First a quick comment on eps 9:

I really liked this episode, and we learned a lot about Chiaki. However, I guess Fumika was completely right about having the ability to grow up and have a "nice body" in a few years, where Chiaki will stay a loli forever. Apparently, nothing was going to change anyway. Chiaki was always a loli. Got me a little misty-eyed in the end.

I also loved the bit where what amount to Chiaki's adopted daughter's suitcase breaks open to reveal a very large assortment of what looks like murderer's weapons. (Even if they were for fixing up the grave....)

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Back to eps 10:


To play Devil's Advocate, I assume the reason they thought he was arresting little Fumika was because it was a Monday, and just like little Fumika, they wonder what he is doing with a child instead of being at work. From what I can gather, Japan is fairly traditional in that young children are always with their mothers on weekdays, as Japan's businesses are dominated by men, excepting the occasional unmarried OL (office lady for the unfamilar). Those are exceedingly rare to be over age 25 (when arranged marriages pressured by the family begin to increase).

Yeah, this episode was pretty bland until the last third or so. The next episode should be something else. Having her wake up was the cliffhanger. It also takes under a minute, so it really doesn't matter what you slap on as an episode in front of it.