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Was it just me, or were there an unusually high number of panty shots this episode?

Impressions:

Lots of setup for next week this time around, although since the previews show Kazehana mostly naked and/or all over Minato, they’re not really making any effort to hide what’s going to happen. I suppose that the OP more or less showed that she’d become one of Minato’s pokemon anyway, but hopefully we can get at least some kind of fight out of her and Uzume before the makeout and heavy petting begins. The preview really didn’t seem to indicate much… or any action at all… but maybe Tsukiumi will at least provide some entertainment after Minato adds a drunk to his harem.

Not a whole ton happened otherwise in this episode though. Lots and lots of background on Uzume and her hospitalized master, along with the revelation that she’s being blackmailed into attacking other sekirei, Tsukiumi’s "don’t worry, I’ll win" speech to Minato, and… that’s really about it. Yeah, some Yukari-Shiina bonding, and Kusano getting into Uzume’s old cosplay outfits, but compared to most episodes, very little. I mostly just keep waiting for an announcement that there’s going to be another season so this story doesn’t just suddenly end with a note saying "and Minato’s adventures to defeat the elite four continued!"

Oh, and my favorite censoring this episode was the ceiling beam covering up Uzume’s butt. We’re starting to get creative here.

Brief Summary:

Two teens try to run past an MBA blockade on a bridge. They’re stopped by a goth sekirei with huge claws, but hop over the bridge edge and run away.

Minato’s sekirei are having yardwork watering fun time while he admires their breasts. Once grub time rolls around, Minato goes to fetch Matsu, who reveals to him yet more details on defeated sekirei, including that there is an unknown ‘assassin’ sekirei attacking others. Musubi goes to fetch Uzume, but she’s nowhere to be found.

Uzume’s at the hospital, visiting her ashikabi, an extremely sick young man. He doesn’t wake up as she cries while holding his hand.

Back at home, Kusano’s gotten into Uzume’s crap and found a mouse costume. Miya tells Minato about how much more cheerful Uzume used to be, and he wonders if it has to do with her ashikabi. Musubi beats Tsukiumi in the grocery race home.

Uzume’s ashikabi wakes up and the two talk for a little bit.

Minato brings Musubi and Tsiumi to Matsu to warn them about the rogue sekirei, but they take it as a challenge. He’s worried about them still. Tsukiumi swings by his room later at night and gives him her "don’t worry, I’m going to win" speech while he thinks about how hot she is. Good work, Minato. Musubi drags Minato out afterwards. Matsu thinks to interfere, but Musubi’s developed a bear aura keeping her at bay. Uzume comes home and Matsu notices the blood on her pants.

In the bath, Uzume laughs at and prods Musubi and Tsukiumi a little bit, but then clams up when they wonder about her not wanting to fight and her own ashikabi. Matsu rifles through Uzume’s bloody unmentionables. Meanwhile, those two guys discuss the death sekirei that’s with Yukari. Cut to them, Shiina tells Yukari about searching for Kusano. She tells him about a time when she was lost and her brother found her, saying Shiina’s just like him. Whose-her-face-the-ice-sekirei lurks above their apartment.

The next day, as Uzume leaves the hospital, she’s stopped and given a target. It’s the pair from the start of the episode. The man warns her about what’ll happen to her ashikabi if she doesn’t obey. She angrily takes the photo and leaves. Musubi and Tsukiumi do some brief warmups before heading out on a patrol.

Uzume finds her targets and attacks. The girl emits a sonic scream that knocks Uzume to her knees, but she gets up and attacks again. Tsukiumi blocks the ribbons and after introducing herself, demands to know who the other is. Uzume is stunned and can’t think of how to deal with these two. Kazehana walks behind them, reeking of alcohol.

Preview:

Naked drunk sekirei gone wild.