Apr 10, 2023
Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun is a generic ecchi trash anime that's spoiled by the MC's complete lack of self-determination. The doormat called Ninomiya Shungo allows every female character in the series to do whatever she wants with him at every point in time. In the first episode, a group of girls has somehow tied Shungo up in order to sexually harass him, and it only gets worse from there. These same girls, and especially one of them, continue to walk all over Shungo throughout the anime. It's not explained how Shungo allows this; one can only assume he has no will of his
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own. He wants to spend time with Mayu but allows the other girls (and one in particular) to monopolize his time. His home life is just as bad: Shungo acquiesces to every demand from his older sister Ryouko, including the absurd "training" she demands to help Mayu with her androphobia. This "training" is of course merely an excuse for the anime to put Shungo and Mayu in sexual situations; it doesn't have any relevance to its stated purpose, but for some unknown reason, everyone goes along with it.
Some other things that detract from the anime are as follows:
* Some episodes open with a throwaway bit that has no bearing on the actual plot. It felt like a fever dream until I figured out what was going on, and these bits would have worked better as after-credits scenes.
* The plot has little development.
* Shungo's character has little development, and he's in desperate need of developing a backbone.
* The anime has several flashback scenes which have importance to the plot/backstory, but due to the color filter used, it's not clear who the characters are in the flashbacks. Since these flashbacks are forgetting memories resurfacing from different characters, the viewer should be able to tell who's in the flashbacks.
* Shungo's lack of character emphasizes how unrealistic it is that all the female characters want him. A good harem anime should at least make it understandable that all the females like the MC rather than other male characters, but there's no attempt made here.
* Mayu literally says "uwu" at times, which just seems over the top.
* The setting seems to be somewhat realistic, but then has superhuman feats of strength and agility from various characters. The dichotomy between realistic and fantastical elements of the anime is jarring.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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