The Reconquista Recommendations Thread

PandaUwU said:

Okay so I think DxD is extremely overrated. The first two seasons, the second especially, are its best two seasons, but they're still a 5/10. Issei's antics and mindset were fine, but I just felt the girls were really lacking. To me, their personalities were just tits and the only two girls I can even remember a little bit are Akeno and Rossweisse. By season 3 the show just turns to shit. It takes itself way to seriously and it has an arc that focuses on worst girl, Asia. The studio change for S4 was really something, as the show just turned into a poorly animated mess. The way the fanservice was tied into the show was nice, but it often just felt very much out of place when it wasn't. Also it definitely seemed like every girl wanted to fuck, but they just never did since that would just change the rating of the show, leaving a large amount of the fanservice to be very bland.

KaminL said:
I'd say this is the father of harem anime, with the grandfather being something like Negima or Love Hina. It consistently holds up as one of the best not just because the girls are sexy, but because the show has a lot of sincere depth and quality outside of that. Super funny, very engaging, and Issei is by far one of the most well rounded harem mcs of the genre. There are better shows to be sure, but this one is kinda legendary imo.

trufox said:
Season 1 was a pretty good a start except for Issei being lame, but later seasons really missed the mark. Especially 3 and 4. The cast started off pretty strong with Akeno, Koneko, Rias and Asia, but most of the later characters added later were pretty weak. Similarly, some of the ecchi scenes, especially with Akeno were pretty well directed and enticing early on, but the ecchi scenes in the later parts of the show felt lazy. The plot focused nature in the later half made this particularly boring. Despite going on for so many episodes, the relationships with the characters don't really develop in a satisfactory manner. This show was definitely not worth watching all the way through.

Catalano said:
a very good ecchi with ecchi gimmicks and plays, every episode has something new and fresh, sure, girls fall on top of mc but stuff happen afterwards, sexy stuff. My problem is the character design, it's kinda too simple, I would have loved more details and the faces are a bit bland, good thing the eyes are shiny and nicely colored. It is also a good harem with each girl having a story and so on and the mc is the usual kind mc you find who doesn't wann do ecchi but finds himself in ecchi, in this way, the ecchi works because it looks hot and not forced as in dxd.

mwalimu said:
One of the best H/E shows to come out in recent years. I liked all of the girls - I chose Chisaki but it was a close call between her and Yuuna. Yaya, Sagiri, Nonko, Nakai, and others all had points in their favor. I will be disappointed if we don't get more seasons of this show.

m3h_exe said:
Most recent of the show I've watched, this show can feel dated at times, and feels like it definitely a product of the time. But this show is great in that they are able to make you feel like the island is bustling even if they are focusing on about 6 or 7 characters. The Ecchi is also very tame and doesn't really overpower the characters personalities, which I like. They go about there pursuits in a way that feel natural. Between Machi's sadist tendencies, Ayane's complete and utterly unfortunate life and Rin's tomboy but sweet nature, this show is consistently fun to watch. It's a different kind of fun but something that is just nice to relax and watch. The only things that held the show back were Suzu and Yukino. Suzu being the main heroine, has a serious case of generic personality disorder. She can give a Harem MC a run for their money. While she gets better throughout the show in my opinion, she held back a solid group of girls. Yukino also just felt like a she was generic and didn't do much to set herself apart. I'm also doubling down and saying that Tonkatsu is best girl because she just vibes the whole time.

trufox said:
I'm not done with this show yet, but so far it's not bad. The slice of life elements while living on an island gives similar vibes to an Isekai series. None of the ecchi scenes have been particularly enticing so far, the character designs leave a bit to be desired and the Suzu seems to be the only character receiving noteworthy development with the lead so far.

Shitaste said:
(manga-only pleb)
I look back to this series a lot. The first entry exemplified how to nail SoL episodic adventures with harem elements really well. All the huge variety of scenarios and fanservice (latter of which may apply to the entire series) remained amusing and fresh over the course of 18 volumes, which is a big feat in and of itself. One major drawback was me ending up with a lack of strong affection for the characters. All the girls were okay to “just good” by the end, with leaving the doctor as my safest pick to claim as best girl. For better and worse, darkness would change everything...



The biggest win for darkness and by far the best thing about this series to me was Yui herself. If you were to ask me right after I had finished the prequel where she would stand in the best girl race, I would’ve replied with “near the last”. The transition from me finding her very boring at the beginning to me calling her a top-notch waifu material after it was all over is... quite the irony. For the genre that many have consensually disregarded as the one where the girls are 1-D and have generic personality traits, to have a character that literally grew on me in the truest sense and be the best at doing so... is a huge accomplishment, almost a miracle since I’ve never had a change of heart to such an extent before and ever since for any fictional character. She might have even overshadowed all my gripes with darkness...

Either way I’m too conflicted on the series as a whole to call it my favorite example of this genre, even if it fully deserves that level of acclaim and all the love it gets. The best girl race is tight, ambiguous and have always been the talk of the town. Read/watch it if you haven’t yet and pick your side! It’s worth your time by all means if you’re a real fan of ecchi+harem combo!

JColonPR said:
The GOAT of the H&E genre and a series all of us H&E fans can rally behind. I've been a long-time fan of this series since I first watched the anime years ago during university and my love and appreciation for this series has only grown since. After finally finishing the entire To Love-Ru manga earlier this year, I've truly become a full-on fanatic of this series and I HIGHLY recommend any fan to read the manga if they haven't yet. To Love-Ru is the standard that I compare every H&E series to and I'm glad to be a part of its fandom.

PandaUwU said:

My rating is only low because of the varying quality of the seasons. The first season was pretty terrible Imo. It focused on Lala and Haruna so much, despite having a great harem cast. It was also kind of weak in the fanservice aspect and just looked bad in general. It was also extremely boring. The second season was better, but not by much. There was a bit more attention to the harem and slightly better art, which isn't really saying much, and that's it. Darkness is where things picked up. Firstly there was actually a story, which was pretty solid, probably the best in any ecchi show. The artwork was pretty solid and the fanservice was amazing. One qualm I do have about it though, despite what I said early, the focus on the other girls. While all the other girls got a lot of focus, which was really nice, it often felt like Lala, the main girl from the first two seasons was the most neglected member of the harem. While yes, this was not her arc, I at least hoped they could have placed her with the other members of the harem instead of someone who I get excited to see because I missed so much.

trufox said:
Not enough can be said about this series. It really is the pinnacle of the genre. An ecchi in it's truest form. Yabuki is an absolute genius when it comes to writing ecchi scenarios and drawing erotic scenes. His art is breathtaking and he's truly an expert at capturing what makes women attractive. The ridiculous humor, the romantic and sexual tension... It really is everything you could ever want in an ecchi. I've been watching ecchi since 2008 and seen over 100 ecchi shows this was one that took me a long time to watch as I wasn't majorly impressed at the first episode, and this 76 episode series was daunting. Little did I know I was missing out on this masterpiece for years. While season 1 can feel subpar at times, it has it's charming moments. Motto TLR is where the series really picked it under a new studio and director. I wish more people watched this show because I really think it should be considered the pinnacle of the genre (and also the pinnacle of anime in general :P).

mwalimu said:
How did I not know about this show sooner? I must have heard something about it before since I had PTWed it already but it caught me by surprise that a show just released within the last two years had as much ecchi content as this one. And quite often it's worked well into the story instead of being a detour from it. I wasn't expecting the second season to end on a cliffhanger, and I hope the next season gets out. Kiriha was a contender for best girl but something about Chisato caught me.

m3h_exe said:
Tsugumomo seemed like it was going to be a very simple Battle-Ecchi. Going in I didn't expect much, but to my surprise, I ended up getting really into the world of Tsugumomo. The whole idea of using the Tsukumogami as weapons was intriguing to me and in the second season, seeing how they took objects that you wouldn't have thought of as weapons was fun. That being said, this feels like a Shonen concept but in reality it is categorized as a Seinen. In my opinion this saved the Ecchi, as it was able to push further into some scenes than what I was expecting from a Battle-Ecchi. In terms of the characters, this show doesn't have much development with the MC and the Girls in the first season, but once Sunao shows up, the pace picks up heading into season 2. Kiriha is such a goof, and that smirk of hers could kill an entire village, my gawd. If you like slightly more story focused Ecchi's with a Seinen focus, this is a good watch.

m3h_exe said:
Umishou is wild. As a swimmer for over 10 years, this show actually kept my attention unlike Free did. This shows Ecchi isn't over the top when it comes to the girls. They leave much of the shots of the girls to the imagination, which works in favor of the show as much of the time is them swimming. Amuro, Shizuoka, Zuka, all the girls are an absoulute blast, and each have fun moments on their own. The Ecchi for the males is great, Ikamasa is hilarious, the scene where they try on the new competition suits is one of my favorites, and Seito is one of the dumbest characters in the show. This show is great, and the Manga is even better. Nothing exemplifies this show more than the phrase "Less is More." Just ask Shizuoka ;)

Catalano said:
a ecchi but not as sexual as others, though it helps that we see girls in bikini every episodes. We see some sexy shots, some playful moments, overall, a very fun show and the ecchi is the cherry on the top. I'd say the girls are just ok, I counted 5 quirky ones that entertain the viewer and another 3 that have their moments too. The artstyle may not be as detailed as to love ru or other ecchi but the sexy moments do provide, there is no question and the little sexual moments that come are really well made, it makes the viewers horny 100% and let's talk about the good shots provided by animators, the girls' bodies are so well refined and shown, it's a work of art when we get that.
It's not that big a harem though, it misses that, some may complain, some won't.

Shitaste said:
Imagine if every episode was a beach episode, or rather its counterpart... pool episode... Umishou is just that and more. The cast is good all the way through despite the disproportionate screentime. It never really tries to deviate from its premise and remains a pure and consistent episodic adventure with the fanservice you’d crave and expect.

I read all of the manga first and then dropped the show 3 episodes in. Not because it’s a weak or unfaithful adaptation, in fact I might even recommend it over the manga. The anime had a pretty good production value, especially for a source material that’s filled with rough sketches and had poor quality scanlations since it never got licensed overseas. One episode would roughly cover 3 chapters, which may sound like a rushed adaptation but the reality is; it’s a snail-paced adaptation since 1 chapter is worth 10 panels on average. With 13 episodes for 130 chapters... you can do the math. And as to why it’s probably better this way is because the last two volumes were incredibly rushed just for the sake of answering the “mysteries” and being able to be labelled as a “coming of age” manga. I would be lying if I said it didn’t leave a sour aftertaste; but other than that I did have fun with it. It’s good enough to go with either one of the iterations since both the manga and the anime have their own strengths and weaknesses, but it’s most likely not worth it to go for both.