Dokyuu Hentai HxEros

Ladies and Gentlemen, I did it! I finally found the single worst anime of 2020. Worse than Rent a Girlfriend. Worse than God of Highschool. Dokyuu Hentai HxEros makes Peter Grill look like a fucking masterpiece!

It's not that hentai Hxeros has the worst animation. It doesn't have the worst dub. It doesn't even have the worst premise. The actual plot on paper SEEMS like it could have been funny. Some guy clearly came up with this show while slightly drunk at 3 AM in the morning and couldn't stop giggling. It's the directing and execution that murders this show and makes it one of the hardest to watch anime I've seen in a LONG time.

The plot of this masterpiece is that an insectoid species of aliens want to take over Earth and replace the humans. Their plan is absorb "erotic energy" and rob men and women of their sex drives. Once the human fertility rate drops below 2.1, humans will eventually go extinct and the aliens can simply replace them. I'm serious. It's a show about aliens turning women into prudes who refuse to put out and making dudes gay in order to commit a sneaky genocide. The whole premise of this show is that it's a porn parody of a far right conspiracy forum. Then it mixes this with Power Rangers for...some reason. A scientist must find 5 teenagers with extreme horniness. He then gives them wrist bands that allow them to channel their extreme thirst and transform into super Sentai called "Super Hentai". Once again, I'm sure this was very funny at 3 AM in the morning.

So what kind of jokes do we get? In the first episode, one of the aliens randomly transforms into the Devil Gundam from the end of G Gundam, forcing the main characters to get naked and use the special move from the ending of that 1994 anime. Let's pretend the audience has never seen G Gundam, which most people haven't. The joke doesn't work because it's just a random reference to an old anime. Let's assume the viewer is a boomer like me who happens to LOVE G-Gundam. Even I didn't laugh because they didn't set up or commit to the joke. They didn't change the animation style or use the music from G Gundam or rabidly scream the lines like the voice actors from G-Gundam. The scene just randomly comes out of nowhere and ends in 3 seconds with the 2 main characters striking the iconic pose and that's it. The joke is just "haha G-Gundam exists". This is "Epic Movie" level comedy!

That was just one example, but this anime NEVER lands a joke. It just thinks that having a silly premise on paper and making references to other franchises is good enough to bring in the laughs. That is the lowest caliber of spoof! I never thought I'd watch an anime that makes me think Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer wrote it!

Compare this to Peter Grill. That's an anime about a knight errant whose name is a blatant parody of Peter Quill from Guardians of the Galaxy. The whole joke is that he's supposed to be a noble and faithful knight to his princess, but he is easily seduced by dozens of monster girls and feels extreme guilt that he's made the princess the biggest cuckquean in the land. It's a stupid premise with only ONE joke, but they really commit to that joke! It actually got a few laughs out of me. The comedy lies in the fact that you know the punchline (Peter being unable to keep it in his pants), is coming, but you don't know exactly how or when it's going to happen. The best part of this type of humor is that when done well, it actually becomes funnier the more times it happens. It eventually reaches a peak, but Peter Grill is extremely short and never lets it reach that point of exhaustion. Don't get me wrong, Peter Grill is still a terrible anime! I mean unapologetically bad. It's just miles better than Hentai Hxeros.

So if Hentai Hxeros isn't funny, it's at least sexy right? NOPE! The character designs are pretty lame, the boobs are massive but poorly drawn, and it's heavily censored. Even in the racier DVD version, it's still heavily censored. Just not to the absurd level of the TV anime where you simply can't see anything on the entire screen. Even if they one day released an uncensored version, it still wouldn't be remotely hot!

If Peter Grill is a shitty bootleg of Interspecies Reviewers, Hentai Hxeros is a ten cent VHS tape someone dug out of the dumpster behind an old Blockbuster. It is the Video Brinquedo of ecchi. It is the Golden Films or Bevanfield of erotic anime comedy. Only wish this on your worst enemies.

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The Power Rangers is a kids show where multiple colorful individuals gang up on some evil alien. Every episode a new alien would appear, and the heroes would defeat him. Now, what if you took this formulaic premise and crank the horniness up to max? Well, you get this shit.

Dokyuu Hentai HxEros’s narrative is pretty much what you get when you spam boobies and horny teenagers into a script. The story follows the Hentai Sentai gang as they fight to protect the world from evil aliens known as The Kiseichu, who try to take over the Earth by stealing their desire to bone each other. When it comes to horniness everybody and their mom knows that teenagers are unmatched in that category,and in comes highschooler named Enjo Retto, but is really horny Natsu, as he and his group of equally horny teenage friends beat up random kiseichuu they find on the street.

The art is colorful if not a bit stiff at times. The palette really matches a show and makes every character pop out and seem unique even if they’re personalities aren’t.The aesthetics is way better then it should be. Good on you Studio Mausu

The sound is done fairly well for a show of this nature.All the osts were nice yet a bit forgettable, but both the opening and ending song of this show are extremely catchy and sounds it could be a song for a Power Rangers show, which really adds to the whole “Sunday cartoon” feel of the show.

The cast of this show can be summed up as Horny Natsu, boobs,boobs,boobs ,boobs, and a furry. Each character fills their archetype but don’t do much else. The only character arc in this entire show is with Kiara, Enjo’s obligatory tsundere childhood friend who wonders why a pinky promise she made in elementary school doesn’t equal instant sex. Besides that basic character arc there is nothing here besides shallow tropes we’ve seen done a million times.

Overall, HXEros is a show that knows its audience and knows what they want.If you’re looking for a deep tale with compelling themes and characters that you can relate to and learn from, you won’t find any here. HxEros is just a simple and fun ecchi fest that you can turn your brain off and enjoy. It doesn’t have grand narrative but sometimes that’s not what you need, sometimes you just want an easy-to-digest boobies show, and that’s perfectly fine.

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Let me ask you a question. While watching a trashy harem show, do you ever think, "Man, this is absolutely garbage, but I still fucking love this!"? Wait, you actually do? Then Dokyuu Hentai HxEros is a show especially made for you.

If the "Hentai" part of the title didn't make it obvious, Dokyuu Hentai HxEros is your typical trashy harem anime. It's filled with an absurd amount of ecchi and fanservice and has a plot that is even more questionable than the plots of a lot of hentai.

And no, I'm not exaggerating a single thing. This show is frankly ridiculous to an extreme extent, but I just can't seem to bring myself to hate it.


Story (6)

An unknown type of alien called "Censor Bug", unbeknownst to most humans, invades Earth and starts plundering their erotic energy in an attempt to make them extinct. As a part of the Saitama branch of HxEros, a group of teenagers "gifted with a special ability", our protagonist Retto Enjou, his childhood friend Kirara Hoshino, and 3 other highschool girls fight against the censor bugs in order to rescue mankind from their hands.

So, what is this "special ability" exactly?

The "special ability" that HxEros possess is their extraordinary eroticism, that they use to destroy the censor bugs (somehow their own clothing as well) by converting it to "H-energy" using certain devices.

Dokyuu Hentai HxEros follows the members of HxEros' Saitama branch as they use their "H-energy" to stop the censor bugs from stealing mankind's "H-energy".

It sounds extremely ridiculous, doesn't it?

Yes, the plot of Dokyuu Hentai HxEros certainly sounds ridiculous, and IS ridiculous. As I said before, most hentai have less questionable plots than this show. However, I personally don't think that it's entirely meritless. As weird and ludicrous as it may seem, I think that the plot of Dokyuu Hentai HxEros is somewhat "unique" and "creative". No matter how absurd it ultimately turns out to be, this show actually tries to be somewhat innovative with its plot, which deserves some praise in my opinion. Some of the situations that our "HxEros" fall into are actually funny, let it be intentional or unintentional.

Overall, I'll give the story a score of 6. Honestly, it probably doesn't deserve to be rated that high, but I'm giving it a decent score just because it managed to keep me entertained throughout the entire show.


Art (4)

The artstyle of Dokyuu Hentai HxEros is pretty decent. The character designs look aesthetic. However, when we come to the actual visuals, there are some huge issues....

First of all, I don't know why Project No. 9 thought it was a great idea to make the censors so large that one censor covers almost half of the screen, but it certainly isn't very pleasant to my eyes. Rather, these huge and unnecessary censors became really annoying very quickly, for more than one reason. The second major issue with the animation is that it becomes very inconsistent at times. It's decent for the first few episodes of the show, but it noticeably becomes a lot duller in the later episodes and starts degrading bit by bit.


Sound (6)

The soundtrack of Dokyuu Hentai HxEros is fairly mediocre. Almost all the background tracks are forgettable. The opening song sang by BURNOUT SYNDROMES (That's how they write their name) is kinda funny for how ridiculous it is, and although many people weren't a big fan of the ending song, I don't think it's bad. Overall, the soundtrack is average at best.

The voice acting of the show, on the other hand, is actually amazing. I was quite surprised to see such high quality voice acting in a show of this caliber. Almost all the voice actors did a great job in voicing their respective characters. Suffice it to say, the voice acting is easily the best aspect of Dokyuu Hentai HxEros.


Character (4)

If I had to sum up the characters of Dokyuu Hentai HxEros in just one sentence, it would be this: They are all as dull as dishwater. Almost every character can be described by using a certain stereotype. Retto is your typical dense harem protagonist and Kirara is your typical tsundere heroine. This statement applies for other characters as well.

Despite being extremely generic, however, they aren't unlikeable. Actually, at least for me, it's hard to dislike them. Especially Retto and Kirara look really adorable together. I found their interactions pretty heartwarming. And unlike most other harem protagonists, Retto is actually aware of his feelings towards Kirara and determined to ask her out when the proper time comes, which was kind of refreshing to me.

I definitely won't give the characters a high rating, though. While it's true that they are pretty likeable, most of them don't receive any proper development throughout the entire show. Besides Retto and Kirara, nobody is given proper focus. Especially the side characters suffer the most from this problem. I would have really liked to learn more about Tokyo branch members and a bunch of other characters as they appear only for a short amount of time. Giving them more screentime would have made the show a lot more enjoyable for me.


Enjoyment (6)

As absurd and mediocre as Dokyuu Hentai HxEros is, I kinda enjoyed it to be honest. It managed to keep me somewhat entertained for almost the entirety of its runtime even with glaring flaws and absolute ridiculousness. Fixing some issues with the story pacing, animation and side characters would have made the show even more enjoyable to me. Well, that probably just shows how garbage my taste is.


Overall (5)

So, would I recommend watching Dokyuu Hentai HxEros to you?

The answer is a resounding no. Everything about it, excluding the voice acting, is honestly very mediocre. Moreover, there are times when the show can become extremely ridiculous and nonsensical. So, if you are looking for a show with a compelling plot and remarkable characters, you should probably avoid Dokyuu Hentai HxEros.

However, if you are someone like me who enjoys watching trashy ecchi and harem shows at times, Dokyuu Hentai HxEros might be something you will enjoy watching. I didn't find it as "good" as To LOVE-Ru Darkness (I apologize for the random comparison) for a lot of major flaws, but I found it pretty funny and entertaining nonetheless.

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"Protect your love to the very end, no matter from which Hero WOAH OH!
H×EROS...Wake Up HERO!"

This is the opening verse for this show's OP by the talented BURNOUT SYNDROMES (just called HXEROS SYNDROMES feat. Kirito's VA just because), and I'd guess for anyone who has watched Dokyuu Hentai HxEros, this is the epitome of Power Rangers / Super Sentai that's full-on ecchi crack to the max. AND I LOVE IT, silliness and all.

"Someone once said, Hero is written with the words H and Ero."

With the power of donned accessories and a hero suit to match, danger is no match for the HxEros team of one conceited simp and 4 girls to match against their enemy: the Kiseichuu (or censor bugs) who are on constant stealing of ordinary humans' H-energy to rob them of their soul. So who are the Super Sentai crew of chosen humans to fend Earth from the Kiseichuu? Well, you've come to the right place.

The number 5, which is the standard number of members in EVERY iteration of the Power Rangers / Super Sentai is great on its own, and HxEros is no different. Their names are: the simp-but-not-so-simp Enjou Retto, the childhood friend of the simp Hoshino Kirara, the busty Shirayuki Maihime, the flat Momozono Momoka and the childlike Sora Tenkuuji. All the girls obviously have different powers to match, but it's through the "sexual tensions" of Retto that enable them to defeat the censor bugs, no matter how small nor big the creature can go.

Particularly, clue in between Enjou Retto and Hoshino Kirara, because they get the most screentime due to their childhood circumstances that made them into the HxEros figure that they're best known for. Y'all see, Kirara had a disorder that essentially turned her into an ice princess, but the reason why is of the past between young Retto and Kirara, where one censor bug tolled away Kirara's emotions of love, and Retto could do nothing about it to defend his first love against the whims of the censor bug. And that sparked his resolution within him to eradicate all censor bugs by joining the HxEros defense force, and with the wristwatch accessory to band together similar users' erotic energy, protect ordinary citizens H-energy, which is the source of love.

So, an essentially ecchi-fied Super Sentai, that's all fine by me. What is the elephant in the room is with the overly cliché characters that unfortunately each don't have unique identities that they can stand out with (well, except their body figures), and not just the Saitama Branch of Retto's alone, but other girls from other branches (Tokyo Branch with Moena Wakamusa and Shiko Murasame) as well, to which by that very point, I don't really care who's who, so as long as Retto keeps having heavily-censored fanservice, at least that's a point to fap with. Oh wait, I've missed out the Kiseichuu-abandoned shape-shifting queen Chacha, and the very ecchi dog Runba? Nah, gender bending at its best. But one thing's for sure...the harem KEEPS GROWING.

Speaking of heavy censoring, it's a shame that Project No. 9's chief director Masato Jinbo chooses to adapt works that are trash and don't really carve out its unique stand-out identities. There's one common thing though: overly generic, tried-and-true stories that we've seen one too many over the vast distance of anime over the years which have overall better execution. Coupled together with the very stiff animation and viscously lacking art that is underwhelming (when compared to the full-on nudity of the manga), the fact that borderline-hentai ecchi series are being heavily censored is always a NO-NO, even if it's a marketing gimmick to sell more Blu-Ray DVDs in order to release an uncensored version of the show, as an accomplishment of sorts.

And going back to the sound, at first when I've heard that BURNOUT SYNDROMES was gonna do a song for this show, I immediately hated it with a flaming passion. I mean come on, is this the same band that gave us one of their best songs (which is Dr. Stone's "Good Morning World!")? But overtime, I've learned to accept that nothing is perfect, and this OP is passable at best. While I can like the OP, the ED is the one that I don't like, simply put: a poorly composed song that doesn't sound good either.

Overall, to put in perspective of similar shows done before with varying degrees of success (Masou Gakuen HxH, Val X Love), this show can join those in the same pack of mindless ecchi battle action that doesn't make sense the more the plot takes shape. I do love shitty shows that at least have some potential within them, but for HxEros? There's none to be had here, sad to say.

"Again and Again, stand up HEROES!" NO MORE.

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