Also, because I am twelve, I am totally amused that Nomiya and Yamada's deeply meaningful ferris wheel ride is undercut by the fact that she smells like a Nara pickle. Heh.

The series stands up to rewatching really well; I've gone through the whole thing twice and have rewatched my favorite episodes even more than that. It's especially fun to rewatch because of the way all the imagery and symbolism comes together (as you're already seeing).

I forgot to mention this earlier, but I totally cracked up in that scene where Yamada serves Nomiya and Mayama her curry with chocolate.