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ファイト／ステイナイト 
Oh yeah, I'm still alive all right. I've just been a bit busy with other things lately that I've been neglecting the blog a bit. This show, on the other hand, feels dead and stagnant. I actually wonder when it will end halfway through watching the episode. There are still some good jokes from time to time but in comparison to the previous episode, this one feels weak in comparison. I also never knew that Christmas party and New Year celebration can be dull. But this show proved me wrong. I actually feel sorry for the characters for having to endure such a boring party. To make things worse, the new girl, whom I expect to make things more interesting doesn't seem to be that interesting after all.
I've been wondering lately if this series has lost its ability to deliver a good laugh or two. Apart from the first and second episodes, the rest of this series has been quite mediocre so far. So I'm glad to see this episode finally return to the form of the first two episodes. Admittedly, the same juvenile comedy and the usual character's repertoires are still in place. But thankfully, the repertoires are actually used in a more interesting scenarios in the episode. In addition, this episode benefits from the introduction of a new girl character called Nakayama. After seeing the role that she's been given, I hope that she will at least make Watabe a bit more interesting.
I am a bit bored with this series at the moment. The jokes seems to be quite similar from episode to episode and there aren't many development happening to the characters. I supposed this is the same problem I had with Azumanga Daioh. In both cases, I like the characters well enough to keep me watching until the end but there will always be times when I wish that the series has a stronger story that drives each episode. I think this episode is especially problematic because I don't find the short scenarios that the characters are involved in to be that interesting.
This episode is still entertaining as the one before it. However, after a while the series does fall into some rather predictable patterns. For example, almost in every episode there will be scenes of Kobayashi being obsessed with her appearances or money, Mika-Sensei becoming the target of Kitagawa's affection, and Kudo trying to make a move on Suetake. Thankfully, so far the writers have managed to create new situations that somehow make the patterns feel less repetitive. But I sometimes wonder if this show wouldn't have been benefited from a stronger storyline than the one it currently presents each week. Oh well, at least the characters are funny enough to carry the series. And even though the humour may seem juvenile at times, it has so far managed to illicit a good amount of laughter out of me.
Well, this episode is not as funny as the last two episodes but it still has some laugh out moments. The limitation of the animation also starts to become a bit noticeable in this episode. There are instances where the voice acting sounds really good but unfortunately it's not matched with an equally good animation. For example, there is a scene where Matsumoto-Sensei screams in shock when Mika-Sensei ends up drowning in a pool. The delivery of the Japanese voice actress is spot-on hilarious. Unfortunately, the expression on Matsumoto-Sensei's face is not as funny as the way the way the voice sounds. As a result, what could have been a really funny scene is somewhat neutered due to the limited animation. Having said that, this is still an entertaining series and I'm glad to see that it continues on providing theme-based storylines as opposed to presenting random scenes that are thrown together into one episode.
Well, I'm glad that I didn't watch the first episode on its own because I may not be as interested in this series if that had been the case. The first episode of this series reminds me a lot of Azumanga Daioh in the sense that they are compilation of short comedy scenes. Even though I don't mind this kind of format, I still prefer to watch a series with some kind of a theme within each episode. Thankfully the second episode of Sensei no Ojikan contains two overarching themes and each theme is longer in its execution. I also prefer the characters in this series a bit more to Azumanga Daioh. I think the characters in Sensei no Ojikan are funnier despite the fact that they are more stereotypical than the ones featured in Azumanga.
