Ok, I’ve watched it myself. Arodouc is wrong; it’s not introducing new characters at the end; all of those have been shown before, most in that episode.* The problem is, there’s something like five different factions and groups being followed, and it’s hard to follow all the players without a scorecard. I’m still not to clear on who the three “lords” (for lack of a better term) are, though I know we see at least one, maybe two. I had originally thought that these were sub-bosses of the lunatic running MBI, but they’re rivals who also control multiple Sekirei (including a “failed” one).
So we have five groups to follow: the three lords, Minato and his four (or maybe five; it looks like the lush (Uzume) is about to make a play for him at the end), Minato’s sister and her boy Sekirei, whatshisname with the twins, and MBI itself. I’m not sure where the Disciplinary Squad comes into this; technically they work for MBI, but they seem to have their own agenda (at least the Black, Karasuba, does). Then there’s Yume, the destiny Sekirei. What was up with all that?
They definitely want to continue the series; whether or not the break is really to let the manga get further ahead, or if they just couldn’t find sponsors for the 2nd half yet, I don’t know.
As harem shows go, this one had a lot more plot than most, but with over 100 Sekirei and their ashikabi to potentially follow, it’s really hard keeping up with them all, so that kind of ruins any appreciation of the plot.
Edit: Pete reminds me I didn’t link Arodouc
*Actually, after looking at the picture he linked, maybe he’s right. We’ve seen the guys, but who are the two (presumably) Sekirei? We might have seen the orange hair chasing someone earlier….
