Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.

Youto Yokodera wants to be seen in a way different from most men: as a pervert. However, his lewd actions are often misinterpreted as good intentions, and people cannot see his true nature. Upon hearing rumors of a cat statue that can banish an unwanted trait, he searches for it and prays for his façade to be removed. But each wish comes at a price: those unwelcomed traits are transferred to someone else who desires them!

After realizing that vocalizing his dirty thoughts is not the best thing, Youto decides to regain his lost traits by seeking out the person who received them. Unfortunately, he was not alone in praying to the cat statue, and now he must not only fix his life, but the lives of others as well.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tsutsukakushi, Tsukiko Main

Ogura, Yui Japanese

Azuki, Azusa Main

Ishihara, Kaori Japanese

Yokodera, Youto Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Tsutsukakushi, Tsukushi Main

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Tsutsukakushi, Tsukasa Supporting

Sakurai, Harumi Japanese

Pollarola, Emanuela Supporting

Aimi Japanese

Maimaki, Mai Supporting

Takakura, Yuka Japanese

Moriya Supporting

Suzaki, Aya Japanese

Warawanai Neko Supporting

Kubo, Yurika Japanese

Morii Supporting

Takahashi, Minami Japanese

Fujishiro, Atsushi Producer

Todoroki, Toyota Producer

Yoshinuma, Oshi Producer

Fukao, Satoshi Assistant Producer

Reviews

Jul 1, 2013

Veronin

Recommended

A strong cast of characters is sometimes all that is needed.

Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko (referred to as HenNeko henceforth) is a romantic comedy that knows its own strengths. Rather than focusing solely on panties, cleavage and harem tropes (oh, there's still plenty of that), it delivers a genuinely refreshing experience that cleverly combines its moe appeal with a strong cast of characters.

The story follows Yokodera Youto and his hidden perversions. Hidden, of course, as joining the track club solely to gape at girls is not considered socially acceptable behavior. He conceals these thoughts under a facade, acting in part as the average ... highschooler so that his intentions are not misunderstood. But eventually, as just about any teenager would, he grows tired of behaving like somebody that he is not. He decides to visit a purportedly wish-granting statue to ask that he can simply be himself, and in doing so entangles himself with the fate of another: Tsukiko, who instead wishes to conceal her emotions.

Immediately, you will probably find yourself thinking how silly this sounds. And you would not be wrong-- it is very much silly. The entire notion that a cat statue can somehow grant wishes (and just about any wish, really) is supremely contrived and difficult to accept. But HenNeko seldom takes this aspect seriously. There are still the occasional moments of melodrama here and there marring the overall experience, but provided you are not looking for anything more than some lighthearted fun, it is easy enough to tolerate the lacklustre storytelling. Perhaps not forgive, though.

The biggest problem with the story is not necessarily that it is poorly written or abundant with plotholes, but that it relies solely on the cat statue to get anywhere. Characters don't resolve issues or develop on their own-- the statue does it for them. If it's time for some drama, hey, why not have a character wish for something inconvenient? And they do. Again and again. It becomes entirely predictable by the end. How is the audience supposed to empathize with a story that feels so artificial, so reliant upon a single plot device? It is almost too bad that a wish-granting statue doesn't exist in the real world; it could have been used to wish away the show's own issues.

Thankfully the characters are enough to amend the otherwise juvenile storytelling. Aside from the lustful Yokodera, HenNeko consists primarily of three female characters: Tsukiko, the ojou-sama Azuki Azusa (she's referred to by her full name for some reason), and Tsukushi, Tsukiko's violent older sister. Chances are that if you have any potential interest in the series, moe is one of the first things that you are looking for. And HenNeko provides plenty in that regard. Hell, it is the embodiment of moe. Tsukiko may just be one of the cutest characters in anime history, though Azuki Azusa is certainly no slouch either. The only issue is that Tsukiko's seiyuu overblows the dandere trope. She sounds less monotone and more like an android.

In standard harem fare, they all come to love Yokodera in some way or another. It is justified in the case of Tsukiko and Azuki Azusa, but Tsukishi's infatuation is shoehorned in from nowhere. It also baffles the mind why she somehow believes that Yokodera and his mythical younger brother (which is just a bluff of his) are separate people, despite looking, sounding and behaving identically. Somehow she is collectively the most dense and mature character of the show.

Speaking of Yokodera, he is actually one of the series' strongest points. For the harem genre where the protagonist is almost invariably some blockhead with the supernatural ability to inadvertently undress girls in mid-air, a comment like that may as well be considered nonsense. But Yokodera defies the genre's mold. He is honest, knows how to communicate with people, does not run away screaming at the sight of panties, and most importantly, has a brain. He is able to instill value to his interaction with the girls and as a result (Tsukishi excluded) their feelings for him seem authentic rather than forced. HenNeko could just as easily have been another insipid harem title if Yokodera behaved like every other harem lead, but thankfully it is a show that understands the importance of a quality protagonist. I just wonder why other harem titles haven't learned the same.

In terms of art, HenNeko is pleasing to the eye and uses thick lines to give the show its own visual charm. Character designs are considerably appealing and while the art fidelity may not be enough to impress, it still does the job just fine.

The sound also leaves little to be desired. The seiyuu are spectacular all around with veterans like Yukari Tamura and newer names like Kaori Ishihara providing their own personality to the female characters. Yuki Kaji lends his talents to the role of Yokodera and does a stellar job overall (though initially causes some concern for previously voicing a number of aggravating protagonists). And while the background music is restrained and rarely noticeable, the opening and ending sequences are infectiously catchy and adorable. It would be insanity to skip them.

Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko does not tread any new ground, but what it fails to provide in creativity it makes up for with a solid cast of characters. If you are expecting a decent story, deep themes or anything beyond some nice lighthearted fun, you will be sorely disappointed.

As for fun, though? There are few better ways to spend an afternoon.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by Veronin (100)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Aug 4, 2015

Benduski

Mixed Feelings

Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko
HenNeko is a comedy with bits of romantic elements that fails to bring the most of it by how confusing and fast paced the things goes.

Story
The story is weak, and you will find yourself to say WTF is this, i don't understand, and for the most part the story is silly and fails to be interesting, where you can see the plotholes and get confused and it bothered me that the cat statue could grant every single wish like if he was a god and can do even the imposible i mean the statue was made from two normal girls with ... no special powers whatsoever but until the last 2 episodes the things starts to be interesting in some way.

Art & Sound
Art was not that amazing, i have seen better but it wasn't bad, it was good. The sound was saved by the voice acting, you will recognize and like the voice acting, and you will find the OP and the ED good, the background music was meh.

Character
The only character that i liked the most was Tsukiko, she was adorable and i like that kind of soft vocals, she likes to eat a lot and i always found her interesting and i wanted to know why she didn't wanted to show her emotions. Youto was good but at first i found him like a little douche, because i thought that everytime he promise something he forgets it and just say the things to make others feel good, but you find out till the end why he forget things and it's a little sad knowing that. Tsukushi was funny and Azuki was fine.

Enjoyment
What i enjoyed from this was Tsukiko and her sister and the funny pervert parts and the VA, good enjoyment.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by Benduski (50)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Jul 31, 2014

emilsinclair

Not Recommended

This anime begins being very interesting, as the protagonist seems to be a pervert with little shame. But this soon leaves place to other matters, with the series involving some all-mighty cat statues which grant wishes. One would think that with anything having the chance to become possible, things will become serious at any moment. Well, they don't. The series mostly involves a lot of monotonous slice of life.

Characters seem very weak. One extremely big error is to deprive the feminine protagonist of her emotions at the first episode. This is not cute at all, it's as depriving Goku of becoming a super saiyan. One ... way to be cute is to show emotions.

Also, with the protagonist being called "The pervert prince", one would expect a pervert, not a guy who wanders into an occupied bathroom by chance. I'm not impressed at all by his pervertness.

There's also some filler episodes, even given the short episode spam, which do not add a lot the series (the extra imouto episodes).

You will find some kind of story on the last two episodes, though. Things get a little emotional and briefly interesting, and then the anime ends as it could have ended on the second episode.

One terrible thing is that music is almost non-existant. I think there was a good track and lots of silence.

Good: the first episode and the last two ones.
Bad: shallow caracters, with one of them even facially handicapped.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by emilsinclair (7)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Animes available on Mercado Play (Part 1)

by Shakitonu31

50 Entries · 3 Restacks

Anime Onegai Latin American Dubs (Part 1)

by saintseba

49 Entries · 1 Restacks

Sibling Romance, Incest and Moe - Unranked

by TrustTheFungus

24 Entries · 40 Restacks

North American Anime & Manga Releases for November

Here are the North American anime, manga, and light novel releases for November. Week 1: November 2 - 8 Anime Releases Enen no Shouboutai (Fire Force) Complete Colle...read more

Nov 3, 2021 10:00 AM by Aiimee | Discuss (10 comments)

North American Anime & Manga Releases for June

Here are the North American Anime & Manga releases for June 2014 Week 1: June 3rd - 9th Anime Releases Ah! My Buddha Complete Collection Amnesia Complete Collect...read more

Jun 2, 2014 1:19 PM by Snow | Discuss (14 comments)

	Poll: Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Episode 4 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 ) Stark700 - May 4, 2013	183 replies	by Narity_ »» Jun 14, 12:14 PM
	Poll: Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Nyoko-Kun - Apr 13, 2013	304 replies	by Speccie »» Apr 10, 3:23 PM
	Poll: Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Stark700 - Jun 29, 2013	332 replies	by PrawnGuard »» Jan 20, 12:08 AM
	Poll: Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Episode 5 Discussion ( 1 2 3 ) Stark700 - May 11, 2013	134 replies	by waalex11 »» Sep 12, 2023 7:19 PM
	Poll: Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 ) Stark700 - Jun 22, 2013	151 replies	by Archean-Return »» Aug 26, 2023 1:40 AM

Top 20 Best Harem Anime: Surrounded by Sexy Girls

The main character is surrounded by amorous women. But they are either oblivious, shy, or magically prevented from reciprocating their affection! The harem genre is everywhere - high school, horror, and science fiction all have examples. Here are 20 of the top harem anime on MAL!

by Jankenpopp

2,543,405 views

Spoiler

RecommendationCollectionCute GirlsCute GuysGIF

Top 20 Loli Anime Characters You'll Want as Little Sisters

They're young, or young looking, and they've been a staple in anime for a long time. Today, we're going to list twenty cute loli anime characters. (Note: this article is SFW. These characters are "loli" purely in the sense that they are or appear young.)

by karuhigamiDURV

1,424,631 views

CollectionCute GirlsKawaiiMoe