Ore ga Ojousama Gakkou ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Rachirareta Ken
Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner

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I consider this one of the very first harem member series I have read throughout the manga.
So one edge this series has over the numerous others centers around the story.
It is unique, it takes a new direction that doesn't feel generic or odd in any way.
There were many scenes and points where I was impressed.

Likewise, the issues lie with the generic, the expected cannot be changed.
The theme of this manga is.....yeah... and you will still rely on the usual tricks and tropes.
Sometimes you will even question the common sense of these characters, then you remember the setting and it makes a little more sense.

If I ... could tell the author one thing a long time ago, I would have suggested dramatically reducing the ECCHI factor and embracing the uniqueness.

This is a decent series, fairly better than most, but still of the same kind.

Kimito, a commoner, is kidnapped by the Japanese nobility to be a "shoumin sample," or commoner sample for a school of the children of the nobility, taught in a school cut off from the outside world. The only blessing problem is that it's an all-girls school. 


The story works the best with character development amongst its harem cast. Aiko and Karen become more confident as the story goes on through their arcs, a treat to see. Seeing these rich ladies be near-humilated by Kimito's basic knowledge of the commoner's world gives an almost revolutionary feeling, seeing the nobility's social standing gives them unimaginable wealth the masses can never ... achieve. These chapters are quite funny, in particular the various fads introduced by Kimito on accident. 


Romance development is weak. Despite the many girls circling around Kimiko, their love for him feels more out of the curiosity of commoner's culture rather than genuine romance. Only two characters have what one can call genuine love for Kimiko, even if the other characters superficially love him. Of these two its made obvious who will win. This conclusion is not a problem given the shallow love most other characters have for Kimito, but it is very predictable. 


Regardless of the romance problems, the harem and comedy more than make up. Its not a great series, in particular with a lackluster ending, but remains good in its own right.


7/10.

Great harem romcom, some funny but slightly repetitive gags and a lot of parody things from japanese culture and otaku culture. Decent character development and interesting setting that hooks you to find out what happens next.

Now, what the fuck. This manga got AXED 15 VOLUMES IN?????????? THE LIGHT NOVEL FOR THE LAST FEW VOLUMES ARE NOT TRANSLATED. There literally WASN'T an ending to this series in the manga. Absolutely nothing happened. They just forced the arc to end and didn't develop on sooooooooo many things they introduced in earlier volumes.

Only way to find out the true ending of the series is to read summaries ... written by bloggers online of volume 11 of the light novel (which they read in japanese). I've read many mangas that got axed before but this one is crazy to me. 15 volumes in, an anime adaptation and soo much left in the tank.

The process of reading it was good but now I just feel empty, I'm never gonna witness the ending of this series other than the 4 paragraph summary I read. Absolutely disappointed.