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Not your average fan-service episode.

I went into 11.5 guessing that it would be one of those "beach day" episodes, and that it would actually take from the show, since I believe thus far (I'm watching in order) the show is made very well, so a cheesy fan-service episode would just disappoint me. I'm glad to say that that wasn't the case. While I do believe it was meant to be a fan-service episode, I think as far as fan-service goes, the ED alone is more provocative than the contents of this OVA (the spa episode as well). Some reviews state that this episode took away ... from the anime, but it actually does add to it, in my opinion. It was done well and doesn't seem out of place from the show. The animation was done beautifully, and to my surprise- the dialogue was impressively well written. There were interactions that had callbacks to earlier moments, showing that there was actual thought put into the episode.

The "I'm curious" mystery was what lost the most points, for being a bit cheesy. Not surprising, though. You're not missing much if you skip this episode. Some moments could be interpreted as character development for Oreki, but nothing special (reference intended). Watching this episode definitely wouldn't hurt, and you may be surprised by the quality.