Story (6/10): The story is semi-episodic, with each girl's route being its own arc, and them all tying together at Mihama Academy, an "ordinary" school with only 6 students and one principal/teacher. Naturally Kazami Yuuji, our male protagonist rescues/helps the girls in turn. Kazami is not an ordinary student, even though that's what he wants to be, but he's clearly had some form of black ops background, because he can kick some serious ass, and has connections to an agency that comes to his aid when he needs it. The girls are also not what they seem at first glance, each of them has a complex back story that brought them to Mihama Academy. The set of stories isn't the most realistic, with the exception of Amane, who was the sole survivor of a bus accident in the mountains, but they're all compelling enough. It'd have been better if more episodes had been allotted to all of the non-Amane stories, since they don't get a whole lot of time; the anime feels very compressed. The ending seems tacked on, as if it doesn't actually belong there.
Art (5/10): The girls all look unique enough, but Kazami's design is very generic. Overall this isn't particularly impressive, though I've certainly seen much worse.
Sound (6/10): Sakurai is as always breathing a whole lot of life into his character. All the girls' VAs are decent, but nobody stands out; none of my favourite female seiyuu are in this anime. The BGM is not bad, though maybe a bit repetitive. OP and ED are fine.
Character (6/10): Contrary to the usual bland harem protagonist, Kazami Yuuji is actually brimming with personality, which was a pleasant surprise (otherwise Sakurai would have been wasted on the role, but seiyuu don't appear to have the choice that film actors do in regard to which roles they take on).
The only character I didn't care for at all is Amane. I don't like her big-boobed self throwing herself at Kazami, especially when it later becomes clear exactly why she's doing it -- but it feels to me very much out of place. She should have come clean before propositioning him. And what she should come clean about -- I actually agree with her. It was not entirely her fault, because it was a harrowing situation, but she was a wimpy, whiny, stupid girl, and somebody else paid the price for that. Maybe I should have more empathy, but I just don't. If we're talking life or death, pull yourself the fuck together already. Did I mention she should have come clean instead of trying to seduce Kazami from the start. You betcha. This is so not my ship.
Enjoyment (7/10): Overall I enjoyed this more than I usually enjoy harem anime, because the stories were more substantial and because Kazami is such an unusual protagonist. He isn't the blushing, easily embarrassed guy who can't handle women -- he treats them all very matter of factly most of the time, though he is also kind when they end up crying. I enjoyed his dialogue the most, and he had some unconventional ways of rescuing the damsels in distress.
I could have done without the fan service. Especially the panty shots were at times misplaced into the most dramatic scenes -- if somebody is running for their life, and it's not a comedic moment, I don't want to see a bloody panty shot; it rips me right out of the story. I don't mind fan service if it's done in terms of the story; here it was just stupid.
