One of the main problems that the Eizouken anime, and episode 9 in particular, was bound to come up against was the issue of Doumeki.

Eizouken Episode 9 and the Problems of Adaptation

There are also several impressive visual devices and techniques employed by Science SARU in the animation department, which makes this episode almost as good to look at as it does to understand. While it doesn’t have nearly as much anime-original content as last week’s episode, it more than makes up for this in terms of structure, flipping around the order of many scenes and completely reworking the narrative of the original manga. In terms of adaptation, this episode diverges yet again from the original manga by Sumito Oowara. All in all, there’s plenty to discuss and explore. We even get a look into Kanamori’s backstory, finding out at least some of the reasons why she is the way she is. What they decide upon will be decisively bigger than the last, as well as help circumvent some of the exploitative obstacles that lie in their way of making any sort of profit. There’s no rest for the wicked in Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! episode 9 as Midori, Kanamori, Tsubame, and Doumeki put their heads together to decide what their next project is going to be, just days after making a splash at their school festival.

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