Apr 29, 2023
A lot of the criticism that I am seeing this show gets is that; the show is a generic harem anime, that the show is wish fulfillment, or that the MC is annoying, weak, and spineless. However, I question how one could convincingly make these arguments, aside from maybe the last one, but even with that one I don't find a good argument as to why the show is not worth checking out.
At first glance, I too thought it was going to be another generic harem with an MC I will hate. But the show manages to circumvent most if not all the things
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I would immediately find annoying and fault the show for. In most generic harem animes the girls gravitate toward the MC for no explainable reason, other than usually he's incredibly strong from the get-go or he's a "nice guy". In this show, the main character, Rokudou, has the ability to make 'bad girls' fall in love with him through a power passed on to him by his grandfather. I much prefer this explanation as the ability also serves as the main hook and directly impacts the plot.
The show is not just wish fulfillment either. If this show was wish fulfillment Rokudou's ability would also make him super strong while making him get all the girls allowing him to beat up any of the delinquents or bullies he finds in his path, getting his revenge and making him end up at the top of the social ladder. But that's not what his ability does and he doesn't use his abilities to get revenge either. Instead, he does something surprising and admirable, he chooses to reform the bad girls and thus making them no longer in love with him. Instead of taking advantage of these girls to fill the show's runtime with ecchi hijinks or beat up his bullies. He chooses not to take the easy path and works to stand up for himself.
Rokudou's main goal isn't to become popular with women or get revenge using the girls he practically mind-controls with his ability, instead, his goal is to make school life enjoyable for him and his friends. This is extremely refreshing to have an anime where the MC is actually a decent person. Whereas another anime would illustrate the MC is a "nice guy" by making him just a regular ass dude and just not an asshole. It makes Rokudou stand out from other MCs. Rokudou may be a wimp, cringe, and he does cry so you might find him annoying and still dislike him. But I believe that just lays the groundwork for his character to grow throughout the show. Whether they capitalize on that potential is yet to be seen.
This anime may not blow your socks off but it definitely isn't horrible. And I believe it's at least worth giving a couple of episodes to see if you like it. I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of the show turns out.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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