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If you’ve heard news from here and there, at least you’ll know how Kanokon fares to people now. Not that I really care about it, it’s all about fanservice, and Kanokon never failed to deliver, so I’m not for or against it. Anyways, everybody thinks the fanservice has been watered down on this episode with all the talk and shit going on, but I don’t think so. Maybe it’s just me, I don’t know. It’s just the fanservice this time around was something else, maybe. Plus, Reitasai 5’s been taking its toll on me. I think I’ll be pulling all-nighters just to be able to wait for the goods.

Surprising that there’s not much fanservice on Chizuru’s part on the first few minutes, so Nozomu takes advantage.

Episode 8 begins with Kouta, Chizuru, Tayura, and some classmates go into a trip for a hot spring managed by Chizuru’s mom. I presume that they immediately went to Chizuru’s mom after episode 7. Upon arriving, they are welcomed by Chizuru’s mom, and a veeeeery familiar woman…

Tamamo: Chizuru’s mom, the new MILF for the anime man, along with Yukiha-WHAT?!

But, well, Yukihana explained it herself. She works for Tamamo, so it’s pretty obvious she’s working in her hot spring resort. Moreover, it seems that Chizuru doesn’t have any close attachment to her whatsoever, as she ignores her like hell. After a change of clothes, they enjoyed team and room, and the usual comedy ensues. However, as soon as the girls mention about Tamamo, Chizuru leaves the room.

Lobby. Chizuru is sitting while watching the snow outside when Kouta joined her. However, they get interrupted quick by Nozomu, asking Kouta to take a bath with her. If course, Chizuru counterattacks, even though I think she knows the baths are separated by gender. Nozomu never failed to annoy her anyways, so it’s fine.

It’s still OH-LA-LA fanservice, guys, just without Kouta to notice.

And so they separated on the baths. Of course, there’s sure to be perks when you say baths, right? RIGHT?! Well, Kouta should better explain this intead as Tamamo pays her a personal visit on the male side of the bath.

It’s all just SERVICE, ok? S.E.R.V.I.C.E., you understand? Now sit back, relax, and smell the boobies (minus the the nipples. BAWWWWW).

Anyways, Tayura has a different agenda for the springs: GET ASAHINA. Like hell, he would even climb a cliff just to get a peek of her bathing, and all he gets is a bunch of Mankeys giving him Fury Swipes. That’s divine punishment for you.

Oh, Tayura. Woe your simple idiocy.

Meanwhile, Kouta gets a back scrubbed as Tamamo tells him that she’s not Chizuru’s real mom, and was in fact taken in just like Tayura. But that takes another turn when Tamamo offers a BOOBRUB in place for the towel. And so Kouta makes a run for it.

So Tamamo gets all the Kouta fun, eh? Sucks for that.

Then again, something else came up when Kouta took a look on Tamamo again: Yellow hair, ears, and nine tails. It’s no mistake, she’s a fox spirit alright. But of course! They’re a tribe after all. But the happy time didn’t last that much when Chizuru busts in. Of course, with all the boobfight going on, Kouta’s reserve fails, and it takes a toll. Sucks for the lack of manliness…

The Battle of the Boobies takes a casualty!

Night falls, and the gang is given a grand dinner. But wait, where’s Chizuru? Setting that aside, Tamamo introduces something to the kids: Kubito, a somewhat nasty type of sake that “affects only demons”. The others were also given a swig, and the night goes on without the busty little fox around.

The party goes on without Chizuru

Chizuru finally breaks out of her confinement, and pursues Kouta. But she was already too late, as the drink takes a toll on the gang. Tayura gets grip of the situation since he and Chizuru already know what the drink really is, but fails of Chizuru’s expectations as he makes a run for the drunk Asahina. Kouta doesn’t escape the drink’s effects as well as he falls for Nozomu.

EVERYONE’S GONE BERSERK!

Of course, the mayhem doesn’t end there as Chizuru desperately tries to break the drink’s spell on Nozomu and Kouta. But the elusive couple just kept on dodging like shit. THEY DIDN’T EVEN GET A GO FOR IT! WHAT’S THE DEAL?!

That’s actually the first time I died of moeness from Nozomu. Way to go.

Of course, this is where the crappy “character development” scene patches in, as Chizuru feels insecurities for herself and her feelings, both in a physical and immaterial way. Of course, having to break a mere drink’s spell that works pretty much like a love potion/aphrodisiac/DEVILURGER isn’t that easy once the subjects have already fallen for it. The scene where Kouta actually shoos Chizuru was a breakdown-er for Chizuru. But yeah, who cares about character development? Patching something like this suddenly wasn’t out of sync, and it didn’t really made any sense.

True love can break any spell, period.

The spell eventually wears off on Kouta, and Chizuru finally knows how important Kouta is. Kouta also learned how deep his affection is for Chizuru and learns something from the experience as well. In the end, this was a test by Tamamo herself. The group left by the morning, giving thanks to the manager as they left. Tamamo then asks Kouta to take care of Chizuru as she entrusts her to Kouta.

And so the episode ends with a question mark about Tamamo’s future appearances. That’s enough MILF dose for you guys.

Again, the Nanao sisters gain their own ep, or so I think, as the preview rolled in focusing mostly on them. Heh, finally.

So I heard you liek kunoichi lolis.

My say? Not much, just that the character development thing kinda caught up with the usual delivery of fanservice. Not much is given still, but yeah, it should come up as the episodes get done. I do hope we’d get the usual dose the next time around.

And yeah, I’m sooooo fucking late doing this episode, AGAIN.