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For the tl;dr people: TERRIBLE. DON'T WATCH THIS.

^I honestly think that I should give you that one for I believe I should be concerned about you readers and somehow help you put your time into good use. Because seriously, I believe that watching this anime, reading a long review about this or doing anything that concerns this anime is not a good investment for your future.

However, if you are the type of person who wants to know how and why things happen, seriously stop reading now, you are just wasting your curiosity on this. Just please don't watch the anime.

Kidding aside, this is seriously ... the most terrible game based anime I have ever seen, and this is the anime that made me feel angry and empty the most. Why? Because just like chasing a person you don't have a shot with -- it will make you feel love at first sight, it will make you idolize it, and it will just keep you hanging, chasing a hope that was never there in the first place until you realize your stupidity and eventually give up. Same as my advice for people who fall in love with people who will never love them back but still hope even though they are already being exploited in the process, my advice for you for this anime is to stop and find another that would make you happy every minute of your life, or at least leave you with a good memory upon leaving.

Story:
Now what the f*** is this. This is not even a story brought about by serious thinking. You and I can even make a much better one. It is like, "Yeah, I have a good idea on this but let's just make this story 30 minutes long." Then halfway through the story, "Oh my, there is no room for other things! Let's start building up the ending! Let's make it a cute and peaceful ending to make up for the lost enjoyment. Sure our viewers would understand. :3 Now, on to the next idea that we would just blow up!"
"Ah, wait, we forgot this is romance."
"Nah, it doesn't matter. Leave the original and best romantic contents to their imagination. Keke."

Seriously, if you have felt the love in this I seriously think you need to develop your senses.
Even anime with a more serious tone like Drrr!! and Bleach have more love than this.

Art:
Mediocre. How come are they not able to give more effort on this area when all the characters are just either talking to each other or sitting or standing, etc.? The hell, man.

Sound:
Three words: I feel dead.
No song that would make you feel something. Either the background music is there but I am just deaf or I just didn't give a damn about it because it is not worthy of listening to.
I felt like a robot with impaired senses just watching this anime.

Character:
Whenever I am reminded of the characters of this anime, my blood just tend to boil. HAVING CHARACTERS WITH DISTINCTIVE HOROSCOPES IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA AND THEY JUST WASTED IT! Instead of exploring their individuality and showing their uniqueness they did the entire opposite. Character-building is a way of attracting the viewers, and this could have been the main strength of this anime but they just blew it up. I can't even remember their names. I can't even remember their faces because I can't associate them with a distinct quality (except of course Homare because he represents my sign so I really gave a lot of my attention watching him) Why not give them a special name? Why not focus on the differences between the signs? Why not show that even though they are different they can make good relationships with everyone? For god's sake THEY REPRESENT HOROSCOPES. They should be relatable. If a person sees the character that represents his horoscope they should feel pride. I don't really get this anime at all.

Enjoyment:
You clearly know what I would write in this part. I would want to rant more, but it is a waste of my precious energy.


PS: All of these things are just my advice and opinion. (Though please if you can take my advice with a sack of salt.) However, if you are not the type of person who doesn't want the best for himself, you can always watch some random otome-based anime out there. But seriously, give yourself a favor and don't pick this.

PPS: Many otome games are good though. If you still want to pursue this, I suggest you play that first for I would like to believe that the game is waaaaaaaay better than this. But if you really insist on watching this, I suggest you play the otome game to get most of this experience. Plus, this anime looks like a mere prolonged-for-viewer's-agony type of introduction to the characters, anyway.

PPPS: Sorry for all the fans out there. You may want to smack me now and feed me to dragons but the fact that you like this anime just strengthens the idea that we are on different poles. Good luck on walking a thousand miles.

Just as what everyone has said about Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!, it is a parody of Mahou Shoujo or Majokko anime. However, if you think that you have already watch a lot of this things that you think Binan Koukou will only bore you out, chances are, you are very wrong.

Story:
The story has the normal plot that every Mahou Shoujo has, except that the "Magical Girls" that are acting it are actually boys. Every episode has the 'Typical life of the characters and introduction of enemy (+Fanservice)-Transformation-Battle-Conclusion' pattern, however this anime succeeds in letting the viewers be hooked until the end by well-thought-out enemies, ... series of successfully funny conversations and one-liners, and a bit of drama and lessons about friendship, love and youth here and there. The story pattern is not original but the story is creatively done. I think is one of the parodies that are well-made.

Art:
The art is very fitting for its genre. The character design is very well-made; the characters, even the enemies before their transformation, are very distinctive of one another and are very easy to remember. The colors are vibrant and catchy. The background is also well-drawn. The costumes are also laudable -- they are cute yet not too frilly for the manly main characters. The ED MV is also a special mention.

Sound:
One of things I like the most in Binan Koukou is the soundtrack. The OP is very catchy, upbeat, and fitting. The ED is contemplative and very beautiful. Though the OP is not something an average person (especially a man) would add in his playlist, the ED is a different matter. In the context of the anime one may deem the ED as cheesy and even funny as it is about the friendship of one of the protagonist and one of the antagonist who are both males, but if you only listen to it as it is, it is actually a relatable story, for who among of us haven't been separated from a precious friend at some point in our lives, right? I suggest everyone to search for the lyrics if they haven't yet; it is very well-written.
While the songs are by themselves beautiful already, they also attract viewers because the singers are the voice actors of the main characters.
The background music, especially of the transformation and fighting scenes, are wonderful too.


Character:
Being a sharp-tongued and critical individual, I tend to have a person (or persons) I hate in every anime, whether because they are acting illogically, their values are totally fucked up, they are inconsistent, they do unnecessary and shitty things, they are just there for fanservice, or they are merely valued due to their existence (Some Special Mentions: Inori from GC and Menma from AnoHana. Oh, how I hate those women. Really sorry, fans of those girls.). However, in Binan Koukou, I tend not to hate everyone and love everyone. I don't even have a favorite character, though it doesn't mean that they all look flat to me. It's just that, I find them all adorable. Though they have powers, they are still shown to be humans like us. The characters are relatable while being unique, realistic while being surprising. The enemies are a whole lot relatable too, as their transformations as enemies of Battle Lovers are caused by their frustrations in life, which are same frustrations we normal people have, and just as what the message of this anime is, such things can only be cured by love.

Enjoyment:
This is very enjoyable. Take it from a person who is bored and can't focus all the time. You know what, I usually don't watch things twice. I find it ridiculous because I think it is a waste of time. Well damn, I can't help but pick a random episode and watch it over and over again. It is a shame, but I've actually memorized their lines (and even their positions) when they transform into Battle Lovers.
In Japanese and in English.
Seriously, what the fuck am I doing.

Recommended for: Open-minded people who want to have a good laugh
Not recommended for: People who are hardcore bashers of fanservice and parodies, and who only patronize anime with "meaning" and "sense " which they can "analyze", such as Code Geass, Shingeki no Kyojin, and the like. Also, people who want intense fight scenes. This is a comedy, people.