Ramparts of Ice Episode 12 Turns on a Book Recommendation and a Meddler
The episode marks the end of Koyuki's character arc about opening up, leaving the series to navigate its romantic subplots with a new antagonist in Momoka.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
Episode 12 of Ramparts of Ice focuses on Koyuki finally recommending a book to Minato and Yota, a small step that signals her recovery from middle-school bullying. The episode also introduces Momoka as a manipulative obstacle between Koyuki and Minato, while Miki and Yota go on a friendship-only date. The review notes the show is now running through romantic polygons with less excitement.
Koyuki recommends a book to Minato and Yota in episode 12 of Ramparts of Ice, a small act that the review calls the most exciting moment of the week. It represents her final step past the bullying she faced in middle school, when Igarashi called her tastes weird. With that arc resolved, the episode turns to romantic complications. Miki and Yota take a friendship-only motorcycle date to a dam, where Miki denies any romantic possibility. Meanwhile, Momoka maneuvers between Koyuki and Minato, twisting each one's words to the other. The review calls her manipulative and underhanded, and notes the show has not yet revealed whether Koyuki actually said something that Momoka is distorting.
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- Anime News Network Ramparts of Ice Episode 12