I don't know if I've ever mentioned this before, but the opening animation for Nanatsuiro Drops ("Shining stars bless" performed by Kaori Utatsuki) makes me feel all hanyaa~n and quite incapable of using the vast majority of my vocabulary in describing it, other than "cute" and "sparkly". The overall feel is that of a Typical Magical Girl show, with nothing special or surprising, and yet… happy. After all the excitement and all the adventure, when all the Macguffins have been collected and the series heads towards its extremely standard conclusion, Everything Will Be All Right.

It is comfort anime. Being unsurprising should be its entire raison d'etre.

This episode does not have a whole lot of action, but it does have a bit of insight into Sumomo's friendship with Nako. Not a lot, but a bit. I have to say that Yuki doesn't really trigger my "why is the magical girl mascot even there" gut feelings for some reason; possibly this is because he's not perverted, arrogant, or hyperactive, and his voice isn't an odd falsetto. Besides, it's not like he's a Real Magical Girl Mascot in the usual sense.

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