What really makes Grisaia so special is the motivation behind how the authors portray the MC. Just the idea of taking the MC of a harem (usually left as vague as possible so that the player can immerse themselves in the roles easily) and just making him the greatest man alive is hilarious to me. Even in this instance where they attempt to humanize the character, everything is still designed to put him over. I can just picture people playing through the VN feeling so goddamn macho playing this stoic badass that's so cool that everyone just wants to bang him. This is coming from someone who thinks the harem trope is great for storytelling and even I think this shit is way too overboard.
It's not just the writing though, everything else is really bad too. There were parts in this that had me in tears because the editing was so badly handled. It would try to do the thing (which most anime does effortlessly) where they really lean on the music in a key scene to make it impactful but the music would always be just not good enough and it would be over the wrong scene. Also, just the worst CG.
As much as I am (deservingly) shitting on this, Grisaia is one of the most entertaining things ever made. Something that's this bad on all levels that takes itself this seriously is something rare and magical. Grisaia is "The Room" of anime.
