There are several reasons this particular episode scratched my anime itch. First, and perhaps I’ve neglected to comment on this extensively in past reviews, but Kyoto Animation delivered some fantastic sequences this week. I was particularly chuffed to see the detail during Tohru’s segment regarding sleep and the privileges of boredom.
The dragon maid goes out into the shopping district where she encounters Elma and the two start discussing how they’ve become accustomed to human life. The conversation is flanked by fellow shoppers, and to viewers paying attention, it’s obvious that that the episode production accounted for a huge array of character designs for the extras. We see an elderly lady walk slowly past, three school girls carrying what I think were traditional Japanese bows, a mother pushing a stroller, two boys hanging out, just a really great snapshot of mundanity…
