Writing about Aria is like ... writing about watching paint dry, so it's taking its sweet time. It's coming. Meanwhile, Kurenai 10 sums up really what makes the series worth watching--drama through layered expressions of varying degrees of subtlety. To be fair, the drama in episode 10 is well within genre and stereotype confines; there's nothing new about it. When a man gets beat and loses the thing he wanted to protect, he could move on and admit his inability or he could hopelessly try again. But when everyone in your harem except the "older mentor" character realizes you will be a better man for trying, it's time to take a clue. And hey, even Benika thought well of Shinkuro. At any rate, we are watching Kurenai for the character drama to begin with, amirite? Let us not be concerned for trifle plot details.
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