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Jan 21, 2015
Mixed Feelings
Think of a very successful harem AND martial arts anime. There are a handful, but Asu no Yoichi would probably in the middle, between successful and unsuccessful.

Story: 6/10

If you're looking for a very serious story, then you wouldn't want to watch this anime. Not a lot happens in each episode and even as a martial arts anime, you would expect something that would make hairs on your neck stand, but you would be disappointed after you watched this.

Art: 6/10

Decent art, not too bad for a 2009 anime. The colors were distinguishable, knowing that the color in this scene is blue and that is red.

Sound: 5/10

The OP sounded half-assed, because the singer sounded very lazy when singing. I don't know about singing that much but if it was supposed to be like that, then count me out. I never really seen the whole ED, so I won't judge on that.

Character: 4/10

Let's start with the protaganist, Karasuma Yoiichi. A very generic harem protagonist, with clichés such as, misunderstanding the fact that he fell on her on accident, yet she thinks it was on purpose. At least the protagonist wasn't a big pervert.

Ikaruga Ibuki, probably the most obvious character that would be picked by Yoiichi. Your average martial arts woman. Nothing much to say, wasn't my favorite woman character. The thing I hate most about her is the fact that she easily misunderstands situations, such as Yoiichi accidentally landing on her, magically touching her breasts.

Ikaruga Chihaya, a mangaka (comic artist) who loves manga to the bottom of her heart. Probably one of the kindest characters in this anime.

Ikaruga Kagome, a "10" year old "child" (you'll understand why I put the quotation marks at a certain episode) who has the culinary experience of an average housewife. Doesn't misunderstand people unlike a CERTAIN character. A very shy "child".

Lastly, one of the main 5 characters that probably pissed me off the most, Ikaruga Ayame. Your very average tsundere. Why am I pissed off at this character? Would you be pissed off if a girl likes the main character, but later on also starts to 'like' another character too? Liking 2 characters at once isn't helpful to a romance story. Fortunately, me being pissed off at her didn't stand that long.

Washizu, Ryou, the delinquent of the story. Fortunately, he isn't much of a dick. But, he does misunderstand situations easily too. A kind delinquent, who used to be the strongest delinquent in middle school, until meeting a friend, becoming much more friendlier and gentle. Similar to the 2 characters Naoya Shirokawa and Ryūnosuke Kurosaki (members of the Moron Trio from Kaichou-wa Maid-sama!)

Enjoyment: 7/10

Though I disliked most of the aspects of the anime, I did half-enjoy it. It wasn't the worst anime I've seen, but it wasn't the best. Would I re-watch it? Probably no.

Overall: 6/10

Watch this anime if you're bored, looking for another better title than this while watching the anime (animeception????)
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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