Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka

it was a decent anime until minato ruined it. the fact that he chose his sister is stupid. he didnt do anything wrong and yet he was in the wrong. the ending is so disappointing i cant believe that i spent hours of my summer vacation watching this absolute garbage. watching this was like watching a series and you wait months for the ending and it being a rick roll. for those who are considering watching this anime i wont tell you not to. this is honestly the worst anime i have ever seen watching this anime was lethal wait no atrocious

After playing the eroge the show was based on, I decided to give it a shot. The only things they have in common are the character designs, as most of the show has been re-written to be more of a love-comedy than a more serious love story like in the game. This isn't a downside however, the show is still enjoyable and fun to watch. However, in the later parts where the show reaches the climax, the transition from comedy to serious isn't done very smoothly and leaves a lot to be desired.

In other words, if you're just looking for a fun love comedy, then ... you should watch the show. If you want a more serious and elaborate love story then you should play the game. I prefer the eroge myself, it's hard to beat out h-scenes.

Well, I finished watching 'Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka'. A curious romance story, but the most surprising thing is the last episode. It was unbelievable. That's truth, I can't understand why the writes choose this way to end the anime.

Anyway, I can't fault. The story was interesting, and feelings and relationships between characters were amezing. And the nude scenes... SO interesting :P

It's sad that there won't be a second season. It would be interesting see more episodes after the last episode event. In any case, I liked that anime.

If you plan on watching this anime, then you must have some background in romance/harem/comedy. As this particular genre dictates, try not to pick on originality, because it is non-existant in this genre.
Overall, this show isn't exactly a must watch. I like to point out some pros/cons.
Pros:
-cast (this anime has some serious big names involved in term of art/character design, voice actors)
-This is what I found to be the best one of all. The end female is unexpected , and gradually worked in. (Personally this gave me enjoyment score of 10. but i still have a write a fair review)
-Great ... character design on males and females. The main guy has masculine in his own right, not a pretty boy, not a nerd, or completely generic.

Cons:
-story: to be honest, this is really what kept this show down. While the actual romantic comedy and the ending (as i explained in the pros earlier) is solid. You may notice some completely irrelevent things going on in this story that just makes you go "wdf?".

Overall, this anime is solid for any romance/harem/comedy genre lovers. If your just going around to look for a great anime, this is not for you. This anime belongs to fans of the genre.

IMO, if your this genre fan of romance/harem/comedy (well technically, the harem factor in this anime is minimal to non existant), this anime is a MUST WATCH for the genre fans.
I've been disappointed time and time again by predictable endings in dramas and romance comedies alike of the predictable ending. I am still shocked this anime actually was willing to step out of the mold.

Things you should know about this series:

a) The side antics and filler episodes, while humorous to a degree, feel exactly like what they are, side antics and filler. The story as a whole doesn’t suffer because of them, but you suffer through them mostly to get the tid bits of character progress they hide within them.

b) The core story should be strong enough to keep you interested, but where I feel this series kicks it up a notch is within the last two to four episodes. The drama starts to build up, and the ending is refreshing in the way it breaks from the cliché ... way slice of life harems usually end.
There are little things here and there that make you wonder, and some of those questions never get fully answered, but even with what you end up with, it’s satisfying.

Ultimately, I really liked this series. Right after I post this, I’m going to go see if there is a manga associated with it in an attempt to get maximum story exposure.
I recommend it, even if the overall score is low… but ultimately… who am I, but some guy on the internet. Those are my two cents, take them or leave them, but don’t give them back to me… I don’t like pennies.

After watching the first episode of the series, I was greatly reminded of one past anime I've watched: Final Approach. Although Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka gives a rather similar feel as Final Approach, nonetheless I find it very entertaining and think that it deserves 7/10.

Story: Yes I have seen anime with similar story line but the story is still different and it caught my attention. This is especially so at the ending, which gave me quite a surprise. Being a romance comedy(more of comedy actually), it will definitely give you a laugh or two each episode. However, while the story slowly builds up to a ... peak, it suddenly took a short dive midway: I felt that the ending was a little anti-climax. Furthermore, I did not really like the ending :)

Art: The art might not be the best in this season [best art probably goes to Clannad ~After Story~?], but it is not horrible either. The use of bright colours definitely captures the audiences and makes up a little for the lack of detail.

Sound: I like the opening song. It fits nicely to how the anime is like. The voice actors are great too!

Character: I think they are quite nicely drawn. Furthermore, the main characters are all well developed. Also, the character voices are very natural. As expected of Kugimiya Rie and Hirano Aya. Oh, tsundere-lovers will fall in love with Yuuhi.

Enjoyment: I was looking forward for each of the episodes to be released while it was still airing. So, do you think I enjoy watching this anime?

I would recommend this anime to others for it's enjoyment factor. However, if you are looking for something new, perhaps you should try other animes like Toaru Majusu no Index.

THIS LITTLE REVIEW CONTAINS A BIG SPOILERS
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I can't deny that i really enjoyed and laughed a lot while watching the Anime at the first episodes, and it's really nice that we have a boy loves a girl.. but it's so fuckin stupid for me to find out that the boy turned to loving his sister in a romantic way, ruined my mood!

So DON'T WATCH THIS SHIT!
... waste of time!

Bye

When I found this anime, at first I thought " great drawings, looks cute, I should watch this". And you know what? It didn't worth it, totally waste of time.
I can't believe I've wasted 4 hour for this. When I watched the last episode, I was like " So... it's over? that was all?". Nothing is explained at the end and there is no creativity. Just the cliche things you can see almost in every romance anime.
the boy and the girl meet at the street, the boy helps her, the she transfers to his class, they can't get along, and as always, a close friend ... who is secretly in love with the boy.. and bla bla bla. The only interesting things were jun's father and mother, the relationship between jun's fatehr and yuuhi's father, and nagomi... and none of them are explained. definitely waste of time

where to start it's a normal harem,ecchi,romance anime with a lil bit action in it but really a tiny bit.

well i guess i enjoyed it kinda.it's drawings were cool and ecchines is ok

so if u are bored and wanna see some romance,ecchi u can watch it

Welcome to Robert's Too Late Reviews! Today's title is very interesting in that it is pretty much a cliched stomp through the familiar grounds of romantic comedy and harem sameness, but it is charming enough on its own to warrant a look, I believe. This isn't top shelf stuff, but sometimes that's okay. Very serviceable, even if somewhat predictable at times. Let's see if we will let this one on the RTLR wall, or if we will have it dead!

Story: 6
As I said, the story isn't anything to write home about. The synopsis does a good job covering what is going on. The rich girl ... is rescued from some thugs by a gentle, but powerful guy. Before she has time to thank him, he walks off with a wave, leaving her with nothing but the nickname the bullies said when seeing him, "Genokiller". She transfers to a new high school, and of course is in his class, and finds out that he's the one her father has arranged for her to marry as well! She decides the only way out of the situation is to prove this new stranger's unworthiness by living with him and his sister. This is the beginning of the crazy hijinks that carries this series.

The main girl especially become enraged and entrenched against our main guy because he kisses her due to a misunderstanding, having 'ruined' her first kiss. She is then determined that no man like him could ever be her husband. And we're off to the races with the establishment of a tsundere character.

Throughout the show various friends hover around the two, egging on the feelings, some pushing for them to be together, a few pushing for them to be apart, and a member or two who are just plain right mysterious. As time goes by, more and more events happen, misunderstanding occur, and while the wall of separation seems to get higher, in truth both girl and guy are breaking down and slowly falling in love with each other.

As I said, very typical in execution. We also are trotted out the rich girl who thinks of herself as a rival to the main girl (both families happen to be wealthy) and declares herself a 'love rival' more on the grounds of saving face than of any actual interest in the main guy. The sister is so sweet sugar wouldn't melt in her mouth, constantly taking care of her big brother like he's completely helpless. Without her, our main guys really IS clueless, and that becomes a problem later. A few other girls round out the cheerleading squad, always pushing the couple together and generally sticking their nose into everything.

This all happens around a very traditional slice of life setting. In a high school, of course. They go through that whole experience, the festivals, etc that we've all seen. They do throw in a curve here and there, like where there's forbidden building on school grounds that features dungeon-like rooms. A teacher, the 'cool' teacher ends up having to stay in the building for reasons, and accidentally falls into one of the dungeon rooms where there's no apparent way out. Of course main girl and guy end up in it too, though for a while they don't know the teacher is there, and they begin to work through some of their issues, tear down the tsundere wall a little bit before he pops out, plays the 'cool cat' card, and the three are rescued by the other school mates.

More events happen that slowly move our couple together, an interesting night on a cruise ship party, an interesting festival with a giant octopus and a less than quality built giant mech, and similar that helps break down the bonds and bring our inevitable love birds together. This is again nothing new, but it's done in a way that's got it's own spin on it, it's unique flair. One that is strong enough I never felt as wearied by watching as I have with some Slice of Life shows.

Add to this the possibility of an alien running around in the middle of the whole group, and the fact that the main guy and little sister's parents are perpetually gone, as they are undercover spies and operatives for some unnamed secret organization. Instead of relaying that by a throwaway line here or there, we actually spend some time with Papa and Mama, and get to know a little about them. Well, considering how Mama is dressed, we get to know a little MORE about her! Also little sister mentions oftentimes of the places they've lived, and the skills she's acquired, taught to her by her spy parents. For some time, the main guy has lived alone, before the spies decided to leave little sister behind as well, either for her safety (since they do things like blow up ships and all) or for the guy's well being (he's a slob).

So we get a life with the two siblings relying on each other, until the main girl's father meets the spy, and decides his son should be the next leader of the family corporate group, which would make him quite rich. The two old men seal the deal, arranging the marriage. So that's when the main girl shows up, desperate to prove that the main guy just will not do for her.

At first the romantic tension is provided by the main girl and her desire to make the main guy out as unacceptable no matter what. She's fully against the proposition of them marrying and finds him quite disgusting. As she lives with him, and experiences life as a normal kid, not just a rich one, she comes to grow in her feelings towards the main guy. As she finally admits her feelings and they share their first 'true' kiss, a new problem surfaces.

The main guy is romantically attracted to his sister. Yeah, eww, right? Not like we've not seen incest before, and if you can keep rolling with it, I think it's worth continuing to view even in light of that. The sister also develops feelings for her brother, but doesn't want to be in the way of the main girl. She's not accepting of her feelings, honestly wanting what is best for him, but still a little melancholy in her heart. When main girl returns home to confront her father with her thoughts on the main guy, the sister does cuddle up to the brother, holding him in a romantic embrace, but nothing sexual, no kissing, just a moment where they hold each other.

When main girl comes back the next day, she can tell something is off. After much effort she gets the sister to admit her feelings. The main guy also admits he can't live without his sister. The main girl, who is still in love with him, says its okay, it just means she has to live with them forever so they don't do anything bad. Basically it hit me like she was going to marry him at some point, so he has her to release his sexual energy on, instead of doing something immoral like having sex with sister. Sister seems to be good with this too. So the incest antagonism is basically dispelled before it becomes an 'eww gross' feeling. We're NOT going anywhere near Yosuga no Sora or even Koi Kaze levels here. It was more an invention to give the main girl some competition in the back half of the series, when her primary resistance, the tsundere act, had crumpled away.

So, like many of these shows, the harem doesn't break up, and the guy never makes a 'forced' decision.

The saving grace of it all is that it's pulled off with a great deal of humor, and in some unusual ways. This show puts its own spin on the overall genre. It ends up coming across as quite charming when doing so.

Art: 7
I think the show looked good. There's some interesting choices in female hairstyles. A couple of the girls, main girl included, have hair that comes down their heads, but spreads out to at least shoulder length by the time it hits their collar. So they kind of have a pyramid shaped head, from the back, including their hairstyle. Its kind of quirky looking, and I'm probably not describing it very well, but it was interesting. The school president's hair seems the biggest, almost like it was all shooting almost horizontally out right above her ears or something. Not ponytails or pig ears, just natural 'flare'. The colors are nice and interesting, nothing is garish, except when it's meant to be.

The character appearances are all very well done, and each girl is easy to pick out when in a scene. I love the choice of tones and colors, it just really fits in my mind, I don't know if I can explain it more deeply than that. They just made good decisions on the overall look.

Sound: 7
The music is nice, I really liked the themes. I might play the opener as a general music file. The voice actors, (seiyuu I guess as it's subbed?) all sound very good for their parts. The sister, main girl and the 'rival' rich girl are all very well cast. The guy works better than most guys in these hare/romcoms. There's another guy that between the voice given and some of his odd actions makes me think he might have a crush on the main guy too. Gives a bit of mystery to that character. Overall the entire cast was well done.

The background music fit as well, the pumping tension when the spy parents were being shown during one of their missions, and light and airy when the lovey moments come around. The background music and sound effects enhanced the viewing enjoyment. Always a plus there.

Character: The characters are one of the reasons I found this show charming and kept it from the 4 or 5 it would have clearly been otherwise. The continual harassment about the main guy's past, the so-called 'Geno Killer' kept him from becoming completely bland, as every time he slows down and gets too mushy someone's there to make fun of how the 'Geno Killer' is getting soft and what have you. Also makes me wish we had more information on the details of getting the nickname. A little mystery in a character's past is never a bad thing though. He is a bit bullheaded, a bit lazy, and a bit careless sometimes, but he really does do what he can for the people he loves, especially the main girl and his sister. He's still a bit of a bumbling oaf at times though.

The main girl, arriving with her nose in the air, is a classic tsundere type, starts mean as hell, but as time goes on, she slowly warms to the main guy and finally finds herself in love with him. This is so cliche it hurts, but the way she pulls it off is very believable. She's not one that turns to utter putty after the wall comes down either, she retains her haughtiness in a lot of situations. She's still a tough one, even though she obviously loves the main guy very much.

The little sister is interesting in that she admits to the main girl that she has romantic feelings for her brother. She's spent most of her life away from him, her often with her spy parents, with him, older and living alone in Japan. When they go come together, and she sees how badly he needs someone like her, she just slides right in, and the feelings blossom. She's a realist though, knowing she can't ever really have what she wants, and that she seems to be more concerned with making sure he's taken care of, over any concerns she might have in her heart. She's a caring and beautiful character really, even with the twinge of incest hinted at.

There's a rich girl that takes the main girl as a bit of competition, as they are both from well off families, and she seems intent to show off the wonders of her name, probably to impress the main girl more than anyone else. Rat race kind of thing. The main girl isn't really impressed, but this girl gives huge amounts of humor and levity to the situation, firstly by declaring herself a romantic rival (she seems to have zero interest in the guy) and then by using her money and status in ways that always ends up in disaster. Say like people being chased by a huge man in an octopus suit that ends up catching the yacht on fire, things like that.

The school president and a few of her friends rally around the little group of girls, cheering the main girl on, and offering advice and ribbing her and the sister about things, and are a good time to watch.

There's even a mysterious girl that might possibly be an alien, (in the ship shown during the opening theme maybe?) and has the ability to appear anywhere at the blink of an eye. She also is in some odd sequences where some crazy stuff happens. For example, during the school festival, they end up making the main guy pilot a huge mech to protect the school from a huge giant octopus that this girl drives. Yeah, the octopus gets to be a running joke. I won't reveal what happens here, it's just funny but odd. Everything around the girl is odd, which is not something you see in most slice of life romcoms.

And that's not even getting into the half dressed spy mom, the teacher who thinks he's the epitome of cool, or the mysterious group that seems to be watching the main guy. There's plenty to wonder about, and even more to laugh at.

Enjoyment: 8
I thought this was a fun little ditty of a show, familiar enough with all the romcom tropes to feel inviting, but with enough twisted and just odd things to make it fresh and worth watching. I liked how the characters presented themselves, how the relationships worked, how the sweet little sister sounded sweet and the arrogant (at first) main girl had her nose in the air before crumbling and admitting her feelings.

Best Girl: Shiraishi Nagomi, the girl suspected as being an alien. She keeps one eye covered with her hair...or maybe she only has one eye! and she's often all over the place, in the spy parts working with some mysterious people. She's often reporting to some mysterious group about the movements of the two main leads, and even shows up to hang out with the girls like a regular school girl at times. Oooooh mysterious! And I love her for it!

If slice of life isn't your thing, clearly pass. If you want something that might break the mold a little bit, check this one out. It's not top shelf, but it was fun enough in its own right. I wouldn't ask for my money back, that's for sure. I'll remember this one for a good while I think, though no new RTLR entries for the moment.

Saved the biggest kicker (or most irrelevant info, depends on your view) for last. The show hints STRONGLY that the little sister is NOT blood kin to the main guy. That could have an influence on things, but I don't think no one ever finds out. Two thumbs slightly up, with a happy smile!

Coming into this show, I wasn't sure what to expect. The characters seem like any other from a harem. You have the sometimes self-aware, but mostly dense main character, two love interests, one being the tsundere, and the other being the kind, caring one, followed by all the side characters that may or may not show romantic interests in the MC. Standard layout, so it should be fairly enjoyable, no? Not really. There are very few shows I have watched where I felt frustrated watching it, let alone having to force myself to continue through most of it. Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka was one such ... show.

From the get go, there are two characters with the silliest hair design I have ever seen. It was to the point that I would be agitated when I saw them just because of how ridiculous their hair was. Other than them, the characters all look rather nice. The voice acting for them was also rather enjoyable, but I am no expert in that area. The one thing I will say is that sometimes the main character's voice sounded rather stuffy.

There are some episodes where the show really just shines, and was a blast to watch, where you're really invested, and others where you feel like you have to slosh through them just to get to more of the good ones. To be honest, the episodes between 2 and 10 are completely skippable, where random stuff happens but there's little to no character development. You could skip from 2 to 10 and, for the most part, understand what is going on in the show. You should watch them, they do add some important details, I'm just making the point that they're basically filler. Episodes 10 and above are the part of this show are the parts in romances everyone has been waiting for, the parts with the actual romance. By ep. 10 you, more or less, know how the show will end, but it's being able to experience it and watch how it unfolds that really grasps you. All of these episodes were fantastic, so much so, that I was talking to the characters and yelling obscenities when one thing or another happened.

While I am not going to spoil who ends up with who, I will say that the ending was absolutely ruined when the character who was not chosen barges in when things are about to get good, and declares that she will be staying with them to keep an eye on them. What? Why? Why would the writers do that? The viewers do not get any pay off or reward after all of that. It's so bad that the girl who was not chosen, received more time than the one who was. How is that satisfying? It's not. The ending left an awful taste in my mouth, enough to get me to write this review, my first one. Overall it wasn't the worst show I have seen, but it had gotten my hopes up only to not deliver on a satisfying ending.

Well, this is officially my first review, so please bear with me.

Story: 6/10
I liked the way the story progresses for the most part, it was exciting to see what would happen next and how the relationships develop. You get to see how the main character is dealing with an uneasy situation at home all while all his friends seem to be prying in on his private life no matter how hard he tries to keep it to himself. Pretty standard slice of life stuff, just seeing how everyone interacts with each other on a daily basis. My only quarrel with this show is that it ... stops after one season and the story is really inconclusive at the end. I'll try not to go into too much detail, but the MC is faced with a difficult choice in the end and even after he's made his choice it doesn't seem to have changed anything between the characters. That's the only reason I had to rate story at 6, just didn't get any feeling of resolve or satisfaction after I was finished watching.

Art: 8/10
I am not really picky about art, although it will have an effect if it is just awful. That being said, this has decent artwork and animation is nice and smooth, so I have no problems with it.

Sound: 6/10
Not really picky about sound either, but the problem with this is it seems to have a pretty big lack of any enhancing music. I don't have an opinion on OP or ED considering I never watch them, but there just seems to be a lack of music to enhance moods or situations during the anime.

Character: 7/10
I liked the characters, they all have their own personalities and are all equally zany throughout. Character progression itself was a little lacking as I was left only caring about the MC and one or two others, the rest just didn't have any impact on how I felt or how the story went on.

Enjoyment: 9/10
I did enjoy the show, it has plenty of laughs and an entertaining slice of life for every episode. I'm not sure yet if this is worthy of a rewatch, but I did enjoy this time through.

Overall: 7/10
This is a decent anime for those of you that like a little romance with some comedy dashed in there. If you're looking for harem though as the anime information suggests this show has, you'll probably be disappointed as this show has almost nothing at all harem related in it. Anyway, if you're looking for an entertaining show to add to your list, this is worth checking out.

[Might Contain Spoilers]

I've always been a fan of the 12 episode series thing, and I thought this one had a good story for such a short series, but like a lot of the 12 episode series I've watched, it didn't wrap it up as much as I was hoping...

The story itself was good, rich girl comes to town to live with her fiance to get to know him better, runs into a group of gangsters, boy comes to her rescue, she falls in love with him... yada yada yada, unoriginal was what I thought at first, but then as soon as she fell in love ... with him, it was hilarious to see how she immediately fell OUT of love with him when his hormones took over and kissed her in public. That's when her scary side kicked in and stuck with her the rest of the series, and to make it better, he's her fiance. I immediately knew I found a series I would like.

As in any harem anime, there are plenty of things that would put anyone in an awkward position (bath houses, hot springs, tripping on top of a girl, etc.), and that's what I love about this anime, it's got all that. So it has a good story, AND plenty of those scenes.

I liked the entire anime up until the point where incest kicked in. Sure, there have been some great animes with that kind of stuff in it, like Ouran High School Host Club (Hikaru and Kaoru), but I still can't picture dating a sibling. Cousins, sure, but Sister, no. All of this is when the story got complicated. I was able to understand it all, but it was a total love triangle, which always ends up with someone's heart being broken in the end...

Overall, great show. Good story, interesting characters... all of it was great. If you can handle those awkward moments I was talking about before and incest, give this anime a try, I'm sure you'll like it!

This Anime is probably one of the more stereotypical of the Romance/Comedy genre. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the series. It was just a bit uninteresting compared to other Romance/Comedy Anime you could have seen. But the fact that it was a basic summary of all the elements of a Romance/Comedy Anime made it a nice heart warming show to remind why I love that genre.

The story is very stereotypical, a young rich girl comes from her higher-up family to be-wed a city boy living with his caring sister. I haven't seen that in any other wife-based Anime (Sarcasm). Anyway, lovable characters pop ... out left and right from the beginning and it becomes easy to tell who is important and who is semi important. The whole story revolves mostly around three main characters, although most of the side-characters each provide a little something to the plot in nearly every episode. One of the things I like about this Anime is that the ending is very dramatically built up which keeps you watching. I won't spoil the ending, but it gave me a good sense of satisfaction.

This Anime was made in the late nineties and the art style is very borderline between its time period and the millennium. Mostly everything is detailed, but not to a remarkable point where it stands out: it's about a step above bland. Some of the hair styles left a lot to be admired, but other than that it had a nice soft feel to it.

As far as the BGM and sound goes, there is nothing really to say. It's not bad, but it's not good. The intro and ending aren't something you'd add to an Mp3 player and listen to in your free time, but they didn't completely break your ear drums.

One of the main things I like is that the characters are all very lovable. Simply put, there's two arguing lovers, an extremely caring sister, a poke-fun-at-you-and-make-funny-rumors-about-you best friend, a nosy reporter friend, and the list goes on. They are your stereotypical cast of Romance/Comedy characters, but they aren't very exciting. In addition, only do the three main characters really develop like I mentioned before.

This is a very well rounded Anime that you could probably finish in one day and enjoy it. It won't pull your heart strings, but it will make you chuckle once in awhile. The one thing is that it's hard to really feel like you are in the characters shoes, which is a main concern in my definition of enjoying Anime. In any Anime, you want to take yourself away and imagine what it is like in the eyes of the characters. This one, sadly, keeps you in a glass box on the outside looking in.

Overall, I say this Anime is good for the genre that it is, but nothing sticks out about it. You could watch it if you don't have anything big on your Anime list, or possibly need to watch a decent Anime to cool down, then I'd suggest it.

Nothing really preliminary to discuss; it's harem, cute girls, etc. Let's get right to the blunt review:

Story: 6
Not original. Guy lives with girls; one girl was set up to be his fiance; which leads to many, many emotions. However, the grade is above average because they put a teeny twist on it. I try to write spoiler-free reviews and this one is no different. If you want to enjoy some love triangle romance without too much (hardly any) deep thinking/thought, this one does an above average job at it.

Art: 8
Very good. Not disappointing at all.

Sound: 6
Well, the girls sound like girls and the boys ... sound like boys; the inanimate sounds sound like inanimate sounds. It's done in an "okay" manner, but excuse me for there being too many "Mmm"s, "oh"s, and "uh"s.

Character: 7
Good. Would've liked to have seen more character development in the majority of the girls, due to the fact that really 2.5 develop along with the plot. 2.5 because of a startling expression of love in one of the hero's friends near the end of the series, and it seems so rushed and brash, like the creators thought that it would be a great idea to have one more girl fight for his heart. However, ****SPOILER****
it obviously doesn't pan-out in the end and, like I said above, seems rushed for no reason at all.
I'm really leaving out one important detail pertaining mainly to one character, but saying anything will ruin the story completely. I'll leave you with this: you would have to be completely ignorant of the fact if you don't know what I'm talking about by the end of the series.

Enjoyment: 6
I had some fun watching it. But for a 12 episode-long series, it moved along at a snail's pace. Most likely because of a lack in story and this anime suffers because of it.

Overall: 6
In a 12 episode spread, the overall grade should be based on your enjoyment, the characters, and the story. The animation and sound act only as a nice little piece of garnish on top of a [would-be] steak dinner.
Ah, I just can't write a totally comprehensive review without giving a pretty big "something" away. So, if you found this review satisfactory, and have decided to watch the show because of it (or others), stop reading, now because this is pretty big. Oh, before I get to that, there is one OVA after the series which I haven't watched, but expect plenty of fanservice or airtime with the girl he chose.

****SPOILER****

One of the love interests is his sister. But, the things is, we are told right at the end of the 12th episode by some dialogue between our hero's parents that Minato, his sister, probably isn't his sister. (It's not explicitly told in the dialogue, but it's definitely, 100%, implied).
Okay, there.

I finished this anime a few weeks ago. In all honesty, I believe this is not a bad anime. But is not good as well. Its more on the line of confusing more than all things. There are small things I liked about it. Mainly fanservice and what they did that almost made me very satisfied that I watched it. It reminds me of Oreimo. "It had a lot of potential but didn't go where it needed to be." I will always remember this anime for how confusing it is. I believe its not all about is it good of bad cause all anime no ... matter what have good and bad things in it depending on hoe much the weigh against each other.

Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (2008)

Story

An unexpected meeting with a girl, an unexpected engagement and living together is the gist. It is a form of Harem that has a bit more refined in that the girls are not all immediately over the guy with crazy actions of love, but they are more a group of friends that show interest and respect each other for the most part vibe. Depending on whether it is the game, Manga or Anime they have different endings. Some vary between the sister being blood-related and some not so that changes endings around. There is a bit of a Yosuga no Sora ... vibe in the solitude they have which presses actions in the anime. At one point it is a comedy romance and suddenly it goes super serious with the odd things in the background happening too. Main point that starts the show is mistaking a girl’s intent and kissing her which goes for an expected scene.

Art

The art is very good for the show. Must remember it is 2008 and for 2008 it is a very good. Some odd times with faces being a bit out of context with odd angles shown but ultimately it is good. Nice to see how wacky hair styles and extremely long hair a staple for has been so long.

Sound

The OP is a nice tune to go with. The ED changes after ALMOST every episode with some sharing them. They are satisfying to listen too and the other sounds in some cases are spectacular. In its own way it is great but also at times slightly odd but then so is the whole show.

Character

Katagiri, Yuuhi is an interesting rich girl pretending to be normal. She is naive in many ways of the world due to a sheltered upbringing. She is a nice and kind girl with Tsundere traits for a fair amount of the entire show.

Nagase, Minato is the younger sister (Adopted depending on the scenario) she is a perfect housewife, affectionate and overall a great person. She does get jealous and bottles things up which creates its own friction. Much to the fault however of the parents who fail to tell if she is adopted or not and just let it play out.

Nagase, Junichi is the MC. He is somewhat selfish and deviant to which he is somewhat annoying being closed off in his selfish world. His personality is the cause for the majority of issues during the show. He does recognise a girl’s feelings but fails to act properly. He has a Chuunibyou personality which causes him to have delusional behaviour.

The other Harem girls are all generic in filling tropes. The childhood friend, rich girl, Idol etc.

The most interesting girl away from the main bunch is Shiraishi, Nagomi who is somewhat unusual in her actions, she also appears out of nowhere and is likened to be an alien. This is recognised by Shiina, Mitsuki.

Enjoyment

The show is enjoyable throughout from start to finish. It takes a light romance vibe with comedy up until episode 10 where it suddenly gets deep in the relationship aspect so unexpectedly so. It changes the whole feeling of the show so suddenly and even though it falls back towards the old way from episode 11 onwards it never really recovers truly because it was such a deep dive change.

Overall

It is funny for the most part, easy to watch and enjoyable. Characters are good, the art and sound are good too. It doesn’t do anything game changing but it does at least entertain you all the way through.

Akane iro ni somaru saka is an harem visual novel based anime. I like this kind of animations, but if you don't like them or you're looking for a good anime, this is not what are you looking for.
Let's see:

Story (4/10):
The plot is random and it's not deep at all. The side story about the protagonist's parents has no sense, it's an attempt to make deeper the plot, but is just filler.
However, for an harem anime, it's ok.

Art (6/10):
This anime was released in 2008, the art is fine for that time.

... Sound (6/10):
The OST is also ok for that time, it's not a masterpiece but it's fine.

Character (4/10):
My personal disappointment about this series is the character development, especially the Yuuhi Katagiri's development. In the first episodes, Yuuhi was ok. She was a good character, nice look and personality, out of stereotypes (not hime and not tsundere). But, after "you know what moment", she turned into a complete stereotyped tsundere. In the last episodes, she turned back to that way. But, in my opinion that doesn't solve my disappointment.
About the other characters, they're the common stereotypes in this kind of animes:
Junichi, the distracted protagonist who pretends not to know anything about what is happening around him. His best friend Nishino, who helps him with advices. And the harem: The "Childhood friend" Tsukasa, the "Himedere" Ayanokouji, the "Idol" and "Seito Kaichou" Shiina Mitsuki, the "Yaoi route" material Prof. Sugishita Seijirou, the "Tsundere" Katagiri Yuuhi and finally the "Imouto" Nagase Minato. The protagonist's sister isn't "Imouto" stereotyped at all, but she's the typical female character who appear in old animes, she's like Sonozaki Mion from Higurashi no naku koro ni. This kind of characters love the protagonist, but they don't confess until the end.

Enjoyment (5/10):
It's a funny anime. It's not my type of comedy, but isn't boring.

Overall (6/10):
If you like harem, ecchi and "romance" animes, you might enjoy it. Don't expect much, you'll have more than what current harem animes offers you, but i don't know if it's worth.

this warning review may contain spoilers.

First impressions, so another anime based off a hentai game. I really need to watch something different I guess?


Story, 5/10

ladies and gentlemen of all ages I welcome you to generic rom-com anime number nine thousand five hundred twenty two.

The story starts out with this fish girl named yuuhi who is saved by are main character junichi from a group of teenage thugs.
... Later on he finds out this girl who he hand saved had transferred into his school and that this girl is actually his bride to be who will be living with him,
But the twist is they don't really like one each other and both of them aren't a big fan of getting married by force.

So I thought was an interesting idea especially because it's coming from a generic visual novel anime adaptation,
Which gave it something a bit more interesting I guess.
Because the idea of people who hate each over and slowly become kind of close over time kind of interesting to me.
Which it dose an ok job presenting it.
Even though the in between bits kind of the usual shit.

I also liked the little sub plot with the main character trying to come to terms with what life could offer him instead of living in the past.

Those when I look back on it where quite nice touches.

But those kinda get retconed in a way ,
Because they decided to have this love triangle going on in the background involving Junechi his sister and yuuhi.
Which was handled in the most cliché way possible.
While watching this I am thinking to myself. Really show your really going to do this why?
Because you had something good going here and you decide to throw it off a cliff.
It doesn't completely bother me that much because at the end of the day the story could only go so far being what it is.
But they could have done something a little different.
Which would have been nice.

Characters, 5/10

The main character is pretty much a generic protagonist with the only thing interesting about him was being this geno killer thing.

The other characters were pretty one note nothing really special about them.
There basic cardboard cutouts pretty much.

Art, 5/10

The animtion for the most part was all right nothing good nor bad about it.

The art style is a bit bright and colorful for my taste.

the character designs also looked alright.
It's just usual shit.

Sound, 6/10
It had an ok op. The ost was pretty average by rom-con standards.

Because nothing really took my interest.

Enjoyment, 5/10

When it comes to enjoyment about this show I really don't have much to say. It was pretty generic.
But one thing I did enjoy about it is that it had some promise and it had some good parts about it.

Overall, 5/10
So overall akaneiro ni somaru saka is pretty much a standard fare when it comes to rom-com thing. It did try to be better but instead of trying something new. It went the cliche way. So this show is pretty forgeable.
But it's an ok time passer I guess if you like Rom-com I guess.

But if you not a big fan of that shit probably go somewhere else.

I have mix feelings about this anime. I watched the whole series but can't say I love it nor hate it. The show itself is very endearing and the art and use of colors was astounding. But where it becomes mediocre is the storyline.

The first episode makes you think that the rest of the anime will be interesting, but truth be told that it really is not. The whole story is pointless, its your typical love triangle but with an incest twist.

Its best to watch it for yourself, you might like it more than i did, or maybe not.