Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.

I actually really enjoyed the anime. The art style, the sound, and the characters were all really amazing. I feel like the story brings something a little more fresh to the table. Though there are scenes that are very, interesting, I personally, do not mind them and it just makes me love the protags all the more. The backstory was also very sweet though I feel like there could be some more work used on it. Something I deffinetly enjoyed was the representation in episode 7. It's great that they don't make it all fan service, and that our main characters will have to overcome ... struggles.

Simply a rollercoaster ride, to put it lightly. If yaoi/BL/shounen-ai isn't your normal thing, stick around-- this review is aimed at you.

I've seem my fair share of this genre, but I've yet to figure out what makes it so addicting. Throughout this show, (mostly in the first couple episodes) I was very much concerned about the rapey vibes. If you can take it for a few episodes thought, the rest of the story does get considerably better despite the beginning being questionable. And before you ask, yes, there is a hell lot of implied (or nearly explicitly shown) sex in this series. It's not even ... meant to further the plot in any way, it's just fan service for the fujioshis and fudanshis. Was it still entertaining? Hell yah. Overall, not a strong storyline, but enough that it's not just a softcore porno compilation. The ending really makes up for it!

I've seen a lot of complaints about the animation, and I do agree, in some places, it does seem undone, but I think that's a fault of the budget. There are more than a couple stills and some awkward movements here and there, but overall, I was very pleased with the consistency and realisticness of the body proportions and sizes, as well as how attractive they made sure to make the characters always look. Some scenes there was clearly more money spent on (Takato's play, the Christmas episode) which looked amazing overall.

The opening and closing scores honestly weren't my fave. I can see the appeal, but they bored me overall. The background music was honestly forgettable, especially since there were little to no scenes with silence where you could just hear the music. The voice actors did an outstanding job though.

I'm going to be honest, Junta was a little terrifying throughout the series. He was a little crazy, a stalker, forceful, pretty rapey-- you name it. However, he's obviously not the one who kept me here. I came and stayed for Takato, who's such a sweetheart. I loved seeing him grow throughout the show which still retaining the underlying principles of his character. Also, for being the 'uke' I'm SO glad that he didn't spend his time being helpless and crying. He was a strong character with resolve and a certain aspect of badassery to him that I adored. What a cutie too <3

Overall, I'm almost ashamed to say that I enjoyed this as much as I did. It was fun to binge, made me fangirl despite my moral compass, and I laughed a lot (1000 yen anyone?) and died a lot. There were many times that I just plain out yelled "FUCK NO" at the screen and died inside. So yeah, there's that.

I would recommend this if you: like the traditional seme/uke dynamic, like forcefulish couples, like repetitive/frequent sex scenes, like love triangles, like love drama, like the idea of secret celebrity relationships

I would NOT recommend this if you: are expecting a realistic portrayal of gay men or celebrities, are looking for a pure romance (starts off rapey, I'm warning you, even though it gets shippable later on), are annoyed by love triangles, hate harems/everyone being in love with the main characters, don't like 'showbiz' anime, don't like heteronormative stereotypes in your romances

Have a great day everyone!

Listen, I know that rape is a tool used in many romances (esp BL) but that doesn't mean I have to stand for it. The glorification of rape in this anime is beyond appalling, and I know that BL is traditionally not supposed to reflect real gay people, but unfortunately it does when this is the exposure that people get. Normal gay people have normal loving relationships and it's offensive that this paints gay people as literal rapists and its fine because the victim falls in love with the abuser in the end. Not for me. I would give this a zero if I could.

I would not have seen it if it was just BL anime
but this is an interesting homo
However, my spirit is not so tough to watch this without some comment like nikoniko style. It's sooooooo embarrassed to watch

The music and animation of OP and ED match perfectly.
The story goes well with its tempo.so smoothly.
The interior decoration of their house and their clothes are also very good.
The face of the protagonist is quite cute and hottest.
fledging feathers in Chunta, spilled a bottle of water was seem like tears, the scene change at the same pose. The directoring is brilliant.
the timing to bring out a ... rival is quite nice to make things not to get tired of only two people's love.
It was fun to put past story for the two at this timing
because it can be seen on the premise that I knew his nature.too funny

In the words of Turk from Ocean's Eleven: I'm going to get out and drop this like third period French.

Adding 2-3 basic stereotypes to each character sounds like a good idea on paper, especially if some of those stereotypes seem to contrast each other. However, the mixes are too predictable, and the characters just too shallow for that to succeed in making them interesting. The story is practically non-existent in four episodes, which would be forgiveable if at least we got something else instead of that. The problem is: we don't. The fanservice/ship scenes sometimes smell of the sweat of effort they must have made ... to fill up the time allotted for an episode - and that's despite the fact that they're also painful clichés. And the sex scenes... Well, they are like the story. Personally, I never like censorship, if something wants to go there, let it go there, that's why we have ratings; but fine, laws and regulations. So I should be happy it's not a thing here... And yet I'm not, since the reason for that is the complete omission of actual sex scenes. Something's shown to start, something's hinted at, but we never actually get to see anything more than a kiss. Which, for something that's supposed to be porn, makes no sense.

And so we're left with shiny bubbles that burst all too easily and then there's nothing left. It's unfortunate, because all these bubbles bursting only serves to make the banal clichés and stereotypes all the more painful in their raw bareness: not only the character traits, but also the situations and interactions between them. Takato calling Junta a "horny angel" would perhaps be funny, if it wasn't so damn literal: angel wings actually pop out from his back and feathers float across the screen in every appropriate scene, and then the next minute he's a hormonal teenager huffing through his nose as he attacks Takato like a predator does its prey. And Takato is the average tsundere: acting all annoyed and "professional" in public, and "failing to resist" Junta the moment they're in private and actually being annoyed at him when Junta ignores him. In between these scenes, Takato's inner monologoues and observations are, more often than not, very meta, and as such they're also very painful: lines such as "what terrible acting" and "what kind of cheap porno is this?" are simply too heavy here, considering the generic shallowness, instead of working as funny through-the-4th-wall quips as they might be intended.

On the positive side: the sceneries and cityscapes are pretty enough, the characters as well as the environments are nicely drawn and styled; the voice acting is also decent at least, I suppose. But then again, both of these are rather defaults than anything we're usually surprised by in anime, and sadly it's just not enough to redeem DakaIchi. The third episode ended on such an appropriate note and in such an appropriate way for it to be the actual end of the anime - it would have been acceptable. It wasn't, though, and while I managed to suffer through ep4, having started ep5 I couldn't go on after the first scene change. It felt too much like wasting time basically just to be bored at best and annoyed at worst.

It is a shame: there's a definite lack of yaoi/bl/shounenai/gay/whateveryouwannacallit anime out there, which is extremely baffling, and gets even more baffling the more one dives into the "straight" side and sees the immense amount of everything it has. So everything that happens on this side of the fence should be a reason to party, so to say, but DakaIchi proves that being yaoi just for the sake of being yaoi simply does not cut it.

While I could go on about BL tropes and how they play out in this anime, I'll put it aside as there's already plenty of reviews out there about this topic.

Instead, I want to focus on the main reason why the score went so low for me, despite looking forward to watching the movie afterwards. The animation was all over the place, sometimes it was beautiful and polished, others it looked even worse than the later seasons of 7 Deadly Sins (especially the weird shadow under their chins and the even weirder proportions in some scenes). I'm not sure if the studio was cutting corners ... or if they didn't have enough time to finish everything with the same polish, but it really pulled you out of whatever was going on since the art itself was that bad.

I really hope the movie will get better treatment and that the animation/art style will be more concise this time around, if it had been more consistent for this anime I would have given it a 7 instead of a 6.

Also a small side note that personally annoyed me but might not annoy all, they always shyed away from the sex scenes which I don't personally mind. However they always started the scenes as if they were going to fully comit to them and cutting off in weird sections leading to pacing issues. I'd rather they either faded to black at the right time or just comited to showing the full scene. Stopping somewhere in the middle didn't really leave anyone satisfied, I don't think.

If there is a word to describe Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete imasu. this word would be 'cliche'. And very cliche.

From the beginning of the relationship Takato and Junta (if we can call it a relationship, but we all know that unfortunately, things are as they are), even the discussions, supposed betrayal, sex scenes, etc, etc. Everything is so cliche. The story itself is cliche. Character characteristics are cliche (a cute and angelic seme who turns into a possessive and jealous demon and a uke tsundere that turns into a super passive in the end...... clicheeeeeee!). And the worst: nothing more than sex binds you ... to watch this anime.
The story itself can not engage the viewer attention at any time except when 'Chunta' and Takato have sex.

Art itself is fine, by the way. The scenery is well detailed and beautiful. But the development of story leaves much to be desired, besides the number of cuts of scenes in this anime that left me terrified.

Yes, it is disappointing for a fujoshi to be all excited and end up writing 'cliche' much more than she wanted, but that's it. Not that cliche novels are bad, I love them, by the way, but cliche can become a bad thing if it's used with such appeal.

But let me not be cruel to this show, even because fujoshi isn't synonymous of 'pure angel'. The true to be told here: when it comes to a fanservice anime that can't be even called shounen-ai ALL the gangue comes with the "wtf where is the kiss" "I want sex scenes" "enough of fanservice" and pipipipopopo. Then here it is a yaoi anime that have ALL that the naughty girls want on three in the morning. Am I wrong?

Also, I can't ignore the fact that there are funny moments that you will laugh, and the opening... Ahhh, the opening! For some strange reason, I feel weird every time I watch the first fifteen minutes, and a little bit horrified by myself enjoying it and laughing so hard (an unnecessary commentary), but anyway. Another thing that can't be ignored is the weird vibe turn that the seventh episode gives, and I'm not gonna give spoilers about it, but it surprised me how they show the whole thing about Chunta in a kind of way that is too deep and doesn't fit in the yaoi world... (you're curious right now, right?). I will be such a b*tch by saying "this anime only worths start watching from the seventh episode", so I will not say that, but I also can't deny that I surely loved it.

Well, maybe it isn't such a helpful review, but going to the overall rating, it's worth to watch Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. if you enjoy such a depraved anime (which I love) and if you don't care much about a bad plot and nonsense story.

“The whole show is just a sorry ass reason to see two guys fuck. And we didn't even see them fuck lol (coz it's censored, y'all)”

–and that was my first ever comment about this anime when I decided to give up after 4 episodes and gave it 3 stars last year.

I wrote nasty things about this anime under the comment section of my personal anime list, such as “bad characters who are good for nothing but as wank materials” or that the relationship development is “partially rape” and that “the plot sucks so bad. Nothing special. No bigger plot for the both of them”.

A year ... later, I went through my dropped list and decided to finish all series that has only 12 or so episodes–and that includes Dakaretai Otoko. I mean, I already went a third of the way, so why not torture myself and finish it all? So I did.

I rewatched episode 1-4 and they are STILL bad. My initial reaction stands: insta-love, (almost) non-con sex, cardboard cutout characters... and everything bad that made me remember why I dropped it in the first place.

Episode 5 & 6, albeit better, didn't turn me into a supporter. But episode 7... now this is where my perspective of this anime changed slightly. What I was hoping so badly in the first few episodes (character depth, strong reasoning & plot, as well as feelings), the production team decided to reveal them on episode 7 instead. Mind you, it wasn’t ground breaking per se–but it is what the anime desperately lacks in previous episodes. Without spoiling anything, I also really love the stylistic choice of achromatic look in the episode and how it changed to signify a big turning point in the characters’ life.

The plot got better and it ended in a (quite) delightful, witty end that justifies the horrible means that have been presented to the viewers throughout earlier episodes… and that’s why I changed my rating of this anime from 3 to 6.

People might critique me that if a good plot is what I’m looking for, I shouldn’t be looking at yaoi animes. But damn, if some hot scenes are the only thing you’re looking for, you shouldn’t be watching Dakaretai Otoko either because, as I said in the very beginning, they don’t even show the sex. This is why I think they could’ve done better in the plot department since they omit the hot scenes.

That being said, I got curious with the source material and wanted to know if this problem actually persists from the source or is it exclusive to the adaptation. Well, thank God I started with the anime and not the manga because just 1 chapter in, it’s all RED FLAGS. And yup, apparently the problem was rooted from the source, where they emphasized the hot actions more than the plot. So when the anime adapted it and decided to omit the explicit scenes… they’re only left with the mediocre plot and not much else.

All in all, how does Dakaretai Otoko the anime compared to other yaoi animes? I’d say it’s just the same. It suffers from the typical problem that others have and did not bring anything new to the table. But with how scarce the table is, being average can still be considered a compliment.

I've only watched 4 episodes and I feel like I can't watch anymore bc almost every moment of this anime is painful to watch.
Ok so the the anime is pretty much about sex, which is understandable bc the manga is about sex, but what I don't get is why would you make an anime about sex in the first place when you can't even show any of it?? Not saying that you can't make a good anime about sex but this is definitely not the way to do it. This would probably work much better as an OVA or a god damn hentai.
I'm all ... about that cute fluff and I don't really have a problem with smut if it's accompanied by good characters and a good plot. But like 90% of the time it was about sex with really shitty drama and characters, so there's almost nothing enjoyable left for me.
The only things I liked was the animation and music.
This anime really isn't my cup of tea but if you like hot boys doing hot (kinda messed up) stuff it might be yours?? For people who are looking for a good shounen ai with good plot and characters this definetily isn't it.
Overall I definetily don't recommend watching this

A serious disappointment.

Story/Character:
The organization of the episodes was lackluster and poorly chosen. It would have had more impact had the middle couple of episodes, where we learn why Junta had his slightly creepy obsession with Takato, was at the beginning, so we had a firmer grasp of these characters and why they acted the way they did. It was just jarring to start off the series with Junta begging Takato to have sex with him, with no idea as to why or where it was coming from. Which brings me to my next point -- how unrealistic it all is. These types of ... series' are not meant to be enjoyed because of their intricate plots or their ability to provoke mental stimulation, therefore it wouldn't be fair to judge the series on those merits. Furthermore, it is unreasonable to expect an anime to be realistic and accurately resemble human experience. But this series was just ridiculous. You beg someone you admire to have sex with you, and they somehow agree with no reason to do so? Takato goes from being mildly traumatized to being "drawn" to Junta? Takato goes from being mildly traumatized and makes efforts to escape Junta's efforts, but then is actually just in love with him? None of it made any logical sense. Viewers had no reason to like these characters, to want these characters together, nor enjoy them as a couple. The story lacked any substance, and was just an excuse to portray two males who had sex. I finished the series with hopes that by the end I would understand why the anime was structures this way, only to be disappointed. I didn't particularly like any of the characters. I was indifferent to their obstacles and story. I didn't care for any of the relationships. I didn't care for the plot. That's the worst reaction an anime could provoke.

Art:
The actual art style was impressive. It was bright, colourful, and wonderfully drawn. It is genuinely too bad that the story and the characters could not do this art justice.

Sound:
Not memorable.

Enjoyment/Overall:
Weird series. Very poorly thought out and organized. Bizarre premise with equally bizarre characters that made little to no sense. Would not recommend.

I went in honestly expecting the worst but I was pleasently surprised. It's actually decent for a BL anime, as most of them are cringey AF.

The protagonist is quite likeable because he's portrayed as self-assured, capable, and pretty much solid. He's got talent, works hard and receives acknowledgement and respect from his peers. He's just new to the whole dating/sexing thing, but he's not naive either.

There's more of a storyline and character development as you go further down the line, which makes it more interesting. I mean none of it is groundbreaking of course, but it's more than I'd expect from BL as a genre.
All ... in all, it's an ok watch and I'm enjoying it more than I'd like to admit.

I thought I would enjoy this anime but no.
Junta Harrases Takato at the start.I also didnt like the plot as it had to much sex and barely any storyline.To be honest this story basically sees nothing wrong with harassment.In my opinion maybe if Junta was less of a beast and more angelic(like asking for permission or something)I would’ve liked it or if takato didn’t end up with junta 😃.Y’know I still wonder why people like junta to this day cuz he was shit.(Also looking at it why is it that almost every Seme all like rhis(at least the ones I’ve seen in manga or ... Yaoi)

Absolutely Horrible, In the very first episode junta's character tries to rape Takato, I get falling in love at first sight crap but sexually forcing yourself on the person and that too you just met is so wrong and Takato's character too in the beginning says No but later starts liking it and fall in love with his rapist, how is this a good healthy relationship? And then in each episode there is nothing but fucking, Junta come and start harrassing him and he told him to stop at first but later is okay with it, This anime could have been good since both of ... them are in entertainment industry they could have shown some realistic issues but Nope there is only sex and nothing, People asks me why I don't like Yaoi and Yuri animes and this is the reason why, These types of animes are only made for horny fans, there is no good story, characters and character development in these animes, They potray LGBT characters very badly, they are shown as creepy, way too possessive and obsessive, perverts, rapists, abusive, toxic, if you want to spread awareness about LGBT community than how about start making good stories, I haven't seen any anime which shows real issues, problems faced by them, This is nothing but cheap fan service, an absolute garbage.
Story - 1/10
Characters - 1/10
Art - 1/10
Animation - 4/10
Voice acting - 1/10
Sound/Music - 2/10
Enjoyment - 0/10
Overall 1/10

I never knew I needed such a wholesome slice of life anime.

Putting the fact that it’s BL aside I think anyone could enjoy this “anime “
I couldn’t believe how many times I was ready to cry whilst watching this,like low-key I can’t explain how surreal this anime is,it’s like it has so much of the realism of relationships yet their relationship is so unreal it’s like Junta is a puppy that can’t stop showing affection to a owner that’s giving him the cold shoulder until Takato finally gives in and realises how much he needs him.

PS don’t read the manga it’s too hardcore!!!

This show is ok.
It's not terrible, and the characters in the show are actually very enjoyable, however that is the best part about the show.

If you're looking for a show that really pushes the physical end of things, then this show is probably for you.

If you're looking for a show that expresses massive solid story and really good character development then this isn't it.

However, if you are huge Shounen Ai fan, and love seeing two men go through their relationship in a sexual matter then you'll probably enjoy it.

The show is just not my cup of tea, I do love the characters and ... the comedy behind it and that's why I finished it because the comedic appeal is rather enjoyable and the music in the show is pleasing.

I don't understand the flack that this anime is getting. I really don't. I've seen most of the shounen ai anime out there, and this is definitely in the top three for me personally. I've seen a lot of shows worth hating, and this really ain't it, sis. I'm not an anime reviewer, I barely even watch anime anymore, but here's my two cents.

Many people say that the story is mediocre, and I don't deny that it's not groundbreaking in any way, shape, or form. It has a typical shounen ai story, in the same way that slice of life shows have their own type ... of typical story. However, what sets the story apart in this show for me is that the storylines don't drag on. In a usual yaoi show, there's always a million misunderstandings that lead to the dramatic situations, but usually they're dragged on for several episodes until you're sick of them. In this show, everything is solved within the 20 minute timeslot.

I adore the characters in this show. Again, nothing groundbreaking. The uke wants to be fucked by everyone that meets him, but that actually makes sense in the context of the shows story. He's not a plain guy, he's a well known actor and "most huggable" five years running. The side characters are few and far between, which I appreciate, because 13 episode shows with a large cast are just confusing. Every character in this show had their own personality quirks, and I found myself really enjoying watching them all interact. (I'm hoping for a season two so I can find out who the fuck that red haired boy was, though.)

The show's really good. For a shounen ai, it's superb. It's definitely on par with Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi, if that means anything to you. If you don't enjoy this show after three episodes, though, you won't enjoy the rest. So just implement that rule and you'll be golden.

Sooooo~ Dakaichi review…

I totally didn’t know until a few months ago that this got an adaptation-
I definitely remember trying to read the translated scans for this manga a few years ago but my interest fell due to the dropping quality of the scans (and the fact that the project was dropped for a long time)- that being said, I clearly remember the very first chapter of the manga and it felt like it wasn’t an exact match to what I saw in the first episode here (like crucial parts being omitted). The manga readers can definitely sense the difference- some fans didn’t like it, ... some didn’t mind it.
I went into it with little expectation but in the end, I watched it through in 2 days and it definitely wasn’t a waste of my time.

STORY- 6
Not mind blowing but not boring, it does go at a leisurely pace for sure. Literally revolves around a couple and their sex life (more smut in the manga, much less in the anime so it feels like the anime drags a lot).

ART- 8
Crystal clear, in both good ways and bad. Good- it’s tolerable. There are some pretty well animated sequences, mainly individual character movements and facial expressions. Bad- the 3D cgi props and crowds are eyesores sometimes and characters appear off-model a lot with shaky lines that go farther than they should be drawn. Sometimes, scenes contain minor actions that skip a step (and it was very annoying for me when I noticed it) so you have to connect the dots yourself…

SOUND- 5
Not gonna lie, they could’ve just gone with a full time band/soloist to do the themes instead of the CV’s… the theme songs just didn’t work for me at all, don’t think they worked much for the show either. Bgm is standard.

CHARACTER- 9
I REALLY LOVED the characters! The main leads and even a few supports show their signs of growth throughout the show- that’s what saved it for me. Their voice actors did really well with their expressions. Even down to each character’s running gags, the characters are what made me enjoy this anime.

Overall, if you’re into bl/yaoi of course I recommend :)
Again, it’s a leisurely paced anime, not too much action going on at any one time, drama spurts here and there. It’s a cute and relaxing kind of show to breeze through when you’re not doing anything.

**review no.8 :3

I am hardcore fan of all things BL. With that said, I think that there are a LOT of BL mangas that could become a much better anime than Dakaichi, simply because their plots and characters are better.

Don't get me wrong, I actually enjoyed the manga (aside from the rape part) but I just thought of it as a smut read, with no deeper meaning, so I was very surprised when I heard it was going to be adapted as an anime.

Now as far as the anime goes, I really liked how they removed the rape scene, and how some smutty scenes were handled, ... and also the backgrounds were quite beautiful. As for the characters, Takato is my spirit animal and I loved him. But the animation really disappointed me and Junta just came across as an obsessed and forceful guy rather than a loving and decent seme. His whole character just reminded me of a psychopath that somehow ended in what was supposed to be a fluffy BL. There are other mangakas that portray toxic and non consensual relationships in a serious and...what's the word I am looking for? addictive? sensual? tragic? realistic within the fantasy that is BL? way...(I hope I said that correctly, I am not a Native English speaker). Just take a look at Harada or Chise Ogawa; somehow I can picture someone like Junta on their works more because his crazy traits just fit with those artists works.

Anyway, since the manga mainly focused on sex, and we can't have that on tv, what was left were pretty cliched moments that just didn't work for me, not because they were cliché, but because of how they were executed, the stiff animation, I don't know...as i said, I am a fujoshi, but not a critic haha so I don't know if what I am critiquing is "correct" or not, that's just how I felt.

So, with that being said I would really like to see BL adaptations from authors like Kumota Haruko, Junko, Ogawa and Harada (although the last two are kind of...controversial) or...any others that I am probably missing, executed in a Dokyuusei-style (gosh i love that movie, really good shonen ai) but...maybe I am asking for too much.

Im a younger half-fujoshi (i only like a few BL such as YOI and Given), so the first episode kind of freaked me out. I got into the show because of sheer curiosity, and i did not expect to like at ALL after the first few eps, but later into the series, i got used to it and saw past it. once you see past it, its kind of sweet. The story is pretty funny and cute, the characters are funny and cute. However, there is kind of a heavy yaoi element to this, it has a lot of sensual scenes which can be a ... little hard to watch (and this is AFTER they cut out some scenes from the manga, which i have not read since i heard it is much more graphic). If youre going to watch this, i would definitely use private browsing, my fellow young half fujoshis, and if your parents are tech saavy and can read your history through your WiFi browser (its possible with every WiFi, your parents just have to be smart to use it) then DO NOT WATCH THIS AT ALL!! I would say this show is more for intermediate to advanced Fujoshis or Fudanshis. I regret watching this at my young age, i wish id waited until i was older.

The anime is very good animated so why a talented studio decided to adaptate this terrible piece?
The relationship of Azumaya and Takato is totally abusive and starts with a rape!

I could see several ways of giving this story more depth, It would be great to take advantage of the fact that both are actors to discuss the fact that the LGBT community has a hard time being included in the media and how they could have their careers ruined by the simple facts of being a gay couple, but no...everything was focused only on conflicts and sex.

At least, the anime adaptation is much better ... than the manga, a lot of things that bothered me were corrected but they could't save this horrible piece.

I don't recomend it.