Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka

Yuuhi Katagiri is not your average girl – she's the treasured daughter of the Katagiri family. She's generally kept under strict supervision, but one day ends up walking home from school on her own. This proves to be instant trouble when a group of boys start harassing her. Junichi Nagase, who was on his way home from a convenience store, sees the troubled Yuuhi and comes to her rescue. One of the boys recognized Junichi as the famed "Geno Killer" and they dash off. Yuuhi thanks Junichi and when she asked for his name, he just waves and leaves. Of course, he regrets trying to act cool in front of the beautiful girl right away, wishing he asked her name.

The following day, a transfer student joins Junichi's class – it's Yuuhi! She calls Junichi out as the "Geno Killer", the only name she remembers him by, and rumors about the two spread quickly. Matters are made worse when Junichi kisses Yuuhi due to a misunderstanding. And on top of all that, it turns out that Junichi is Yuuhi's fiancé!

Yuuhi doesn't see Junichi as someone worthy. But, she could not go against her father's wishes. The only thing that Yuuhi can do is live with Junichi in the house he shares with his little sister Minato, and prove that Junichi is not worthy to be her husband. Will she succeed in proving his unworthiness, or will she fall in love on the way?

Nagase, Minato Main

Hirano, Aya Japanese

Katagiri, Yuuhi Main

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Nagase, Junichi Main

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Shiraishi, Nagomi Supporting

Hirohashi, Ryou Japanese

Kiryu, Tsukasa Supporting

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Shiina, Mitsuki Supporting

Tanaka, Rie Japanese

Sugishita, Seijirou Supporting

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Nishino, Fuyuhiko Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Ayanokouji, Karen Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Tachibana, Mikoto Supporting

Hazuki, Erino Japanese

Itou, Makoto Producer

Suzuki, Kentarou Assistant Producer

Motonaga, Keitarou Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Ebina, Yasunori Sound Director

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Nov 13, 2019

robert788

Recommended

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.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 15, 2024

MxS7HGS

Mixed Feelings

Honestly, I went into this anime with some pretty high hopes, but in the end, I was left feeling pretty let down. Maybe I was a bit too generous with the score I ended up giving it, but hey, that's just me.

The storyline mostly centers around the usual school life stuff, but with a few quirky twists thrown in. Things seem to be going smoothly for the male lead, who's engaged to a girl, until the final episode comes along and totally drops the ball. It felt incredibly unsatisfying, and I think that's a big part of why I wound up disappointed with the whole ... thing. It started out strong, building up to something intriguing, but then it all fell apart, leaving us right back where we started with the same old tired drama.

The animation was okay, nothing to write home about. And the music didn't really grab me either, so it didn't get much love from my end. That being said, the character designs were really well done, which got me excited for the show in the first place. Each character had their own distinct personality and felt like a real person, but unfortunately, the storyline just didn't live up to their potential.

Even though the source material might be pretty decent, the anime just didn't do it justice. I keep holding out hope for a remake, but I know how often those dreams end up getting crushed. If you're just looking for something to kill time with, sure, give it a watch, but don't expect to be blown away by the ending.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 8, 2024

CBMiura

Not Recommended

Even though it's a decent anime, I wouldn't recommend it.

Let's understand why... As I said, the anime it's decent, the characters development, the animation, the daily life story are decent. But, the turn of events just ruined everything.

You know when something it's building towards something and out of nowhere just, change everything and leaves you with a poker face.

The anime itself it's enjoyable, even more if you read this review first and don't expect anything from the anime. If you want to watch, keep that in mind. But if you don't, you didn't lost much.

I don't recommend.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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