Introduction
You take one guy generally thought of as a delinquent and seven girls each with magical powers activated by kissing and you’ve got yourself a recipe for some major ecchi anime. You see, Yamada was hoping to change his reputation from thug to thinker as he entered high school. The problem with that is, through no fault of his own, he was outed as a delinquent. One day he accidently runs into beautiful honor student Shiraishi on the stairs and they both take a tumble and “accidentally” kiss. The kiss starts the greatest adventure of Yamada’s life as a world of the supernatural begins to reveal itself.
Along the way, Yamada will encounter six other girls considered witches and a boy or two with a power of his own. Yamada-kun and the 7 witches covers a lot of genres: school slice of life, romance, supernatural, and in some ways ecchi. We now count down the Honey’s Anime top 5 ecchi scenes in Yamada-kun and the 7 witches.
5. Episode 4
Yamada has just had an encounter with Nene Odagiri, who has the ability to charm anyone, male or female, whom she kisses. She attempted to do the same to Yamada but his immunity to witches’ power became a stumbling block for her. Yamada has the ability to copy the powers of those he kisses, so when Odagiri attempted to work her magic he ended up with her power. It isn’t until he gets back to the club room her realizes the great power given to him, in the words of fellow guy Miyamura: “With this, you can make all the women of the school yours!” It is that statement by Miyamura that sets up this brief yet tantalizing scene: “Say, Yamada, why don’t you test what happens if you kiss Shiraishi-san.” We get a slight peek into Yamada’s mind and see a close up of Shiraishi, her skin glistening with sweat, her right hand sliding across her left breast and under the strap of her bra before pushing it to the side. We follow a drop of sweat as it travels down her neck into the cleavage of her breasts. A follow up shot of her laying on a bed in nothing but bra and panties is brief but like its effects on Yamada, will really get you going.
4. Episode 1
Yamada has just woken up in a curtain-shrouded bed in the school infirmary after exchanging bodies with Shiraishi for the first time. We should probably start playing Divinyls at this point. The experience, as you might imagine for anyone who just woke up in a different body, is a little disorienting. We are tactile creatures so the first thing we do (especially without a mirror) is, you guessed it, touch ourselves. He uses both hands to check his chest, giving his new oppi a good squeeze. Yamada then looks down, further confused to find he is wearing a skirt. He reaches out with a cautions hand and passes over the spot between his legs, not once, not twice, but five times, anymore times and we’d be straying closer to H territory, before we cut back to his silhouette and his realization that, “It’s not there!” The situation gets even funnier when he realizes she just went to class in his body and left him in the infirmary citing she didn’t want to miss class and of course she didn’t want to stay that way since she has “a strange new thing between her legs.” We’ve seen body swaps before but this one carries the ecchi with a little common sense and a little class.
3. Episode 4
宅野ファンの皆様、山田くんと7人の魔女1話先行上映会に宅野監督が登壇できなくてごめんなさい・・・。(柴P)#やまじょ #山田くんと7人の魔女 pic.twitter.com/p20Iw9d1Wg
— アニメ『山田くんと7人の魔女』公式 (@yamajo_anime) March 12, 2015
Shiraishi has an interesting way of spending time while on a school trip; she spends it studying. We know that isn’t really out of character for the girl whose face is almost always nose down in a book. She even decided on a clever way to use her ability so she could study instead of going sightseeing. Shiraishi swaps bodies with Yamada. The ecchi is after a day of sightseeing with a group of girls, who are now sweaty and exhausted, they decide they need to get in the bath. We get to see a Yamada-as-Shiraishi get extremely embarrassed as he gets in the bath with the other girls, who in true anime fashion are way too interested in Shiraishi’s soft skin and boob size. You need to remember that Yamada-as-Shiraishi also had to strip and wash her/himself. Yamada in effect got to feel every curve and crevasse of this girl he obviously has a crush on at this point. We are left with a question, if you are body swapped with the girl you like and feel yourself up naked (though he was only washing him/herself) are you still getting to third base?
2. Episode 6
山田くんと7人の魔女6話は夏だ!海だ!合宿だ!の水着回に温泉シーンも加えて牧野さん演じる大塚芽子がついに登場で盛りだくさん!!杉田さん小野さんの鶴亀コンビも必見です!!(柴P)#やまじょ #山田くんと7人の魔女 pic.twitter.com/7NAjT4pNpu
— アニメ『山田くんと7人の魔女』公式 (@yamajo_anime) May 18, 2015
We don’t feel too sorry for Yamada through the course of this series. He had some ups and downs and the potential for a really tragic ending, yet at this point in the series things are a little complicated, but not sad unless you look at his situation at the beginning of this episode. Summer break is upon them, the club is at the beach. We get to see energetic Miyabi Itou in her red and white polka-dot bikini running on the beach and playing in the water. Shiraishi is also taking time to enjoy herself in the sun. Her long blonde hair, fair skin and wonderful curves nicely fitted in a white and green striped bikini. We definitely have to give the artist props for attention to detail by adding that little line at the base of her back indicating the beginnings of her cute little butt. You ask, where is Yamada? He is in supplementary lessons and that’s why we feel sorry for him. He’s forced to study when he should be on the beach watching the beautiful girl he loves playing in the sand and water.
1. Episode 10
7月4日打ち上げイベントまであと9日!やまじょのイベントと言えばサプライズ!今回も素敵なサプライズがきっとある!だって打ち上げですもの!そんなテンションでスタッフも準備を進めてますので参加者全員で楽しみましょう!(がーすー)#やまじょ pic.twitter.com/wvS7eKKHRl
— アニメ『山田くんと7人の魔女』公式 (@yamajo_anime) June 25, 2015
Leona Miyamura is a shut-in, but not because she is a NEET. She was a normal student and a member of the Supernatural Studies club. She and her club mates, like the current club, were investigating the witches when they uncovered an awful truth: if you discover the names of all of the witches the seventh one will come along and erase your memory. She is desperate to hold onto her memories, especially her memories of a boy, so she hides in her house and skips school. Yamada knows that the key to solving their current problems is to find that last witch, because if you get all the witches together you can have a wish granted. Yamada, in Shiraishi’s body, with the rest of the club at his back approaches Leona and kisses her to swap bodies in order to take her body hostage. When she refuses to cooperate, Yamada in Leona’s body threatens to strip. Leona calls his bluff, and pulls off her/Shiraishi’s sweater and then pulls down her panties from under her skirt. Yamada begs her to stop, especially with Shiraishi in his body watching the exchange with the rest of the club. Shiraishi’s response is simply “If this will change the future getting naked is a small price to pay.” Shiraishi is a trooper willing to take one for the team. We solute her dedication. We unfortunately don’t get to watch this play out as a compromise is reached before any more clothing hits the floor. We put this as number one because watching two hot girls do a strip tease, even if we are only given the prompt to fuel our imaginations, is definitely a winning move.
Final Thoughts
Yamada-kun and the 7 witches may not be the most ecchi of anime, but it does have its moments. We know many anime that are far more ecchi, like Trinity Seven and To Luv Ru. The charming part of this series is the relationship between Yamada and Shiraishi. You can’t help but root for tough Yamada and quiet Shiraishi to get together. If you are looking for a raunchy show full of boob grabs look somewhere else, but if you’re looking for a show with some ecchi moments and a great story this is the anime for you.