Right off the bat, like the other anime, the fourth wall is ENTIRELY broken! Well, actually, I think they waited a bit with this one. But, they did it quite heavily and it was...surprisingly enjoyable. However, my score is only as high as it is because, well, every review has to list negative points.
But firstly, what I enjoyed about it was that it delivered humor at a rapid pace, similar to another anime I watched, that is still my favorite, that did the same exact thing. However, they broke the fourth wall in a much heavier and not as entertaining fashion as the other one did. Oops, I just threw in another anime for comparison, but it really did feel similar.
The characters are enjoyable, each with their positives and negatives. However, it will follow a similar pattern to a good chunk of anime where there follows a main cast of characters that do things ever so nonchalantly and one logical character to re-bend logic back to its original common sense. Without her, the show would be going AWOL the entire time.
And that girl is Natsuki. Well not too heavily enjoyable at first glance, she surprised me. Once you see her in scenes outside her constant retorting, she is a sight to look at. She looks like a tomboy right off the bat due to her haircut and choosing the male uniform. She has a besbt friend whom she talks to that I actually...wait, I said haircut and forgot to mention her iconic COWLICK that is so freaking different from most anime hairstyles I have ever seen; even more so than Himeko's, as far as prominence goes.
When I first watched this, I immediately compared it to the anime I mentioned first and had considered heavily if I should continue watching it, but it proved to be quite different from that one; and her cowlick was just so entertaining throughout the entire thing! So much so that the episode that finally brought it on as a topic of discussion had one of the most absurd endings I had ever seen.
The other characters are not too enjoyable. Karin is your generic, innocent cute girl that immediately followed the flavor of the other characters without giving it a second thought. Sakura, the president of their club, was also pretty basic and did not deliver too heavily to the comedy. Claire, the most American name of the five, is another generic girl; a rich one, whom just references how wealthy she is all the time.
Oh, wait, there is one that stands out a LOT. Freaking BOTAN with UNNECESSARY SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH FIGHTS BEARS FOR A LIVING and usually talks about it as a main point of discussion all of the time. She gets horrifyingly more hilarious as the anime goes and outshines Natsuki for a bit because of it. If you thought this anime was just going to be a slice of life fun fest, you BETTER turn around right after you see Botan in action.
The humor, writing and story are all adequate at best, but I can neither like, nor dislike, this anime. It delivered enough to make me laugh and cringe at the same time at given points and, well, all I can say is that it is up to you if you want to watch it! But, if you saw Seitokai no Ichizon before, this anime will bear a striking resemblance to that one.
However, despite how foolish that anime was as well, its story proved to be much deeper than this one's was. But, both of them are only a candle compared to that other anime that delivers comedy in such an unimaginably original fashion that it even got an official dub by one of the best dubbing companies in the world.
So, this is an anime where I can say for the first time: I am not too sure. I still gave it a high enough score myself, but I guess I can say it is good enough to watch when you just need a mix of comedy, slice of life and absurdity. And, PREPARE yourself for the latter, because that is all you are going to get. Do NOT expect anything sentimental, except for the first and semi-last episodes, which do treat you to some good moments.
So, enjoy, I guess. Coming from me, this one will not give you a lot, but will still give enough.
