Apparently there was a new director? Well I certainly couldn’t tell, but if anything, I found this episode to be better than the first four. For some reason, I found the jokes to be much livelier, having more energy in their execution. I loved the MMORPG references too, which as part of Konata’s hobbies, were quite hilarious. The change in setting was also welcome, with the festival scenes that introduced Konata and company in yukatas. Hmm…I wonder if or when there will be a beach/pool/onsen episode…I guess this really only comes to mind since I can imagine how such an episode would be NOT lame with KyoAni behind everything.