Azure Flame Reloaded

Yosuke’s Courage is finally up to the level where he can initiate a confession.

We begin in the middle of a raging fire at a shrine for reasons which will later become apparent. An obviously evil man stands and watches as a generic tries to protect a woman. Generic: Persona! Saki Mitama! No wait, Kusi Mitama! Oh, what’s the use, I’ll be dead by the opening credits! The credits [...]

With the kidnapping case resolved, the police thank Tachibana. Yoshioka: Thanks for everything you did, Tachibana- and don’t worry, we won’t reveal your name as a low-life collaborating snitch! Udagawa: It’s just as well you got there when you did, because after the cake would have come death! That’s how meals usually go, isn’t it? [...]

Tachibana finds himself trapped in yet another Flashback Mode about his kidnapping. Young Tachibana: Mother, it was awful! And the worst thing wasn’t being taken from my family and forced to live with a strange man- it was eating cakes with strawberries on top! Back in the present, the two cops plan a stakeout at [...]

Tachibana has a Flashback Mode about how he escaped his captor by stabbing him in the leg. Tachibana: I don’t want any more strawberries! Kidnapper: Wait! Would raspberries have been better? In the present, Ono presents a new cake. Eiji: Delicious! A perfect combination of mousse and fruit! Ono: Er, yes, ‘mousse’…

It’s a new day at Antique Bakery, and against all odds, Eiji’s fig cake is selling well. Tachibana: Who would have thought such plain cake would sell this well? All those cooking shows about fine dining have lied to me! Ono: Well, it’s just like my body- once people get a taste of it, they [...]

The episode begins in the home of a female writer as she types up a story; for comedy’s sake, we shall pretend she is a food critic. (Woman: The meal was absolutely awful. The potatoes were undercooked; I’ve cracked my teeth on softer rocks! And as for the dessert, well, to even call such a [...]

Despite it being August at the time of airing in the real world, Christmas has arrived in Antique world, and Ono has prepared some special cakes. Tachibana: Is that white stuff on the cake chocolate? Ono: Er, no…you’ll find out what that suspicious white liquid is when you taste it…

Through the magic of television, we’ve jumped ahead to several months after Antique’s opening. Everything is perfect, and everyone is happy. THE END. Or not, because a new HARD GAY man is in town, and he’s packing red roses! He enters Antique, and one can almost hear the strains of Bach’s Toccata. Man: Bonjour, je [...]

At his dorm, Eiji’s former colleagues are lusting over his body. Boxer: I want Eiji-san’s body! Boxer #2: It’s no good- I can’t take it anymore! The coach enters.