Anime

Since Elsa was last seen by the maid at the inn where Sasaki stayed, I was surprised nobody mentioned him when they looked for Elsa in the opening.

Sasaki acted unwisely and carelessly this episode, and Pii-chan who is supposed to be wise not stopping him was also quite unbelievable. He could have send Elsa back immediately, which would have avoided the showdown with Shizuka, the incident with the TV crew, and Akutsu (his boss) finding out about Elsa. It would also have prevented Elsa from gaining too much knowledge about his world, which while gaining her some trust in Sasaki, also made her cautious about an invasion from his world.

He would be better off telling Elsa Pii-chan was the Star Sage, which she could verify with her father, if he wanted her trust, than this mess he got themselves into.

Sasaki’s story had so many holes, it was hard to believe it came from the same person who meticulously fooled Akutsu previously.

Since Akutsu had him under surveillance, it is very hard for me to believe he wouldn’t figure out Sasaki was able to communicate with Elsa. And as Akutsu warned him, Elsa coming from a foreign country is very suspicious since other countries’ governments also keep track of their ESPers. Sasaki also wasn’t worried about eavesdropping when he talked with Elsa in the hotel but perhaps it was not government-provided.

Sasaki doing the magical girl chant very self-consciously at the end was hilarious.