"frankly rather cliched" you say AV Club? If that's the case, then at least we know it'll be a pretty accurate translation of the series.

My friend (Willow obsessed as I was) had a little sister who took her teddy bear EVERYWHERE with her, so being an awesome sister my friend constantly stole it.
Her true stroke of genius was to wait for her sister to go to the bathroom, barge in and yell at her "STUPID DAIKINI! I STEAL YOUR BABY WHILE YOU GO PEE PEE!"…