As a well-known anime-review creator on Xin Man Net, Shen Mingzhang wouldn't miss the finale of a series like Lannad, a winter-season anime that dominated both Japan Island and the Mainland. Naturally, he was waiting at his computer for the final four episodes to air!
Before that, of course, he had to greet his fans in his fan group and on his Weibo account!
As a devoted fan of Zhao Qinyin, he also kept a close eye on her updates.
Before the final four episodes of Lannad went online, Zhao Qinyin posted a comment on Weibo!
"Though the journey was rough, the ending is beautiful. I hope everyone watches all the way to the end in one go. Don't get so upset while watching that you come out and flame me, okay?"
What the heck?
"Get so upset while watching"? That made no sense!
Shen Mingzhang didn't think too much about it. When the time came, he decisively began his viewing marathon!
Episode 19 of Lannad continued in the same vein as before: the everyday father-daughter moments between Okazaki Tomoya and Okazaki Ushio!
Playing games, moving house, and Okazaki Ushio interacting with Ibuki Fuko after she woke up—it was all heartwarming slice-of-life content. Nothing outrageous!
Shen Mingzhang breathed a sigh of relief. He'd thought Teacher Zhao Qinyin was going to pull something again. Hadn't that post before the broadcast just been meant to scare people?
But in the second half of Episode 19, the show's tone changed dramatically when Okazaki Tomoya took Okazaki Ushio to meet his father after his release from prison—in other words, Okazaki Ushio's grandfather—for the first time!
"Go back. Your mother is waiting for you, in the place where you swore you'd raise me into an adult!"
Okazaki Tomoya could barely keep his voice steady. Because