Kyoko has a new job at a gas station, and she's moving on with her life after her failed LME audition. A commercial on the TV starring Shou makes her angry, but she tries to move past it. Unfortunately for her, Shou and his manager drive up to that very gas station. One of the other attendants asks Shou for an autograph and talks about what a fan she is. Shou treats her very kindly, and the girl points out that Kyoko is a fan too. Shou smiles at Kyoko kindly, saying he's glad to have more fans. She asks if he even remembers her, and he apologizes, saying it's impossible for him to remember every fan he's ever met. This hits Kyoko hard, and she feels her thirst for revenge burning again. After a lot of inner turmoil, Kyoko finally decides to try to get into LME again. This time she sneaks into the back, but runs into a woman who is a well known actress. The woman yells at her for knocking her over, but then asks if she's with the "new section." She loads up her luggage on Kyoko and tells her to go with her. They run into Ren, Yashiro, and Sawara, and Ren insists on carrying some of the luggage, saying that he is the man after all. Kyoko thinks maybe he's not such a bad guy after all (he's not!). As they walk, Ren explains the new LME section to Kyoko. It's called "Love Me." Kyoko can't help but think the name sounds ridiculous, but she's dragged into despair when Ren tells her she's currently the only member. Members of Love Me have to do odd jobs and earn satisfaction points from the people they serve, always striving to get people to "love me." A job well done earns a stamp in the stamp book of 100 points. There are also stamps with negative points as well for poor work. Kyoko is so lost in her despair she drops the woman's cosmetic bag and winds up spilling her stuff everywhere. The woman stamps negative points on Kyoko's face before gathering her stuff and dragging Ren off.
Kinda a slow episode without many "cool" moments, but there's more Ren so I can't complain. Katsu is really doing well in this role, which is pleasing. Marina did an excellent job this time around during Kyoko's "lost in her mind," sequence and when she was imagining all the "Love Me" angels. Ren's trademark super sparkly smile is out in full force, and working its magic. Kyoko might actually think he's not too terrible. : ) Also, that woman is waaay too old to be flirting with Ren. Really. -_- Seeing Shou act so kind to random girls was pretty sickening, especially when he didn't even recognize Kyoko. Sure, she looks really different, but they're childhood friends. What a jerk. >( I liked Kyoko's imagination of chibi Shou worshipping her greatness. When he goes all orz like that, he totally sounds like Death the Kid though. XD This episode stuck to the manga pretty well with only a few deviations like Shou's beautiful skin commercial (which is fine since it does come into play later on). Kinda a slow patch of work here, but it'll pick up soon enough. Kyoko's job as a Love Me member starts up in earnest next week with her less than subtle uniform. Plus, Ren and Shou have a little confrontation. Guess who wins. owo
--Ou-bento
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