I guess the mangaka thought that the dumb running joke of Kirie constantly abusing her brother was funny enough to keep going? Okay, sure. I can forgive Bomber for not recognizing Umaru when she’s in “outside-mode” but your own freaking sister?!? It’s such an asspull way of maintaining the status quo between Kirie and Bomber. Yes, Bomber is really dumb enough not to recognize his own sister.

The anime also really highlights just how badly written that particular manga chapter was. However, I still feel that this was a cheap cliffhanger of sorts. I mean, I get it Umaru still hasn’t revealed her true identities in the manga, so it wouldn’t make sense for her to do it at this point in the anime. I feel like making Kirie bring up Komari in this episode was the anime producers’ attempt to instill some sort of drama in the final episode-which made it all the more disappointing when Umaru keeps making excuses to hide her alter-persona. In the manga, Kirie doesn’t even think about Komari, because Umaru as Komari doesn’t even mention going to the beach to Kirie (if I remember correctly). I don’t like how this episode handled the beach chapter. It’s not summertime without a trip to the beach! I didn’t get the top part of it, but Ebina’s ringing a “love bell” there. Don’t let your imagination get the best of you, Bomber. They spend the entire day playing around and having fun. The girls then all hit the beach, where they meet with Sylphyn. Umaru almost reveals her other identity, but comes up with an excuse instead after taking Kirie to the aquarium to cheer her up. Meanwhile, Kirie worries about Komari, since Umaru obviously can’t be in two places at once. Bomber is too oblivious to recognize his sister, Kirie. The rest of the episode is then dedicated to Umaru and friends (and Taihei and Bomber) going to Enoshima to spend time at the beach and the nearby city. However, after seeing how badly Taihei is affected by driving, Umaru decides against it. In the first act, Umaru wants Taihei to get a car so that she can be even lazier. This screencap pretty accurately sums up Umaru’s personality.

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