I haven't watched any shoujo/ reverse harem anime for quite a while, so perhaps that has something to do with why Brothers Conflict (BC) feels so fresh and exciting, but I really believe that even if I hadn't had a break from the genre, I would still have held the same opinions as I did now and found it truly enjoyable.
Story: 7/10
Given that there are 13 "potential" male characters in this anime, I presumed that it was based on an otome game, which indeed it was. Bearing this in mind, I think that, although there wasn't so much of an exciting plot in terms of
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anything outside of Ema's relationship with each brother and the various conflicts that arose, the anime was actually well woven together in a coherent way. I've read that other people find the lack of depth due to the jumping between brothers a little disappointing, which I can agree with. However, the last episode gave what appeared to be strong hints at another season, so I'm hoping that in that case, the obvious lack of focus on certain characters will be remedied and give a more well-rounded and complete feeling to the series. As far as otome-to-anime adaptions go, this is one of the better ones that I've seen.
Art : 9/10
Art style preferences are subjective, however I for one absolutely adored the art in BC. The apartment is an example of how beautiful not only the characters are, but the level of attention to detail that went into every other aspect as far as I could see. Colourful but not obnoxiously so; a complete pleasure to my eyes. I may even go as far to say that even if the anime itself had bored me, I may have persevered simply for the gorgeous art.
Sound: 7/10
The first time I heard the OP I wasn't too fond of it; it seems jarring and just not that enjoyable. However, as the series progressed and as I heard it again and again, it started to grow on me. By the time I'd reached episode 6 or 7, I loved it. I think that it suits the anime perfectly; happy, charged, carefree and it never failed to get me genuinely excited for the episode to begin. I'm never normally one who pays much attention to the background music in animes, however for once there were a few pieces that I actively appreciated at the time, fitting the scene and enhancing the mood. The soundtrack isn't one of the greatest in the world, but it is good.
Character: 8/10
As mentioned before, there is a lack of depth of development with a lot of characters, and any development that does happen occurs quite quickly given the 12-episode run. However I've given BC an 8/10 on this simply for the sheer volume of characters that they included, and the diversity within them. As an otome game, it makes sense to create as many character types to appeal to as wide of an audience as possible, but this can sometimes be lost in the transition to an anime, where some characters get thrown under the bus, so to speak. In this case, however, each brother was distinct and seperate in both appearance and personality, and within a few episodes, the names of the vast majority had stuck and by the end I genuinely cared about each and every one, even the ones that we had only gotten a brief flavour of. Yes, some of the standard shoujo tropes are thrown in, but in refreshing combinations so they don't just feel like 13 cookie-cuttered replicas of every other male love interest in history.
The main character herself was quite passive until the very end (necessary to facilitate what I assume are multiple CG references from the game from multiple men), but wasn't a pushover or a crybaby - something which seems to plague the genre. Initially she cannot tell when she is being teased, but over time she ADAPTS and fits in with the dynamic of the other characters. Had she had a bit more... je ne sais quoi, she could have been better, but as far as otome protagonists go, at least she has a name, eyes and somewhat of a personality!
I stayed up until 5am to finish marathoning this. I had only intended to find a new anime, watch a couple of episodes to get a feel of it and then go to bed. But I ended up being too enthralled to stop and I'm now full of regret for staying up so late, but not for spending that time watching this anime.
If you enjoy reverse harems and don't mind a primarily character-focused story rather than an over-arching plot about mystery or magic or demons or anything, then I cannot recommend this enough.
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I haven't watched any shoujo/ reverse harem anime for quite a while, so perhaps that has something to do with why Brothers Conflict (BC) feels so fresh and exciting, but I really believe that even if I hadn't had a break from the genre, I would still have held the same opinions as I did now and found it truly enjoyable.
Story: 7/10 Given that there are 13 "potential" male characters in this anime, I presumed that it was based on an otome game, which indeed it was. Bearing this in mind, I think that, although there wasn't so much of an exciting plot in terms of ... |
