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May 21, 2015
Well, I decided to randomly pick and complete something off of my "Dropped" list, and I chose to review this. And it turned out to be surprisingly offensive. So, let's get this over with.

Story - 3/10
The main element of a plot is that there's a "Honey" System at this high school called Houjou academy, which basically allows a normal student to enroll in a course normally reserved for rich kids; however, this requires a normal student to become a "honey" of a rich student, who becomes their "master". In a well-written comedy, this premise would likely lead to the "honey" getting assigned simple tasks, only to go on comedic misadventures while donig said tasks. But since this is a drama, instead of doing what would be the easy thing (but the one that would actually be enjoyable) and focusing on a pairing of a honey with a nice master, we get a pairing of a honey (named Yuzuru Hagino) with a jock who's also a pretty big asshole (named Kai Renge) - and there's a love triangle, with a guy (named Chihaya Yurioka) who wants Yuzuru to be HIS honey. I'll come back to the characters in a minute.

Art - 6/10
The art is...actually rather good. It's definitely one where the art is better than the anime that it's showing. It's not good enough to justify watching the show just for the animation, however.

Sound - 5/10
The sound is okay, and it does fit the mood, but it's also...very forgettable. I guess the problem is that it's not one that I'd really want to listen to on it's own. It's more of one that's better than the anime it's attached to. Also, there's no dub, so I can't comment on that.

Character - 2/10
There are only 3 characters really of note, so I'll focus on those 3. All 3 of them can be described using other, more likable, characters from vastly superior show. Yuzuru reminds me somewhat of a fusion of Sakura Chiyo from Monthly Girls' Nozaki-Kun and Hinata from Naruto - except she's nowhere near as strong (personality-wise) as a fusion of those 2 characters actually would be. Kai and Chihaya remind me of a fusion of Takami Usui from Maid-Sama! with a different character (in Kai's case, it's Taiga Kagami from Kuroko no Basket; in Chihaya's case, it's Lelouch Lamperouge from Code Geass). And, both characters have none of the likable traits - Kai inherited the "jerk" side of Taiga, and stays in that mode permanently; and Chihaya is as cunning as Lelouch - except Lelouch actually had a good reason for acting the way he did; Chihaya just seems like he's acting out of pure spite.

Enjoyment - 1/10
It might seem like I was just being harsh on this because I'm not the target audience (this is a shoujo anime, and I'm a guy), but the thing is, I'm currently watching - and enjoying - the aforementioned Maid-Sama!, and that's also a Shoujo. So if Maid-Sama! can entertain me, then this has no excuse not to.

Overall - 2/10
Unless you somehow get enjoyment out of the pain of watching bad anime (excluding "So bad it's good" anime like Musashi Gun-Doh), stay away from this one at all costs.

Alternative recommendations: Maid-Sama!, Ouran High School Host Club, Lovely Complex, Fruits Basket
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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