My Boss My Hero Ep 4

The focus of this episode is on Makio's first love experience as he slowly discovers his feelings for Hikari. Before this is discussed in detail, Makio has to face up to another trial as his younger brother Mikio is back for the summer holiday before entering university to study economics. Compared to him, Makio is having problems with his studies and boasts of a "colourful" results slip as what his father says. Given the gap in their academic abilities, this is causing a lot of uneasiness for Makio who really doubts that he can be the successor even if he does graduate from high school. Even though his father has confirmed his stand of sticking by his promise, the problem is that he still has to deal with discontent from others in the gang about choosing Makio over Mikio who has expressed nil interest in being the chief.

Things are also changing between Makio and Minami as a result of their one-on-one tuition week during the summer vacation. Makio still thinks of Minami as a deka-men (big-faced woman) who's out to make his life difficult by making him study but he starts to enjoy learning although he's not fully conscious of it yet. The funny thing is to see Minami misintepreting Makio's expression of fury as interest and starting to feel nervous in his presence. I just don't see how this expression can make anyone feel any tinge of romance. Anyway, it doesn't appear that things will work out well between them since Makio is interested in Hikari instead.

Makio likens his feelings to someone throwing hammers at his heart and it is manifested in the form as shown in the picture on the left. Somehow, this brings back memories of Super Mario Brothers whenever the visual is flashed on the screen. It was hillarious to see Makio clutching his chest as if he was in pain whenever he was with Hikari but he is unable to convey how he feels to others since he doesn't even know what is happening to himself. This just goes to show that he has never fallen for anyone before although he may be popular with women because of his status as a leading figure in the gang.

On the other hand, the story suggests that things between Sakurakoji and Hikari are not that simple as it seems. As we know it from the last episode, the two of them are childhood friends but Sakurakoji has been blowing hot and cold to Hikari which is making her bewildered. If Hikari doesn't like Sakurakoji, I doubt she would be that bothered by his attitude. At the same time, Sakurakoji senses that Makio feels something for Hikari and is also disturbed by this issue although he tries to hide it. Therefore, it should be a case of a love triangle between the trio. Unless Hikari has a change of heart, it looks like Makio will taste the feeling of falling out of love for the first time in his life.

During the test-of-guts game, Makio finally realises his feelings for Hikari but this is at the expense of leaving her behind at a dark shrine as he tries to release his pent-up emotions when he discovers the truth. As such, in the next episode's trailer, Hikari seems to be giving Makio the cold shoulder while he tries to gain her forgiveness. Another unexpected development looks set to take place as Kazuya wants to join Makio at school which could mean more laughter as they try to hide their identites. As to why Kazuya wants to go to St. Agnes, I guess it's partly due to the fact that he feels uneasy about Makio's changes and the other probably having something to do with his intention to protect Makio at school.

The theme song, Sorafune by TOKIO is also getting better the more I listen to it. This is the very first time where Nagase sings the entire song on his own without the other members chipping in for some parts. It just makes me feel rejuvenated with each listening and I can't wait for the single to be released.