Arigato Gomenasai the show

another post complaining about how its wrong to apologize so i guess misunderstandings should just happen.

you dont like the anime, then dont watch.

That's Japan for you!

I mean, I suppose I could see it being a 7.80-8.20 without all the hyping up and quality animation, but according to manga readers, there's a lot more to its high rating. I think the characters are pretty well-written so far & the plot is definitely not completely unrealistic. The melodrama sits neatly under being over the top and makes for a smooth and emotionally resonant experience, I guess. All in all, it's definitely slightly overhyped but easily above mediocre, if that makes any sense

@Anyafooojaa QFT.

Nothing is perfect :)
So I will live with it. The show is a rare gem in its genre and at the top of it in my book. If anyone can point to a better one, feel free to compare. Many of the shows can actually use some Arigato Gomenasai, lol (looking at you, Toradora :D)

@anemoiaism Without quality animation I don't think this anime would even make 7.6-7.7 tbh. MAL users grossly underestimate just how much animation quality can increase the ratings of any anime. Heck, even anime like Frieren, Demon Slayer and AOT might not even make an 8.5 with passable animation.

@The_Spectre_01 I guess the best reference point would be The Angel Next Door Spoil Me Rotten… Actually that have a better narrative but weaker anime and you can see the score

@ForestWoodSL I agree with you, an anime with beautiful animation will always gain massive pre-air hype but without having a good narrative to back it up it'll just become another "style over substance" flop. This is what happened to Roshidere and its score is even lower than Angel Next Door.

As a romance fan, sincerity outweights visuals so that didn't bother me much because I watched Angel Next Door for its story and feelings - not visuals.

@RaiYou

Do you recommend reading Angel Next Door after the confession?

I dropped the light novel series at volume 5 because I don't see any direction after the confession~

Many readers told me to avoid reading volume 8 onwards, they did not explain much on this, so I need more opinions on this~



For light novels, novels published by bigger publishers (Sneaker Bunko, Dengeki Bunko, Fantasia Bunko, MF Bunko) tend to sell much better than novels published by smaller publishers (HJ Bunko, DX Bunko, Brave Novels)~

For comparison with sales numbers:
Roshidere (published by Sneaker Bunko, one of the largest romance publishers): 5m (highest selling romcom after Full Metal Panic)
Angel Next Door (published by GA Bunko, big publisher but not as big as Sneaker Bunko): 3m
Otonari Asobi (published by DX Bunko, a small publisher that very few LN readers heard of): 100k

I think the anime side is still slower than light novel side when it comes to romance genre~
In anime nowadays, most of the tropes are dense male leads or tsunderes (toxic romance)~
While in light novel side, dense male leads and tsunderes tropes are pretty much dead. Most of the tropes nowadays are gyarus, yanderes, foreign heroines, stepsisters~

I think cohabitation romance is the most popular romance genre nowadays, probably due to Angel Next Door popularity?

@NewestPersonHere Why wouldn't I? Angel Next Door is one of the few series where it will continue after the confession, something we don't usually get nowadays. 3 million copies ain't bad since BGS took 10 years to reach that number~

Unless the sequel manages to rehabilitate Roshidere's reputation it will be dismissed as an incest-bait show than a romance for good. The only positive thing about this anime is beautiful animation, but that can't cover a weak storytelling at all.

@NewestPersonHere



Follow this reading order and your experience will be better =)


Roshidere is basically a copy of Classroom of The Elite but with romance sprinkled in it then, that kind of melodrama doesn't fit for a show that was meant to be a light romcom...



They did a lot of promos, taking into account the LN had high sales and Roshidere was animated by Doga Kobo so expectations were sky-high; but fans were disappointed because the story didn't align with the expectation in the end. I don't know if you care about its rating but the constant decline should reflect how overrated this show is. It's currently rated 7.57 and will drop further unless the show redeems itself in S2.


To the OP: I'm not a manga reader, but it's kind of a part of the work identity indeed. It doesn't really annoy me because it's to portray how polite and respectful the characters are to each other, and I prefer that compared to more toxic dynamics in other series.