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This episode needed more Michiru x Yomi and less lame.

Summary:

Under various circumstances, The Zombie Loan group ends up going to a hot springs. The building they visit has been abandoned because of rumors about it being haunted, and the group passes by a small wolf shrine before entering. Michiru enters the springs to relax, but she finds that Yomi has appeared to molest her. After hearing that Michiru doesn’t like it, Yomi faints back into Koyomi. After some table tennis matches, Michiru and Shito are sent out to get some food. While walking with him, Michiru thinks to herself that Shito seems to always been in a world of his own. Upon seeing the wolf shrine again, Shito tells Michiru that the wolf continued to live on as a god to eternally participate in the festival, even though there are no longer any people who attend it. Michiru comments that it is sad, because the wolf must suffer the pain of living while its companions were able to die. A wolf like figure suddenly appears, which the two assume is a zombie. It attacks Shito, and he is unable to do anything without his weapon. Instead of running for help, Michiru makes the creature back off before pulling Shito away.

Shito expresses that he doesn’t understand Michiru’s actions before they return to eat. At the table, Michiru and Shito give the news to the rest of the group. During the discussion, Michiru finally asks how they decide the price of a zombie. Describing the different kinds of zombie like those of animals or those with the ability to summon weapons, Chika sums it up by saying that the more dangerous the zombie, the higher the price. Before deciding to go after the zombie they have just discovered, everyone visits the bath. Michiru thinks Yomi is in the bath again, but it is actually the zombie they are looking for. Shito and Chika rush in to attack it as it transforms into a wolf, but Koyomi yells out to stop them. Kuse tells them that the creature is not a zombie, but a living human. After finding it in its cave, Kuse approaches it and creates a ring of light around it. Kuse seems to have taken the wolf man with her on the ride back home. Elsewhere, a man is waiting for everyone’s return in the dormitories.

Preview: Introduction to quite a few new characters.

Impression:

It’s honestly kind of a drag to write about episodes like this, because I didn’t really like it. The Michiru and Yomi scene was expected, but I was half surprised to see the scene go so far. Yomi was all over Michiru! Unfortunately, that was probably the highlight of the episode. I just felt like this was going into another “monster of the week” pattern, which really annoys me. We were given a bit of an explanation about the difference between the astral and ectoplasm zombies, and introduced to a new character, but it all just seemed pointless to me. Considering that this is a show about zombies, it wasn’t too surprising to be introduced to a werewolf. There was some obvious foreshadowing with the shrine in the beginning of the episode too. Apparently Kuse will have a new toy from now on. Whereas the last few episodes have been focused on Chika, it also seems like we are given more development for Shito. It looks like we’re getting back on track with the main plot in the next episode, with quite a few new characters being introduced. I’m pretty interested in seeing what this new girl will bring to the table.