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God, I just can't anymore. I hate myself for loving series like this even though I know ill just be disappointed in the end.

lets start with the characters; the MC first then the girls in descending order of personal preference.

SPOILERS

Fuutaro had the foundation to be a genuinely well developed romance MC, for the longest time he genuinely didn't have any romantic interest in the girls and simply wanted to support his family. he began making believable progress in how he felt for the girls until all of a sudden his character gets dragged through the mud with the rest of the story, having him act ... completely out of character to suit the authors preference.

Itsuki, the girl who constantly got shafted throughout the entire series. mystery is important in a show like this but it's better to have no mystery at all then to do it poorly. It would have made the most sense for itsuki to have been the childhood love, but that doesn't mean she had to end up with the MC. She didn't have much in the way of character development because the author just used her as an anchor for the other girls. consistently my favorite girl despite her treatment.

Nino is the best example of character development in the show and probably shouldve ended up with fuutaro even if she wasn't my number one. going from the most openly hostile to being the one to shout her love the loudest shows how much of an impact the MC had on her. a strong willed main heroine helps contrast an MC who spends so much of the show being indecisive. she showed more love for her sisters than anybody else and refused to let their rivalry destroy the love they had for eachother.

Miku would be placed at the bottom of the list of characters I liked in the series, this series usually does a poor job of usurping tropes but Miku is an exception. you would expect the quiet and reserved girl to be incredibly intelligent, although here that clearly isn't the case. which leads to a cute contrast. the first one we find out is in love with the protagonist made her a fan favorite, along with her bickering with Nino.

these three characters are the selection that could have feasibly ended up with the MC, yet they also recieve the worst treatment from the author in the latter third of the series.

Ichika constantly presented herself as the big sister yet consistently acted the most childish, betraying her sister for her own benefit is something none of the authors would have even considered.

yotsuba came out of nowhere in a move that made no sense to become the winning girl of the series for the simple reason of her being shoehorned as the childhood love. throughout the entire series she never gave the MC any reason to choose her over the others yet he did anyways. she was the bright light of the sisters and fulfilled her role well until the author decided she was best girl.


now story: literally Nisekoi with identical girls

finally art: fit well with the romance genre but didn't ever exceed expectations

Overall, this series is like an extremely fun roller coaster until you get to the final drop and realize that nobody finished the track. skip unless you're a "journey over destination" person.