Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today the bells are tolling in foreboding harmony with the shrill calls of sparrows beyond the glass, which can only mean it’s time for a return to Seiren Academy, and all the terrible turmoil that entails. There’s a time for subtlety and a time for restraint, but sometimes all you want is the glorious dramatic and aesthetic maximalism of a sordid tale like the delightful Dear Brother.
Our last episode saw Nanako in fine form, rallying alongside her allies in the wake of Kaoru’s ill-fated return to the basketball court. In spite of Kaoru’s injury, that event ultimately served as a rallying cry for the anti-Sorority faction, with Mariko affirming her love for Kaoru while Saint-Juste regained the confidence to return to school, and even laugh off Miya-sama’s attempts at controlling her. That in turn led to Nanako’s own rejection of Miya-sama’s demands, as she proudly mailed off the letter Miya-sama demanded she destroy. The more tightly Miya-sama grips, the more determined her victims become to escape her – and having suffered so many recent defeats, I imagine she’s cooking up some dramatic acts of retaliation. Let’s see how the chips fall as we return to the battlefield of love and youth!