Yaaay! Nadeshiko/Nagihiko is back! Amu has a dream that Nadeshiko returns, but it's cut short by stern awakening from Nikaido. The female guardians are in their greenhouse, and they wonder where Tadase is. Before they can speculate too much, an awkward boy stumbles in, lost. Meanwhile, Tadase and Kukai are with the school principal. The principal says he has someone for them to meet, and Nadeshiko enters. Kukai is excited to see her again, and they share a cute moment. Then Nadeshiko says she's going to get changed and when she returns, (s)he's wearing the school's male uniform. He explains he's actually a guy named Nagihiko and now he's going to be living as a guy. Kukai freaks out, but apparently Tadase knew it all along. The principal asks for Kukai's guidance, as Nagihiko will be the next Jack chair. Technically, the previous Jack (Kairi) should be here, but he disappeared mysteriously, so Kukai has to step in. Meanwhile, Amu is leading the lost boy around. His name is Mamoru, and he loves flying things - especially space ships and outer space. His hero is a famous astronaut. Of course, I think we all know where this is going. Thankfully, we don't have to care about Mamoru too much as we cut back to the guys discussing Nagihiko's new position as Jack. He tells them that Temari returned to her egg, but now he has a second egg. It looks like Temari's except this one is blue. Kukai wants to know how Nagihiko will explain to Amu that he's really a boy, but before he gets an answer, Amu shows up and reconigzes Nagihiko as Nadeshiko's twin brother. She's excited to see him again, and even more excited that he's the newest guardian. Kukai and Tadase are surprised that Amu thinks they're twins. Amu introduces Nagihiko to Yaya and Rima, and Yaya is surprised that Nadeshiko never mentioned a twin brother, but she's happy to welcome him in. Rima, on the other hand, is visibly perturbed. She asks who Nadeshiko is, and Amu and Yaya explain that Nadeshiko was the former Queen who shared a class with Amu. They were also best friends. Rima says she's the Queen now and she and Amu share a class, so why aren't they best friends? Nagihiko says it's really not that simple, and Rima is even more aggravated by him. Nagihiko shows his unhatched blue chara egg, and Rima is even more frustrated that the new Jack doesn't even have a hatched chara yet.
Unsurprisingly, Mamoru falls under Lulu's spell and becomes "Space Dream." The guardians do a five-way transformation and attempt to keep Mamoru from blasting off random things into space. Nagihiko is left behind, and Rima seems decently pleased that she gets to fight beside Amu. The guardians are having some trouble, so Nagihiko says they should combine Rima's tightrope dancer with Yaya's rubber duckies. Rima would rather not listen to him, but Tadase tells her to, so she does with a good deal of reluctance. The combination works long enough for Amulet Heart to power up and grow a pair of flying roller blades that allow her to reach Mamoru. He says he's just alone, but she tells him he should think about everyone who is there for him. He remembers his astronaut hero telling him that going into space is a mission with many people helping out on the ground and in space and that it's not about being alone. His riddle egg turns back into an X egg and Amu purifies it. Lulu is disappointed that the Embryo didn't show up this time. After the fight, Rima says that she'll accept Nagihiko as the next Jack chair, but she declares that Amu is off limits and he can't go near her.
I'm so excited. Nagihiko is one of my favorite characters, and his return was great. It's a bit jarring that his appearance and voice are still so feminine, but I guess that can't be helped too much. -_- His angst over the fact that he lied to Amu is pretty cute. I feel bad for him, especially now that the lie has been propagated by Amu herself. Rima's sudden jealousy is kinda cute (although if anyone acted like that in real life, I'd probably smack them). Nagihiko is a threat to her friendship with Amu, and she doesn't want to lose to him. I wonder what Kairi would think of Nagi. XD The interaction among the three guys was pretty funny, and definitely the highlight of the episode. Nagihiko's ability to make the guardians use their powers together seemed a bit contrived, but I guess it got the job done. Not like it was a seriously threatening thing. The previous "dream charas" were entrancing people with their powers. Mamoru was making random objects blast into space. Not quite as threatening. Oh, it's also nice that everyone got new animations for their transformations. That was a very nice touch, and quite pleasing to me. The reused transformation animations get so tiresome after awhile. The most important part of this episode is that Nagihiko is back. You can all rejoice now.
--Ou-bento
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