While I glad this is over I liked how it ended with respect to Akiharu's decision and the effect it had on the girls though I didn't particularly like how the two girls behaved in response. The climax of this episode revealed the gross oversight on the part of both sides of the battle for Akiharu. Neither seemed to consider the notion that Akiharu simply wasn't romantically interested in EITHER of them enough to make anything happen. I can see how to romance fans out there this might be cause to vilify Akiharu but for me it was a step in a positive direction in terms of harem male-lead behavior. It takes two people to make a relationship, no matter how much one character wants to be with another if that other character is not even looking for love then there is no good end to be had.

I think Selenia and Tomomi wanted something from him that he was at best neutral to and at worst actively disinterested in. Akiharu seemed content to just live his life, make friends, and try to be a decent person. I don't think it ever even occurred to him that the girls could want him romantically . This is where my beef with the final scene comes in. Akiharu did what he was told to do, listened to their speeches, believed their lies, and tried to make the best of the situation as it was presented to him. The fact that the two girls couldn't or wouldn't come clean to him is not his fault yet in the end he is bitch slapped AND criticized by the entire cast for essentially trusting his friends at their word when interpreting the meaning behind their behavior.

Maybe my Y chromosome goggles are making me interpret this in too male-centric a way but the way I see it he treated the girls like I would expect a person to treat another person while they treated him like a toy they both wanted to play with. In the end I think the girls got exactly what they deserved from him which was exactly what they asked for and nothing that they didn't.