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Sep 23, 2015
Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou, otherwise known as, "Everyday Life with Monster Girls" is probably as generic as it gets when it comes to ecchi harems. It has the typical nice guy, the girls that fawn over him and everything that make comedic harems a genre. None of that discredits Monster Musume for what it is though and for it to take those simple generic ideas and hit all the 'right' buttons truly makes it its own.

Whether it be changing the girls to 'monster girls', twisting the personalities to an extreme, adding sexy but hilarious interactions with the MC and girls or trying to build a world where society is slowly accepting these new sub-species all come into play; The anime hits all the right notes to make it something more than a typical harem and does it in a phenomenal way.


Story (7/10):

The story isn't as engaging as it could be, but it sets itself up to be interesting enough with plenty of laughs to follow it. One thing that does get somewhat lost as the show goes is the idea that there's sub-species mixing in the show. We only follow one character whom is dealing with it, but it gives viewers a glimpse to all of the pros and cons that come with this 'mixing'. Just as cultures and other nationalities mix there can be prejudice, mockery, but at the same time fascination and acceptance. Monster Musume only touches lightly on the subject, but as the MC himself soon learns things aren't just as simple when you're living with a person of different species every day. As Monster Musume touches on their daily lives and sometimes trials, but still manages to flaunt some boob shots in there while still keeping focused on the story at hand. It's a complicated idea & story made simple; For what the author intended to make it works out very well. More importantly to some, it stays very true to the manga save for perhaps one part of the anime.


Art (9/10):

One of the more enjoyable aspects of Monster Musume was its attention to detail when it came to art. The art is very colorful and vibrant while keeping some top-notch quality animation going at all times. What makes it especially great is the 'range' of quality they utilize throughout the show. One scene can be completely breath-taking, but once we're kicking it in to comedy they lighten up the 'tone' of the characters' looks (Mainly the MC) to match with the scene. It works and fits very well while sometimes even purposely making things look strange for the sake of a great joke (Looking at you cabbage).

Sound (9/10):

Whether it came to the music, quality of the voices or simply just noise they saved no expense to deliver great sound. The voice actors were top-notch, every VA had spot-on fit their characters' personalities and whether it was imitating sounds from games, anime and so-forth (lots of references to other work) the sound was spot on.

Character (8/10):

This is where I think Monster Musume shines the most. Again, going back to what I had said at the beginning of my review, Monster Musume takes the cliche personalities that many harems have and makes them their own. The classic tsundere, the clutz, the 'pure girl', dominatrix, and company are all twisted and shaped by the author to justly fit our new monster girls. What they've essentially done is take a generic personality and 'did it right'. After all, the reason why these personalities are so prevalent in the anime and manga industry is because of how well they were received and created; Unfortunately, many anime and manga recycle these personalities without doing anything extra to them. They essentially copy/paste from one anime to another, but what's great with Monster Musume is that it takes that classic 'pure girl' and makes her into as pure and dutiful as some knights. That doesn't catch your interest? Well, let's take our kind and thoughtful rich girl, but make her a huge addict for tragedy and so-forth. While they're not original, each girl has their 'own' personality, which holds the show quite nicely. Even the main protagonist, whom is the biggest cliche of all is a breath of fresh air. The MC is nice and kind to all of the girls as one would expect, but is bold and doesn't back down when actions need to be taken. It's a trait, that oddly we don't see enough exhibited enough as many harems have taken to the 'thick-headed' nice guy whom can never take a hint. Each character compliments one-another and will have you rather enjoying every one of them.


Enjoyment (9/10):

While Monster Musume may not have the greatest of stories or strongest of characters it delivers itself well just as it wanted to be. A silly ecchi harem & it does so well. There was laughs, moments of intensity and tons of fan-service which oddly felt like just the right amount for what it was aiming for. They were able to recreate the manga very well and there was always something interesting happening whether it would be a hilarious game reference, fan-service (Which you get plenty of), intimacy, conflicts or even just day to day activities.

Overall (8/10):

Monster Musume does what it intended to do from the start, which is to entertain. It never took itself too seriously and that really carried it to be something more. Whether it was ecchi, comedy, forwarding the 'plot' or anything else it did it was always enough to just keep you amused, but it never tried anything to betray your expectations. It's because of how Monster Musume carries itself that I feel it deserves to be scored as such. We're not looking at the next evolution of ecchi harem or anything that can shake the foundry of the genre; We're just looking at some great entertainment, just remember to enjoy yourself. Who knows though? After all, we were just spectators taking a peak at what it's like to live everyday with Monster Girls.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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