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iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 10 months, 3 weeks ago #120573

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iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia

Genres: action, comedy, drama, science fiction
Themes: mecha
Plot Summary: Haruka Amami isn't the most confident pop singer in Japan, but when she's accepted after an audition, she's sent to Tokyo to start a career in entertainment. Though, little does she know that the agency that's taken her on is actually a front for a task force that uses giant robots to defend the Earth from falling meteors.
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Vintage: 2007-04-02 to 2007-09-24

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 5 months, 4 weeks ago #129542

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 5 months, 4 weeks ago #129556

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Episode 1 –

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 5 months, 2 weeks ago #130085

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 5 months ago #130939

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 5 months ago #131005

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Episode 4 –

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 4 months ago #133039

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Episode 5 –

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Although Haruka is doing well as a member of the team, she still has to make-up the test that she failed in theory. And Yukiho has to re-take the practical test as well. If they fail this time, they will be off the team. They are really scared to fail this time too.

But instead of studying, they are helping out Yayoi by filling out postcards. Her show will be canceled if they don’t get a certain number of postcards. Even Iori is helping and when Yayoi pops in with even more postcards, she isn’t even wearing a costume this time! I like how she tells them to “mind their handwriting” too!

Haruka makes a deal with Yukiho that they will help one another study, but things don’t work out too well and Iori gets roped in to “coach” Yukiho. Yukiho is still tutoring Haruka and they both improve, but will it be enough? At least they saved Yayoi’s radio show!

The day of the tests arrives and Yukiho seems a bit preoccupied. Haruka takes her on a detour to pray to an O-Inari charm that makes wishes come true. But it is on the roof of the tallest building in the reconstruction site. The girls break in to the site and make their way up the stairs to the roof. At one point, the stairs are broken and Haruka easily jumps across. She tells Yukiho to come across, but instead Yukiho pours out all of her fears and says that she will always be alone.

Haruka confides that she was once the same way, but Yayoi and her friends gave her the confidence that she had been lacking. She encourages Yukiho and once again tells her to jump, this time Haruka holds out her hand to her. Yukiho finds her courage and taking Haruka’s hand, takes the leap of faith. Once on the roof, they make their wish and go off to take the tests.

Yukiho tests in Imber as Haruka takes the written test. Later, it looks like Haruka passes, but Yukiho could not activate Imber and so failed her test. Haruka is heartbroken when she is told, but the administrator has a favor to ask of Yukiho. Although Haruka passed her test, she still isn’t all that good and could really use Yukiho’s help from behind the scenes. Yukiho gets to tell Haruka that she will be her ground support and seems satisfied with her new role. Both girls are happy that they get to stay together and be a team. Haruka hugs Yukiho and of course the girl falls immediately asleep!

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 4 months ago #133120

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 3 months, 4 weeks ago #133165

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 3 months, 3 weeks ago #133438

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Episode 9 –

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Haruka finds out that Turiavita was once part of their organization and was the research department called Mondenkind. The wanted to use the iDOLS for evil and sixteen years ago, they were only able to take one. Haruka also finds out that a total of five iDOLS exist.

The maintenance crew is trying to install an improvement to the iDOLS called a “Harmonizer”, but it isn’t working. They need the former mechanic, but currently Ami Futami is an idol and too busy to talk to them. So, they send Haruka to talk to her and Haruka takes Yukiho and Iori with her.

It was funny when Iori gets “discovered” by a director but ends up as a cockroach. And she ends up fighting with Yayoi, who shows up as a starfish. Meanwhile, Ami explains to Haruka that she is too busy to help them, but gives her a data card. She also tells Haruka to quit being an iDOL Master and that iDOLS only bring sadness. The data card turns out to be a song from Ami’s past.

The maintenance crew still can’t get the Harmonizer to work and really need Ami, but she refuses to return. Haruka gets Ami’s schedule from Yayoi and finds Ami to talk to her again. She asks Ami why she told her that iDOLS bring only sadness. Haruka tells her that Imber has a heart and that there are sad times, but happy ones too. Ami disagrees with her and tells her that iDOLS bring pain. She tells Haruka that her younger sister was killed by an iDOL and that it destroyed their hopes.

Later, Haruka asks Makoto about Ami’s sister, Mami and the iDOL, Tempestas. Makoto tells Haruka that Ami and Mami were twins and also believed that the iDOLS had hearts. One day, Tempestas went out of control and Mami died. Perhaps this explains why Makoto is so unemotional when it comes to the iDOLS.
It was interesting to see that Imber played back Ami’s song to a confused Haruka once they were alone.

Ami thinks she has a rehearsal, but when she arrives at the stadium, no one is there. Once she reaches the stage, the lights come on and Haruka appears with Imber. She wanted Ami to see Imber and to talk to her about her sister’s death. After they talk, Imber plays the song and Ami goes to the piano and plays it too. The next day, Ami returns to work on the Harmonizer and asks Haruka to find Tempestas for her. Haruka agrees and it looks like Imber does too!

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 3 months, 3 weeks ago #133440

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 3 months, 3 weeks ago #133651

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Well, Shawn,

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Episode 10 –

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They’ve gotten a long way on the Harmonizer with Ami’s help and testing has begun. Iori was chosen to be first for Nebula instead of Makoto – perhaps because Makoto is so unemotional? The Harmonizer seems to sync with the feelings of the pilot and Makoto doesn’t seem to have very much in that department. All the girls complete their tests and I enjoyed Ami’s description of the girls. As a result of the Harmonizing, Iori is made permanent pilot of Nebula with Makoto as a backup. Makoto seemed surprised and perhaps a little angry at the decision.

Makoto talks to Ami about seven years ago and asks Ami why she returned. Ami tells her that she felt something special when she heard Imber’s melody and that “something” might give her an answer she needs. Makoto gets angry and tells Ami that the iDOLS are just machines. Ami disagrees and thinks the iDOLS can teach them. Makoto says that skills and judgment are more important. Ami says that because of the way Makoto is, she will never rise above her current level. Makoto gets angry again and tells Ami that iDOLS don’t have hearts. Apparently Makoto has seen too much of what the iDOLS are capable of and can never accept the fact that they may have hearts.

The team receives a request for a lunar fragment and decides it will be a good opportunity to test the iDOLS after Harmonizing. Iori is selected to go and is up late researching her mission, but after she finally goes to bed, her computer turns back on and from the password given, Azusa Miurai is the user. Iori’s research is about to be hacked!

The next day, Iori and Nebula are deployed for their mission and Iori has no problem using the “Candy Catcher” to retrieve the fragment. But as she begins her return to the Earth, a mistake is made and Iori has lost control of Nebula and will crash into the Earth! She is ordered to destroy the fragment and Haruka and Imber are sent out as backup. Iori is still struggling for control of Nebula and hasn’t destroyed the fragment or perhaps she doesn’t have enough control of Nebula to do so. Mondenkind NA sees this out of control situation as a threat and launches missiles. Communications with Nebulas are lost as the missiles release their warheads. Haruka is still en route, but suddenly it’s too late! Makoto leaves the control room amidst the chaos, feeling that she was right all along. Then, there is an explosion in space!

I don’t know how Iori and Nebula survived, but they did, although Nebula looks badly damaged. Iori is blamed for a miscalculation in the Drop’s mass which caused the accident. None of her friends can believe that Iori would make such a mistake, but the evidence is there. The entire organization is being held responsible for Iori’s error and she will no longer be Nebula’s pilot.

Makoto feels justified in her opinion that the idols do not have hearts, but did she sabotage the mission and set Iori up to fail? It seems so as Azusa tells her that she has changed her system password. Why isn’t Makoto in serious trouble here? She almost got Iori killed! And it looks like she is getting away with it too. Meanwhile, Iori is agonizing over her failure. And Mondenkind EU has perhaps discovered a fourth iDOL in Iceland, but Turiavita knows about it as well. The race is on! Haruka and Makoto and their iDOLS are sent to Iceland. Could this fourth iDOL be Tempestas?

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 3 months, 2 weeks ago #134183

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The Mondenkind Japan team has made it to Iceland without incident. They meet Hibiki Saku of Mondenkind EU and he seems a bit creepy. And Turiavita is making plans to head to Iceland as well. The core is believed to be Heims, not Tempestas and I think Ami and Haruka were a little disappointed about that. Both Mondenkind and Turiavita want this as yet untouched core and will do anything to get it. Meanwhile, Makoto is having her own issues.

Heims has been located, but is buried deep in volcanic magma and the enemy iDOLS have been picked up on radar. Imber has hardly taken off when Haruka is attacked by Nubilum. Makoto is ordered to Grimsfjall, but refuses the order insisting that she wants to fight Nubilum instead. Makoto is told to follow orders or be removed from Nebula, so an angry Makoto reluctantly complies. However, Nebula is not responding all that well. Could it be the cold or something else – like Makoto repeatedly calling Nebula a “piece of junk”?

When Makoto reaches her destination, she is attacked from beneath the ice by Epi, an artificial iDOL created by the enemy. Nebula and Makoto aren’t doing well against Epi and I wish Iori was there. I think she would get a better response from Nebula. Makoto is determined not to lose against a “fake” but she gets a big surprise – Epi is pretty powerful. Meanwhile, Imber and Nubilum are having their own power struggle.

And all this fighting has awakened Heims, which causes the other iDOLS to become immobilized by the high pitched noise. The volcano erupts, covering Nebula and Epi in lava, while Imber and Nubilum get caught in an earthquake and fall through the ice. Afterwards, Command is ok, but has lost communications with the iDOLS.

I was surprised to see Nebula right near them – how did it get away from the lava? Makoto is fine, but still angry, but Nebula is “unconscious”. Once again, Makoto calls it a “piece of junk”. Haruka is having the same problem with Imber. And while she worries, Chihaya stumbles over. At first, Haruka thinks it’s the supervisor – she could be a twin! – but Chihaya only has eyes for Imber before she passes out.

It seems Chihaya was surgically altered to be more compatible with Imber – perhaps this is why she is so obsessed with it. She wakes up next to Haruka – at least Haruka had the presence of mind to strip them for body heat. While Chihaya gets dressed, Haruka wakes up. Chihaya lies and tells her that she is with Mondenkind EU and she thanks Haruka for rescuing her. But then she walks over to her pack and begins to pull out a gun........

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 3 months, 1 week ago #134600

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Episode 12 –

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Command still can’t reach Haruka by radio and Saku suggests that she may have been defeated by Nubilum. At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy was working for the other side! Thankfully, no one believes him. Meanwhile, Chihaya is still pulling a gun from her pack as she talks to Haruka.

Haruka is trying to call Command on her radio as Chihaya watches her. It’s no good but Haruka tells Chihaya that Imber is just “sleeping” and is ok. I think it angers Chihaya that Haruka knows Imber so well. When Chihaya pretends interest in the iDOLS, Haruka is more than happy to tell her all about Imber.

HQ has made retrieving Heims a priority and is even willing to evacuate all of Iceland to keep everyone out of potential danger. Saku smirks again and says that it’s a “small price to pay”. He’s all ready to discuss a recovery plan too. Epi and Riffa are also fine and have been ordered to reach Heims first. Chihaya and Nubilum are still unreachable.

Nebula isn’t ready, but Makoto has already activated it and is beginning the mission without permission. I know Makoto thinks she has something to prove, but all she is doing is proving herself an idiot. Nebula enters the volcano, but is descending at a dangerous rate – with Epi right behind it! Elsewhere, Haruka is still going on about Imber and Chihaya finally tells her to stop. She tells Haruka that she really knows nothing of Imber and then pulls the gun on her!

Makoto is still falling through the magma and the heat is intense, but Epi has finally been detected. Great – now they’ll have to fight in the magma! They hardly begin and Nebula already loses an arm. I don’t think the iDOL can handle this type of environment and it looks like Makoto is losing control of Nebula. In fact, it looks like Makoto is going off the deep end. It seems Nebula is rejecting her.

Imber can finally receive a message from Command, but Haruka can’t hear it. She’s still outside with a gun pointed at her. Haruka questions Chihaya’s actions and finds out that Imber was once hers – and she wants it back! Epi is ready to destroy Nebula, but I think they woke up Heims again. It’s confirmed when resonance goes off the scale again. Another earthquake and both Chihaya and Haruka lose their footing. Chihaya tries to reach Imber’s cockpit, but falls to the ground. Haruka makes it and gets the message from Command, but wants to save Chihaya first. However, Chihaya is fine and Haruka finally hears that Makoto is in danger.

Epi hits Nebula a one more time before continuing on to Heims. Makoto would like to follow but Nebula shuts down on her. Well, that’s what she gets for calling Nebula a piece of junk all the time. And she knew it wasn’t ready for this mission either. Meanwhile, Command has run a simulation and the results are in. Iceland will sink! I noticed Saku made a quick exit when he heard that. Figures! Haruka is just in time to hear the report and wants to know what she can do to stop the disaster. Everyone sure is happy to hear from her!

Epi has reached Heims, but in order to save Makoto, the Mondenkind will have to let Heims go. Permission is given – saving Makoto and Iceland have taken priority. Haruka is sent to the volcano. She and Imber will use their energy to cancel out the impending earthquake. Haruka give a pep talk to Imber and Ami sees that they are in perfect harmony. But here comes Nubilum!

It looks as if Heims is rejecting Epi’s “invitation” and releases a tremendous amount of energy instead – just as the simulation predicted! Chihaya does not attack Imber as Haruka heads for the volcano. She instead tries to talk to Imber and tells him not to listen to Haruka. Chihaya must have been devastated when Imber just pushes her out of the way and continues on to the crater. At the top of the crater, Haruka releases Imber’s energy. Was it enough to counteract total destruction? It worked!

The volcano’s energy has dissipated and Imber has already retrieved Nebula. Saku is a witness to this as he flies off in a helicopter. Chihaya is still trying to deal with Imber’s rejection when she receives a message from Riffa that she got Heims. I don’t think Chihaya cares a bit at this point. Nebula is badly damaged, but Makoto will be ok. However, will she ever pilot again? Meanwhile, Haruka praises Imber for a job well done!

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Re: iDOLM@ster Xenoglossia 3 months, 1 week ago #134632

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Episode 13 –

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Everyone is home again. I think Makoto is more angry at Nebula than at herself. If she could only see that the way she treats Nebula has so much to do with her problems. Haruka finds out that Chihaya is with Turiavita and pilots the Nubilum – as well as being the former Master of Imber. Turiavita now has Heims and I wonder what their next step is. Chihaya agonizes over the relationship between Imber and Haruka and wonders what she gave up her humanity for.

Makoto is causing a commotion with the technicians and mechanics. They are telling her that Nebula won’t move and she refuses to believe them. Ami steps in and tells Makoto of the complete disharmony between her and Nebula. They have all been trying to tell Makoto this and they all believe that Makoto should know the reason why. Makoto keeps talking about her seven years perfect record, but Ami tells her that up till now, Nebula has no reason to refuse her. Again, Makoto brings up the fact that Nebula is nothing more than a machine and if repaired correctly – a jab at the others – it will move. Makoto still doesn’t understand or she just doesn’t want to. Ami talks about Haruka and Imber as an example, which was a mistake. This just angers Makoto more and she throws a punch at Ami. Before it connects, Azusa grabs her arm and orders her back to her quarters.

The technicians show Azusa and the chief Nebula’s broken key. They think it could have been the pressure that broke the key, although their data is pointing more to the rejection of Makoto. And great! That obnoxious man, Saku, shows up to pester them. He claims he got on the wrong plane, but I don’t think anyone believes him – I sure don’t! And I can see how angry Azusa is at his presence – he really knows how to push her buttons!

Makoto is in her room, remembering the first time she destroyed a Drop. She was such a little girl! Azusa comes home and joins her on the balcony. Makoto tells her that she isn’t wrong and brings up her perfect record again. She is going through so much and finally just breaks down and lets it all out. I can see that Makoto is a lonely girl who is just looking for some recognition and praise for a job well done. Azusa embraces her and apologizes, saying that she thought Makoto understood. Makoto, still crying, tells her that she never received any praise from Azusa no matter how well she did with Nebula. Perhaps, deep down, Azusa had been a little jealous that Makoto could pilot the Nebula that once rejected her. Makoto says that she was never included in decisions and was never really made to feel a part of the team. Sadly, Azusa knows just how Makoto feels.

Back in their room, Yukiho is listening to Yayoi on the radio and hears her complaining about her lack of postcards, especially from Haruka. But when she mentions it to Haruka, she isn’t listening. Haruka’s mind keeps going back to Chihaya and Makoto and she asks Yukiho what she thinks the iDOLS really are. Before Yukiho can answer her, Haruka’s phone rings and it’s Azusa asking for a favor.

The next day, a ringing doorbell wakes up Makoto, who realizes that she slept in her clothes. She opens the door to find a cheery Haruka, which is probably the last thing she needs right now. Haruka walks in without being asked and runs around, exploring the apartment. Funny that Haruka gets the wrong idea and things Makoto is living with a female lover. At least the nosy girl finds out pretty quickly that it’s Azusa’s apartment, but the now angry Makoto tosses her out and slams the door in her face. She takes a deep breath and wonders how Haruka found out where she lived. The door opens and it’s Haruka again – with a key this time. This was the favor Azusa needed. She didn’t want to leave Makoto alone which is understandable, but why did she have to pick Haruka?

Meanwhile, there is a meeting at Mondenkind to determine Makoto’s fate. The data shows that Mokoto’s chances of piloting again are “close to zero” and more bad news – Saku has received a letter from HQ, appointing him as Vice Director! His first official question is what they plane to do about Makoto.

Makoto explains her relationship with Azusa to Haruka and is surprised to find out that Azusa worries about her so much. The doorbell rings again and Haruka rushes to answer it without Makoto’s permission. It’s none other than Yayoi! I hope she isn’t going to make them fill out postcards. Anyway, Haruka thought that they all could have some fun together, but Makoto just walks out and tells them not to follow her. She goes to a park and while feeding the pigeons, Makoto thinks of Azusa and finally realizes that her big “sis” really does care for her. I think she is beginning to change her attitude a bit as well. Her phone rings and it’s Azusa calling to tell her about her future with Nebula. A decision has been made and Makoto is requested to come in to hear about it in person. But Azusa hangs up before she can hear Makoto’s apology.

Makoto meets Azusa in front of Nebula, but Azusa keeps her distance. Acting as a superior, Azusa is all business as she coldly reads Makoto’s orders. Makoto is told that she “is hereby relieved of her rights as an Idolmaster.” This shocks and upsets Makoto – it’s all she’s ever known – it’s her entire life! Her reaction is understandable and this must have been hard for Azusa as well. But without a single word more, not even one of comfort, Azusa just walks away from her. But who was that on Nebula? Was Iori watching? Saku and Azusa inform HQ that they are changing Nebula’s pilot. The “for now” part sounds promising, so maybe Makoto isn’t completely finished after all. HQ knows that Heims and Epi will probably be coming after them soon.

Saku asks about Makoto and Azusa tells him that she didn’t come home and probably never will. Saku is very uncaring and says that it will be “less of a bother” for Azusa. Azusa announces to the others that Makoto has left Mondenkind. Naturally, everyone is saddened and upset by the news and I didn’t like Saku’s comment that it’s begun in “more ways than one”. Just what game is he playing? And it looks like Makoto has gone over to the side as she is welcomed to Turiavita!

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Iori and Nebula are reunited and perhaps it was meant to be. It looks like they had met when Iori was a little girl. A test flight is planned to see if Iori is fit to pilot. She is to set up an early warning satellite, but Nebula will also be carrying a new device – Master Unison. Azusa seems to know what it is and doesn’t like it, but Saku describes it as a “data logger”.

Iori is sent out and the rocket carrying the satellite is launched. Saku reminds Iori that this is her last chance and Iori promises that her mission will be a success. At Turiavita, the Epi model is being passed produced and an attack on Mondenkind is being planned. Iori clears the path for the satellite and is doing fine. The satellite is deployed and Iori is to fire the pieces into orbit. She does so and once the satellite is declared functional, her mission is successful and Iori is made Nebula permanent pilot.

But now Saku says it’s time for the “main act” and the Master Unison is activated. Nebula’s systems are shut down and when power is returned, Iori finds the systems locked by Master Unison. Nebula begins to act on its own – under the control of Master Unison and fires the last satellite into orbit. While there is a moment of panic, Azusa announces that Nebula is being controlled by Master Unison and is part of the mission. Joseph is upset that he knows nothing of this and wasn’t even told. Saku explains that it teaches an iDOL to become autonomous and apologizes to Joseph. He says that HQ must have been late in telling him, but it seems to me that Saku isn’t the least bit sorry and is following his own agenda.

Haruka questions the need for Master Unison and Azusa explains that it is a countermeasure to the Epi units and was created by Mondenkind Geneva. This upset Iori who now thinks that the Masters will be replaced by these units, but Saku says it is to protect the pilots. However, from the look on his face, I think he’s lying. Saku then announces that part of the newly launched satellite’s function is to spy on Turiavita!

Iori is still annoyed and hits the Master Unison. All kinds of alarms suddenly go off and Master Unison goes out of control, but I don’t think it was because Iori hit it. It turns out that Nebula doesn’t like this new system either. And it seems that Saku believes that the iDOLS are tools as well. Azusa orders the Master Unison to be shut down and return control of Nebula to Iori. However, command is locked and Master Unison cannot be turned off.

Nebula goes a bit nuts and it’s funny that they describe it as “an allergic reaction” to the unit. Against Saku’s wishes, Azusa orders the Master Unison to be jettisoned, but not even that command functions. In rejecting the system, Nebula’s core temperature is steadily rising and Iori is told that Nebula’s personality and memories could be lost if it continues. Iori is determined not to let that happen – she doesn’t want Nebula to forget her.

Iori takes matters into her own hands and suits up to go outside and break the unit off herself. Funny that Azusa orders her back inside Nebula because they don’t have an “EVA license”! But Ritsuko cuts her off and says to let Iori try. Ami and the others voice their requests as well, so Azusa stops talking as Iori is instructed on what to do. As Iori follows the instructions, she explains that this day is the anniversary of when she and Nebula first met and she resolves that it won’t be the anniversary of Nebula’s death.

It was seven years ago when Iori was a little girl and she first saw Nebula. No one ever believed that she saw it at the time because she was the only one to see it in the fog. Her friends teased her about dreaming and seeing things in the mist. Ironic that she was later chosen by Mondenkind to be Nebula’s pilot. Although a coincidence, Iori believed it was fate and is ready to fight for Nebula now.

The core temperature is still rising, but Iori can’t get the final lever to work. She keeps punching it and everyone at command can hear her passionate words. But the core temperature has already reached the point at which Nebula will lose his memories. Iori hits the lever one more time with all her might and finally severs the Master Unison, but is it too late? The temperature drops quickly and everyone breathes a sigh of relief when it’s reported that Nebula is ok.

When Iori gets home, the girls are surprised to learn that Iori broke her arm with all that punching at the lever. She really did give her all to save Nebula! At least they prepared a feast to celebrate Iori’s anniversary. It was Haruka’s idea of course and it was sweet of her to think of it. Even Yayoi got invited and is in her penguin suit again. Iori pretends she’s annoyed at all the fuss, but I know she’s secretly pleased. And nothing makes her happier at this moment than arguing with Yayoi, who pecks at Iori’s head as the other girls laugh. There is even the prerequisite congratulatory strawberry shortcake on the table! And it seems that Nebula is celebrating the anniversary in his own way with memories of little Iori. It’s nice that Nebula didn’t lose his memories after all.

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