MAJOR SPOILERS THAT RUIN MOST MAJOR PLOT POINTS AHEAD
To start with, I don't write reviews hardly ever but if I found something interesting enough to talk about I will that being said I rate this show a 3 and it blows my mind how so many people like it let's start by going over the key review points.
Story
As a harem anime the story doesn't really matter that much however this one went for a little bit of story with the character having a rather embarrassing notebook that one of the girls use to blackmail him (See more in character)
Art
The art is trying way too hard
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to look nice and as a result I feel like someone put the entire thing through a glow filter everything glows so much it actually hurt my eyes at times and when the show is even glowing during some dark scenes it looks absolutely horrible. The worst part to all this is the animation isn't all that bad they just had to get rid of the glowiness
Sound
I mean... it's studio recorded? I don't know why this is even a section it sounds ok I guess but I don't really focus on audio all that much
Character
The characters are awful people however the show doesn't seem to realise that these people shouldn't be rooted for they constantly paint them in good light while making them do horrendous things, let's look deeper.
Masuzu throughout the entire show is blackmailing the MC in a an awful way, not only this but she steals his first ever kiss and constantly sets out to ruin his time with friends (See episode 10). Masuzu has not a single redeeming quality as a character and should be treated as the villain in the show but instead she's one of the heroines.
Himeka has no right to even be apart of this harem literally just hugging the MC one day and deciding "Yeah I was your ex girlfriend in a past life, now date me" and the MC just goes along with it and never says to her "Please stop, you're scaring me" or something to that effect. She has no personality what so ever and no interests or ambitions, you could take her out the show and nothing would change in any of the dynamics and it's only in episode 11 the other girls even really acknowledge her existence.
Fuyuumi is a terrible person using her influence as a hall monitor to break up the maidens club just so the other girls can't hang out with the MC anymore and that's just her introduction. She constantly lies about a fake boyfriend for no real reason and is hung up on a marriage certificate drafted 10 years ago by someone primarily ignoring her. All this brings me to my next point, were they really even childhood friends? I mean he doesn't remember her at all and most of the clips we see is mainly him ignoring her so to me it seems that she might have a few screws loose.
Kaoru is a terrible friend, I mean first of all they knew the MC is "going out" with Masuzu and him and Chiwa "flirt" but they're still gonna try and add in Fuyuumi to the mix? All this and then start leaning on him in later episodes all flirtatiously did they see what happened in School Days when you try and pull that stunt?
Chiwa is best character in the show but at the same time doesn't fit in the show because everyone in the show is such a bad person that she seems too perfect. But none the less let's discuss why she should of been final choice.
-They've known each other for 9 years and have pretty much spent the whole time hanging out together
-After she got injured he dedicated himself to getting good grades to become a doctor on the off chance he could help her in the future. He also learned to cook just for her and she comes round for meals pretty consistently throughout the show
-She lost her goal in life and as such is trying to become popular to replace it but as the show goes on she does this less and less showing actual character development (Something everyone else lacked).
-When she gets sick one episode he spends the day with her and even helps rub her back, this shows his dedication to her is even greater than his grades
In conclusion she should of won and he should of really cut the other 4 out of his life and found some better friends (Yes, Kaoru too)
Enjoyment
You know how some shows you can watch all the way through in one sitting? You know some shows you have to stop after a few episode or even one episode? Yeah, I had to stop this show every 10 minutes because of how cringe inducing most scenes are.
Overall
The show feels like it had no real goal in mind except to make a bit of money for the studio and it lacks any compelling elements that make you go "Yeah I'd watch this again". The show's generic to the very core yet somehow despite being just character archetypes and cliches it somehow manages to not even be a 5 due to it getting every single thing it's aiming for wrong. The show is one of the worst shows I've seen yet it wasn't awful the comedy works sometimes and there's some scenes I like (which usually get ruined by someone walking in) and I liked the whole backstory between the MC and Chiwa and feel the show should of focused more on that.
Nov 6, 2018
MAJOR SPOILERS THAT RUIN MOST MAJOR PLOT POINTS AHEAD
To start with, I don't write reviews hardly ever but if I found something interesting enough to talk about I will that being said I rate this show a 3 and it blows my mind how so many people like it let's start by going over the key review points. Story As a harem anime the story doesn't really matter that much however this one went for a little bit of story with the character having a rather embarrassing notebook that one of the girls use to blackmail him (See more in character) Art The art is trying way too hard ... |
