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Mahoromatic Summer Special

   Mahoromatic was a very bipolar series. At it's best, it combined light
   comedy with a very dark story, and it could have both light and dark
   moments in a single episode. Unfortunately, the series suffered from
   not being able to properly explain its dark backstory. The ending,
   while not totally bad, was confusing and a departure from the rest of
   the series.

   Thankfully, the summer special ranks with the best of the light
   episodes. It features Mahoro leading the female cast of the series on
   a mission to confiscate Suguru's porn collection, which the male cast
   (and Slash, against his better judgement) fight to save. The result is
   an often hilarious episode.

   The paradox of Mahoromatic is that it is (among other things) an ecchi
   series where the main character constantly exclaims "I think being
   perverted is wrong." So we're treated to a scene of the girls plotting
   how to capture the porn while they're all naked in a bathouse.

   While never really deviating from the generally light tone, there are
   some nifty character moments explaining how Suguru inherited his love
   of pornography from his Father, while Mahoro got her idea that "being
   perverted is wrong" from the same place.

   The oddest thing revealed here is that Chizuko-chan wears
   leopard-print panties. That was unexpected.

   This was a very good OVA. If you liked the light episodes of
   Mahoromatic, regardless of what you thought about the ending, watch
   this.