has accepted the girls as members of the new Lemon Angel. She really has not had that many lines so I do hope they dedicate at least part of a later episode to her. Their debut song was announced at the end of the episode. I can only hope the song ends up being tolerable or maybe even catchy.

Things were pretty entertaining from the beginning of the episode. I thought Miru hugging the teddy bear was a cute scene. It didn’t look like things would become serious in this episode until a photographer out for revenge shows up. I didn’t think they would do anymore character-specific episodes anymore at this point with the exception of Tomo. It doesn’t seem like it’s a bad choice right now since it has made things a bit more interesting. If I think about it I guess they really didn’t have a choice but to choose Erika if they were to incorporate a scandal into the episode. Erika is the only one with a connection to an already-famous singer. The training camp seemed like it was supposed to be important, but now that we’re focused on Erika it seems like it won’t be a big deal in the series anymore.

I’m starting to think this series is trying to do too much in a short period of time. Choosing the main vocals for the group is a pretty big deal, but it got resolved pretty quickly in a few scenes throughout the episode. My main issue currently is they put in Yui’s story into the same episode. We learn a bit more about her involvement in the birth and death of the original Lemon Angels and how she passed away. That in itself probably should have been extended to an entire episode. Nevertheless I still enjoyed watching this episode. It would have been nice if they had spent more time telling a more indepth story.

We basically have some background information on every character except Miru. There really wasn’t all that much about Miru and her story in this episode. It was overshadowed by the audition finals so her story didn’t have as big as an impact if it was in a seprate episode. I was kind of disappointed they didn’t show Miru’s performance for the audition finals considering this episode was supposed to focus on her. At least they finished the audtions and officially announced the members of the new Lemon Angel. This episode marks the end of the first half of the series. We’re left with something new to ponder about at the end of the episode after Tomo receives the phone call.

We now move onto Fuyumi’s story. There really isn’t all that much to say about her since she’s a pretty stereotypical type of character. I do like her Kansaiben though. The best part of this episode was without a doubt seeing Haruka quit the audition. I would have liked to see the staff get rid of her instead of her quitting on her own. The important thing is she’s gone now. One thing this series could use is a real or at least a talented choreographer for the dance routines in the series.

With Saya’s story finished, this week they move onto Erika. We find out that Erika is half Brazillian, which leads to problems living in a xenophobic society. It wasn’t anything too severe until Haruka shows up at Erika’s place. She definately crossed the line, but I think this will work out better in the end. The more we hate her now, the more enjoyment we’ll get when she gets cut. There was one comedic scene I liked in this episode. It was pretty funny when we found out that Miki is a fan of Erika’s brother who is a member of the popular group “Third Sence” (note: that is not a typo on my part). It was brief, but we got to see a completely different side of Miki.