AI YORI AOSHI observations (minor Spoilers)

[OtakuForLife]

I just watched all of AI YORI AOSHI with a friend of mine and here
are my observations:

1) Do your best is said at least 26 times
2) Every episode must include sometype of self doubt.
3) Aoi uses the word however way too much
4) Aoi has been brain washed by the sakuba group
5) This series reuses old concepts.
6) That the writer has no huge femanist leanings
(though tina is a riot)

Odd things:

Episode 1 - Fate
The park outside his house looks like the one from end
of eva minus the hoppy frog things.

Episode 2 - Supper
Meabie's mouth moves in the show, Without a voice track
in english dub for 3 secs in a long shot. Right after she finds
the two in a very interesting situation.

Episode 3 - seperation
After Kaoru resuces Aoi, on the night train back. There's a
drunk guy city worker in the reflection on the train window.
(His mouth is wide open)

Notice a clone of shinbo form Chobits attends his morning
lecture. (Check the front row)

Episode 17 - Waves
Theres a kid at the festival wearing a shirt marked Kids.
How odd is that?