Sea Slugs! Anime Blog

Summary:
It’s another episode based on breast jokes as Elizabeth’s pervy brother Hendrick K. Strawberry Field shows up to seduce all the healthy ladies in Naeka’s class. With his mixture of English-Japanese charm and his hypnotic Demonic Eyes of Allure, Hendrick quickly captures the hearts of every girl in Naeka’s class and kendo team. Naeka, Miwa, and Eiko try to oppose him, but the risk of the Demonic Eyes of Allure forces them to fight blindly.

Naeka tries the daring strategy of letting the twins hang loose, and at first the strategy is successful. The sight of the unsupported bouncy-globes draws Hendrick’s gaze and prevents him from hypnotizing Naeka until her sweat starts to make her white blouse see-through. Naeka is forced to decide between hypnosis or exposure, but fortunately Elizabeth shows up “disguised” as Strawberry Mask. Armed with one of Naeka’s bras that Kograshi supplied, Elizabeth discovers that all of Naeka’s bras explode when the ribbon is pulled, and so Hendrick is finally defeated.

Reaction:
Every time Kamen no Maid Guy puts forth super-cliche and stupid premises and yet manages to add something quirky and interesting to the mix. I thought the Hendrick’s checkmate was actually quite brilliant, and in the end he did get a full glimpse of the goods.

While Hendrick was your typical sister-baiting long-haired bishounen, the flashback where he promised to marry his sister was hilarious and painful at the same time. I came away amazed at his long-term planning and his ability to ditch his siscon completely in order to cut his losses. His plan to ban all female underwear was reminiscent of Roy Mustang and was very European (supposedly).