: Following their argument, Keima suffers a rare mental breakdown, retreating into a "gaming shell" and even temporarily turning into a "cockroach" (a scene slightly expanded in the anime compared to the manga).
: Fans of the source material note that the anime adds "padding" to Keima's isolation scenes and includes an anime-only sequence before the opening where Keima asks Elsie about the remaining soul count. The World God Only Knows Season 2 Episode 5
In of The World God Only Knows (titled "It Always Rains at the End of a Hard Journey"), Keima Katsuragi faces one of his most challenging conquests yet: his "average" classmate, Chihiro Kosaka . : Following their argument, Keima suffers a rare
The episode is often highlighted by fans for its shift in tone and character dynamics: The episode is often highlighted by fans for
: Unlike previous heroines who were often charmed by Keima's logic, Chihiro gives him a "total verbal smackdown" after he tries to lecture her on the "weight" of love.
: Keima is initially horrified to find a Loose Soul inside Chihiro, whom he dismisses as a "background character" with no unique traits or "event triggers".