Alright, let's be brutally honest here. This isn't some kind of recap of season one, nor is it a plot-heavy prelude to the upcoming second season. It's an episode solely designed to show off just how lascivious, almost criminally so, Misaki Kurehito's character designs are. Oh, and there's a little bit of story there too. In a very simple note, this episode serves to remind us of what elements characterized the first season and almost certainly will be a recurring feature in the second. First, romance. The episode doesn't even try to hide the fact that all of the girls are competing to vie formale lead Tomoya's attention. Nor does it have any reason to; after all, this is a romance show.

But first and foremost, it's a series about a doujin circle, Blessing Software, and their endeavours to create a dating sim in time for a Winter Comiket release, and fortunately this episode isn't all about swimsuits and skinship. It does show off a segment of genuine teamwork within the circle with Michiru handling BGM, Eriri handling art and Utaha handling the script. And while minimal, I do hope the season has more of the teamwork and less of the screenshot-worthy moments though.

...forgive me if I'm a little tired. I've been using the Windows key and the Print Screen key together for quite a lot in the past 24 minutes.

In the end, it's important to remember that this episode is almost certainly not an indication of what the second season is likely to entail; it's more a chance to show off Kurehito-san's art. And what a showcase it was.