Commentary - Maria-Sama ga Miteru, OVA vol 1

[fembuck]

Glorious, absolutely glorious. Downloaded this last night, and finally watched just watched it and ... so much love! First of all, it was like 90% Yumi and Sachiko, nay, Yumi and Sachiko together, and then with the romantic retreat, and the cute car ride, and Sachiko losing her cool over Yumi, and the old married couple snuggling, and the everything! Glorious, just glorious.


Okay, first of all the lovers quarell that started off the episode was so cute. Actually the best part about it was how the rest of the student council was just watching like "there they go again ... awwww". Yoshino was probably muttering "Kiss, kiss" in her head along with me. See, they were fighting, but you know they love each other because Yumi observed from Sachiko stroking the handle of her mug that she needed more tea, and Yumi was all 'it's because I'm your girlfriend little sister'.

I also loved their little walk together where Sachiko told Yumi she could invite someone with her, but then they were both like "I only need you to be happy" and walked off together in hair swirling bliss. I was worried that it would be more Yumi/Sachiko misunderstanding each other leading to angst stuff (the tiff at the beginning had me worried that they hadn't moved forward in their relationship since the end of the second season), but they talked about what they were feeling with each other and managed to make each other feel good because of it! Way to go girls.

The Yumi seeing Sachiko for the first time as Sachiko picks her up to go to her summer home. That long, slow shot starting at Sachiko's feet all the way up her body in her legragious jeans. Yumi was so enthralled by her hotness that she couldn't even remember how they were going to get to the Osagawra summer home. It's alright Yumi, I was right there with you. Sachiko in jeans is quite a sight to behold.

The entire freaking car ride was genius, from sharing a boxed lunch, to napping together, to the rest spot where Sachiko 'oh so smoothly' wipes some ice-cream from the corner of Yumi's mouth. OmgtheyaresocuteIalmostcan'tstandit!

One of the best parts for me was the fact that Yumi totally thought that they were going to be sharing a bed room. She was so like "Whaaa? You mean I won't get to snuggle with you like at New Year's? B-b-but, Yumi needs her snuggle bunny!" Oh well, Yumi got the best consolation prize ever in the form of Sachiko just straight up taking her shirt off in front of her when Yumi went to wake her up for breakfast. Yumi's a better person than I am though, I wouldn't totally watched her change ;)

Dude, Sachiko is so a Gangsta of Love! Everybody loves her. Seriously, Sachiko's milkshake brings all the girls to they yard. So, while I was totally amused by the gaggle of girls fighting for Sachiko's attention, I totally hated her well-to-do bitchy acquaintances (I think almost as much as she dislikes them now, lol). Also, it's completely sick and wrong that they Touku seem almost nice! Still, I loved the whole plot because of Sachiko getting all emtional and protective of Yumi, and I loved that Yumi was all like swoony over Sachiko when she was freaking out because she knew that it meant Sachiko really cared about her. And then of course, the whole bitchy-friends-invite-them-to-party-but-don't-tell-them-it's-a-birthday-party-so-that-they'll-be-humiliated-and-embarassed allowed for that lovely duet between Sachiko and Yumi at the end.

Totally dug Sachiko's giggle fest at the end (because Sachiko laughing is the cutest ever), and I was totally thinking that Yumi was going to do that hilariously awful dance too, and was completely relieved when she just started singing. They fact that this moment of supreme cuteness happened as they were hanging out on a porch at night snuggled against each over after agreeing to spend the next day laying around in bed together just made it that much more awesome ;)