Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Ep 5

At the beginning of the episode, Kuwano is cleaning his apartment with such enthusiasm as if he enjoys doing housework very much. In actual fact, he's so particular about cleanliness that he never allows anyone to enter his house. Comparing this with Hayasaka who hates doing housework, the two of them clash again over their differences with Hayasaka being offended by Kuwano's senseless remarks again.

What's more interesting is to see Kuwano doing things which seem rather illogical as he tries to stick to his perfectionist principle. For example, he is busy with work and only has a pack of noodles to make do with for dinner. However, he can't bring himself to eat it without any sauce and goes to the supermarket to purchase the seasoning. Then again, he doesn't like the idea of having ready-made sauces and goes to the extent of purchasing fresh ginger which he needs to grate. When he realises how much time he is wasting in the process, the expression on his face really makes me laugh!

The main issue this round is Kuwano overworking himself and falling sick in the process. However, he continues to put on a brave front and even tries to work despite his condition. He ends up breaking his own rule of refusing entry to anyone into his house and has to let Hayasaka in for a consultation. Well, he didn't actually let her in out of his own will but rather she made use of a chance to get in and didn't give Kuwano a reason to say no. In any case, this also signifies a slight improvement in their "relationship" since Hayasaka has become the first woman to step into his apartment.

Frankly speaking, I really can't stand a cleanliness freak like Kuwano. In my opinion, he's going overboard with the cleaning. Well, a guy who is willing to do housework is appealing in a sense though but too much of everything isn't good after all. And he keeps trying to insist on things which seem meaningless and these end up complicating or worsening the situation. As such, I just don't see any significant improvement in Kuwano's ability to get hitched after 5 episodes.