10 Second Anime - Majimoji Rurumo - Episode 6

Majimoji Rurumo - Episode 6



Kouta takes in some abandoned kittens. The sickly one, Jiken, dies before he can find a new home. Jiken, Rest In Peace.

Geh.

From the moment that box of kittens opened, we knew the little white one was going to be special. He had such bright, sensitive eyes. And that he twice recovered Kouta's book of magic tickets, perhaps giving his life for it, showed he knew it was something important. "Don't lose these," his eyes seemed to say to Kouta. Jiken, you were loved and knew happiness in your short life. You were a good kitty.



Heh.

There were some funny scenes here, but they're all tinged with sorrow knowing that Jiken was not going to find a home. Having kittens in the house was a good way for Chiro to explain how different cats from the magical world are, and seeing the awkward precious Jiken stumble around reminded Rurumo of how Kouta liked to take in other kinds of awkward precious strays.

Kouta got to be popular with girls for a good reason, temporarily, and finally show that nice guy side that his Ero King reputation pushes aside. He couldn't enjoy it for very long, because of Jiken's death, and missing his brothers Satsu and Jin, who each found a good home.

Hmm.

I wonder if Jiken knew how important that magic ticket book was. Perhaps other people can use the tickets to summon Rurumo, but the penalty still applies to Kouta. If that's how the book works, Jiken gave his last moments of life to make sure Kouta would have a longer one.

Just before Jiken collapsed, he had such sad eyes, as if he knew he was going. A tradition in Japan is to make sure the last time a loved one sees your face, it's with a smile on it, so that is the last memory they have of you. The sensitive Jiken followed that tradition for Kouta.

Jiken, the word, doesn't just mean "incident." It has different connotations, sometimes meaning affair, scandal, trouble, plot, or event. Sure, he was named after a murder mystery book, but jiken, in its most general sense means "a happening." Jiken, with his big sensitive eyes, will be, for Kouta, someone to remember. That he lived such a short time, his presence could be called "a happening," but events can often have large effects on people's lives. For Kouta, I'm sure this will be true.