Before watching this episode, I was wondering if the beach story would be cut out of the broadcast version. Well, my guess turns out to be correct. At this point, however, I've resigned to the fact that all of the fun chapters will probably be excluded from the broadcast version so I'm a lot more prepared now. From the way the story has progressed, it appears to me that the writers want to ensure that the first 5 volumes of the manga will end around episode 12, leaving around 11 episodes to deal with the last 4 volumes + 1 chapter from volume 10. Oh well, I'm just glad they animate the Nagano music festival since it's completely skipped over in the live action version. This is because one important character, Miki Kiyora, was already introduced in the live action version as Momogaoka music student.
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