Guess who joined the THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS TRAIN. Go on. Guess. If you said Kanate you'd win! What do you win? A one way trip to OH MY GOD STOP WATASE THIS IS NEVER A GOOD PLACE FOR YOU TO GO land.

Let me get something outta the way--of her series I've read (and I've read most of her stuff domestic and not translated officially) the main thrust of the angst is two friends (or family members) having idealogical differences in their approach to important matters.

In this case it's how Hinohara viewed his friendship with Kadowaki. Kadowaki saw him as a rival to respect and that in turn was his idea of friendship. Hinohara made him (or really enabled him) to be better just by being at Kadowaki's side and giving it his all.

Hinohara meanwhile viewed friendship in more of "I want to help you" way, unintentionally causing Kadowaki to think that Hinohara saw him as less than his equal when really Hinohara thought he was doing him a favor.

Having accidentally spoiled myself on some things I know that some sorta horrible things are gonna happen. Also we get some insight into not only Mikusa's dilemma but also what's up with Oribe (yes it was important she told Hamanuwa that Arata is under her protection) but argh annnsssweeerrrssss. ( )