Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to

Since their days as students, Tsukasa Jinguuji has had incredible luck with women due to his good looks; Hinata Tachibana has had almost none, overshadowed by Jinguuji's brilliance. However, while Jinguuji has never shown interest in the opposite sex, Tachibana is always desperate for a girlfriend. Despite their polar differences, they continue to be best friends even in their thirties as salarymen.

One night, the two are returning home from a mixer where Jinguuji was the center of attention as usual. In his drunken rambles, a frustrated Tachibana inadvertently wishes to become a beautiful girl with irresistible charm. As if the heavens were listening, a goddess suddenly shows herself before Jinguuji and Tachibana, transporting them to another world to defeat the Demon Lord and simultaneously granting Tachibana's desire.

Tachibana—now in the body of an impossibly perfect woman—has become so attractive that even Jinguuji is captivated. Moreover, Tachibana grows aware of Jinguuji's stunning appearance, finally understanding his popularity. Before they fall in love with each other, the duo must complete their mission or risk remaining prisoners to their infatuations forever.

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Tachibana, Hinata Main

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Jinguuji, Tsukasa Main

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

von Liechtenstein Lohengramm, Schwartz Supporting

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Lou, Tilolilo Lilili Supporting

Fujii, Yukiyo Japanese

Shen Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Lucius Supporting

Kitamura, Eri Japanese

Muria Supporting

Serizawa, Yuu Japanese

Yugrain Supporting

Makino, Yui Japanese

Goddess of Love and Beauty Supporting

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Goddess of Night Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Fukui, Norio Producer

Yoshioka, Daisuke Producer

Kubo, Sakiyo Producer

Matori, Miho Producer

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May 30, 2024

Kiruko-san

Recommended

This show does not disappoint. If what you're looking for is a romantic comedy and gender bender then this is one for you! It is binge-worthy, and let me tell you why. Throughout each anime episode, there will always be *fresh* comedy. Every ending of an episode also makes you want to watch the next episode. It's not cliffhangers, but this anime makes you addicted to itself, making you want more of that fresh comedy. The two main protagonists have very unique interactions as well. Are you looking for something similar to the average interactions in the Monogatari series? This is close to it, it ... is almost equivalent to it! It's full of fresh interactions, they don't ecchi-fy anything. This anime does it so well. Call me a liar, but I know that if you can't continue binge-watching, you won't be able to stop thinking about it, but you can go at your own pace. Last words: This anime is worth every second of your life.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 15, 2023

Steamwood

Mixed Feelings

A show carried by its main characters and the fun conceit - what if your best friend was the cutest girl in the world? It's a little awkward at times but is mostly very charming, especially due to the acting of the two main characters (I watched in English). Fun fact, Tachibana is voiced by a romantic couple which I think has only happened before in Pop Team Epic. It's a fun friendship/romance/???? angle that you don't see much in standard anime!

This is only my second Isekai and it is not a genre I care about typically - that is still the case here. The ... most dull parts of this show are the weird RPG elements that make no sense given they weren't sucked into a game or something, the literal NPCs having no personality, and the played-out fantasyland world. Extremely shoehorned and would be better without them imo! If it's supposed to be a parody then it should maybe have those elements be actually humorous!

Animation was fun enough, though I didn't care for the songs in the OP or ED.

Worth a watch for the interesting main characters & fun central idea, but the rest is pretty mediocre!

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jan 22, 2024

Reviewer2072

Not Recommended

I was so upset by how this anime progressed; and to be honest, my main issue was with Tachibana.

Initially, Tachibana as a character felt like he had potential, with ideas of having years of experience as a 32 year old adult man dealing with issues that a young, attractive woman might face in a fantasy world. But instead what I got was is a clingy (manageable, can make it work), whiny (not fine), inept (*really* not fine) screaming child who could not stop and think at all throughout this series. No sense of strategy, no sense of responsibility, blamed his problems on Jinguuji, and cried ... like he was some kind of innocent victim when his situation was a result of his own choices and didn't takes responsibility for the impact his actions have on others. He, quite frankly, never thought about Jinguuji's welfare when he gets on with his antics and what is set up as a comedic slice-of-life ended up becoming a "what is he going to f- up this episode" show - and not in a good way. I hated how he had no sense of self-preservation and especially no concern over preserving what seemed to be his best and only friend, and seemed to go to great lengths to harm said friend at times (I literally don't care if he's possessed or whatever, I hate plot devices like that). We did not see him grow throughout this series. Also, the theme of him loving alcohol and complaining when he couldn't get some and acting like a total idiot when he did get some *might* be funny with a different character (in a different universe), but came off absolutely repulsive with him IMO. I guess there might be some sort of subtext of him being a dysfunctional alcoholic somewhere, but I was just so appalled by his character that I need to stop thinking about this series to preserve what little sanity I have left. I cannot believe, even as a caricature of a 32 year old man's personality, that this is how they decided to write his character.

To be fair, they did try to have some sort of last-minute redemption, but by that point I was just so angry that seeing Jinguuji praise Tachibana at that point just pissed me off more. There was something that felt so empty about having *Jinguuji* be the one learning "life lessons" on how to be a better person at that point, never mind the catastrophic build up of events to that point (i.e. is this *really* the time to be laughing and learning life lessons?). I'm sure there were some other moments that other viewers found meaningful in the main characters' relationship, but none that were notable enough for me to remember.

I think some people found some ideas/quotes regarding gender and identity insightful, but I simply did not find any arguments/ideas presented/defended well enough for me to take seriously from this series (not that the presented ideas or out-of-context quotes are *wrong* per say or that I necessarily disagreed, but rather the ideas felt left so weakly defended and used for jokes that it just felt empty).

Anyways, as someone into low-stakes comedy and slice-of-life, this anime was (perhaps deceptively) really not for me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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