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| This seems like the better strategy for hiding your feelings, I feel like this gimmick won't get old either. Male MC is also decent, which rarely happens in romance anime. |
| can we do this on computer? bc i have the impression that's the functionality of "new episode:tell us your thoughts" is only on Mobile |
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| I found the first episode pretty funny. The way they play off of each other is so cute! Saori Hayami is nailing her role and that's reason enough to watch this anime. My biggest concern is the fact the this formula will get repetitive really quickly. I hope they can find a way to shake things up. Note: Is it just me or does the ost feel a little... childish... cartoonish... not appropriate. The direction in general seems to be leaning that way. It's not bothering me much, I just feel like it's a bit overdone. |
| This already beats the Russian girl show for me, this one isn’t as hyped but it’s just as golden if not more. I’m not only a romcom enjoyer, but also a big harem lover as well, and although this romcom only has one main girl, she’s also the whole harem as well lol, that’s some mad skill Nanakura has, she’s also just super cute on her own, her design actually reminds me a bit of Nagatoro which is a plus for me, the only thing that could make it better is if she developed that type of personality for the “harem”, I guess the Impish one is pretty close already tho. I also like the MC Kitahama, he actually seems more like a side character but I mean that as a good thing, he’s among one of the more unique romcom MCs I’ve seen, and I’m really enjoying his moments with Nanakura already too. I also like the art style a lot, it definitely stands out in a good way imo. And we also got a very nice OP and ED, OP will probably be one of my favorites this season and the ED just further flexes Saori Hayami beyond what we already heard in the episode, it’s another banger, and I loved the manga panels transitioning to anime in the visuals. Without a doubt looking forward to more of this delight of a show! |
Reply to sodrainz
@perseii It's what the source is. It's really just a cute wholesome school romance. There's not huge character depth or anything. And I don't think any characters like hugely stand out, it's just fluffy. I think of it as something light with slight Takagi-san vibes.
It's just watching two kids that like each other without any drama.
It's just watching two kids that like each other without any drama.
| @sodrainz I'd be okay with "no character depth" or "drama". But I was hoping for some sneakily sly writing and comedy beats that don't get wrapped up almost instantly. I thought the idea sounded really fun, especially with a great voice actor. But the first episode felt like they were just doing the bare minimum. But meh, they're just getting started, and as a manga reader you probably know a lot more than I do. I'll try a few more episodes. |
| I kinda see some nagatoro too when she does the smug girl ;) |
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| I didn't read the manga or anything I just dicided to watch it and omg! Its awesome, its literally my type of anime! Can't wait till next week |
| Honestly, this isn't the kind of show that I expected from what I had heard, but it's fine anyway. |
| Rin's VA is Yor's VA! The animation is pretty unique and not something I'm used to yet and I'm not sure how I feel about it. The girl has several personalities, hence the name Pseudo Harem. C'mon people, its so obvious. Lmao her main personality is a shy girl but she can act cool and shit by acting and convincing him that he needs her number. Brilliant. I can tell this is going to be a cute anime. I'm looking forward to the rest of the episodes. |
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"  |
| The show would have been perfect if it had better animation and some consistency. But purely for fun, this will do, although I need to get used to such a random set of segments. |
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| I feel robbed. Manga fans kept saying that Hayamin would "act" as several characters in a single girl. But ALL of her characters SOUNDED exactly the same, the animators only changed the easthetics of her to blatantly express a different chara archtype, but it still was only Hayamin doing her run of the mill dere girl voice. I was expecting to actually hear Hayamin voice act more impactful voice roles, like the harsh and violent Deanna from Double Decker or an actually strong voiced tsundere like Hayase from Oreimo. There's also the fact that Rin obviously loves Mac Blank Slate kun for no real reason. Geez, at least give us something to hide the blatant audience insert character. Guess this one also goes into the 3 episode rule. |
KimurahJul 4, 4:39 PM
| Summer season 2024 is the season of the big romcoms. After "Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga nei" last Saturday, "Tokidoki bosotto russia-go de dereru no Alya-San" yesterday and "Megami Cafe No Terrace" today this is already the fourth romcom that has delighted me this season. - and tomorrow there's also "Nitengo jigen no ririsa" waiting for us. I was a bit curious to see how they would adapt the manga, since the chapters are only 4 pages long. One idea that occurred to me would have been to do a 1- to 2-minute episode every day for the entire season, as is the case with some mini anime, but they decided on the classic 12-episode format. You can tell, even without any knowledge of manga, that the whole thing is made up of several mini-chapters, but as long as it's entertaining and doesn't get boring after 12 weeks, I have no complaints. The basic idea alone is absolutely cute and the way it's implemented is even more so. Saori Hayami (as already mentioned here: Yor Forger, Shinobu Kochou, Princess Oyuki among others) can demonstrate her versatility here. I'm already looking forward to the 3 months. And the ending is an absolute earworm. I can hardly wait to hear the full version. |
| That was every bit as fun as I had hoped it would be!! I like all of the theatre club members introduced so far, and the dynamic between the two main characters is absolutely adorable – my sudden romance fix is going to be getting well fed this season. |
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| Fantastic first episode. Saori Hayami KILLED IT! Loved the Opening but that ENDING!!!! Oh my god. SO good, |
| Listen to my podcast https://anchor.fm/waifusandweeaboos Follow my twitch. https://www.twitch.tv/sorasensei1 Fall 2024 Waifus on Profile "You can have multiple Waifus" -me |
| I could even listen to this as a podcast, even after reading the manga I still think this is an amazing adaptation, the VA makes a wonderful job Flexing her voice skills, gotta be honest, my third favorite VA is yuuki Aoi (first is rie takahashi and then kugimiya rie), and that is because I fell in love with the spider anime, when she voiced half the show (aka the 4 spiders) by herself, and this is on the same level, man I loved this |
| Being a fan is like having a penis. Its nice to be proud of it But don't pull it out in public and wave it in other's faces Kyurem Black. Kyurem White. Together they are Pretty Kyurem. |
| didn't expect this to be so wholesome, slice of life has done it again to me. best genre ever |
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| hayami saori the goat. i like the concept of a pseudo-harem, but i would probably enjoy this more if it had better character designs and animation. i mean i do like their personalities, but rin looks like a little girl to me lol. still a decent enough start though, i don't hate it. now to see how they keep this concept fresh till the end of the show. |
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| HEEEY THIS IS SO CUTE?! AAAA Nanakura is so cute in all her dere-dere modes~ :3 |
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| Finished the manga long ago and love it very much! The plot is simple and cute.Time flies so fast when watching this. With Saori Hayami's voice acting, this anime (focus on dialogue between main couple) is a blessing for... my ears <3 |
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| Love the concept! Beautiful animation ♥ |
| This first ep won my heart this will be my must watch romance anime of the season and it might even go up there as one of my favorite comfy romance animes of all time. |
| Hi !!! |
| well its fantastic after watching way to many harem shows finally something different I really like this its unique enough for me to watch every episode and if all the rest episode are like this 1st episode it might be way too much |
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| God, the pacing feels REALLY off and I hope it's just me and they will improve it in the next episodes. And the opening part... That was very cliche and cringe as hell. I need to admit though, I'm pretty satisfied with this adaptation in general; the designs are very similar with the manga which is good, since I really love the charm that the manga's art style got, then the main VA's did great job with their roles too, specially Rin. I just hope they won't did anything weird like that additional introduction scenes and messing up the story pacing anymore. |
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| Damn, it looks like they're going to speedrun the whole thing in 1 season... what a shame. The premise is still cool though so I might check out the manga eventually. |
| It's too damn sweet, like overwhelmingly. Other than that, I'm enjoying it. |
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| Alright this one is probably the best romance this season. |
| This was a nice change of pace and she ( the girls ) are totally cute. I really enjoyed this first episode, they directed it very well. |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
| So I was gonna watch 2.5d dimensional seduction but at last minute I decided to change to this cause I got the feeling I’d like this more. And so far it’s pretty good, the idea of one girl being the entire harem is pretty cool. Eiji and Rin have a fun dynamic so far |
Phantom_Siren652Jul 5, 8:52 AM
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