Akaseaka said:I would say the first episode is a little bit, underwhelming, to me.
I come to watch this anime because Shikimori-san (both anime are from the same lineup). I would expect Roshidere to be better than Shikimori-san, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
I was thinking maybe it's just because Shikimori-san is one hell of a character, but now I've checked the first episode from both anime, it seems to be beyond character design.
The first episode of Shikimori-san not only depicted the physical ability of Shikimori-san or the bad fortune of Izumi-kun, but also the kindness of Izumi-kun and how the two were attracted to each other.
Compared to the first episode of Shikimori-san, this episode had good display of Alya's personality (as in the title, ćć·ć¢čŖć§ćć¬ć Russia-go de Dereru) but failed to extend anything on the mental of the character. Also, Masachika was barely beyond the average good-for-nothing male character.
Moreover, I think the depiction of Alya's personality was somewhat loose and unfocused compared to that in Shikimori-san. The phone scene starting at 06:51 contributed very little to the development of the character. The copper scene and the socks scene were both focusing on her playfulness (and then ćć¬ć dereru) but this phone scene didn't. It introduced that she was a member of the Seitokai but the fact that she was a part of Seitokai wasn't really important or affected any character building in this episode (Maybe it should have though). The childhood scene at 14:14 didn't add anything to this episode either. I doubt if this childhood character would appear in the first one third of the anime at all.
Well, that's said, I do enjoy this episode.