Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai

This was a really fun episode, and I loved watching Kirino playing her eroge. It was very cute to see her get so mad at the tsundere character when she is in fact one herself, and I felt oh so bad for Kyousuke for having to deal with her noises. She definitely reminded me a lot of myself, though, whenever I get something that I've been waiting a long time for, (like a video game or a figure).

It was also really neat to see Ruri's life outside of her hobby, and her interactions with her sister were simply adorable. I also smiled when all three girls had the same picture in their houses.

Next week looks very promising, though, with Saori's maid cosplay coming into effect :)

I was really anticipating that "Last life counseling" that was mentioned last ep. I want to say this episode was a filler but it had some important aspects to it. Kuroneko's relationship with her sister is so touching. You would expect her to be all gloomy but deep down you know she still has a soft spot. Saori is now the Dr Claw of the series -_-. Dammit I really wanted to see her without glasses.

I also wanted to think that Kirino is a total bitch toward her older brother. But seeing that last scene made me think, "Hmm doesn't this scene look familiar?" Referring to the eroge she was playing earlier.

Last but not least... Wow does anyone get into eroge like that? Jeez she played that "I love you onii-chan" scene over and over. It even made her despondent when it was over. Let's not forget about her fawning over the ero scene. Kyousuke's reaction was priceless.

My opinion of Saori is the only opinion that dropped after realizing how two-faced some of these characters are. I thought her old-school otaku look told of how open her personality was to others, but I was mislead. None of her servants seemed to have an issue with her otaku hobbies, and it appears she likes wearing high-class clothing just fine. So that means she intentionally dresses up '80s style to mislead other people. No one has to go quite that far to meld into and be relaxed in the otaku crowd. It really can't be anything other than a front. My reaction after Saori's scene was over was "I'm impressed, Saori. You've deceived me. You've turned out to be a pretty manipulative bitch."

Kuroneko's personality switch is interesting. She is "Kuroneko" to all people outside her family, which makes sense if she's trying to hide that her family is rather poor (although she still has a laptop and internet for some reason). At first I thought she never showed her "Kuroneko" self in front of her family, but then it was shown that she is able to be both personas and I remembered her saying she doesn't hide her otaku-self from her family. I could practically imagine Kuroneko laughing inside herself as certainly she realizes how ridiculous her Maschera-universe roleplaying is.

She dresses up like an Otaku, because she likes being an Otaku. But that doesn't mean that she will dress that way all the time.

Most people don't wear the same type of clothes to say, work, or church, as they do when they are at home or go to school. And most people usually style their hair or dress a little differently when they go out to say the bar scenes and such.

Most people's personalities change as well in the given situations.

Saori as a character is not really hiding things. She's just enjoying her life as an otaku by being an otaku and keeps it as something special in her life. The reasons you seem to have for calling her two-faced is NOT her character, but the way the author is revealing her character. Giving her a bit of a mysterious aspect to her. Try not to confuse that with her actual personality.

The reason I find your assessment of her silly is because it has no purpose in their circle. Really, what would change about the situation if they knew Saori was some sort of noble lady or something. They would just be like "woah" maybe in disbelief. But then realize that hey, they are there for the anime and its enjoyment.

As for Kuroneko. She doesn't really have a personality switch. Do you call people who imagine themselves as a knight or something as suddenly a new personality? No. The only difference in personality she has is the one between say family, friends, and the person she likes. And EVERYONE has those differences. But it's not like it's an actual switch.

Kuroneko is just someone who likes to roleplay a certain role.

saw episode 9...another brown box, didn't we learn from last time the trouble those things can cause. of course its an eroge, i wouldn't expect any less..."theres no way my sister can play an eroge like this" thats a bit redundt since she can. i would have been like screw work I have an eroge to play, but hey you gotta make money to spend money...lol i don't think kirino is studying much of anything at the moment. damn i didn't know an eroge could piss some one off so bad, 100% Tsun 0% Dere i laughed at this...oh i don't know but this "rinko" character in the game seems awefully close to a certain someone don't you think? wait hold up, saori is rich...damn did you see that house! thats an excuse i've never heard before "i was enjoying her ero cuteness with complete pure motivations!" all in all another good episode.

Let me repeat myself, Saori doesn't seem uncomfortable in those high-class clothes. She intentionally dresses as an '80s otaku. There's an odd discrepancy there. Not many people would consider dressing as a hippy or disco-style as being comfortable. That's not to say it isn't possible for Saori to be wear that outfit because it's comfortable, but it does seem unlikely to me.



True enough, but that applies to any assumptions of personality in an on-going series. A single flashback later on in a series can make a person's opinion of a character do a 180.



I'm not sure why I have to make an assessment of her character specifically regarding her purpose in the "circle" in order to not be silly. I wasn't analyzing character dynamics or anything like that. I was analyzing Saori in a vacuum.

As a side note: Character assessments are by and large a bunch of nonsense precisely because they exist outside the context of the medium.



I suppose it's back to the "is NOT her character, but the way the author is revealing her character" thing again. And I think it has to do with perspective. Certainly you could consider it as another aspect in her personality, and by applying that concept to everyone, the conclusion is that no person is two-faced because the way they act is a part of their selves. My personal perspective is that it is a switch because the way she acts to towards Kyosuke there is decidedly different from how she was acting moments before.

I really don't like Kirino too much, her reactions while playing the eroge were just too much...
Ayase is interesting, but she doesn't show up frequently enough.

I like how this episode allowed us to see more of Saori and Kuroneko's lifestyles. I had already expected Saori to be something along the lines of a rich princess. There were hints all over the place, such as the way she writes is very refined, and the package that she sent to Kirino was boxed in super expensive make-up packaging.

Ruri lifestyle was nice too. Seeing her interact with her sister was very heart warming. It was fun to see that she has different personae when talking to different people. Super caring older sister one second, then slightly tsun when talking to Kyousuke. Also when she role-plays.

Looking forward to the next episode.