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Jul 25, 2008 8:52 PM
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The story was kind of confusing in this episode, I didn't realize until about halfway through that they were telling the story from 2 different times.
Jul 30, 2008 11:17 PM
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I liked it. Different from the norm :3
Nov 29, 2008 5:36 PM
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I loved this episode. The first guests have become the last.
Feb 7, 2009 9:13 PM
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Irony at its best.
Mar 29, 2009 2:38 PM
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weird though it was kind of confusing when times changed! past and present!
Apr 13, 2009 5:54 AM
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Timechange was quite confusing, I had some hard times to realize what was when :P but in the end, no matter what time, nothing has changed :)
May 20, 2009 4:22 PM
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that was confusing >.<

but the part about them being the first and last guests was ironic in a very cool way lol
Sep 26, 2009 8:57 PM
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Nice episode + fan service woot. :D

I liked the way they portrait the past and the present. They also showed Wanyuudo's background after the princess tragedy. I guess hatred already existed in the past too. :(

Finally, I've seen Enma Ai naked. YESSSS
Jan 16, 2010 9:45 AM
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i thought it was pretty good and i loved how it showed wanyuudo geting accepted into the hell service thing... it was confusing though showing past then present past then present XP
May 29, 2010 8:01 AM

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agreeing with everyone that it was really confusing!

pretty sad for the girl at the inn, who sent the highschooler to hell and yet still ends up getting screwed.
Oct 31, 2010 5:32 AM

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Makes me wonder why Enma is always bathing in white clothes before she puts on the kimono... as showed they're not "afraid" to show her kinda naked so I wonder why?... maybe some kinda ritual..

Nice episode, interesting to see how Wanyuudou joined Enma and why was Kikuri in the begin in the hot spring? before the time switched I mean?... Or am I mistaken something now?
Jan 30, 2011 10:19 PM

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Animefanx3 said:
Makes me wonder why Enma is always bathing in white clothes before she puts on the kimono... as showed they're not "afraid" to show her kinda naked so I wonder why?... maybe some kinda ritual..


Yeah, I used to always think it was some kind of purification ritual before Enma goes out and does her duty.

I agree that the time shifting was a bit confusing, but I think I got it. It was nice to see more background!! This marks the first time I actually laughed at Kikuri - when she was blowing bubbles in the water, haha. Otherwise she was her typical, annoying self.
Jan 31, 2011 12:49 PM
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I agree that this episode was a little confusing because I didn't know in what time was it until middle of episode >_<
But i liked it.
Feb 19, 2011 8:25 AM

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Nice to know more about Wanyuudo.
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Mar 1, 2011 11:49 AM

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Lots and lots of nakedness, especially Ai and Hone-Onna *w*

Wasn't as confusing as the others say to me though, hmm nice to see more info about Wanyuudo too ^_^
Jun 12, 2011 12:43 AM

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I feel kind of bad for the present girl. Even though she sent her blackmailer to hell, her inn still went under. Makes it kind of for nothing.
Aug 19, 2011 9:52 AM

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Fan Service finally! Wow, co-ed hot springs! Rear end shot of Enma Ai FTW!

I didn't really get why the hotel had to close. I mean, it was no different for 400 years. Now suddenly it closes because the hot springs was "fake"? I mean does it really matter? Oh well, I'd still go for the co-ed outdoor baths, if nothing else. heh. :D
Jan 21, 2012 1:38 AM

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Moonfrost said:
Nice episode + fan service woot. :D

I liked the way they portrait the past and the present. They also showed Wanyuudo's background after the princess tragedy. I guess hatred already existed in the past too. :(

Finally, I've seen Enma Ai naked. YESSSS


^^Moonfrost, you summed up my thoughts nicely d=


toneytigre said:
I didn't really get why the hotel had to close. I mean, it was no different for 400 years. Now suddenly it closes because the hot springs was "fake"? I mean does it really matter? Oh well, I'd still go for the co-ed outdoor baths, if nothing else. heh. :D


^^toneytigre, co-ed baths aren't as perfect as you might think, imho... (speaking hypocritically but out of strong speculation:) Have you ever been to one?

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I feel kind of bad for the present girl. Even though she sent her blackmailer to hell, her inn still went under. Makes it kind of for nothing.


^^GarLogan78, I agree... but I guess that's a prominent theme in the anime. Nice handle, btw.

Wanyuudou's story was especially interesting. I can't wait to stop typing so I can watch another episode! Great stuff so far! I'll start on the manga shortly -- first time I'll have started reading a manga before all sequels receive 'completed' status, but I just can't wait!

Excellent Episode; 5/5 (should I have given a bonus point for the fanservice to make this 6/5? d= )

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Jan 27, 2012 7:39 PM

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confusing episode! >.<
Mar 13, 2012 6:37 PM
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LOL at the way Wanyuudo picked up Kikuri..
Aug 9, 2012 11:29 AM

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Great episode with a great story about how Wanyuudo met Ai! It's was indeed ironic to have clients for the first and last opening of that in!

Kikuri is really a strange character in this anime :p Creepy as fuck but so funny!
Aug 21, 2012 11:02 AM

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Irony at its best.
Nuff said
One of the best episodes so far, I like Wanyuudou so much more after this episode! Though I liked him already a lot to begin with ^^
Now all that's left is a deeper background for Hone Onna :3
Sep 18, 2012 12:07 AM

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The highschool girl and the Inn lady, are both related, what an irony of hatred.

I believe the father, who was sent to hell, really deserve it. What a greedy douche-bag. She is already pregnant with his grandchild and that damn husband deserves some too!
Sep 22, 2012 3:39 AM

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dat ass

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Mar 3, 2013 9:39 AM

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Oh my fan services are sold at this hot spring hotel. Much better than the last episode i'd say. 5/5
Mar 28, 2013 2:25 PM

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They showed more of Wanyuudo's past. ♥
I think they could do better with the transition between the past and the present. It got a little confusing at times.
Oct 15, 2013 12:29 AM

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Oh gawd...
So many naked women running around in this episode... xD
Dec 3, 2013 2:21 PM

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great episode love it to learn about Wanyuudo his past. at first i was a bit confused what was going on was not sure if it was the past or present time what they where showing but later luckily it came clear.
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May 16, 2014 6:25 PM

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agreeing with everyone that it was really confusing!

pretty sad for the girl at the inn, who sent the highschooler to hell and yet still ends up getting screwed.


To be honest the inn girl had it coming,

One she sent her to hell
Two she was lying about the water

In the end no one won
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Oct 12, 2014 9:25 PM

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Wow this episode was really confusing! Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Nice for Wanyuudo to get some more backstory.

Seeing Onna nude...Jesus Christ I think I might have jizzed myself...

Sep 30, 2015 4:48 AM

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I liked that we got to learn more about their past. And it was generaly a nice episode. As usual no one wins.

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Mar 24, 2016 8:18 PM

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Fan service xD
Nice to know more about Wanyuudo, he's awesome :)
Apr 13, 2017 10:20 AM

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At first I'm wondering why they have a computer at that time. lol
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Jul 6, 2017 10:53 AM

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DAT ASS <3333333!
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Nov 2, 2017 8:21 AM

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well we got final piece of Wanyuudo's background story, nice

that has to sting hard, u send some1 hell cause of blackmail & in the end u find out it was pointless cause ppl still found out ur secret
Jan 13, 2018 7:53 AM

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Butts and Boobies: The Episode!
Mar 12, 2018 9:27 AM
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Weird that they put in steam during AI fanservice even though it wasn't there in the next episode preview last ep. And then they had a more egregious shot without steam later on in the ep anyway.

Pretty confusing ep anyway.
Nov 26, 2018 6:05 PM

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A little bit confusing but amazing episode regardless. More about wanyuudou‘s past! and I really hope we get to see what‘s up with kikuri soon.
Jun 8, 2019 6:23 AM

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How ironic this grievance is.... in this instance. To be fair though, I would've jumped when if Ai invited me like that regardless of what will happen next.

Anyway, great episode 5/5, I get to see Wanyuudo and Ai's past and more of Ai, in ways.
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The highschool girl and the Inn lady, are both related, what an irony of hatred.

I believe the father, who was sent to hell, really deserve it. What a greedy douche-bag. She is already pregnant with his grandchild and that damn husband deserves some too!


not related tobeach other though, the way u said it ppl think to each other, in lady was related to the woman who got married to the son and the other1 with the woman who send her ex-f father to hell
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Nice episode. So poor Ai was walking all the way to the real world before she had Wanyuudo.

Also we got to see Ai's booty...xD
Jan 30, 2021 9:23 AM

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Yess, more focus on Wanyuudou! We finally learnt how he came in contact with Ai Enma and we also got to see how everything functioned before the modern era. The only confusing part is how that girl knew that Ai was hell girl just because she wrote the name of that random person on the back of the tablet. Good episode nonetheless and I loved how Wanyuudou said "your first guest is also your last one". 10/10 moment.
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Jul 9, 2021 9:10 AM
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Really confusing but my tiny monkey brain was able to understand it
Nov 12, 2022 5:34 PM
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now this was just a clusterfuck of confusion

May 24, 2023 3:41 PM

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I liked the concept of the episode but pretty much didn't understand what the hell it was about until they explained it. I was constantly like "what timeline is this even supposed to be?"
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just a meh origin story. so the straw doll from 400 yrs ago wasn't one of the followers. also, back then the target didn't simply disappear but left behind a ravaged corpse... wow

Ai's traveller's outfit is quite refreshing to look at; also she talks so much more in this episode, wow

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