Monday, June 13, 2011

Hidan no Aria - Episode 9

Riko-rin <3
Episode Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (3/5)

Riko returns, bringing along tons of ecchi. The way she trolled all the other girls in this episode was epic win. However, Kinji being oblivious to all three of the girl's attempts at getting him to notice them really ruined most of the episode. Seriously, how dense can this guy get? I get that he doesn't want to get involved with any of them but he could at least tell them how he feels. I especially feel sorry for Aria because he seems to ignore her the most. As for the story, I'm quite sure that Riko is just acting good and only Kinji notices that. However, I do hope that she ends up helping Kinji and Aria with the EU since it's funny how she trolls everyone so easily. With only a few more episodes to go, the chance for a second season is quite high.

Kinji is now standing in front of the girl's dormitory, trying to think of a reason why Aria would tell him to come here in the first place. After ringing the doorbell, Aria quickly forgives his lateness and leads him into a room full clothing. She then surprises him by asking him which costume should she wear. Suddenly, Aria kicks one of Kinji's legs, causing him to fall face-up on the nearby bed. She then proceeds to jump on him and hug him, rubbing her breasts on his face. With that, Hysteria Mode activates and Kinji quickly realizes that the person on top of him now is Riko. With her cover blown, Riko reveals herself by ripping off the Aria facemask she is wearing. After telling Kinji that she has returned, she attempts to seduce him. However, since he is in Hysteria Mode, her seductive lines have no effect on him. Riko then starts talking like the current situation is part of a visual novel and tells Kinji that, if he chooses the option of becoming her boyfriend, she will tell him everything about his brother in the "event scene". Before she can take her top off, Aria comes crashing through the window and takes two shots at Riko, missing both by a bit. After mocking Aria's chest size, Riko throws a flash grenade as a distraction and easily escapes to the roof of the girl's dormitory. When Aria and Kinji recover from the blinding light of the flash grenade, they run up the stairs to the roof in pursuit. Along the way, Aria explains to Kinji that she knew he was in the girl's dormitory after overhearing Mutou and his friends talk about it. Once they reach the roof, Aria and Riko start verbally fighting each other. Right at the climax of the fight, when they were about to shoot each other, Kinji steps in and stops them; putting his hand on Riko's and putting his finger in Aria's mouth. While Riko didn't react to his reactions at all, Aria starts freaking out. Because he is still in Hysteria Mode, his thoughts are very logical so he is able to convince Aria to not fight Riko. With Aria's guard down, Riko takes the opportunity to try and make Aria pity her by explaining that she got kicked out of the EU. On top of that, a guy named Vlad also her treasure from her as punishment for her failures. Even Aria doesn't notice this blatant lie, Kinji is easily able to spot it thanks to Hysteria Mode. It turns out that this Vlad guy is someone who is very high up in the EU ranks. I'm assuming that Kinji is playing along with Riko's antics because he then asks her how he and Aria can help her. Her response? Become a group of thieves!

The next day at school, many girls start gathering around Riko since she has just returned. At the side, Aria assures Kinji that helping Riko is the only way that she can approach Vlad. She adds that stealing from the EU is not a big deal. At the mention of the EU, Kinji asks her what it is but she refuses to tell him because he is her partner. Back at the dormitory, Aria questions Kinji's motivation to help Riko. After he refuses to tell her, saying that it is none of her business, she begins to guess the possible reasons. With the sight of Riko on top of Kinji in a bed still fresh in her mind, Aria accuses Kinji participating in sexual activities with Riko. Even though he denies it, she still won't believe him. When she asks him why he was on the bed in the first place, he can't gather the courage to tell her that he thought she was trying to seduce him. After being told that he only belongs to her countless more times, Kinji exits the room to take a breather. Once outside, he checks his phone and sees that his inbox full of texts from Shirayuki, causing him to sigh. The following day, while Aria is in gym class, Kinji prepares to write a test on genes with the necessary information given in a video. Unfortunately for him, Riko is sitting beside him. Once the lights turn off and the video begins, Riko attempts to seduce Kinji once again, this time succeeding because he is not in Hysteria Mode. After forcing him to stroke her head, she then hides his pencil between her breasts and forces him to retrieve it. The firs time he tries, he misses and squeezes one of her breasts instead, surprising her. When he asks why she is doing this, Riko tells him that it is training so that he can enter Hysteria Mode anytime he wants because it will be necessary for their mission of robbing the EU. With that, Kinji begins to try again but unfortunately, the video ends, causing the lights to turn back on. With his hand on Riko's chest and the teacher standing beside him, things don't look too good for Kinji. To make matters worse, Riko had finished the questions before hand and tells the teacher this before scurrying off. With a annoyed look on his face, the teacher asks Kinji to go to the staff room after the class ends. After dealing with the teacher, Kinji and Riko walk under her umbrella together to stay dry from the pouring rain. As they are walking, Shirayuki suddenly appears and would've sliced Kinji's head off if Riko didn't save him by pulling on his tie which caused him to duck. After introducing herself to Riko, Shirayuki lectures her on how she shouldn't be sharing an umbrella with Kinji because he doesn't like it. Riko then trolls Shirayuki, not once, but twice and quickly finishes their battle by flipping Shirayuki's skirt. After commenting on it being black, Riko then tells Kinji that she will give him more information about their "date" later and runs off. On the other hand, Shirayuki, who has just been extremely embarrassed to the point of wanting to die, makes Kinji bring her to the infirmary because she apparently couldn't walk due to the shock. Once they are inside the infirmary, Kinji notices that the nurse isn't present. With the opportunity of a lifetime now within her grasp, Shirayuki doesn't want to miss it. First, she breaks the doorknob using her powers so they can't get out. Then, she snatches his phone away right when he tries to call someone from the outside so the door can be opened and runs towards a hospital bed. After he follows her, she tells him two things. One, he will meet a wolf (Riko), demon (Aria) and ghost (Shirayuki). Two, she will be returning to the Hotogi for a month starting tonight because of what happened during the Durandal case. After pointing out to him that the heater is broken, Shirayuki pulls a bedsheet over herself and starts taking her clothes off while Kinji pleads her to stop. Once she is done stripping, she uses her powers again and tries to drag Kinji onto the bed. After a short struggle, Kinji gets his phone back plus he gets to see Shirayuki in her black lingerie. For a short while, he is unable to avert his gave from her body but he figures out a plan to escape during this time. After telling her to look down, he escapes through the window while she thinks he is undressing. A bit of time passes before she realizes that he has disappeared. Right when Kinji finishes making his way down the side of the building, Shirayuki promises him that they will continue this when she comes back from the Hotogi. On the day of preparation for robbing the EU, Kinji and Aria take careful precautions when making their way up to the room where they are supposed to meet Riko. After barging in with their handguns, they are surprised to see that they are greeted by seven maids to their left and their right with Riko opposite from them, wearing an awesome-looking dress. And with that, the episode ends. I'm really curious to see what Riko has in store for Kinji and Aria. Judging from the episode preview, we'll get more Reki which is always a bonus. Also, Kinji's teacher also looks like he has something to do with this considering the evil grin shows during the preview. Looking forward to the next episode.

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