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Subzero!

Summary:

Kouta finds that it is cold in the morning, but when he opens his eyes, he sees Chizuru in a very erotic appearance next to him. Chizuru attempts to seduce Kouta as usual, but she is interrupted by a cold gust of wind from outside. Unknown to the two, a girl in a ninja outfit waits on top of a neighboring roof. While walking to school, Kouta starts to feel nostalgic over the first snowfall he experiences in the town. He is surprised when Chizuru states that she hates the snow, but this is only because of the interruption it caused earlier. Chizuru tells Kouta that she came from a mountain with hot springs, but she takes the chance to get closer to Kouta again after stating this. The two are interrupted by a gust again, but this time, the ninja reveals herself as a girl named Yukihana.

When Kouta reaches the classroom, Nozomu notices that he is carrying one different scent than usual. Chizuru meanwhile speaks with Yukihana, already suspecting that she was sent to interfere with her and Kouta. Yukihana tells Chizuru that there are very few cases where humans and deities have lived happily, but Chizuru insists otherwise. After all, her mother experienced something of the nature. When Tayura hears Kouta’s description of Yukihana, he already suspects the trouble that would occur. When Yukihana realizes that Chizuru does not plan on leaving Kouta, she causes a snow storm as a test. The teachers inside the school quickly have the students remain in their classrooms, while looking for help to no avail.

When Chizuru finally meets with Kouta, she quickly leaves with him. While the girls try to warm themselves in the classroom, they notice that Nozomu and Tayura have also left with the two. As it becomes even colder in the school, the deities realize that it would soon become troublesome for the humans. Because of this, Rin and Ai help Akane and the others live with their knowledge of survival. In the meantime, Tayura and the others run into trouble with the army of snowmen that Yukihana has created. Chizuru and Nozomu are able to escape into a room with Kouta, but they soon notice that he is becoming very cold. Because of this, they quickly attempt to warm him up with their bodies.

Yukihana soon appears to interrupt the group, isolating Nozomu who allows the other two to escape. When Chizuru reaches outside with Kouta, she finds that he is already losing consciousness from the cold. She asks for just a bit of power, as the two share a kiss once more. With this, Yukihana is able to see the great power the two hold. This also makes her realize the strong bond the two hold. To Chizuru’s surprise, Yukihana reveals that this was all only a test for Chizuru and Kouta. As she disappears, the snow storm around the school calms down. Kouta is put to relief, but when the students look outside, they see his and Chizuru’s embarrassing appearances.

Preview: Hotsprings?

Impression:

MORTAL KOMBAT!!! So, besides the usual over the top nakedness and stripper hearts (No really, stripper hearts and a thong? I….I’m not even going to talk about it…), this episode was actually pretty entertaining. Even if we didn’t exactly see a whole lot of her, Yukihana is a really interesting character. I mean, who doesn’t like ninjas!? During her conversation with Chizuru, we also got some hints towards Chizuru’s background. I wonder if we’ll learn more about that, since the story has been jumping around a lot from what I can see. I laughed pretty hard at Rin and Ai’s antics in the school as well. Those two are totally squatters, and I wouldn’t mind living in their cardboard box for awhile. Seeing Nozomu’s loli ball and the wordplay game she and Chizuru played were both hilarious too, especially with the nice symbolism. The end of this episode was hella pretty, and it makes me wonder how much potential Xebec really has. Why is this mindless anime better animated than half of the other shows airing right now?? Next week looks like a hot springs episode, even though the preview wasn’t very revealing. I dunno about you guys, but I think that hints towards all kinds of bad.