Makina-san a Love Bot?!, Episode 3 — It’s a Shower Episode?!

The third episode of Makina-san a Love Bot?! was the most fan-service-filled yet! And while the show’s potential shadowy plot seems to be a world away, it still treated me to a chuckle-inducing, libido-inspiring twelve minutes.

I don’t have a lot of complaints about my current sex life. But every time I watch Kakushite! Makina-san!!, I ponder what I could have done to end up in Eita’s situation. Robot waifus are the perfect waifus. They’ll outlive you (insert Plastic Memories PTSD here), they’ll give you a predetermined level of cuddles, and most importantly, no matter how much you plap, plap, plap, you can’t get them pregnant. Eita won’t agree with me on that front, but he’s still solid.

Makina-san a Love Bot?!, Episode 3 — No One Gets Laid

While spending two days locked in a room with a sexy sex bot sounds like a proper “HELL YEAH” moment, we’re far from it. Our lead duo has again failed to step outside three episodes into Kakushite! Makina-san!!. Maybe that’s because one of them is an introvert, and the other exploded, but I can’t say. Instead, Eita’s attempts to make Makina comfortable occupied most of the latest episode. But the only way to make a sex bot feel at ease is by giving her ye ol’ Polish sausage. One has to gift her the one-eyed snake (if you know what I mean).

Allow me a little tangent here — keep your room clean. I know that’s a tall order for anime fans. Some of us don’t even keep ourselves clean. But, come on. If a girl steps into your room and it’s a mess, chances are her libido is going to drop.

That said, Makina finds herself in a bind. The “high-spec” robot is smart enough to realize that she’s currently a leech. Eita is providing her with a home, security, and hospitality. But since she can’t shag him, she can’t repay his kindness. And that presents a problem for the prideful robot as she’s a burden.

But her inability to think of anything else than sex leads me to think that high-spec AI robots don’t believe in housework. Because Miss “Greatest Invention of Man” has yet to pick up a broom or offer to help with the dishes. Others taught me that if you’re bunking with someone, you should help with house chores. But maybe that makes me old-fashioned. Instead, the big-brained Makina tried to give Eita a proper bath to thank him for his kindness.

Do Robots Rust?

I remember spending a few hundred dollars on a few tuna poppers a while back. I honestly believed that their high price tag equaled value. The crash out that followed when I realized my “high-spec” lures rusted a day after their initial use was worthy of any Karen. So, when Makina waltzed into Eita’s bathroom to scrub him down, it made me wonder, “Do high-spec robots rust?” But before I could launch into a pointless journey of the mind, Makina-san’s shenanigans triggered me.

There are a few things that I believe should be mandatory to learn. The most important is sex ed. Everyone needs this in school. And I’m not talking about just the basics — it should be a deep dive. It doesn’t matter if your belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster or some other deity prevents you from learning about sex; you still have to study it.

While it’s funny to see Makina freak out over the possibility of Eita’s ding-a-ling being a prolapsed prostate. It’s way less humorous when you realize that plenty of people have no idea what a dick looks like until it’s in front of them. So, while Makina and Eita’s bathroom scene may have momentarily triggered me, it more than made up for it with its naughtiness. Eita may not have been happy with the show Makina put on, but I sure was.

Makina-san a Love Bot?! — How’s It Going So Far?

Assuming this is a 12-episode show, we’re almost at the 1/3 mark. So far, I don’t have any alarming complaints about the production in Kakushite! Makina-san!!. I have noticed that Studio BloomZ loves to use long scene shots, but those are usually only an issue in action anime. The animation has been decent, and I still enjoy it very much. Though I’m eager to have the duo step out of their apartment and let the plot roll. Hopefully, that will start to happen next week.

On a side note, I know a few people are waiting for this to get dubbed, so I’m pleased to tell you that the dub is coming later this month. Make of that what you will. For anyone waiting on OceanVeil to release subtitles in languages other than English, unfortunately, you’re out of luck. OceanVeil mentioned in an interview that despite the love they’re getting in Latin America, there are no plans for Spanish (or any other) subtitles.

I feel for all the LatAm peeps on this one. That’s honestly a bummer. Hopefully, AnimeOnegai will pick up Makina-san a Love Bot?! in the future. It would have a precedent because they already carry a few AnimeFesta titles. And unlike the travesties that are English dubs, Spanish dubs (and subs) are almost always enjoyable. The love that Japanese and Spanish VAs have for their craft is unmatched (for the most part) in the English dub world.

© Yoshimi Sato / Futabasha, “Makina-san” Production Committee

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