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Sora no Otoshimono Forte – 09

Tomoko may not feel that Nymph's worth catching, but I beg to differ when she's flustered like that and at everyone's mercy. She's totally worth measuring.

(Gekitou! Yume no Ipponzuri (Janbo Kaanibaru))
"Fierce Battle! The Fishing (Jumbo Carnival) of Dreams"

This series never ceases to amaze with the ridiculous ways the characters kill time. Lately, it's been all Mikako's doing as well, so her latest idea deserves special praise for being right out of the book of something I'd expect from Tomoki. Tied up girls in bikinis floating helplessly in the water by their arms and hormone-pumping guys going "fishing" for the one with the biggest rack? That's like combining the kinkiness from bondage with the embarrassment from exhibitionism and feeding the end result to a bunch of perverts. Oh what will they come up with next?

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Kuragehime – 06

(Naito obu za Ribingu Amzu)
"Night of the Living Amars"

The story continues strong this week, with an undeniable yet confusing love in the air, and reverse fake rape somehow linking towards a past trauma. Yet somehow, it all remains fairly lighthearted, but the dire consequences inevitably remain for our underdog Shuu.

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Amagami SS – 21

(Ayatsuji Tsukasa-hen Dai Isshou - Hakken)
"Ayatsuji Tsukasa Chapter 1 - Discovery"

The start of arguably one of the most anticipated arcs, a full-length shot of Haruka winning the Miss Santa contest, the sight of Tsukasa, Kaoru, and Keiko in their swimsuits, and more "nishishishi" from Miya than you can shake a stick at. This episode had just about everything to make Tsukasa's story seem like an ideal one, provided that you like two-faced class presidents who are nothing like they appear.

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MM! – 08

BL (B de L na Hen Ai Moy)
"A 'B and L' Patterned Love"

Considering that I thought this episode would be another Noa centric one judging from the preview we got last week, I was prepared for more craziness, but sufficed to say, nothing like this.

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Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai – 08

Coupling with with with with

As an interesting change of pace, this week's episode doesn't start a new girl's arc and focuses on Elsie instead. We can never have too much Elsie can we? I know I can't, not when she's adorable as "hell" even when she's upset about Keima hating her cooking. Evidently, the whole "it doesn't taste nearly as bad as it looks" reaction he had when she force-fed him doesn't mean much when his lunch has tons of eyeballs and is squirming about.

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Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls – 08

(Chuu no Dorei)
"Slave to the Kiss"

With Yagyuu Gisen (Mizuhara Kaoru) joining the cast and offering her body to Muneakira in any way he desires, we finally have that promiscuous character to really drive Yukimura and Sen up the wall with jealousy. The way she presents herself without any modesty and goes straight for Muneakira's crotch provided a lot of fan-service, but worked really well in combination with the comedic moments to balance it out.