DearS

DearS is a combination of a failed Chobits clone (lacking any of the warmth that made that series so endearing) and, depending on your gender, offensive pro-slave rubbish. It's also uneventful, lacking a story and instead containing the same perverted nonsense you've seen before already until the episode count reaches 12-13.

To start with, the premise is beyond dumb. A UFO crashes into Japan, 150 aliens - who happen to be submissive hotties - emerge, and they're welcomed by the world. Because humans are, as we all know, kind and understanding creatures by nature, no attempts were made to capture and experiment on the aliens. It's ... the sort of plot element that would only work in a hentai. Or Melody of Oblivion.

...Oh, yes, hentai material. Have I covered the part where DearS all wear dog collars and are happy to be slaves, doing whatever their master wants, including sex? It's like sitting through the wet dream of a pre-pubescent retard. I'm sure most female viewers would find it slightly offensive to see females wearing dog collars and being happy to get in the kitchen when told - a great fan pleasing idea.

As for the characters, Ren (the Chi of DearS) is blank, having zero personality. She also looks bad because of the crappy art - not at all fap worthy. And Takeya, the lucky lead, is a complete arsehole, never being a man and always being a complete fuck to Ren. He even tells her to go home and cook his food, also ordering her to clean his room. He lacks any likability. The only character with any depth whatsoever in this mess is the pink-haired DearS, whose name I've already forgot.

On the plus side, DearS is easy to watch. It's so simple and stupid that it's possible to watch it for four hours, miss lines of dialogue and still understand what's going on. If you happen to be brain-dead or are looking for something that's easy to watch, despite being dull, DearS is for you. I only managed to sit through it all because I wasn't required to use my brain and could just chill.

Alongside Melody of Oblivion, DearS has made for a great start to going through my DVD backlog. I can't wait to have a look at Petite Princess Yucie and A Little Snow Fairy Sugar. By the end of watching all the wonderful series I've collected on DVD, my mental state might reach the stage where life will seem too painful...

Overall, I suggest avoiding DearS unless A) your dream woman wears a dog collar and stays in the kitchen or B) you're an idiot who paid money for the series because it's an OOP Geneon title. Stick to Chobits and avoid this poor attempt at copying it.

It's a cute little short series animé, similar to Chobits from what I've seen of Chobits, but hey, if you like that sort of thing, DearS does it pretty well. Some of the fanservicey stuff in this is SO over-the-top it's past the point of annoying and more towards the point of amusing, because I don't think they took themselves completely seriously.

So, who should watch this? If you want a relatively light-hearted plot with some situational comedy, sort of your typical high school thing and a fair bit of cuteness and a mild bit of seriousness, this isn't a bad choice. If you're up for ... something with lots of depth, void of the typical animé tropes, you probably won't like it.

The one thing that irritated me a little is that it ended a little abruptly. Something a lot of animé tends to do, though.

Overall, it's worth trying if you're looking for something light and don't have a lot of time to invest, since it's a relatively short series at only 12 episodes. I find it's good to watch something silly and cute like this especially if you're watching some other heavier stuff. (Aristotle says: "Balance is good!")

DearS is proof, that reading reviews before jumping into a series is a good habit to have. DearS is pretty much generally regarded as "that awful Chobits ripoff" so I went into it with pretty low expectations. I wasn't disappointed.

So, a space ship crash-lands just off the coast of Japan, with 150 humanoid aliens on board. Oh, and they all look like super hot high-schoolers with supernatural abilities and a weirdly submissive nature. (Yep, this means EXACTLY what you think.) The ship is FUBAR, so they are stuck on Earth, but that's no problem, since the humans welcome them with open arms, naturally. I mean, ... smoking hot aliens with inexplicable intelligence and magical powers (and a history of abuse and slavery...oops, spoilers) cannot possibly be dangerous, right? RIGHT?

Anyway, the story opens with our protagonist, Ikuhara Takeya, an exceptionally generic high-school student with the intellect and personality of a brick. One transport accident later he finds one of the female DearS, naked (of course), utterly oblivious of everything, who immediately makes out with him....and then Chobits happens. That's the best I can describe the series. Ren, our titular alien super-bimbo, is a blatant ripoff of Chi, down to the same hair style, and Takeya is just a more stupid and arrogant version of Hideki. There is one thing being an endearingly clueless farmboy, but Takeya takes the "oblivious asshole" trope to a new level of annoying...

Eh, on second thought, it's pretty pointless to describe the story and the characters. DearS is basically a dumbed down version of Chobits with it's heart ripped out and replaced with incredibly generic archetypes and a giant plothole for a story. What the series does have, is a disgusting amount of almost-hentai ecchi fanservice, that drowns everything else out. If the series had any endearing qualities or profound meaning, it's been lost somewhere between the nymphomaniac homeroom teacher who makes their students read porn out loud, and the magical sex-slaves from space. But even the ecchi is so corny and low-brow, that it's way more tiresome than fun.

In the last few episodes the series does try to cobble together a sequel bait by dropping some character development and semi-coherent story bits, but it's too little, too late. There was much potential in the setting, and with some rework it could've been turned into something interesting, but sadly, it's was not to be. The art style didn't age well either and the sound/music is just forgettable background noise.

There is literally nothing remarkable about DearS. It's just some mediocre ecchi fap-fuel with busty alien slave girls and bad slapstick comedy. There are some fun moments and interesting bits throughout the series, and it's only 13 episodes long, so if you can look past all it's faults, DearS could be a good choice for a boring afternoon, if you have nothing else to watch, but that's about it. If you haven't already seen it, you'd be better off watching Chobits instead.

-Disclaimer: I am NOT a PROFESIONAL reviewer I’m only a anime fan trying to give feed back to other anime fans with that said one to the review-

Ok first I just want to point out that yes I liked this anime it was my first harem and its what made me like them so I’m not here to bash it.

I don’t understand why so many people hate this the story was a 6 it wasn’t that great I will say that but I absolutely loved the characters were funny and enjoyable to watch the relationships were a bit strange I didn’t like that the DearS ... came to earth only to serve humans but other then that this is truly an enjoyable anime and I would recommend this to anyone if you love funny and kinda strange harem anime

Last thing the animation and character design is not the best but its also not that bad I know a lot of people dislike them but its enough to still enjoy watching it

Takeya Ikuhara was a normal high school boy. He is one of the few having no interest in a space ship that had crashed over a year ago. With Female passengers called DearS. One day he happens upon a naked shivering girl. At first he thought she was just a girl, but then realized she was actually one of the aliens from the ship crash. He takes her home reluctantly. He'd seen one too many sci-fi movies and constantly feared she was going to brain wash him. The next day, he sets her in a closet to hide while he went to school and she ... chose that as her room. Takeya does his best to help the girl called Ren. Who unlike other DearS can't speak much at first. It turns out that she is in actually malfunctioning and is being hunted down by their leader. Takeya eventually begins to learn more about DearS, and a mythical DearS relationship called “Gift” that starts to develop between them.

Story & Characters (7/10)
DearS is one of the bishoujo shows from the summer 2004 anime season, which ran for 12 episodes. Based on a popular manga by Peach-Pit, the story revolves around slacker student Takeya Ikuhara and a race of aliens known as DearS. The DearS crash-landed on Earth and were unable to return to their home planet, so an arrangement was worked out to allow homestays, which would let the DearS learn about Earthling culture and life. Takeya is indifferent to the DearS, while everyone around him gets excited at the news that their school would get a DearS student. While walking home one day, he sees a mysterious (and naked) DearS, who promptly kisses him. He names her Ren, and she takes to calling him her master. This is only the beginning of their story…

With DearS, you get a show that incorporates a lot of things seen in other shows of this genre. Busty bishoujo? Yep. “Goshujin-sama” complex? Got that. Fanservice? A good amount. Light comedy to balance out the serious parts? Mmm hmm. Reluctant male lead warming up to adoring female? Yep. An imminent separation for the star-crossed lovers? Got that too.

The story progresses briskly through the 12 episodes, with a minimal amount of filler involving Takeya’s annoying sister. Largely a slice-of-life show, DearS manages to be entertaining in spite of the thin backstory and underdeveloped characters. You also have characters like the horny Mitsuka-sensei popping in from time to time for big yucks, and Neneko acting as the voice of reason. Miu, another DearS, acts as a sort of guardian and rival to Ren, but unfortunately those angles were only given passing consideration.

Art (8/10)
[Technical aspects of this score based on R2 DVDs]
The art is well-done and the characters stay on-model for the most part during the show. The character designs stay true for the most part to the ones in the manga. It’s a shame that the animation isn’t as smooth as that of a higher-budgeted show, like Hagaren or Chrno Crusade. There’s plenty of scenes where nothing moves for a while, but at least the art looks good despite the lack of motion. I think they blew the budget on the scenes of Mitsuka-sensei groping herself, which were animated really well! The DVDs do have some added detail in the linework and extra frames of animation not present in the broadcast version, always a plus. Also of note is the subdued color palette, which leads to a nice visual presentation with the DearS standing out the most.

Sound (7/10)
[Technical aspects of this score based on R2 DVDs]
The sound is a solid PCM stereo mix, with good directionality and clarity. The cast has a lot of familiar voices, with Kishyo Taniyama (Seiji in Midori no Hibi, Takayuki in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien) voicing Takeya, Ai Shimizu (Minawa in Mahoromatic, Karen in Onegai Twins) as Ren, Mai Nakahara (Anna in Godannar, Midori in Midori no Hibi) playing Miu, and the legendary Kikuko Inoue (Belldandy in Ah! Megami-sama, Mizuho in Please Teacher) as Mitsuka. All the seiyuu turn in good performances, especially Inoue-san, whose work as Mitsuka provides a lot of the comic relief.

The background music is serviceable but unmemorable, with a good amount of repetition throughout the show. The opening song by Under17 is catchy but can get annoying after repeated listens. The end song, Happy Cosmos, is performed by the new group PoppinS, made up of Mai Nakahara and Ai Shimizu. If you get a chance to check out the music video, it’s strange and quirky!

Overall (7/10)
I enjoyed DearS throughout its short run, but when it was over nothing really stuck with me. Much like other shows that end before the manga (Mahoromatic, Hellsing), the show’s producers are left to come up with an ending that ends up being either forced or rushed. Things are left open for a second season, and there’s plenty of material still unanimated.

Although not particularly original, DearS was entertaining every week I sat down to catch an episode. Some things like Mitsuka-sensei’s antics worked well, and others like Takeya’s bratty sister didn’t. If you liked DearS, then have a look at Chobits, which has some similarities but has the benefit of 26 episodes to develop its characters as well as better original source material by manga goddesses CLAMP, leading to a more enjoyable experience.

I’d ultimately classify DearS as a guilty pleasure, with nice bishoujo action, fanservice, nice (if contrived) romance, a decent backstory, and mostly appealing characters. DearS isn’t an essential recommendation, but have a look if you’ve got some spare time. There’s worse ways to spend it than by watching an episode or two.

Story
Woahhh...A story about aliens...besides...all are girls and searching for masters because they consider themselves slaves...I sure wish this was real...I loved the story for short....

Art
Well...It was a bil oldish the art...But I enjoyed to the fullest...I loved the enviroments...and even the ecchi "views" I loved ^_^

Sound
I REALLY...REALLY loved the OP/ED ...especially the ending was so "kawai" :X I listened to the ED at every episode...and even the sounds from episodes...

Character
... To be honest...I loved Ren how innocent and cute was...I wish I had a girl like her...Every character hay their own characteristics traits...Every each one of them was beautifully designed...

Enjoyment
I enjoyed to the fullest...But to be honest...I was disapointed in the weak ending...They fastened the pace at the last episode...But I do enjoy that Takuya ended with Ren....

Overall
It take's from me a big 10 because it happens that I enjou comedy ecchi romance animes...

So first this anime isn't anything new and unique,all seen.It also resembles Chobits.They're storyline is really similar.But if you're looking for some lite-hearted romance including some ecchi scenes that this just the right anime.Don't expect too much.


Story
It's centered around high school boy living alone.One day he picks up a beautiful alien girl at first he doesn't seem to care about her too much but then late in the series there show up evil people who are trying find her *and take her away* than he sees his true feelings for her and tries to protect her by all means. So it's a story of ... them living together,going to school teaching her normal things like cooking,reading,speaking.And she is some kind of slave.All the aliens in the anime are slaves.So she threats the main characters like her master.That's a bit freaky for me T_T.The plot doesn't really changes it always staying the same.And it has a normal nice ending.6/10

Animation
Decent.The characters are bit funny looking but all in all good for this kind of anime.7/10

Sound
Some good opening and ending songs but I didn't really heard any other good music despite that.6/10

Characters
Nice main female character despite that she is an alien.Main male character a funny ,cool guy who on the first sight doesn't believe in aliens but later on he develops a romantic relationship with the alien.So this two are really good but it lacks good support characters beside those two I didn't liked anyone else.And it also lacks character developments.6/10

Enjoyment
So in the end I liked this anime so-so it had some ups and downs.Some episodes where good but some where poor.There were some really funny moments but that's all that it had.And yeah some minor ecchi scenes but they were poorly done.6/10

i thought that dearS was a REALLY good anime and maybe its just because of my male intuition but still well back to the topic anyway the reason its good is because have you every heard any jokes about blondes? of coarse you have so the same concept works here one one guy is walking home and some chick jumps from the bushes and is naked on top of that but that guy is afraid of alians and is defenceive about her and everything about here and her kind but i thought that is a good romance ecchi and harum combined and for any ... other guys who like almost complete boobies and down there 0_o but what ever i reccomend this anime

There's not a whole lot I can say about DearS except "Stay Away!" It has been viewed by many as a Chobits rip off. While Chobits had some areas that saved it from the trash bin, this title has none. From the very opening animation which features two of the main female characters embracing unclothed to the unresolved end, DearS screams it's inappropriate nature. I view a number of these titles to be able to relate just how inappropriate they truly are. Pleased be warned that while the character designs and story overview look really good and may draw one to a purchase, this title ... is really bad.

This anime has pretty much everything that I like to see in a show...cute aliens in lingerie. Okay, just kidding... DearS has a very Happy Lesson feel to it, with most of the character design and animation looking very familiar. The story so far has been very interesting, and the characters are all very well voiced by a high quality seiyuu cast. The animation is very good, with the same Happy Lesson tendency for the male lead character to have over-exaggerated facial expressions.

Aside from the extreme Chobitsiness, this on the first episode of DearS it was very well done. The music was excellent, the animation ... smooth, and I really liked the character design. It was actually pretty hilarious, even though a couple of the scenarios were exactly like the ones in Chobits.

DearS is a very good anime, in fact it's a great anime. I would have given it a 10 if it wasn't for the unbelievably annoying main character - Takeya. But more of that later, first the story.

Yes, so DearS starts out in a pretty weird way. A humongous alien spaceship (probably the size of titanic) lands on the shores of Japan. However war doesn't break out, mad scientists don't attempt to capture said aliens and famous american 3-leter agencies (FBI, CIA etc) are nowhere to be seen. In fact, the aliens turn out to be young hot women and the entire world welcomes them ... with open arms. Before you know it the aliens are called "dears" and make friends with the humans.

Then it gets slightly weirder. One of the aliens is being transported through a town in some kind of a container. The containers slips from the transport and breaks, setting the alien free. The alien in question is an another hottie (Ren Ren blah blah blah... whatever her name is) dears. So it just happens that this hottie runs into -quite possibly- the most annoying main character ever to appear in anime. The deliquents name is Ikuhara Takeya. He's a cocky, arrogant and absolutely irritating chauvinist, constantly complaining about even the most trivial things. He's a total pain in the ass. When he first comes across our Ren, he's ready to just leave her there half naked. It's only when a truck nearly runs her over that he saves her and decides to help her out... sort of.

The rest of the series primarly revolves around Takeya and Ren and their hilarious antics. Like Ren walking in on Takeya when he's in the bathroom or wriggling in her sleep and ending up sitting on his face (ahah yes that way). It is simply hilarious. There's actually a pretty good reason for all that but if I told you it would spoil the story.

Now then sound and art. While there is nothing much to say about sound, the art style is impressive. Apart from the fact that some characters have so much hair that if stretched out they would probably reach the moon, this anime pays a lot of attention to every single detail. In others words, it's high quality. Congrats to the studio for doing a job well done.

All in all, a very enjoyable anime, if you can withstand the male lead's constant rants&complaints and irritable nature.

9/10

OK, well before i get too into this, i want to say that I read the ENTIRE DearS Manga, and i got so into it that i actually bought all 8 volumes, even though i was in highschool at the time and didn't have much money, because the story IN THE MANGA Drew me right in.

But as for the anime adaptation....it was extremely disappointing.

My biggest issue is with the story, so i will go into that last because there are some good points to ponder before we get to the really bad stuff.
First of all, the english dub, really wasn't bad, in fact, it's ... one of the few anime that i actually prefer dubbed, the dub is good...most of the time, there are some lines that are really monotone when they needed more emphasis (Usually on Takeya and Nenekos parts) , but over all, it wasn't bad. The animation...while inconsistent and sometimes just downright sloppy, it actually pretty close to the manga's art style (which makes the inconsistency even more surprising, considering it was made by Peach-pit.) The music was so-so, it wasn't anything special, but it set the tone appropriately as needed. The humor, although kind of cliche'd was really funny in parts, but a lot of it was too similar to the chobits series with a few "takeya's afraid of aliens, hehe" type jokes thrown in occasionally...

I could over look these things...if it weren't for the Worst parts...


They took the majority of the unique plot out of the anime and actually ended the manga around the end of the 5th volume of the manga, which removed the entire last arc of the story, which had some of the most unique and interesting parts of the manga, the explaination of "the gift" and the strange, but funny ending. They also removed one of the most important characters from the story altogether. They also took out any scenes that give any sort of depth to Ren's character whatsoever.

Anyways, in closing, if you have any kind of interest in this at all, read the manga, the anime isn't really worth the time unless you haven't read the manga and just want a shallow laugh and a cliche'd romance that's about as deep as a puddle. The manga offers much more in terms of character and story, but the art style in the manga is a little inconsistent, but still better than the constant inconsistency of the anime.

This show is a bit out there. It is wacky and fun, and just sucks you in. Some of the story development could have been better, but overall it keeps you waiting for more.

One downfall to this show is that it seems like they are avoiding the main back story too much, and leaves you wondering what else there is.

All in all it is a great show, and its too bad that it ended.

ok, i am gonna admit this now, i LOVE!!! this show. it was one of the first animes i watched and i enjoyed it so much that i watched the whole thing several more times after that. even though the show only goes up to chapter 25 of the manga they did a good job with the ending and i think it was just fine that they ended there, even though that meant that you dont get to learn much about the dears society in the show and that there was a lot in the anime that you didnt get to experience.

i gave the ... high marks on story based on the manga, same with the art and charector marks because the charectors didnt get to be fully developed in the show. however, the way in which the ending of the show is done is perfectly fine since it allows for the imagination to put takeya and ren living together in peace from then on instead of the mayhem that occurs soon after the show's end

sooo firstly it's a cool anime but short so thet couldn't make it all into an anime but if u don't be satisfied with anime u could always watch the manga whatever.

it's not that uniqe but well it was enjoyable to watch and i liked it.

it's like a classic in the anime world(like elfen lied)

it includes : ecchi(hell yeah),action,romance,harem

and it's op song is very cool :D

a must watch what can i say :P

i guess it is an original storyline for its time but its pretty straight forward: they meet, the change in life annoys him, there's the childhood friend, heroine's adversary, and every one is in one big relationship, working their problems along the way. altogether its very nice to watch. i laughed a few times and sometimes frustrated from the turnout of the plot.
the only problem i have with this series is that its to short, its about 1/3 of the manga and it should have ended the same as the manga.

well drawn and just enough fan-service to create a giggle, get aroused and add to ... the plot just a bit. i wish they make "dears: evolution" or something to continue but 'till then im off watching cohabits or something like that!

This review is coming from someone who goes gaga over cutesy anime with moe characters. I figured DearS would be a little cheesy, but wanted to give it a chance since the character designs were so cute. It was good to have low standards from the beginning.

The story is a little bit recycled, but nothing criminal. You have a beautiful girl with no memories that gets put into the care of an uninterested male lead (i.e. Chobits) and you watch a handful of slice-of-life-esq episodes with plenty of fanservice before finding out the ulterior plot.

The art in this series had so much potential. ... The manga's art style is painfully cute, and I just love the character designs. Unfortunately, it has some of the cheapest animation I've ever seen. They re-use scenes and animation, everything looks rushed and sloppy, people's faces are sideways, it's cringe-worthy. The music is painful 80-s esq elevator music, all computerized. Usually I can look past bad background music and moments of poor animation (because not everything has to be HD completely accurate all the time), but this was just too much.

As stated before, I love these characters and their designs, but when you combined an over used plot with terrible animation and music, you get an anime not worth your time. If they had jut put a little more effort into the animation and music, this anime would have gotten a much higher score.

What my Review about this anime is the??
Well For me i think the anime was oh ok funny but what i didn't like was the end ,The end was like whatever you don't even now what happen to the DearS but
The story I give a 8
The Art a 10 i love how they did it
sound really hot 10
character wow yes man hot hot 10
Enjoyment 9
And i give the anime a 9

I yes wish the anime didn't end like the but it was a great anime if your into Ecchi you will love it

This was a decent series, it's much like Chobits (if you've seen it) so if you enjoyed Chobits then I would recommend this series if have a few hours to kill.

It's not as intense and serious as Chobits was but it will keep you entertained. The characters are lovable non the less. The character relationship between male and female protagonist really keeps the series alive, but due to a rush story line it really kills much potential for a really great drama that it could of been.

If your looking for some ecchi, hilarious situations between guys and girls and a good slice ... of life adaptation then this series is worth a few hours of your life.

I don't even know where to start. I guess with the good aspects. Ren is super cute and aesthetically pleasing to look at. Some jokes are actually funny at times. Besides this, this anime should be called the fan service anime. There's barely any plot. Every episode feels like a filler except the end of the show really. The Dears are alien slaves and they would do anything for their master including sex. Man, the MC for this is the most annoying character in the whole show. The poor way he treats women is so irritating. You see, there are a lot of shows that ... are like this. Fan service-focused shows are fine. But this is one of the most poorly done shows I've seen and is extremely disrespectful to women by portraying them as empty shells that are only there to entertain men and fulfill their needs. If this was a hentai I would be fine with it for some reason. But it's neither this nor that. It just feels empty for some reason. Even if it's a show to just pass time, to not take it seriously, it's definitely one of the weaker shows. There are much better shows out there than this if you want to watch something that is similar. Not recommended at all.