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Apr 25, 2017
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (3/12 eps)
The Royal Tutor: Haine is an anime that has, so far, met my expectations. It is rather calm, slice-of-life anime that centers around the meticulous balance between teaching academics and teaching life lessons.

The only problem that I have with this show is that... I don't think it's going to be anything groundbreaking. The first three episodes have been rather formulaic from the standard world-building and "character development" that occurs at the beginning of any show. I put "" around character development because this show tries to convince the viewers that its characters are unique because of its use of "individual interviews" that give a more personalized understanding of each character. However, when you step away from that perspective, these characters becomes nothing more than cookie-cutter stereotypes floating around in anime. These somewhat cliche characters coupled with its rather slow narrative progression creates a rather average first impression.

Luckily, this show is held up by decent artwork contrasts between the chibi artwork and the serious 3D character models. They work well to speed up the pace of the show and make light-hearted interactions that hide this anime's, so far, weak plot. The sound is nothing extraordinary either. I do enjoy the light piano motifs throughout the show, and the VAs are not that bad either, I really enjoy Keisuke Ueda's performance as Heide. The rest of the cast does a solid job as well. I would not expect any breakout performances from this rather young group of VAs though.

Overall, the show has the potential to go somewhere. The plot has a solid foundation, and the characters have fit within their archetypes. It is all about the execution of its story that wrap this all together. At its best, this show would be around an 8/10, and at its worst it would be a 3/10. The show has room from growth, but not the ability to be fantastic because it is about as formulaic as a 5 paragraph essay. I hope that this show breaks out of its mold soon, or else, this show is going to be forgotten within this anime season. (6.5/10)
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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