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Otome Dori is netorare, and I understand that not everyone likes netorare. It's a bit of a paradox, you see, it hurts the heart but pleases the loins. Stirs it up or makes it wet, depending on your gender. In case you didn't know, netorare (NTR) is a genre of hentai that gives you pleasure by having the girl stolen from the guy through sexual means. It differs from cheating in the sense that women in NTR put carnal pleasure over romantic affection, whereas women who cheat do so because of the thrill.

In Otome Dori, it is the same. Guy and girl have some romantic ... attraction, then girl gets stolen away from the guy, and you see the guy go into despair. For a bit, since the series only has two episodes. He then gets a little relief, only for it to be crushed by something more sinister.

Netorare works such as these almost always follow the same format. It is what defines netorare, so the variation comes from the sidelines. In this case, two close friends with a one-year age gap is quite common, and as such nothing is special about it. For that, the story gets 6.

Now we go to the art section and it only boils down to one thing for me: was the art good enough to arouse me? The answer is yes, and no. While there are some parts that look good, in my opinion these parts are offset by some of the animations looking rushed. I am not an art major, so I cannot say if others have the same opinion as me, but Otome (the female lead) looks good. And with that I give the art a score of 6 as well.

Sound... there's nothing noteworthy in Otome Dori except perhaps the Ending Song. It is mesmerizing. The moans, screams, orgasm sounds, sexy time music, sound effects, they seem normal to me. Kind of mediocre, actually, because I can't remember them. I should rate this a 4 or 5 but the Ending Song scores a point so I think I want to score this a 6. But no, I should be unbiased. I shall therefore give the sound a 5. If you asked me to rate the Ending Song alone, it would be 8.

Onto the character section, this part almost always get downplayed by the NTR genre. You see, for it to work you must either have: a) a weak girl; or b) a guy who does not believe the girl. The most common solution to prevent a netorare situation is simply for the girl to report the incident to the proper authorities. You might say, what if the authorities are in it? I say you'd have a higher chance of finding a wallet with cash inside than finding out that the authorities are going to screw you... literally or figuratively. Besides, corrupt cops would have better sources of income (taxpayer money included) unless we are talking about a slave syndicate. It would be normal to assume that in some countries (that I cannot mention else I wake up with cement shoes and be thrown into a lake) but most NTR titles occur in Japan and their police seem to have a good track record but I have noticed that I managed to go off-track, so back to the character analysis.

Women in the NTR genre are purposefully made weak. A strong woman would make it fail. Therefore there is no mentionable difference between the woman in Otome Dori and the women in other NTR titles.

Most men in NTR are just as weak and Otome Dori is not an exception. Mind you, there are exceptions in the NTR genre.

As such the character section gets 6 as well.

Enjoyment is an automatic 8 for me because I like NTR. Those who hate NTR need to remember that this is the only section they can freely manipulate with bias. I'm talking to you who rated this 1. Get your head out of your ass.

Averaging all the sections EXCEPT ENJOYMENT I get 5.75, rounded up to 6.

To summarize: Otome Dori is not suited for everyone, but even to the audience it caters to it is quite average. Ordinary. There is an enjoyment factor, mind you, but as far as technical aspects go, it is average.

Why did I not include enjoyment in my averages? Because it's biased. Just like some people who do not know how to write a MAL review. Don't review things if you cannot assume a neutral view. The "Enjoyment" rating exists for a reason. Abuse it as you wish, give it a -79,361,285 rating, I could not care less.