Where to begin? Well I suppose I should start with the characters. I'll admit, the premise of the story actually made me overlook this anime 3 separate times because I thought the main character was going to be a gigantic pervert. But not only was I wrong, I was completely off the mark. Katsuragi Keima (who is my second favorite anime character of all time by the way) has little to no interest in real girls, preferring the girls in his game, claiming that reality is just a crappy game. Everything about him, from the way he presents himself to the way he speaks comes off sounding so cool. In reality if he we're real he would be a huge nerd, but his presence is so cool that he can be talking about "parsley" and give an incredibly well structured and well formed speech that you can't help but agree with. Not only is Katsuragi cool, but extremely intelligent, but what most people see as him squandering his talent playing games, we see as his greatest asset. Accompanied by Elsie the exact opposite of his character, being clumsy with no tact, relatively stupid, popular, and very moe at times . All the other characters who serve as his "conquests" are also very good characters in their own rights. While not nearly as well developed as Katsuragi, they all are stereotypes we have seen in one anime or another, but are done so well, that you forget that they are supposed to be a stereotype, that is until Katuragi reminds you by saying that they are just like a character from his game.
The story itself is just a simple set up for what would seem to be a lame Harem anime is done so well that you actually believe the story they are telling. Also, unlike most other Harem anime, the girls aren't there to give fan-service and to chase the main character, in fact its actually his job to make them fall in love with him.
Another that that I ought to mention is the opening song. My goodness is it good. When I first started watching the anime I was so blown away by just the opening song that I couldn't believe that the anime could possibly live up to it. Lucky for me I was very wrong. The composition sung by ELISA is so well done that the song itself tells a story that draws you in.
This anime is my favorite, and is well deserving of that spot. From music to characters, The World God Only Knows has it all.
I'd recommend this anime to anyone who is willing to sit down and give it a try. Personally I'd watch this any day no matter the circumstances.
As far as I'm concerned The World God Only Knows, is a masterpiece in every sense of the word, and I'd recommend it to anyone, any day.
