Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory (Episode 5) – Serene The Shut-In / The Goddess Dormitory Goes On Vacation
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Serene seemed to take the idea of a vacation badly, which meant that Koushi had to talk to her. Once he understood, he got the girls to help him make Serene feel more comfortable so that they could go on vacation.
Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory (Episode 5) – Serene The Shut-In / The Goddess Dormitory Goes On Vacation
Serene The Shut-In
Serene has lived in the Goddess’ Dormitory longer than anyone else and spends her time exclusively there or at the university. Apparently, it’s something about the moon and its power that limits her movement. So, in an attempt to make it easier for Serene to go on vacation, Koushi asks the girls to help him find moon-related items that would make Serene’s life easier. They all jumped at the challenge and it had nothing to do with the group vacation that might follow if they were successful.
Frey attempted to get Serene to wear a cosplay that looked similar to Sailor Moon but not enough to warrant any sort of copyright claim… Serene refused. Mineru stepped up with a potion she’d developed, however, Frey accidentally broke it and then became thoroughly turned on, taking both her and Mineru out of the game. Kiriya tried Tai chi but it was too powerful for Serene. Finally, Atena found an umbrella with a moon picture on the inside and Koushi repaired her favourite sweater. The vacation was on again!

The Goddess Dormitory Goes On Vacation
Everyone was excited about their beach vacation, however, as they got closer and closer to the hotel Atena had booked, it became clear that she had booked the wrong place. This was a mountain hotel with a creepy aura. It was too late to change so they went along with it and soon discovered that it wasn’t that bad and even had a pretty spectacular onsen. Of course, Mineru and Frey took the chance to tease Koushi and Atena.
For some reason unknown to Koushi, the girls all decided to sleep in his room. That made it hard to sleep and it just got worse when Atena got up and left the room. Koushi waited to see when she returned, but it was taking forever. So, as the Dorm Mother, he decided he should check to see if she was all right. While walking around he found Mineru so they searched for Atena together. The spooky hotel seemed to get weirder and weirder. Where was Atena?

What did you think?
This was a great episode. I loved that we got to see a little more of Serene but it left it vague enough that we still have no idea what is going on with her and how she was able to fix the house after Kiriya kicked through the floor. It was nice seeing the girls trying to help Serene, although Frey and Mineru gave the best performance.
Then we had the creepy hotel with the onsen and the strange goings-on at night. Once again we were reminded that Koushi really is a lot older than he claims to be, especially as he’s aware of some pretty bizarre stuff and is able to talk to the girls as an equal and not some kid. Of course, the best thing to come of this was that the vacation isn’t over and we haven’t been cheated out of a beach/swimsuit episode. Yeah!
Episode highlights
What to Expect from Serene’s Room?!
Serene’s Room!
Help Serene!
Serene checks on Koushi!
Haunted Hot Springs!
Onsen!
Can’t Sleep!
What’s Next?!
Other posts in the series
- Season One
- Episode 1 – Koushi Becomes a Dorm Mother / The Problem with Mineru and Frey
- Episode 2 – The Problem With Kiriya And Serene / Atena Awakens
- Episode 3 – Koushi, At A Loss / Koushi Goes Back To School
- Episode 4 – A Childhood Friend Visits the Dorm / Koushi Goes Undercover at a Women’s College
- Episode 5 – Serene The Shut-In / The Goddess Dormitory Goes On Vacation
- Episode 6 – Sutea Ponders About the Sea / Koushi Makes his Cosplay Debut
- Episode 7 – The School Festival at Seikan Women’s University
- Episode 8 – Kiriya Wishes Upon A Christmas
- Episode 9 – Sutea Reflects On The Kotatsu / Koushi Tackles Spring Cleaning
- Episode 10 – The Goddesses Of The Goddess Dormitory