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Much better than I expected.

With lots of bright colors and a very light atmosphere, the art and animation is fantastic, clean, and simply very nice to look at, and the character designs stay true to the light novel illustrations and the manga.

The script is written fairly well, and supported by good voice acting, the dialogue flows very well, which is quite rare for an anime like this which usually have really awkward dialogues and situations. The atmosphere is lighter than the manga. Most scenes are less intense and dramatic, with more comedic relief in the anime. But the script still balances the more serious ... part of the story with the lighthearted part nicely.

Story wise, it's very good actually. Most people(at least the ones that I know) expect incest to come out of this, but so far, there's none. Though I won't be discussing the story in details, basically the story is more about a brother trying to help his sister with her hobby, which carries a stigma in the society they live in. And how he helps her juggle between this and her perfect life.

Though of course it's still at episode 5 when I wrote this review, and the anime has already caught up with the manga, and I don't read the light novels, so I can't say for sure how the story will go. However, even though the story might go through the incest route, it will only deepen the story, as it will give a moral conundrum to the story, which is always nice.

And finally, if you don't like too much fanservice like me, you'd be glad to know that the amount of fanservice is a little bit less than the average anime. Which is much less than what I had expected.(Though I'd bet my ass there's going to be a mizugi special episode.)

This is the kind of show that you could just watch and enjoy.

The story itself is quite original and simple. It gives a nice setting for a comedy like this, but there's still not much to it. To be fair though, you wouldn't expect much from the story anyway, so you probably wouldn't be disappointed at all.

The comedy however, is simple and funny. It doesn't need much cultural reference to understand, and its jokes aren't forced or awkward. It has a comedic style similar to Azumanga Daioh, and maybe also like a crazier version of Yotsuba, which also applies to the art style.

The characters ... all follow a common archetype, but it doesn't make the show feel cliche and boring. Though Ika Musume is the center of the comedy, each character has their own comedic traits, and are all combined in a very balanced manner.

All in all this makes a great comedy, and a very enjoyable slice of life. But, if you're looking for something with a great story, tear dropping drama, or maybe some gorgeous art, this is definitely not something you should watch.

I take that back, after watching episode 5, I must say, there is actually some tear dropping scenes. And some very heart warming moments.