The ep.14 of Nichijou was an amazing departure from the routine, with amazement stemming from how almost nothing has changed. Magic! But I enjoyed any time when characters from different plotlines interacted before, and this delivered the best synergies ever. And of course, I hated the Nano and Prof sequences the most, but ep.14 marks a significant change in its dynamic, even if Hakase cannot help herself one time (when Nano is departing to school). Could it be that Hakase is growing up? We cannot be so lucky, do we now?

On top of the red plotline, the main girls provided a stellar segment for our and Nano's benefit, and even the intermission characters were on a roll (note that Igo Soccer linked the clubbies with the teacher who was hitting on Sakurai-sensei).

I'm afraid to hope for any continuation. I was only watching this anime as a brain-off Crunchy stream.

P.S. I recognized the new ED (it's "Tsubasa wo Kudasai" from K-ON).

P.P.S. Hanners wrote:

It isn't wall to wall hilarity, but in terms of pacing, layout and its overall comedy value this felt far more satisfying that your average episode of the series. Of course, we've had false dawns from this hit and miss comedy before, but bringing Nano into the Mio/Yuuko/Mai circle of friends could really freshen things up big time while also allowing the series a chance to be more focused without having to concern itself with jumping between character groups quite as often. At last, Nichijou seems to have some rich potential to mine.

I'm quite certain that they will continue jumping as before, and in fact this very episode demonstrated how it's going to be done, but now there is a definite purpose to it all, and that's the key. But it may be a false down, yes.