Majimoji Rurumo

I really wanna read the manga, but only the first like 4 or 5 chapters are translated to English.

Story: 8/10- This story is about a pervert who's in this supernatural club of other boys who are also perverts. One day they decide to summon a witch, but in the end thinking it doesn't work. BUT it does, and she does come, Rurumo. And Shibaki gets a wish granted, which is a pair of panties. And many things happen after that in which Shibaki and Rurumo are bond together under a "contract."

Things are cliche, like the witch outfit and having her familiar being a ... black cat. In the beginning you realize it's a little "ehh." Shibaki is basically your classic pervert who likes to look under skirts and flips them so he can see the panties. He likes porn, that has been made clear. And this might seem offensive to the female audience, but as a female myself, this show is just hilarious.

I mean this guys is actually really nice. There are sweet moments in which you you kind of tilt your head as ask yourself "is that the same guy?" With only being 4 episodes in, you can already see his character gradually change as his relationship with Rurumo deepens to some extent. Overall a cute & funny story!

Art: 5/10- Though it is unique and has it's own style, I can honestly say this anime's weakest point is the art. I honestly dislike it. But it's nothing too terrible, but not my cup of tea.

But if you can get past that aspect, then you're good to go

Sound: 7/10- The music in any anime is always a hit or a miss with people. Whether someone hates it, doesn't mind it, or loves it, is all in opinion. But I don't dislike the OP & ED. I can honestly say it's soothing and nothing ear-bleeding.

But like most OPs & EDs, people normally skip it after the first time listening to it, so it's okay if you hate it haha.

Character: 9/10- The character's are just hilarious. Shibaki is so dense and clueless at times that it's interesting to watch him wander around aimlessly. His whole personality is based on his pervert antics but with a slow change in attitude. I mean he really cares about Rurumo, and not because she's a cute girl, but because he genuinely doesn't want her to get hurt. He tries to help her whenever he can. And for some reason it's just nice to see that side to him. Not to mention his mom is watching him like a hawk so he doesn't go off and kidnap some girls; literally. I love his mom haha.

Rurumo is a witch in training and has to stay with Shibaki until all the tickets are gone. She's a very lovable character and she's pretty clueless as well, but even more so. But she is a witch living in a human world so her perception on them is kind of weak. But with that said, you see her struggle to distance herself from the human world and from Shibaki. It's apparent in episode 4 she's trying to stay focused on her duty, instead of being carefree in the world she's in. But it's also apparent that it's getting harder to do so

And all the supporting characters are both annoying & entertaining. But overall I find them all enjoyable haha.

Enjoyment: 7/10- With everything that I've said, you're probably wondering why it's getting just a "good" score. And it's simple, this story lacks in producing a define plot. But it does gradually increase in entertainment, but there really is no main objective.


Overall: 7/10- If you wanna good laugh, than watch this series! Cuz at the end of the day, this show is really enjoyable!

You know what? Why not. I'll spend some time to write up my opinion on this show. And since there isn't much to it, it's going to be short.

Majimoji Rurumo is... nice. That's it. It's a nice, relaxing series with an overall... soft tone to it. There is some fanservice but really, it's nothing too severe compared to other J.C. Staff anime such as To aru Majutsu no Index or Hentai Prince.
I've literally given everything about this show a rating of 7/10. That seems like the perfect number for this series. I don't mean that in a bad way.
It's hard to badmouth ... this series if you understand what it's aiming for.

Rurumo is a light-hearted series about a boy who meets a witch. It's really just an episodic series based on their daily life together. That's it. And actually, it's pretty calming. It's one of those... feel-good series. It's not too be taken too seriously and yet, at times, it still manages to be fairly touching. It has its moments.

I do really like one thing, though, and that was Kouta's attitude towards Rurumo. He's a perverted kid throughout most of the day but, whenever he's with Rurumo he seems to lighten up and treat her sincerely. And it's a good feeling to see that change within him. It feels like he genuinely wants to see her become happy while living in his world.

Despite all the fluffy feelings I hold for this, there is ONE slight issue I had, and really it was only present in the beginning.
At first, I don't know if it's just me but, it felt as though... Rurumo and Kouta barely spent any time together. Like, there's barely any scenes involving both of them in the same area and interacting with each other and when there was, it was short and trivial. So... it felt kind of empty whenever Kouta said something meaningful to her.
Later on in the show this is fixed when Kouta starts to spend more on-screen time with her and, there are small dilemmas (As in, nothing drastic or life-threatening) that bring the two closer. The climax of those episodes tend to be heart warming and put a smile on my face, or had me saying "D'awwww..."

The sound creates a sort of atmosphere to the show that I haven't really felt in a cutesy series before. I'm talking about the music, which mainly consists of a guitar playing a... I hate to use this word again but, relaxing tune. Acchi Kocchi was similar with the music though that seemed to consist of more effort in the music than in Rurumo. At least, in my opinion.

The art was average. Animated by J.C. Staff, it was expected by me to have nicer looking animation but, it didn't. I don't have a problem with this, seeing as the level of animation fit the show nicely.

Overall Majimoji Rurumo is a feel-good show. It's not to be taken TOO seriously in terms of plot and, really, I see it as something to help you relax or put a smile on your face from time to time. Something to watch nonchalantly, I suppose you could say. A solid 7 out of 10.

First of all, let me start by saying this is quite an underrated anime.

Yes, this anime is actually quite slow-paced, and has quite some cliched episodes and moments that you would find in a slice-of-life and romance series, but what really caught on to me, especially in the later episodes, is how compatible the op and ed are with the scenarios in the episodes. It is actually quite interesting to see the many sides of the main 2 characters and see how their relationship progressed.

Story- wise, it's not amazing, and quite cliched at times, but the presentation was well-delivered.

Art-wise, normal.

Sound-wise, I really love and op ... and ed, and some osts.

Character-wise, it's great to see the main characters get developed, with bits and pieces of some characters' pasts and what each character's personalities are like. Characters' personalities are mostly quite consistent, especially Rurumo's,even through all the character developments they do not seem out of place.

Enjoyment-wise, I would give it a 10 out of 10. It definitely has enough for me to keep watching to the finish, since I do not really like cliched settings. However, it is quite surprising cos at times I cannot even predict what will happen next. It's quite hard to find an anime that's cliched yet not predictable nowadays.

Overall:9/10
If you like slow-paced, touching, romantic with some slapstick humour, you should try this anime.

Another, summer anime that involves magical girls has just ended and it is time for me to make a review of this 12 episode anime. So, like I've said it was another one of those anime that involves magical girls, in this case it involves witches, whose typical concepts were modified to fit the Japanese fanbase, basically it is like "Witch Craft Works" except that there isn't that action genre present in it, though it doesn't have the same romance genre it, but I ain't gonna push through co'z this isn't the part for it.

For the story, I give a fair score since one ... would be annoyed with the plot where a naive witch meets lusty boy kind of thing where witch was suppose to make lusty boy make a wish and take his life (of not without the ticket that the guy has) instead it turns out to be a witch entering into boy's life and the usual thing where boy's life turns upside down, however it was the romance between the two and the comedy puts a balance on the anime's poor plot.

About it's art....well, I just don't like the way them character's were illustrated co'z it kinda look like it was done by some mangaka wanna be who is trying hard but cannot , the panty shots were fine in a certain angle but upfront it kinda looks like your typical granny panty.

About the sound, it was the opening theme, Rurumo's VA and Masako's VA that I find cute, however the let down was with Shibaki's VA where it would have been better if Sempai's VA did Shibaki's voice also Sumiko Inoue VA's sounded like a grown up than a teen girl and it would have been much better if the VA who did Harulily's voice would have done it.

Now about the cast, we all know that this anime revolves around Shibaki and Rurumo, well it good that is was all about them since Shibaki sort of act like Rurumo's guardian than anything else, their romance side was more of a true love where it is unconditional and that is where the enjoyment was more profound aside from the comedy aspect , so overall, this anime isn't bad at all, so here are my ratings for this anime:

Story: Fair 6.

The plot maybe be stupid but the comedy and romance were the one that balance it out.


Art: Poor 3.

Did I mention something about that the art of this anime was somehow done by a mangaka wannabe but cannot?


Sound: Fair 6.

Well, even though Shibaki and Inoue's voice were bad, It was the voices of Rurumo and Masako' s that placed a certain balance over my opinion as to how I gave this part its score.

Enjoyment: Good 7.

The score is for the anime's comedy aspect.

Overall:L Good 7.

It wasn't bad especially with the romance between Shibaki and Rurumo.

Laohoam- Enjoyed it over all, but the character and plot development was a little weak. It was cute and funny so it was still good, and I would recommend
-Ras- "........."
Dr R-Dash, I enjoyed the anime at the beginning with the exciting story of a pervy boy having to be responsible for once in his life there was a few parts that made me laugh in each episode and begin to have hope that this hopeless boob fetish guy would turn out nice but it got altered a bit ... but over all its a cute fan boy :3.
Tadgh: I really liked the way ... this anime was drawn and I thought it was funny. The fan service was over the top sometimes and unnecessary. I seem to be the only one in our group that thought there was a decent story. I like it, but the boob action could be toned down.

Alas, Majimoji Rurumo one more in the list of those anime that squander potential.

That is not to say that this anime is terrible. In fact, I found it quite enjoyable. However, it is not a balanced anime, and it ignores its strengths in exchange for staying within the safety net of the same old tropes. Both times I have watched this series, I have had to strain my senses so as to not lose the golden thread that runs through the mud. That golden thread is all that can be seen of what could have been a great romance story about love across boundaries between ... two characters who are both awkward for different reasons.

The serious interactions between Rurumo and Kouta are few and far between, and they are the only moments that really made me feel like the story was progressing. In between these moments (or sometimes obscuring them) are a plethora of overused perverted, comedic devices. Occasionally, there is some genuinely good comedy, but regardless of the comedy's quality, the story is rarely progressing. But how could it? After all, the story premise itself is based on the relationship between Rurumo and Kouta. And yet, that relationship takes a backseat to the comedy. On top of that, filler episode format is used - swimsuit episodes, lingerie episodes, etc. There is little to no sense of progression in the episodes because the production team tunneled too heavily on creating funny perverted scenarios, even though a gem of a relationship premise was staring them in the face. In the final episode, we finally get a truly serious emotional episode plot, and yet it falls flat because there has been so little development beforehand. Perhaps the gentlest way of viewing the production's failure is to say that they tried to create a sense of the "fun" that Rurumo and Kouta were having together as a means to show the relationship's progression and empower the final episode. With that optimistic view, the show appears slightly more endearing, but ultimately it still suffers the same problems.

As for the individual aspect grading...

The story, for the aforementioned reasons, gets a 3. If the golden thread had been the focus, it quite possibly could have been an 8 or 9.

I'm not a great reviewer of art. Nothing popped out at me, but it wasn't ugly either. The same could be said for the soundtrack. Both get a grade of 6.

The characters were a strong point, but their strengths were badly obscured by the constant, poor comedy routines. As a result, the potential 9 is hard to see beyond the 7.

The enjoyment of the show ranks average as well. Being forced to strain ones eyes for the gold among the mud makes it difficult to find that feeling where you get really drawn in. I found myself drawn in for mere single scenes before being alienated again by poor comedy.

Overall, it is a 7 in my books. Or perhaps a 6.5 if I could use partial points. The obscuring of the story being poor comedy made for a frustrating experience. However, the glimpses of that story were pure gold. This is certainly one anime for which I will be checking out the manga, in the hopes that the poor communication of the most important aspects of the story were due to its adaptation and not its authorship.

TL;DR: Short review didn't up as short as wanted. Majimoji Rurumo is a fun anime that is undoubtedly average when it comes to its story, art, sound, and character development. Despite that, it all comes together into a fun romantic-comedy that I would easily recommend for fans of this genre. (7.5/10)

Unlike the reviews that I have done before this one and Witch Craft Works are going to be the very categorized fashion that focuses on each category (story, art, sound, and characters) in a dissociated fashion. I will only be talking about overlaps when I think it is necessary. The reason for this departure from ... my long form reviews (that you probably could use in an anime review itself with a bit of sprucing up to entertain viewers) is because I find both Rurumo and Witch Craft Works to be guilty pleasures. I am not saying guilty pleasures are persay not worth the effort of a long-form review, but there is not much to talk about (both positively and negatively) when it comes to either anime.

Story: 6

Majimoji Rurumo is a very simple anime that comes within a unique twist on the romantic-comedy genre that puts together a fairly clutzy, ditzy witch by the name of Rurumo and a perverted highschool boy named Kouta. This formation was caused by circumstances that had Rurumo spare the life of Kouta when he granted a "very special wish". After the anime establishes this pairing both (Kouta and Rurumo) have funny side adventures to learn what it means to be a witch, live, and possibly question whether or not, if giving up your life is worth someone's happiness. As amazing as that premise sounds, the plot goes really nowhere within this 12 episode cour. It mainly relies on a lot of episode cliches within slice of life anime (beach, unknowning love, etc.) This does allow for a very steady foundation to build the rest of the anime's characters, but it does create for a pretty bland series when its characters pan out. Luckily, most of the time they do.

Characters: 7

Rurumo and Kouta are the main protagonists of this series, and work well as a duo. Rurumo's innocent, immature nature really meshes well with Kouta's over-the-top personality. This formula isn't unique to anime (Gekkan Shoujo, Gintama, Gochuumon, Kiniro Mosaic all have this formula to some degree). Nevertheless, it still works to great effect. I found myself laughing a lot at the antics that were happening within anime when those two were on screen. It probably stems that I can relate closely to both characters, but I enjoy both of them a lot. The rest of the supporting cast are somewhat forgettable. The only characters outside of Rurumo and Kouta are Chiro and Tanako. Chiro has her own arc, and often leads to mischief on screen that screws with Kouta that I found fun. Tanako is fun in the same degree that her antics really just add for the rest of the series. The characters of this series are not original, but they're fun.

Art and Sound:

The art in Majimoji Rurumo is extremely quiet despite it being a romantic-comedy. When I go into watching a romantic-comedy, I assume that the color scheme is going to be outrageous or extremely colorful to match what is happening on screen. However, Rurumo never took those gambles or went a super high art quality. Everything was a simple pastel that is used in a lot of anime within this genre. This is not to say that the art scheme is bad, but it's generic for this type of show. However, Rurumo's smile in the opening of this anime is the brightest, warmest smile in all of anime. It screams pure happiness. And, is the best thing in this anime for me.

As for sound, Majimoji Rurumo's sounds are nothing to write home about. A lot of the inserts are primarily forgettable. They fit the scenes well enough to have ambience that flags for the viewer that something funny is supposed to happen, or serious is about to occur. I guess that's fine for what it's worth, but I would have liked the music director to take a chance and make something really heartfelt piano sonatas or loud jazz exerpts, for example, for various scenes. Much like the art, the sound is not bad, but its not good either.

Enjoyment: 9
Overall: 7

Majimoji Rurumo was a blast for me to watch. I enjoyed every minute that Kouta and Rurumo were on the screen. Their antics reminded me of some of the stupid things that my friends and I would do in high school (just without magical powers). I would never say this is a unique anime compared to other anime like it, but it had this aspect that made me happy to watch each episode. Rurumo may not be the perfect anime, but it exudes adolescence and innocence in love, melancholy, time, and friendship. A solid romantic-comedy that I think a lot of people will have fun with.

Majimoji Rurumo: (7.5/10)