Let's start off with the Characters:
Hachiman:
He is one of my all time favorite characters because he has a very unorthodox way at looking at life, gives compelling monologues about why society sucks, while also being very entertaining to listen too. He is the perfect deadpan narrator, in that he is about as cynical, sarcastic, and pessimistic as humanly possible, while still being incredibly funny (not to mention his expression NEVER changes). He is socially awkward, so for a lot of his life he has had problems fitting in and always got rejected by others. Because of that, he became reclusive so he wouldn't get hurt by anyone anymore. His interactions with the rest of the (very cliche) cast and hearing the thoughts he has about them in his head is also a huge source of comedy in the show. He is very self aware of his "social status" as well as others and that makes him very good at helping others in his own twisted way.
Yukino:
Yukino isn't as interesting, but she is a fun character in her own right. Next to Hachiman, she delivers most of the comedy in the show, usually at Hachiman's expense. She, like Hachiman, is also an outcast, but for a very different reason. Because she is very cold and speaks what's on her mind, she can be a pain to hang out with. Also, she is very beautiful, so most girls are envious of her. She became part of the club because she felt obliged to help all those lost in the drama of high school life.
Yui
Yui is pretty boring to say the least. Because she is was one of the people Hachiman and Yukino helped, she is very cliche in that all she does is follow others, particularly the popular crowd. She does whatever they do and doesn't have a mind of her own, and because of that she respects people like Hachiman and Yukino who say and do whatever they want. She isn't as interesting as the rest of them though.
What makes this story so good isn't problems they help the students with, but how they help solve them. All the students that seek help from the school are your cliche RomCom anime stereotypes. Instead of helping them with their problem the "right way" (the way it would happen in any other RomCom anime), they do it by "exposing" to the student who they really are and what is actually happening. This is where Hachiman shines; because he knows the social ladder so well he usually knows exactly how to fix the problem, but it usually isn't without its consequences. Not all the problems get solved, and they don't get solved in the "best" way, but that's part of what makes this show fun.
The production values of this show are nothing special, as hey don't really help nor hurt this show in any way. The openings and endings are pretty boring, the rest of the score is nothing to talk about, and the animation is good enough to get the job done. Honestly, anything better than this would have been wasted, as it isn't the kind of show that relies on this to bring out emotion or entertainment.
Overall, I was very surprised by this show. I was expecting the most ciche, generic, and boring anime ever and got the exact opposite of that: a show that dissects and makes fun of the entire Romantic Comedy Genre. The show was very reliant on Hachiman, so if you aren't a fan of him and how he does things, you probably won't like this show very much. But if you are someone who likes characters like Kyon from Haruhi Suzumiya, you'll probably fall in love with him because he is the best at what he does.
