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This movie does a good job of introducing the relationship between Emilia and Pack, as well as showing who Emilia thinks she is and why she deals with it the way she does. It was nice to see the forest and its inhabitants, Emilia's routine before the main series and her attachment to the village, but that is where the fun ends.

This movie is about 40 minutes longer than its content really deserves and it keeps repeating itself so much that it's impossible to get an emotional response out of what is supposed to be the high points of its development. Too often it became ... clear that there simply wasn't enough plot to drive dialogue for as long as the writer had planned action and emotional scenes.

P.S. Say "I'm the mediator, Melaquera" again, mofo! I dare you! Oh, he did. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. Wow! They really couldn't think of anything to write there, could they?

It is heavily based on misunderstandings due to back communication skills that you can see coming from a mile away. I won't lie to you about that. It is what it is, and some people won't get much past that if that breaks their immersion. You will find an incredibly funny and light story about true geeks of a wide variety learning to deal with their weirdness and overcoming some of their personal fears and anxieties.

As a very light comedy, don't expect to dive into the feels like you would with the big Slice of Life names you all know. When you watch this you ... will see people change their views of: others, themselves, life goals, relationships. All for the better, and all very naturally through events that were shown to happen. The word "naturally" does assume that you're fine with my first paragraph...

The characters are not formulaic, even if they do fit into some sort or archetype. The protagonist is very bland, but much more in a sheltered and realistic kind of way. How you would expect a softspoken, short and shy otaku. Not at all like the blend spineless protagonists we get once in a while. He tries harder than he should to please people, but he's not without opinion and doesn't get pushed around by the very outspoken people around him, who eventually become his friends.

Only one of the main 6 characters is not a gamer, but she's still a weirdo in her own way, and both of these facts are put to great use in the plot. One of the 6 main is a huge fan of eroge and dating sims, and she's pretty much the emotionally smartest character. Unfortunately she is a bit of a side character, considering the other 5 are the ones that really carry the plot in every episode, but her participation is brilliant.

The "cool guy best friend" does follow a pattern more than the rest of them, but the writing behind the character is nothing to pass on. He cares a lot for his buddy Main Character, and is able to see through a lot of the main misunderstandings. He tries his hardest to course correct the group's inevitable explosion of mistrust, but due to his own lack of communication skills, combined with him taking sides on the Best Girl War for his buddy MC, he fails miserably.

I won't explain anything about the Best Girl War, because if you've read this far and you haven't watched this, you should stop wasting time here and go watch it. Okay, maybe I'll leave it at: both combatants are incredibly different and I'm of the opinion that The Best Girl For the MC, is not The Best Girl. ___ In fact, The Best Girl may even be 'The Best Girl for the 'The Best Girl For the MC' '. If you found that confusing, than you should also stop wasting time here and watch the show.

As a final note: there's some very out of place fan service, that may catch you by surprise, but it wasn't too bad to get me uncomfortable or anything.