As it has been a year since the show started, we can see, for one, that Asa and Emiri aren’t as close as they were. Asa didn’t know that Emiri is changing to the science track. Hell, in this episode we see Emiri not responding to Asa, much like how earlier in the season Asa did it to Emiri.
The signs were there for Emiri having a girlfriend, but I think Asa will be shocked given how she is. You can tell in her heart that she will always be Asa’s friend. Though Asa can be quite blunt with her words, she probably wonders what if she finds out. I feel like Asa wouldn’t think about it like that. As Makio mentions protecting her peace and quiet more so for Emiri, she is separating time with her girlfriend from when she contacts Asa. Though it is clear Emiri wants Asa to still be her friend and accept her for who she is.
The talk between Juno and Makio is good because kids, no matter how old, will always be kids in front of their parents. It’s clear looking at the pictures and looking back at various moments that perhaps Makio wants to cherish the time. Though once Asa grows up, she will not be gone from Makio’s life. As long as nothing bad happens to either of them, Makio’s home will always be welcoming to Asa. It feels like more and more recently Makio accepts that she is Asa’s guardian and essentially her parent. We already could tell, given her actions before when Asa skipped school.
Overall, the theme of this episode is a curse that each person is dealing with.
- For Kasamachi he has his father, and we know he doesn’t have the best relationship with him.
- For Makio her curse could be her realizing she is truly a parent to Asa. Though that carries things, she needs to face herself.
- For Emiri it is her sexuality, and because that is something she hides from her friend Asa. Still, you know she would never not be friends with Asa.
- For Asa it is complicated. It can come down to she just does not know what she wants to do. She is more aimless, and that is perfectly normal for someone her age.