The following contains spoilers for Episode 18 of A Couple of Cuckoos, «You’ve Realized it, Haven’t You?,» now streaming on Crunchyroll.
Recent episodes of A Couple of Cuckoos have been quite good. It’s not even a stretch to say that the last two episodes are some of the best ones in the second part of the series. Interestingly enough, both of them have their own way of presenting the balance between dramatic romance and hilarious comedy.
This means the showrunners have been tinkering to find the best story structure for the series. Gone are the days when the story alternated between full-blown drama and jam-packed comedy every two episodes. Sure, A Couple of Cuckoos as a whole still has its fair share of issues, but recent episodes certainly prove that the quality has been going up.
A Couple of Cuckoos Episode 18 Review — The Secrets
Episode 18 is the last part of the Study Camp storyline. About two thirds of the story is about Nagi, Erika, Hiro, and Shion having fun together. Erika does get to spend some quality time with Nagi, but there’s still no major progression whatsoever in regard to the romance between them. Not only that, the four of them also get to see the starry night skies together.
Unfortunately, that wonderful moment is quickly ended when Nagi gets a message from his mother telling Sachi is admitted to hospital. As soon as he reads the message, Nagi grabs his bag and dash into the nearest station, leaving his friends surprised and dumbfounded. Thankfully, Sachi quickly regains her health as soon as she sees her brother. When Nagi comes back home, however, he immediately apologizes to Erika and steel himself in case she wants to call him a siscon. On the contrary, Erika praises Nagi for prioritizing his sister
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