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Let's be honest here, we all came to watch this show for the same reason...

But to be COMPLETELY honest there was a positive surprise for me after the show started running properly. Hajimete no Gal is a harem-anime, but this harem is not in the standard "Every girl is completely in love with the MC just because"-category. It's enjoyable thanks to the main characters, Junichi and Yame and the progression in their relationship, which actually does differ from the mainstream harems quite a bit.

Story: 8 - For a show with not much premise and which only relies on the relationships between certain characters the show ... surprises with its funny and sweet moments. Don't expect TOO much though.

Art: 6 - The art is not bad, but it's not that good. +The "jiggliness" of certain bodyparts is quite distracting even during moments when they are not needed.

Sound: 6 - Again, the sound is not bad, the music is lacking and the characters sound exactly like you would expect them to, but the characters have good parts and the different versions of the MC inside his head are pure gold in a comedic aspect.

Character: 8 - The whole story's point and the clear winner of the show. Read below for my detailed opinion on the character development.

Enjoyment: 8 - I didn't expect to enjoy this show much more than in uh... scientific research purposes only, but I'm actually enjoying the show and I want to see how the characters end up. I want to see a happy ending with these characters (Not you pedophile friend Number 3, rot in a cell and burn in hell).

Overall: 7 - It's a fun show with ecchi for those who are searching for it, but also some normal RomCom aspects that make you invested in atleast a few good characters. I hope to see more of this progress in the future.

So a detailed opinion on the show:
The most positive thing I can give for this anime is its way of advancing characters, or atleast the 3 main characters. When the anime starts you'll just think that the Yame and her best friend are just some random sluts that'll mess around with the MC, but as the story moves forward you'll start to see that they're completely different. Yame just wants a cute relationship with a nice guy and sees Junichi as a genuinely nice guy, who sees her for who she really is and her best friend messes with the MC and even hates him because she's trying to protect Yame.
In short, This anime went from a complete Ecchi-fest to a somewhat sweet story between Yame and Junichi. Now whether or not you're looking for a cute romance is not my problem, there are still those basic pervy scenes with the girls that you can enjoy. I just feel like there might be hope for this anime storywise thanks to the character progression.

I would otherwise rate this anime's characters 9/10 if it wasn't for some FUCKING disgusting parts. For example, there is a literal fucking pedophile in the show. The MC's 3rd friend, a fat fuck, who is only after girls 12 or younger and who LITERALLY says to a girl from preschool "The only way that I could express my feelings to you would be illegal". The disgusting piece of shit is meant as a joke and it barely rolled on the first time around. It has really gotten to the point where I should call the police for whoever even came up with him. The MC's friends switch from funny to obnoxious from time to time, but thankfully they serve more as a comic relief and somewhat help with the story.

*This Review WILL contain Spoilers*
I have to say that I was expecting a normal parody from this, but this show was far beyond a casual parody. It's full of character development that the anime or even the manga haven't particularly touched yet. Also the foreshadowing for events to come are actually rather brutal once you realise them. This is not an anime to watch if you're not up-to-date with Season 2 and perhaps even the manga, though the spoilers for the manga are a lot subtler.

[POSSIBLE SPOILERS]
Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou is actually pretty far ahead of even the Season 2 timeline of Shingeki no Kyojin and ... it quite excellently shows the characters of the original show as (decently) normal kids with everyday problems. In this show you can see much more clearly how there was and still are things between characters:
Eren <--> Annie, Mikasa <--> Eren, Berthold --> Annie, Christa <--> Ymir and Reiner --> Christa
It's fun to see these normally stone-faced heroes just be kids that have feelings towards one another and try to survive in school against bullies (Titans) and due to the way that Shingeki No Kyojin is made (it's not exactly a romance) this is probably the only way to give the viewers confirmation on how the characters truly feel.

[EVEN MORE SERIOUS SPOILERS FOR SEASON 2 AND 3-4]
And on about the foreshadowing aspects of this anime, well let's say that when I realised that Armin can't stand the cold and his room is burning hot OR when I noticed how Annie wore the "Femal titan"-halloween mask and Berthold wore the "Colossal titan"-halloween mask I had a wide grin in my face. This show is a must-watch for Shingeki no Kyojin -fans, but ONLY if you're up-to-date with the manga. It heavily spoils even Season 2 events for Shingeki no Kyojin and manga-readers will undestand how extremely hot conditions are linked with Armin. And that moment when you realise that the ghost girl that helped Christa/Historia is actually Frieda Reiss, I have no idea how they came up with these parts, but they are incredible and bring a joy of realisation for the manga-readers.

Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou is in my opinion a Great 9/10, because it's far more than just a parody. It handles the characters well and even without a full lenght story to tell it manages to entertain with each separate episode with its fantastic humour, fun animation, cute moments and top-notch foreshadowing and character development.