MM! Hidden Camera Shorts
えむえむっ! えすえすっ！ (MM! Specials)
- Comedy
- Ecchi
- School
- Episodes
- 9
- Duration
- 1 min per ep
- Aired
- Dec 22, 2010 to May 25, 2011
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
*MM! Hidden Camera Shorts* collects newly produced, “somewhat extreme” bonus mini-stories created for the home video release of *MM!*.
Across the six Blu-ray/DVD volumes, each disc includes one or two fresh short episodes, expanding the show’s school-set comedy with extra, more daring side material.
Otaku Consensus
MM! Hidden Camera Shorts lands as exactly the kind of disc-extra comedy its supporters wanted: brisk, risqué, and built around quick payoffs rather than continuity weight. Fans and reviewers respond best to the short-form pacing, Xebec’s clean visual polish, and the way the home-video format lets the material push further into ecchi absurdity than the TV episodes. The consistent complaint is not that it fails as a gag package, but that it offers virtually no new character development, making it rewarding for existing MM! viewers and thin for anyone expecting a fuller continuation.
Why You Should Watch
Watch MM! Hidden Camera Shorts if you want the concentrated “bonus OVA” version of a school ecchi comedy: fast setups, no dramatic baggage, and punchlines built around the main trio’s extreme personalities. It is best for viewers who already enjoyed MM! and want more of the same energy without committing to another full season. The appeal is closer to the extra-disc chaos of To Love-Ru-style home-video specials than to a character-driven romantic comedy: the shorts are compact, unapologetically risqué, and designed to reward familiarity with the cast. If your favorite part of MM! was the clash between Tarou’s masochistic reactions, Mio’s domineering confidence, and Arashiko’s volatile discomfort around boys, these nine extras turn that chemistry into bite-size fan-service sketches.
Key Characters
- MMio Isurugi(VA: Ayana Taketatsu)
Mio is the commanding engine of MM!’s comedy, the kind of character fans remember for turning club-room authority into theatrical, sadistic showmanship.
- TTarou Sado(VA: Jun Fukuyama)
Tarou’s masochism is the franchise’s central comic trigger, and the shorts use his exaggerated reactions as a rapid-fire punchline machine.
- AArashiko Yuuno(VA: Saori Hayami)
Arashiko brings sharper friction to the trio, with her tense reactions around boys giving the slapstick a more combustible edge.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
The specials were newly produced for the Blu-ray/DVD release rather than repackaged TV material, giving them the feel of deliberately extra, home-video-only side sketches.
- 2
The nine shorts were distributed across six physical volumes, with each disc carrying one or two bonus episodes; that release pattern explains the compact, punchline-first structure.
- 3
Xebec handled the production, and contemporary viewer comments singled out the visual presentation as one of the shorts’ stronger points despite their brief runtime.
- 4
The material is explicitly fan-service-oriented and more risqué than a typical broadcast episode, matching the way Japanese disc extras often catered to the already-converted audience.
- 5
Its reception sits in a narrow but clear lane: a MAL score of 6.58 from over 16,000 votes reflects a modestly liked niche add-on rather than a broadly embraced standalone comedy.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- The specials aired through the home-video schedule from December 22, 2010 to May 25, 2011, meaning a nine-episode mini-series unfolded over roughly five months.
- Fun fact 2
- A MyAnimeList user review summarized the ideal response to the shorts plainly: existing fans were likely to laugh through them, while the appeal was tied to being “short and sweet” and “a bit risqué.”
- Fun fact 3
- External criticism of the main MM! anime often praised its comedy while faulting its limited character development, and that same strength-and-weakness profile carries directly into these extras.
- Fun fact 4
- The main trio features three recognizable Japanese voice actors: Ayana Taketatsu as Mio, Jun Fukuyama as Tarou, and Saori Hayami as Arashiko.
- Fun fact 5
- The specials’ MAL popularity ranking of #4424 is notably stronger than its rank of #7470, suggesting it reached a sizable pool of curious MM! viewers even if its average critical standing remained middle-of-the-pack.
Studios
- Xebec
