Masamune-kun no Revenge

Yeaaah ... It's not that good... but it's not completely bad. Just really average.

The story of Masamune-kun is pretty much your generic RomCom harem anime but a little twist in it. Masamune is trying to hook up with the ''Cruel Princess'' to dump her later and getting his revenge on her. Why ? Just read the synopsis, it's not really worth to write about it again here. Fair enough, this could be potentially good but you can pretty much see miles away what's going to happen next and its filled with cliché. Also the comedy in it is really hit or miss.

However, episode 4 gave ... me good hopes that maybe it's going the right way with the story ... but something at the end of the episode pretty much ruined the development between Masamune and Aki and at this point, looks like its going to be a good old love triangle/harem thing with some drama in it. Definitly was not a good time to introduce it and its more annoying than anything else.

Also, Yoshino, Aki's maid, is pretty interesting. Can't really say too much though because.. spoilers. But she's definitly one of the 2 reason that i keep watching it.
Oh yeah, we have a trap and Masamune's mom is a loli. Of course.

The art and animation are pretty decent, nothing to write home about but Silver Link. does a good enough job. They definitly has done better though. Most of the girls designs are nice, specially Yoshino. Masamune's design is pretty disappointing since he looks like a protagonist from a generic light novel.

The music in the anime is pretty average. The OST does it's job but nothing really standout so far. The Opening is your usual RomCom opening. The ending song by Choucho is pretty nice thought.

Sooo, is it enjoyable ? For me not really. But i'm still going to watch it since i'm still interested enough to see where this goes right now. Wouldn't be surprised if they do the predictable route of Masamune not getting his revenge and actually end up with Aki though. I also want to know more about Yoshino and see what's going to happen with her since its pretty much the only character that i still enjoy to watch.

So yeah, right now i'm at episode 4 and it's pretty much average.

5/10.

Masamune-kun no Revenge is another one of those anime which sounds quite interesting on paper, but never comes anywhere close to reaching up to its own potential. What could have been an intriguing story about a man's almost lifelong quest for vengeance through devoted self-improvement and utilization of deceit against the girl who made his childhood a living hell instead ended up being nothing more than a cliché, predictable and rather generic romcom. Ultimately, it only leaves you thinking about what it could have been.

In the distant past, Makabe Masamune was a fat kid who found himself being a victim of bullying from numerous other ... people his age, but especially bad was the abuse from the spoiled rich girl Adagaki Aki, who among other things gave him the nickname "Pig's Foot" for his chubby appearance. This experience seemingly traumatized Masamune growing up, and he started working hard at improving himself through excessive body training and studying shoujo manga to learn what girls are into when it comes to boys. Many years down the road, Masamune has become a handsome narcissistic asshole by the time he starts high school, where he once again meets Aki. She fails to recognize Masamune due to his drastic change in appearance but he identifies her immediately, and vows to finally have his revenge on her by making her fall in love with him only to cruelly dump her on the spot once she confesses to him. Perfect.

Honestly, if that was all the anime was about, I think I would have liked it quite a lot. Having a smartass MC trying to seduce a cold-hearted bitch, only to then promptly enact his revenge upon her by breaking her heart... I mean it sounds like something really amusing and unique on paper, albeit in a somewhat sadistic way. But unfortunately, that is not how the story plays out at all. In the first four episodes, the story mostly consists of Masamune trying to get closer and closer to Aki with the help of his newfound insider accomplice in Aki's maid Yoshino. We get to learn more about Aki's habits and what she's like as a person, and although he has some difficulties with it, the revenge plan still feels like it is slowly moving forwards. However, with the start of episode five, things quickly start to stagnate as a love rival (Neko) is suddenly brought into the picture and the story turns into a more typical romcom all of a sudden. If this had been a series with a premise designed to be nothing more than that from the start then this would have been fine, but really this story did not need to slowly become a harem. The main plot concept revolves around solely Masamune and Aki, so bringing in outsiders merely results in them coming across as obstacles to the story's progression. More importantly though, at this point the revenge concept is all but gone because since this an anime, our MC and main heroine *obviously* have to end up falling in love with each other. Gone was the interesting original premise, and instead we are left with a narcissist and a bitch crushing on each other, but of course they're both far too dense to realize it, especially Aki. How incredibly original.

Another problem with this is that Aki as a character does not really function very well outside the revenge concept. No matter how you look at it, she is just a terrible person through and through. Even discounting the childhood trauma that she inflicted upon Masamune, in her current high school life she is known as the Cruel Princess: a girl totally abusing every single male person she comes across, giving them offensive nicknames, insulting them, rejecting everyone who tries to be nice to her, and just plain treats them like crap. Why? Well supposedly because some guys had been mean to her in her own childhood as well, but what right does that give her to treat completely unrelated people in such a discriminating way? Her entire character is perfectly suited for the villain role of the original revenge plot, but when she is suddenly forced to become a tsundere love interest romcom-style... it just does not fit her at all. And even more mindboggling, what the hell does Masamune of all people see in her to make him fall in love with her despite everything? What happened to your resolve? Even discounting her current terrible personality, did you also somehow forget about everything she put you through as a kid? You know, the reason you sought revenge in the first place? Just how mentally weak can you be?

On the other hand, while his romantic feelings may be questionable, Masamune can at least be somewhat manly about them at times, as he showcases to great effect in episode eight, which is by far and wide the best episode of the anime. But what does that all amount to? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Whatever strong impact one would have thought that seemingly game-changing episode would have, the anime completely throws it away immediately in the very next episode for seemingly no apparent reason. It felt like the author finally hit the right note for the story without even realizing it himself, and ended up backing on it too quickly. So not only did he first throw away the anime's original potential as a revenge story, but just as it seemed he might actually have successfully converted it into a promising romance story... he throws away that too? Goodness, why? Just what are you trying to do here exactly?

But as if that was not enough, the story then does not just return to the status quo, but it also gets much, much worse. The final three episodes of Masamune-kun no Revenge are simply horrible. I will not spoil any details, but basically at the start of episode 10, a new character called Gasou is introduced whose backstory and mere appearance are so far-fetched it made me twitch my eyebrows. Has the author ever heard of something known as suspension of disbelief? The whole story suddenly starts feeling incredibly implausible, but the way everyone reacts to the situation is even more ridiculous. To begin with Gasou himself is rather tedious to watch in general, but how Aki reacts to his presence is just absurd. It feels like her entire character changes in a split second as if she had some bizarre personality split, and while I technically understand why it happens, that is only a direct consequence of her being unbelievably dense and stupid. How can she possibly not realize the truth? I thought she was supposed to be a pretty smart girl? Again, it all just feels like too much of a plot convenience. And do not even get me started on Aki's so-called "personal guard" and how they decide to interfere with the whole situation for their own absolutely ridiculous reasons, they are just plain annoying and their actions are honestly borderline criminal yet the show treats them as if they are somehow okay or excusable. Furthermore, it is also painfully obvious that the entire story arc (if you can call it that) is just designed to be a roundabout way for Masamune and Aki to eventually get closer to each other, but really... we did not need this. If that was all you wanted, why did you not just continue from the plot development in episode eight instead?? The end result would probably have been the same, but the journey there would have been ten times better. It just baffles me.

Overall, Masamune-kun no Revenge feels like a story written without much initial thought put into it by the author, almost like if he changed his mind every few weeks while writing about what direction he wanted to take the story in. As a result, it just ends up all over the place but ultimately going almost nowhere. It leaves behind an uncomfortable feeling of wasted potential on multiple levels, and a story which could and perhaps should have been a lot better than what it actually turned out to be. However, if we look past whatever potential the series may have had for a second and just look at the final product instead, then at the very least it passes as an average generic romcom. That is certainly not what I wanted it to be, but it is what we got, and looking at it that way it is at least rarely straight-up boring. Yes, it is packed to the brim with clichés, but really what romcom is not nowadays? Masamune-kun no Revenge could have been a great anime. It did not become a great anime however, but it is still at least a tolerable one. I just wish premises like this could be left for authors who actually plan on doing something interesting with them rather than just going back to what has already been done in a hundred different other anime already.

Oh and Masamune's mother is also a loli who looks to be about five years younger than her own daughter. Why? I have no idea.

Would've been a 10/10 but a certain character introduced around episode 9 pisses me off and just really makes it hard to watch this anime
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I’ve known right from the beginning that it’s just going to be another generic school rom-com as I browsed among the entries for Winter 2017, but something within me wanted to watch this show. The premise made me hope that it’s going to be what I wanted it to be, an actual fulfilling story about revenge through love. As an overweight loser who daydreams about obtaining the perfect body and being popular with girls, I quite find Makabe relatable in his endeavor. I was interested how he is going to carry out his plan on Adagaki, but I guess I was asking too much. I ... know I shouldn’t be this disappointed, but damn this show went nowhere.

First of all, the story makes it too convenient for Makabe to get closer with Adagaki. For a cruel princess, she acts very inconsistent. You could say “Oh you know, women are really confusing” but I digress. What makes Makabe different from any other dude she has declined? I’m sure they also used the same tactics Makabe is using. To further add into the convenience, Adagaki’s maid Yoshino agrees to help Makabe in his plan for no really good reason. I mean wow, there are so many things in favor of Makabe but ultimately the greatest hindrance to his plan is really himself.

Second, the show has unwanted love interests. Sure, it attempts to create a conflict in which it prevents Makabe’s plan progress but all it does really is derail the main story and put unnecessary complications.

Third, why is Makabe’s mom a loli?

Fourth, Makabe is too naïve. While this is not necessarily a bad thing as it can serve as a lesson for him to be more careful and considerate, he is still the same overconfident musclehead at the end of the show. His lack of expertise in female interactions is already a bad signal why his plan is challenging to accomplish. Still, he persists in making his plan succeed out of desperation. I would’ve liked it more if some significant development actually happened due to his flaws.

Finally, I really had a hard time whether I should even take the show seriously or not. I mean, I liked some of its dramatic moments like flashbacks of Makabe’s past but how both the serious and non-serious moments flow together is mediocre. The execution also somehow lacks to put a punch on supposedly comedic moments, though I appreciate some of its subtle sarcasm. Overall, the show is a decent time waster if you keep expectations to a minimum. There’s no really profound development and it only serves as a failed attempt at making a dynamic rom-com story. However, it’s not downright terrible and a complete trainwreck. It’s just a show that had a strong start but then forgot what it really wants to go for and then tries to make you deal with its complications for the rest of the duration. Maybe I’m just too let down by this show, but maybe I should have never expected anything from it at all.

Unlike most reviewers, I did not come here to rant, although I do have something to rant about. Nevertheless, this anime was not as bad as most people say.

The beginning is clichè; it involves a smart, handsome teen who recently transfers schools. However, there is a twist. He transfers not because of educational reasons or because he got bullied in his old one but because he wants to date a girl and break up with her. What the actual f*ck? Yeah, that was me when I watched it.

Nevertheless, I gave it a try, and it was fine. The flashbacks which were told later ... on on the anime were really important and I understood the main characters desires at last.

Although his reasons were quite childish and immature, the main character still had his own ambitions and points to prove.

The character development was going very well, until a lot of obstacles came. Things started getting crazy and unorganized. A girl suddenly proposed to the MC, and another guy was about to date the girl. The other guy was a douche, but he deserved to date the girl much more than the main character. The girl was stupid as crap too.

Onto the ranting, I really despised the fact that the main character rejected a cute, perfect wife-material girl who was deeply in love with him to date a tsundere, bully, agressive, unkind, and selfish girl. Honestly, I don't know if the MC is smart or not.

Additionally, if you haven't known, all characters who are not the main ones are plainly stupid. They are just the "extra" characters who only react accordingly without any self-identity.

Nonetheless, this was a fun anime. It is definitely original, and it has pleasurable art and sound. But if you are competent and do things based on common sense, not by your gut, you would find many scenes relatively irritating.

In spite of the many Masamune-kun reviews out, describing the show as “really pretty okay” or used words like “becuz”, I decided to write a semi-serious review to add to the mix. Revenge is a dish best served cold. I’ve heard of people exacting revenge on others due to everything from getting cheated on to a murdered relative. The reason I state this is to accentuate the weak premise Silver Link’s (Kokoro Connect, Strike the Blood) “Masamune-kun no Revenge” carries. It is a story about a tormented chubby kid (Masamune Makabe), who grows up to be a modern marvel of handsomeness, vowing to enforce justice ... on a vicious vixen (Aki Adagaki) by breaking her heart. Not necessarily the strongest basis for seeking revenge… he could've just, you know, grown up.

The TL;DR approach to the anime would be the dollar menu version of Nisekoi, with slightly worse art, protagonists and music... and without the delectable waifu Onodera. Knowing this fact, if you didn’t exactly care for the awkward love triangle that series presented, or the bodacious tsundere that was Chitoge, I would advise you to skip Masamune kun altogether. The added revenge element does little to enhance the series past developing a convenient crutch for the plot to hinge on. Though it doesn’t do anything cringeworthy, the anime is mediocre in almost every category.

The bulk of Masamune-kun’s story is eaten up by the relationship development between himself and Adagaki, and the constant inner monologuing of how he’s going to get back at her. After years of floundering through life as a plump and ridiculed young boy, Masamune kun arrives at Adagaki’s school, unrecognizable from the dark times of his past. He’s a perfect student, has a flawless exercise regiment and every room he walks into becomes his own personal harem. On the contrary, not much has changed in Adagaki’s demeanor. She’s evil, pretentious and constantly makes up degrading names for the various male suitors approaching her. Not to mention she has a ravenous appetite. The story continues with Masamune attempting to inflict his revenge on Adagaki by getting her to like him and eventually squashing her hopes, much like she did to him during their younger years. This story approach is predictable but strangely entertaining, if for no other reason than to listen to Masamune’s multitude of internal dilemmas. The comedy is also unsurprising, however it's still good for a few laughs.

The writing in Masamune kun is where the series really starts to drop off in quality. It appears that almost every character and facet of storytelling (sans the chubby betrothed kid) is carbon copies from Nisekoi. This checks out in the manga world as well, due to Masamune kun’s release being over a year after Nisekoi’s. These undeniable similarities make for a less exciting plot overall, as the series becomes less about itself and more “Nisekoi did that better” moments. Once the plot is established, it takes a sporadic turn by implanting a random damsel who seemingly wants Masamune at all costs, and a rotund young prince who’s predestined to marry Adagaki. These characters are not eased into the anime, but rather plopped down in the middle of things, with very little backstory to boot. It's really what causes Masamune-kun to meander towards failure. Overall, the series does little to redeem itself and staggers aimlessly toward its bittersweet conclusion.

Masamune Makabe is actually a much better character than I initially presumed. His mannerisms played off as conceited, but through discovering the ghosts of his past and his countless acts of kindness, he redeems himself quite astoundingly. His counterparts are far less promising, with Adagaki being the only other character with any real depth among them. She fits the bill for Chitoge quite accurately in terms of tsundere-isms but seems to have less focus on her in the story overall. Perhaps this is a result of the reduced episode count from Nisekoi, but still disappointing nonetheless. There aren't any other characters really worth mentioning, as they either add very little to the story or exist merely as plot devices.

The art in Masamune kun is great to look at, but there aren't any scenes of astonishing animation present within its runtime. Character models are attractive and colorful, and the environments are drawn coherently, with no more detail than is required. I didn't notice any framing issues, and no evidence of pixel lag, so it's apparent the artists at least did the proper editing. That being said, I felt the OP was animated quite generically relative to the rest of the series, which is honestly the exact opposite than what I'm used to in an anime. It came by surprise, but it also didn't help me get excited for the series at all.

Sound wise, I can't say I really cared for either the OP or ED tracks. Generic and Jpop-py tones resonated with underwhelming animations, hitting par for the course for the quality of the rest of the series. The background OST was a tad more reputable, sparking the mood appropriately with tense or lightened styles, and the sound effects were well placed within the episodes. Voice acting is also very well done, with Ayaka Ohashi making a strong case for Adagaki and Natauki Hanae (Ken, Tokyo Ghoul) absolutely nailing the narcissistic Masamune. They certainly brought out the big guns for this one.

Though it certainly won't be in consideration for Anime of the Season, Masamune kun no Revenge is a series that can certainly be enjoyed by the right audience, and perhaps with the right mindset. Preferably if you have seen Nisekoi, do you best to forget the entire series as you watch, because the similarities are uncanny at times. Leave your brain at the door, for there aren't any veiled symbolisms or faint themes to be had here, just your run of the mill comedic romance series. Recommended for modern day anime lovers, or those looking for a laugh or two to change things up. As always, thanks for reading and be sure to check out my other Winter ‘17 reviews!

This anime had a promising start, but by ep 9 no really progress in the story had occured. Dont get me wrong, they introduced some new characters but there was no incremental progress in the main characters revenge. At ep 10 and 11 I just wanted the anime to be over allready, as the logic behind the main characters actions anoyed me to no end.

In conclusion;
This anime had a good idea behind it but the story was lacking greatly and got a bit boring after the first 5 eps. Try if you want but there was no story development for most of the ... ep.

Ever had that one romance anime that you know is generic but at the start seems so promising but ended up being well generic, that's pretty much Masamune-Kun no Revenge for me. I'll try to keep this spoiler free

Story:5
The story is pretty generic with a few touches here and there, it's not really good story wise, just your generic rom com with some drama added in the middle and it ends with again a generic ass ending. It's about Masamune a boy who is entering a specific high school for one reason, to get revenge on the girl who bullied him when he was a ... kid, this girl is named Adagaki Aki a cruel girl who rejects every single boy who wants to date her. That's pretty much the summary of the story it's nothing special at all.

Art:8

If i have to give something positive it's the art, Silver Link did a really good job with the art, it's shiny, flashy and above all else really pretty to look at. Nothing to complain here

Sound:6

It's ok, the OP and ED is pretty much your standard rom com OP and ED with a woman singing the OP and ED, the score also isn't special at all.

Characters:5

They're your standard characters. The male MC Masamune is pretty decent with some things i found interesting, he's pretty much the best character other than one girl. The female MC Aki is not interesting at all, she's just your mean but smart waifu that has no boobs and ass. A character that i do find interesting is Yoshino, she's aki's maid and the only one she trusts. Yoshino has these traits that make her interesting like the fact that she can be a fucking assasin. The supporting cast is generic, that's it

Enjoyment:6

I enjoyed it enough to the point of actually wanting to finish it, it's actually really disappointing at the end, that's all i can say

Overall:5

Masamune-Kun no Revenge is just your standard middle of the road forgettable rom com, if you want to watch this expecting something gold, i hate to break it to you but all you're gonna find watching this is just disappointment if you're expecting something like Oregairu. But if you want to watch a middle of the road rom com this is it.

I watched this anime not knowing a summary of it. My first impression was that I thought the main character was irritating but knowing he was influenced because of his past I continued on. Some of his lines and behavior about food and exercise were relatable. However I thought his revenge on his childhood friend was pointless, it felt like the story was iffy and dragging on although I had a feeling there's a reason why she became like that--which i'm itching for the revelation. Although some characters were interesting, out of all characters I don't like Aki not because out how she treats guys ... but because of an assumption she made in a certain future episode which made it seem like the story should have ended there. There were few cliche fansevice moments and I think it wasn't necessary as it isn't that funny to see girls undergarments.

Story is okay, but the motivation is stupid.
Art is mediocre for this century however the manga art is way better.

Sound is not bad nor amazing. That rise in the OP theme had a good feeling to it.

There were interesting characters. The loli mom bothers me.. is it even possible for someone not to grow old(by growing old I mean not looking like a child) from having 2 children. I'd root for Masamune to pick Neko, she seems fitting with her knowledge about nutrients and Masamune's obsession for fitness.

The episodes were somewhat enjoyable and cringey at times.

Overall I'd give it a six. I'd say the guy should have just forgotten about her, why go out of your way to exact revenge on someone who rejects you? I gave it a chance to see if it was good but it isn't my cup of tea.

Masamune-kun in the Revenge had all the obnoxious points so that it was close enough for me to quit the anime for good. And guess what? The idiot here continued to force himself to watch because he had a tiny expectation that it would improve, but in the end it was a cluster of random episodes and extremely boring cliches that exuded the predictable in an uninterrupted and boring way. Holy shit, for the most part, you could predict what would happen in the next episode pretty much all based on what you saw before; It was ridiculous.

The whole plot is more like a random ... set of OVAS, in which, some parts, will be surprisingly important in the plot. Actually, this was not supposed to be a novelty, most of the anime / manga that approach this annoying and saturated theme, always develop this way, but really, does not stop or tire of being impertinent to see.

Visually, it's cute. The visual (environment) of the anime is pleasant, a pity that what the anime has to present does not follow this line ...
The animation looked like it would be good, but it suffers a considerable loss of quality.
And the soundtrack, nothing much. It does not disturb or help, basically.

And now it is here that I lay all my eternal and profound repudiation of the anime; The characters, or rather the two protagonists. God, how horrible they are. In fact, their personality is that it is so hateful.
Let's go in parts, first, Masamune: man, it's out of the ordinary, how fucking he is. To start with his goal, which almost completely outlines the plot. It is certain that even the anime itself does not give a seriousness to it, but seriously, it is so unbearably unbearable what it does because of this totally childish and superficial goal, rather than being funny, it is pathetic. He just did not give a fuck what was going on around him (mostly), because of a revenge he was supposed to have been in the past. But no, he holds an extremely strong and ultra relevant rancor because of a... rejection. Wow, it's really pathetic.
And second, last, and definitely not least, Aki: I actually wondered, how the hell does one like it, even getting on a level to consider it a love. She has such a fucking boring and unpalatable ego. Why then, moe is not enough to make a character a person's love, okay? Well, let's face it, having a superiority complex so inflated to the point of tearing up a simple love letter, and putting on an embarrassing nickname and humiliating whoever is confessing, I think it's not very lovely...

So, in the end, my relevant hate for anime is mainly due to the characters. If they were other than the two protagonists, I probably would have enjoyed the anime much more and would not give such a big deal to a totally boring, predictable, and meager storyline.

7/10
+Unique spin on the vanilla “will they won’t they” story
+Solid plot twists that keep viewer engaged
-Shallow character interactions can be a turn off for some
-Certain plot threads are tied up prematurely
-Supporting cast distracts from main couple in a negative way

Have you ever suffered a broken heart that drove you down the wrong path? Masamune-kun’s Revenge on the surface seems shallow, but underneath there are some decent character beats.

One can’t deny the aggravation in watching high schooler Masamune Makabe attempt get revenge on his childhood sweetheart, whose shallow, egotistical, and idiotic behaviors drive a wedge in all his relationships, but the ... story’s hook comes from watching these charismatic fools and the hope that they will change for the better. To its credit the narrative has some juicy plot twists the keep the viewer guessing and it’s effective at teasing the “will they won’t they” in a cliched, if not enjoyable way. Unfortunately its shortcomings are also equally glaring, with immature character interactions and plot points conveniently tied up off screen.

While nothing extraordinary, Masamune-kun delivers its promise at being a vain, bittersweet romance. It’s sure to satisfy the hopeless romantics in us all.

I'm gonna try to keep this short and sweet

This anime had the premise to develop an amazing story; however, they under-delivered... It feels as though somewhere along the way the director (or whoever was charge of production) lose sight of the direction they wanted to take.
Nevertheless, it produced aspects of comedic behaviour, which allowed viewers to adjust to the anime.

In my opinion, though, they still managed to create properties of depth, even if they lacked the ability to accomplish what they wanted,; the overall journey to it was full of gag comedy that provided some balance to the deficit left by the closing of the ... story.

On the other hand, the transition between love and revenge was much too quick, which made them unable to clearly navigate, rendering it useless to actually develop an end that was befitting the story...
Thus why it ended ambiguously with karaoke -this also was reflected on the fact that they attempted fan service of aki and neko. Which ultimately failed (opinion, really?)

I wouldn't expect a sequel in the short term, so anyone still interested should move on to the manga

The premise of this anime was so intimate to me because I have been through the stage of "being hated for your body and trying to change it" except that I don't share the same objectif as Masamune. We have all been wanting to change for a reason, and we all think it's fun and good watching someone achieve their goals. Except that this anime failed MISERABLY in SO MANY LEVELS. Let's dig in the review.
Story :
Masamune is a boy who was overweight in his childhood, and got rejected by Adagaki Aki who rejects every single boy. He wants his revenge. He lose weight and ... come as a handsome guy, wanting to make her fall in love with him and then break her heart. We all watch him climb the stairs slowly but surely. We even climb with him. But after episode 6 or 7, we fall to our face. And we keep on falling. You thought it ended there, nope, more falling for you, and in the last episode, you get a shot in the head. CONGRATULATIONS!
Seriously, the story takes another turn midway.
"Let's add a rival to the MC" they said, "Let's make Adagaki's perspective change" they said, "It will be alright and fun" they said. Well, the anime ended in a karaoke party, the MC wasn't even in the third stage of his plan. No resolution, nothing. We were left flat. I remember looking at the screen for two minutes after it ended. "WAIT MAYBE IT'S A PROMISE FOR A 2ND SEASON?" LIKE HELL I CARE! A SEASON SHOULD BE SATISFYING IN ITS OWN TO MAKE VIEWERS WANT TO WATCH THE 2ND ONE. IT'S NOT A DETECTIVE CONAN EPISODE.
Art 7/10 :
The animation was fluid with some beautiful background sceneries, but nothing over the top or excelling. Easy on the eye.
Sound 6/10 :
I always watch the opening once, if it's good (I'm looking at you Youjo Senki !) then I make sure to listen to some of it before skipping, but if it's not memorable, then SKIPPING is my BFF. That is the case. The OSTs are nothing memorable, too, they serve their purpose if nothing else.
Character 6/10 :
No development. None at all. Shallow characters with almost no background story (except for Masamune). Also, can someone tell me the purpose of that Loli mom? IT'S SO EMBARRASSING SHE'S 1/3 THE CHARACTER'S HEIGHT. She's there just to cook and for comedic relief.
Enjoyment 5/10:
I looked forward to this series in the beginning, but since that downfall, I basically put it on hold until I had nothing else to do and finished it like a chore. Nonetheless, the comedy was somewhat acceptable.
Overall 6/10:
(It's literally 5.8). I'm hesitant to watch the 2nd season of this if they decided to do it because I don't want a poor ending again and a waste of my time, and, if your anime left this impression on the viewer then you know you failed somewhere.

first of all , this show in my opinion is not worth watching and there are better animes out there that you can watch and enjoy more but well about masamune kuns revenge ...
there was a boy and girl who admired each other but cause of selfishness of some sorts the girl rejects the boy and some years later he comes back for revenge by breaking her heart . thats all there is to this show , tbh it could be a lot more than what it was . it had potential but gets ruined in the second half , till episode 4-5 the show ... was quite good and funny with interesting concepts but as the show goes on esp. after episode 8 it is a total waste of time and deserves a score of 3 or 4 and well the story doesnt finish which i hate a lot if you are airing sth then you should at least give it an end of sorts even if it isnt over . for instance take Toradora , although it doesnt end and has a lot left which is continued in the manga , they did give it a satisfying semi ending .
other than the story most of the stuff about it were pretty decent , first there is the sounding which was done pretty good the opening and ending theme songs were intense and satisfying the visuals were although a bit lacking considering a 2017 release but still more than ok and character voices were also made decent nothing special but decent .
if given the chance 3 months ago to watch this anime or leave i would surely be on the latters side .

"Hey, this anime looks cool, i'll watch it"
As someone that also reads the manga i recommend you not to watch this anime, you won't gain anything from it but to waste precious time that could be spent stalking your waifu on google images.

The story of this anime is far away from it's synopsis. The plot, if ever was one, rapidly fades through the first episodes.
You'll say to yourself 'what the frick are this characters doing and are we even going anywhere?' And the obvious answer is no.
We're in mid series and the main characters fail to accomplish absolutely anything plot, development, romance wise, you name ... it! they're in a constant rope pulling kind of relationship that takes the series nowhere. After that, a filler episode. Yes, you read that well.
Knowing this, the story is a solid 6/10. I gave it some points, since we have never seen a protagonist get "jacked" for "revenge"(he's actually skinny as fried potatoe; revenge was just a word they used to try to give this series some drama)

The art man, don't even get me started on that one. The drawings of the faces are so inconsistent, that the lead female will look like Adagaki aki, and in the next frame like a deformed teletubbie that doesn't know where to point it's eyes.
This anime makes Dragon Ball Super look like a gibli movie. That all you need to know, seriously.
I call this 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' art style. And it happens to all the characters! Everytime! So it's a constant remainder of 'what i'm doing with my life?'.. 'end my suffering onegai shimasu.'
Art is a stone carved 4/10

The backgrounds are as generic as they can be, you have your 'generic walking to school background', 'generic classroom', 'generic school hallway' and your 'generic classmate characters'. I include everyone aside from Masamune and Aki, as part of the background because they don't add anything to the non existing plot, they produce the most basic, empty and superficial conversations with our childhood-traumatized main character. They're like NPCs but with brain damage.
They simply exist to fill the empty spaces of your generic backgroud. Do not expect anything more from this 5/10 mediocre characters.

Comedy? Haha nice one. Violence, failed approach attemps, rage, screams, life threats, blackmail are the tools that this series tries to convey as humor, through poor character interactions. Is either this or nothing, because you already know that dialogue wise, this series has nothing to offer, so the poor anime team had to make them all agressive, because nonsence violence is funny right? right?...
Take it for 12 stiff episodes or leave it.

Masamune Kun no Revenge is a big eyed hunchback teletubbies anime. It won't transmite you any feelings, you won't care about the characters. As someone who followed the manga and ended up very disappointed with the anime, i advise you not to watch it. Search in your 'plan to watch' list and you'll find something better.

Overall: 5.

Did you ever have thoughts of wanting to get revenge on the bullies you had in school? What if you planned what you were going to do since you were a very little child, working overly hard to become a very popular handsome/beautiful person to where the other person wouldn’t recognize you? This is sort of the premise of this show and I have to say that I am a little disappointed. With how short the show is, we are barely given any information on what exactly happened to make our main character, Masamune, want to seek revenge outside the idea that she called him ... a ‘Pig’s Foot’ because of his looks and weight when he was just a child. We are given a hint there is more to the story then what we are told but never given a answer to our question. Let’s break down the show a little bit.

The characters seem to be rather typical in personality although it was sort of a nice change having our main character be more narcissistic. Masamune is mostly a one beat character, very obsessed with his looks and the revenge he wanted to exact on Aki. While he does show signs of being kind and caring, I found I had a hard time liking him. I myself was teased for my weight but his revenge plan seems as though it would be way too harsh for a woman. His plan was to make her fall in love with him, then ditch her. His plan doesn’t even change when he finds that she doesn’t trust any guy out there, he doesn’t even question why she can’t trust them. This goes again into my past and people trying to use me for things only to suddenly turn on me. Because of that, I’m pretty annoyed when revenge is based on someone’s emotions. As the anime went on, I did start to see his own charms but the show wasn’t long enough for me to actually love him as a main character.

While I did not like Masamune much, I had a similar feeling for Aki being a rather stuck up rich girl. There have been other stuck up rich girls in anime who’s personality was similar to this tsundere princess but the anime didn’t give me much reason to understand why she was like that. They spent so much time on Masamune and how he was trying to get revenge that when we got to a point that we were starting to understand Aki, we didn’t have much time. It’s only a 12 episode show and definitely did not have enough focus on who should have been our main female lead while other background characters seemed to get most of the screen time for their backgrounds.

The animation is pretty good but very basic. If you look at any other anime that came out around the time this one did, you will find that came out in 2017 this year, it just looks very similar to every other show. Bright colors, clean lines, similar drawing styles for the faces and so on. I don’t really have much to talk about with the animation; it’s basically like any other Romantic Comedy. I do have to bring one thing up though, what is with making the best friend a girly looking guy in these sometimes? I kept looking at Masamune’s best friend, Kojuro, and I kept asking myself if he was actually a guy. They designed him rather girly which I do understand is one of the jokes of the show, but did nothing for the plot. Maybe if they do a second season, we can understand him better but as it was, it was only a strange side thing that felt like fan service for yaoi fans.

The voice acting is pretty good with most of the characters voiced by Funimations’s super stars. Monica Rial has played characters in 27 other shows (as of this review and the list on Wiki) during 2017 and this was one of them. While I am glad she was acting as more of a supporting role to the two who should have been out mains, her delivery of her lines made Yoshino Koiwai sound more like a robot then a human which made me roll my eyes. Josh Grelle voiced Masamune and gave a rather good self centered delivery of lines and Morgan Garrett as Aki gave a good stuck up voice but as I couldn’t feel for the characters as much as I wanted to because of their lack of drive, I found myself thinking they were pretty generic.

So what did I think of this show? Basic. It’s good if you want to watch the present triumphs and fails of the characters but it definitely does not spend enough time giving any sort of background to them more makes you feel much for whom we should be rooting for. The anime is just way too short to give us any sort of ending (probably because the manga isn’t even finished) nor does it give us enough time to understand exactly what happened between Masamune and Aki. With no second season that I have heard about coming in the near future, we are given an ending that says ‘read the manga for the answer’ and I have always hated that. Lots of manga based anime that do the whole read the manga ending don’t actually have a manga that is easy to find translated or even outside of Japan. I searched forever for the Ghost Hunt manga to give me an ending and answers I wanted. If you're fine with open endings then it's okay to watch or if you're already a fan of the manga but if not, you would be better off reading the manga I think.

(SPOILERS)
A revenge story ahaha!! worst story ever

Story-
A revenge story for cursing a fat-ass boy and later he have six packs upgraded full, when he go to school he found his rival who roasted him.Later it becomes snow white

Art-
Not better than hentai.Best chibi faces also

Sound-
... Voice actress was good and others were also best

Character-
Adagaki is the character who roast other guys first then bring them later in their rooms for riding. Masamune a gay who want to take revenge for his cursing roast on him and try to bring aki closer.Master a girl who runs every episode if she wasn't there hero would have 3 babies right now.

Enjoyment-
The jokes were good and was funny but for series im giving 2 marks for funny and 3 for last snow white concert scene

Words alone cannot express how annoyed I am at this anime. This is probably gonna have spoilers the whole way through so tune out.

#1 It drew me in because it sounded interesting and I thought I had a general idea of several ways it could end. It did not end any of these ways.

B: What the fuck

#3 I would have been fine if it ended without his revenge(seemed likely), and even if they didn't end up together. What I was not fine with is that his freaking identity is like stolen and that doesn't even get resolved. Seriously what the fuck.

I am in no way ... a good critic when it comes to anime, I usually rate stuff pretty high as long as I enjoy it. This anime really manages to piss me off. I stayed up to 5:30 because I was waiting for everything to get resolved, it doesn't. WHY. Why does this even exist. It achieved nothing, I feel like the people that made this were just trying to waste my time. I can't even go to sleep now because I feel like this anime has ruined my world view, everything is meaningless, it doesn't matter what you do, because you probably just wasted a few hours of your life and now I'm gonna have to stay up at least another 4 hours to watching something else that hopefully wont leave me utterly disappointed.

This is more of venting my frustration on this anime rather than a review.....

I find the anime to be great in fact could be a masterpiece until episodes 10-12, wherein enter the fat kid Gasou who pretended to be Masamune to get close to Aki. So what irritates me that cause this great anime to crash is that until episode 9 is very climatic and enjoyable then the next episodes are crap wherein the identity of this impostor is not revealed and the story goes on. Well I just found out Gasou's true identity in MAL. I am used to watching anime's that has no ... ending meaning there are question that are still in need to be answered but those anime ends in a way that doesn't make me this frustrated.

Well apparently in this Anime there is a character I like, Neko Fujinomiya - BEST GIRL in this anime

THIS IS SPOILER FREE (as much as possible)!
TL:DR is at the bottom.

Masamune-kun no Revenge is a typical rom-com with a bit of a twist. It has a unique idea but ultimately fails because of all the cliches. Let me explain:

The whole idea of revenge was promising, but, to be honest, it quickly became a typical tsundere romcom sort of thing. The whole "getting rejected as a child" backstory was pretty decent, but it could have been explored more. There were many moments that were sorta like filler, except that they were canon. The relationship progression is pretty slow and the whole plot with ... the "second guy" was not actually finished. The ending felt like a cliff hanger to me, so I hope they make a second season. The side characters really dragged on the story, because no one really cared about them.

The two main characters have a decent backstory but the show doesn't really bring it up very much. The MC Makabe was pretty unique, in my opinion, because I haven't seen too many hot guys that were not experienced with relationships and had a toxic motive. The female MC, Aki, was a pretty generic tsundere that hated guys, but her motives are pretty unique. She has a weird fetish for a certain kind of person too.... Most of the characters are pretty bland and I could care less about them. Many of them are super annoying because they cause conflict within the story (too keep it going), but they just extend the length of the story. A few of the minor characters were into the gay/lesbian stuff, so If you don't like watching fujoshi characters shipping guys, you may be slightly annoyed.

The art was pretty good and the characters looked great! I really liked the colourfulness and art style.

The sound was pretty decent, with good voice actors/actresses and a good OP and ED. The background music was sorta boring and not really important.

However, even though the anime isn't the most unique or has the best story, It was enjoyable to watch and one of the only anime that I kept up to date with. If you want a rom-com to watch, this should be on your list, albeit on the bottom of the list. If you want something new and unique with a great plot, you should look elsewhere.

NOTE: Rating it a 5 means that overall, it was a positive experience watching the anime, but It lacked a story and had meh characters. I do not hate the anime, so don't message me saying "OMG you suck because you hate my favourite anime!" I liked it, but I didn't LOVE it.

TL:DR : Had a promising idea, but ended up being a generic romcom. The story isn't finished yet, so I hope for a second season. Was fun to watch.