Japanese Fans Pick Their Favorite "Hot Spring" Anime Episodes

Following the "swimsuit" themed one in February, the largest Japanese mobile phone operator NTT Docomo held another online survey asking the users of its anime streaming service dAnime Store to pick their favorite anime episode featuring hot spring scenes. Check out the males and females' top 10 choices below. Is your favorite episode in the list?

 

 

Top 10 Episodes for Males

 

1. "Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu" 

 9th episode "A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 2: The Hot Spring)" (October 28, 2003)

2. "KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!" 

 9th episode "God's Blessing On This Wonderful Shop!" (March 9, 2016)

 

3. "Hyouka" 

 7th episode "Have Found the Identity" (June 3, 2012) 

 

4. "Saekano -How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend-"

 0th episode "Fan Service of Love and Youth" (January 9, 2015)

5. "GATE"

 9th episode "The Hakone Mountain Night Battle" (August 29, 2015)

6 . "Is the Order a Rabbit?"

 8th episode "Wet with Pool Water, Wet with Rain, Wet with Tears" (May 29, 2014)

7. "Hanasaku Iroha"

 All episodes, especially the 15th "Sunny With a Chance of Beans" (July 10, 2011)

 

8. "The Irregular at Magic High School"

 10th episode "Nine Schools Competition Part III" (June 7, 2014)

 

9. "Love Live!! Second Season"

 2nd episode "Aim for Victory" (April 13, 2014)

 

10. "No Game No Life"

 2nd, 7th, 10th, 12th episodes (April 16, May 21, June 11, June 25 in 2014)

 

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Top 10 Episodes for Females

 

1. "Yuri!!! On ICE"

 1st, 4th, and other episodes (October -December 2016)

 

2. "Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!" & "Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!"

 All episodes, especially the 7th "Love, Training Camp and Toothbrushes" (February 17, 2015)

 

3. "Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live"

 39th episode "Steamy! Legend of the Rainbow Kappa" (December 28, 2013)

 

4. "Snow White with the Red Hair"

 21st episode "When I'm with You" (March 7, 2016)

 

5. "Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu" 

 9th episode "A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 2: The Hot Spring)" (October 28, 2003)

 

6. "Gintama"

 131st episode "Fights Often Ensue During Trips" (November 6, 2008)

 

7. "Kiss Him, Not Me"

 7th episode "On A Journey to the Holy Land of Kachu☆Rabu" (November 17, 2016)

8. "Hyouka" 

 7th episode "Have Found the Identity" (June 3, 2012) 

 

9. "Persona4 the ANIMATION" 

 20th episode "We'll all meet at the AMAGIYA Hotel" (February 24, 2012)

 

10. "No Game No Life"

 2nd, 7th, 10th, 12th episodes (April 16, May 21, June 11, June 25 in 2014)

 

  

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Source: NTT Docomo press release