The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You S3 Ep 7 Review
You know, when this season of 100 Girlfriends is over, I think I’m going to go back and recap all the whacky adventures that the anime doesn’t cover. Why? Because as time passes and more girlfriends join, the time between then becomes longer and I don’t want you guys to miss out on the fun! But at least we got to see one of my favorite stories make it into the anime. And then, we get the setup for yet another soulmate that is going to make people question their sanity.
SMOL NANO IS SO CUTE!
So, the Rentaro Family is hanging out on the rooftop (which I assume is reserved for them) one day, when Nano accidentally drinks one of Kusuri’s drugs. And it’s the craziest one yet: it shrinks her down to the size of Thumbelina, much to everyone’s surprise. And since taking Kusuri’s reversing drug would be fatal, she has no choice but to wait for it to wear off. Which means we get to spend an entire half episode fawning over the absolute gift from the heavens that is Nanobelina!
This show just has absolutely zero f’s to give, and I love it! The entire first half is all about jokes about smol Nano. From Rentaro and the other girls fawning over her newfound cuteness to seeing her try and continue her daily routine while smol, it’s so funny. But it also gets pretty harrowing. A gust of wind almost blows Nano away to her death, and if it wasn’t for Rentaro (and Mei’s driving) she wouldn’t have made it. Good thing this anime doesn’t linger on trauma!
The payoff is absolutely amazing, though. When Rentaro wakes up the next morning, Nano is back to normal…and without any clothes. And when Nano kisses him as thanks for the previous day, his poor brain short-circuits!
The second half of the episode is even funnier, though.
Wait for it…
So, Kusuri has been telling her parents all about Rentaro and the Rentaro Family at home. So, Kusuri’s dad wants him to come over to their house so he “talk” to him. (He wants to beat him up for fifteen-timing her.) And Rentaro braces for the potential of zinging with Kusuri’s mom…only for it to fall flat. I guess the show draws the line at soulmates with still living partners, though I didn’t like that they took out the joke about calling Hahari the show’s Mother It Loves to Feature (get it?) from the manga.
But it makes up for it with the reveal that her parents are just as tiny as Kusuri! They took her failed immortality drug and are stuck like that. And then their meeting goes awry because this spy poisons the parents and tries to kidnap Kusuri to abuse her powers, and the anime makes it into a joke about it being a whole flashback! It’s just so fun!
Oh, and of course, there’s the part where Kusuri’s dad turns into the Hulk and sends the spy blasting off.
By the way, if you guys want to learn how Kusuri’s parents met and fell in love, there is an ongoing side-manga covering the daily lives of the Rentaro Family’s members. Spoilers since there are more girlfriends, but it’s worth it!
And then, just when we think that everything’s ending on a wholesome note, we get the punchline that was set up earlier. Kusuri’s grandma comes back from whatever it was she was doing, and…ZING!
THE PUNCHLINE!
Yes, ZING! Rentaro just zinged with a grandma. Kusuri’s grandma, the secret girlfriend of the season that I had to keep quiet about for the sake of the joke. If anyone was upset about Hahari or Naddy since they’re adults, this next one is going to drive them up the wall! And we have to wait a whole week in suspense.
I love this show. I really do!
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