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Everybody shut up I just realized that this âkissâ may NOT have actually happened.
We never actually SEE their lips touch, they just come really close and then Ichigo turns into a cat. âDonât do that, jerk!â is too vague to rely on for confirmation. Why does this matter? Well, in the manga Ichigo doesnât need to kiss anyone to turn into a cat.
Ryou explains it here when he teases her, she will turn into a cat regardless as long as her emotions run high. This is slightly different from the anime, because Ichigo actually does turn into a cat whenever kissed. So when the scene happens in the anime, though not explicitly shown it is implied that he did kiss her.
This actually gives me more peace of mind, because it really shows how Ryou respects her boundaries and autonomy more than anyone else. He teases her, but as shown in volume 4 he wouldnât just steal a kiss from her unless he knows she returns his feelings, even under the pretense of it being âjust an experimentâ.Â
Ichigo was actually the one that seemed more like she wanted to kiss him, and was annoyed he wasnât serious about it đ„Ž
Weâre one episode away from the end đ (of season one, anyway)! Before this season wraps up, I have some thoughts on these last two episodes I wanted to throw out there. First, Seiji and Zakuro were in the same scene together!
My ghost ship lives! Well, until this scene happened, and I could hear all the Mint/Zakuro shippers scream through the airwaves. đ
Not going to lie, I thought they were going to kiss too.
The Ryou/Aoyama meeting lived up to my expectations.
I love how Ryou was just joking with Ichigo like he always does, and doesnât even bother to acknowledge Aoyama until Aoyama forces him to; and then he purposely ticks him off. đ
The cat shenanigans was about what I expected, although I was a kind of surprised they kept the bath bit đ
I found it awkward, mostly because of how unrealistically buff Aoyama is đ Moving on.
Kitty Ryou was absolutely adorable! Iâm not a cat person, but he makes me want a cat đ» I have mixed feelings about the scene in which Ryou finds Ichigo. Iâll start with what I liked:
I love that they kept the rants from the manga, and that after they both get what theyâve been holding in off their chests, theyâre completely fine, and not mad at each other anymore (nothing like healthy relationship behavior to keep my ship afloat!); sometimes you just have to let it all out, and then move on, and thatâs what they did!
I also love that Ryou brought her a sandwich! Not only does this make us come full circle from the time Ichigo brought Ryou a snack, but it shows how much Ryou cares about her; he was legit out all night looking for her, with a sandwich in tow, because he knew she would be hungry and need a snack when he finally found her! Ryou is best boy! Aoyama didnât even bother to look for her. And donât give me this, âhe didnât know she was in trouble!â He found his jacket, that Ichigo had run off with, in a RIVER! She could have been dead in that river! (Which is pretty close to the truth!) He should have been searching that river for her! Instead, he finds a cat, and takes it home all happy and giddy, not even bothering to even call Ichigo to make sure she was fine after he found his jacket she discarded. đ I was starting to like the new Aoayam, but Iâve gotta say, he really dropped the ball here. Short rant over, back to the original topic!
What I didnât like about the Ryou/Ichigo reunion: they left out the follow up from episode twoâs scene. đ„ș
Now, I hope itâs not being omitted completely, and they just decided not to put it there because there was already a lot happening in this scene, and that theyâll have it either in the next episode (unlikely, I think), or in the next season. I wouldnât be upset if the next season starts with Ichigo realizing how much Ryou cares about her đ The only problem is, the second half of that scene in the manga was already thrown into this scene!
Ryou asking to kiss... I like the genuine look of curiosity on his face, like he is actually thinking about it in a logical way đ But the actual question, just doesnât feel right, and he immediately says heâs joking. I feel like there should have been more of a pause in between him asking, and then saying he was joking. Whether heâs serious or actually joking, the response still felt to quick either way. Maybe heâll ask again in season two? (I can dream đ)
One last thing, after my annoyance with him in episode 9, Keiichiro has redeemed himself:
He is team Ryou! Although, Keiichiro, maybe if you actually said what you were thinking out loud to him, he would be more likely to say his own feelings out loud đ