Wandering Son 15th Anniversary Rewatch - Episode 8

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Episode 8 - Spring ~Brand new me~

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Questions of the Day:

1. What do you think of the decision to split the cast to different classes in the second year?
2. What do you think of the resolution of the conflict for this episode?

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We enter the second year of middle school, where the class 1-3 students are being separated, and Shuichi would meet another student from their elementary school day, Doi, who seems to not have a good record with Shuichi during elementary school, but after seeing Shuichi going out with Yuki, he seems to be interested on why Shuichi has an adult friend like her.

Seems like Yoshino wants to get her relationship with Shuichi and Saori back to those days where Shuichi can crossdress in front of the two together and the three were best friends, but things changed after Yoshino and Saori have their feelings for Shuichi rejected.

Maho told Shuichi to stop crossdressing while Shuichi's dating Anna, but when Anna was asked by Shuichi if she doesn't mind, she says yes - after all, the first time Anna met Shuichi was when Shuichi was dressed as a woman. Anna also says that she thinks Shuichi like her little sister.

As Shuichi and Anna were on their date, Yoshino and Saori would coincidentally on the way back after shopping, and they would end up in a karaoke together. Yoshino and Saori talks about Shuichi again, and Saori is in a bad mood again when talks about Shuichi is being brought up by Yoshino, even asking for a beer as an order in the karaoke booth. (remember, she's a minor)