Kazehana tries to rescue Minato from Benitsubasa and Haihane. Minato with the takedown!... Well, actually maybe he wanted to give Haihane a feel. Pervert. Summary: Tsukiumi is on the streets searching for Minato, but she finds Musubi instead and the two return to Izumo Inn. At the inn, Matsu tells the two that Minato is currently at the wine warehouse near the shore, and Musubi and Tsukiumi quickly departs. One of the disadvantages of having razor sharp claws. Whistling is a sign of guilt, not innocence. Minato has a penchant for getting crushed by steel beams. At the warehouse, Minato gets free from Haihane (who then gets drunk from the wine that spilled onto her) and Kazehana pushes Benitsubasa back with her wind attack. However, Haihane and Benitsubasa manage to regroup and they injure Kazehana in a two on one attack. Benitsubasa unleashes a shockwave that sends steel girders crashing down at Kazehana, but Minato pushes her out of the way and gets trapped by the girders. Moved by Minato's selfless act, Kazehana frees Minato and then kisses him, thereby becoming Minato's fifth Sekirei. By getting winged, Kazehana now has access to her chant attack and she sends Haihane and Benitsubasa flying out of the warehouse with a tornado just as Tsukiumi and Musubi arrive. Time for a little mouth to mouth resuscitation. Team Rocket is blasting off once again!! Minato: Hey, I thought the goal was to collect'em all, or at least as many as possible. After the battle, Minato collapses from his injuries, but his mother Takami arrives to take him to the hospital. Takami also calls Yukari tell her that Minato cannot make the dinner. Takami then visits Minato at the hospital and Minato, Musubi and Tsukiumi are surprised to see her. Takami explains to Minato that she lied about her job and is actually the head researcher at MBI and she had helped "condition" Musubi. Musubi leaves to fetch some water for Minato, and on the roof she runs into Karasuba. Musubi notices that Karasuba smells of blood and Karasuba once again tells Musubi to keep on surviving until only she and Karasuba are left before leaving. Back in the hospital, Takami asks Minato about what happened on the bridge when Yume appeared. Minato recalls what happens and asks Takami about Yume, but Takami doesn't answer. Instead, she plays a joke on Tsukiumi and then leaves because a Sekirei has been seriously injured (by Karasuba). It's natural for a wife to hate her mother-in-law. Miya shows that she is still in charge. Sometime later, Minato is released from hospital and returns to Izumo Inn with his Sekireis. While the others are welcoming Minato back, Uzume is on the phone with someone who is giving her orders. Kazehana comes into Uzume's room to look through Uzume's costumes. Uzume notices that Kazehana's back exposed, and she is tempted to try and deactivate Kazehana. Meanwhile, Kagari/Homura is on the roof thinking about the Sekirei Plan and he swears to himself that he'll never be winged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pretty good episode, especially the first half. This anime-original stuff is actually quite entertaining and possibly better than the source material. It's funny though that Minato got crushed by girders again and the Disciplinary Squad was sent flying again in order for the story to return to the manga material in the second half of this episode. The fighting in first half was more than decent, and I was impressed by Minato's performance during the battle. It seems that Minato actually has some balls now, and he managed to own Haihane during the entire battle, tackling her, getting her drunk, and the tripping her with a wine bottle. This is much more than he has ever done in the manga (thus far). Haihane was again hilarious, but it's a little sad that she is being turned into a joke, but I'm sure she'll make a comeback when the "real" battles start. She is the most comedic member in the Disciplinary Squad though. Compared to the first half, the second half of the episode was back to the manga material and wasn't as exciting as it was mostly talking. Takami showed up and revealed herself as one of the head researchers at MBI, but other than that she didn't reveal anything concrete. The same goes for Karasuba, who just repeated her message to Musubi and nearly killed a random Sekirei. The second half was still a good refresher for me though, since I don't remember those scenes at all from the manga. It might be a good thing I don't remember much though since it'd feel like that I'm watching new material. From the feed of A Product of Wasted Time
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