K-ON!! 22

valentine's day is nearing and Azusa, Jun and Ui ponders over who they should make and give their chocolates to. Azusa have yet to gave any chocolates to her senpais over the past years and especially last year when Mugi brought expensive chocolates over which were so delicious that she forgot to prepare some for her senpais. Meanwhile, in the music room, the girls were studying for their exams and Ritsu was relying on her marvelous pencil which helps her to predict her answer. But when the truth that there were actually more options to choose from for each question, the choice of using it was eliminated. Azusa was also practicing in the same room and when she began strumming with the others telling her not to worry about disturbing them, Ritsu and Yui lost their concentration soon after with their hands following the rhythm. Mio however ensures Azusa that she works better with music and Mugi suggest that they all take a break and have some tea. She continues to add on that she might not be able to bring anything for valentine's this year and that prompted Azusa to make some chocolates for them. With the snow falling, the girls head on to their exams with Mio checking repeatedly for her exam pass and Ritsu almost losing it after having dropped it. A shaking Yui then came, clutching her head to "protect" all her last minute information stored from dropping out which could be due to her rushing through the whole night studying. At the same time, Azusa was shopping for ingredients and had initially gave up on making a chocolate cake as it was complicated but Jun helped her to change her mind and later Ui came by and decided to invite them to her house to make the cake together. With that, the trio goes off to bake the cake but halfway through, Yui returns home and questions about their actions. Azusa, not wanting her to know that she was baking a cake for them, tries to divert the topic but the truth was spilled by Ui who reassures Azusa that Yui would just think that it was a normal snack instead of it being for valentine's. One of the ingredients seemed to be missing and Ui and Azusa goes on out to fetch it and while passing by, the duo decides to pray for the senpais in scoring in the exam and entering the same university. The cake was completed and Azusa held on to it before school starts, hoping to give it to them but was too embarrassed to do so. Placing the precious cake under the table nor hiding it in a guitar case are practical options and while thinking about it with Jun, the others arrived and when Mio was given some chocolate from some admirer for her vocals, Azusa decides that it wasn't the best time. Time past and Azusa still had the cake with her and after some encouragement, she decides to go and pass it on to them with Jun as well, who prepared some for Mio too. They then see the senpais talking to Sawa-chan who wishes them good luck on entering the same university and that they'll have a wonderful graduation. Hearing that, Azusa suddenly came to a standstill and even after Jun had gave her gift, Azusa avoided them and walks off, stands in the corner and let the truth sink in. That her beloved senpais are really leaving soon and she'll be left alone. Jun and Ui comforts her and once again, Azusa goes to the clubroom, in hope that she'll finally be able to give it out. Mugi prepares some tea and says that she had not brought anything to eat as she knows that Azusa had brought some and with that, the cake was split accordingly where they were all in praise of how good it tasted. It then began to snow again and the girls crowd around the window, looking at the falling snow. Azusa then feels that she hope such a time could last longer and Yui grabs her hand, telling her that she feels warm now. Azusa later goes off to pray for her senpais that they'll make it to the same university and on the day where the results were printed on the boards, the girls prepared themselves and stood up together, looking at the board all at the same time. Back in the school, both Ui and Azusa received a message from the others, telling them that they had all made it.

it was a heartwarming episode, seeing how Azusa felt the impact that her senpais were really leaving her after they graduate and all the fun they had together might not happen again. and with the last scene where everyone had made it, it was sweet to see how Azusa reacted to it and the bonds between them are really strong (i could feel it too =X) this is different from the manga and they could actually have a totally original ending which i won't find it bad but hopes that it would be a great one. time leap anyone? :D