E9: Forming of Disruption!

Angry Haru is sexy.

Seriously though, it was great to see him emotional.  I always think of Haru as this intangible sort of being that can’t be bound by anything.  In previous episodes we see that of course he really cares for his friends and has a deep passion for swimming but this episode went deeper into his mind and showed us that he can feel trapped, and that he’s human too. The next episode looks like it will go deeper into Sousuke’s past with Rin, and I hope Sousuke will either last long enough for the relay or pull out before he possibly permanently injures himself.