The premise of this anime was so intimate to me because I have been through the stage of "being hated for your body and trying to change it" except that I don't share the same objectif as Masamune. We have all been wanting to change for a reason, and we all think it's fun and good watching someone achieve their goals. Except that this anime failed MISERABLY in SO MANY LEVELS. Let's dig in the review.
Story :
Masamune is a boy who was overweight in his childhood, and got rejected by Adagaki Aki who rejects every single boy. He wants his revenge. He lose weight and come as a handsome guy, wanting to make her fall in love with him and then break her heart. We all watch him climb the stairs slowly but surely. We even climb with him. But after episode 6 or 7, we fall to our face. And we keep on falling. You thought it ended there, nope, more falling for you, and in the last episode, you get a shot in the head. CONGRATULATIONS!
Seriously, the story takes another turn midway.
"Let's add a rival to the MC" they said, "Let's make Adagaki's perspective change" they said, "It will be alright and fun" they said. Well, the anime ended in a karaoke party, the MC wasn't even in the third stage of his plan. No resolution, nothing. We were left flat. I remember looking at the screen for two minutes after it ended. "WAIT MAYBE IT'S A PROMISE FOR A 2ND SEASON?" LIKE HELL I CARE! A SEASON SHOULD BE SATISFYING IN ITS OWN TO MAKE VIEWERS WANT TO WATCH THE 2ND ONE. IT'S NOT A DETECTIVE CONAN EPISODE.
Art 7/10 :
The animation was fluid with some beautiful background sceneries, but nothing over the top or excelling. Easy on the eye.
Sound 6/10 :
I always watch the opening once, if it's good (I'm looking at you Youjo Senki !) then I make sure to listen to some of it before skipping, but if it's not memorable, then SKIPPING is my BFF. That is the case. The OSTs are nothing memorable, too, they serve their purpose if nothing else.
Character 6/10 :
No development. None at all. Shallow characters with almost no background story (except for Masamune). Also, can someone tell me the purpose of that Loli mom? IT'S SO EMBARRASSING SHE'S 1/3 THE CHARACTER'S HEIGHT. She's there just to cook and for comedic relief.
Enjoyment 5/10:
I looked forward to this series in the beginning, but since that downfall, I basically put it on hold until I had nothing else to do and finished it like a chore. Nonetheless, the comedy was somewhat acceptable.
Overall 6/10:
(It's literally 5.8). I'm hesitant to watch the 2nd season of this if they decided to do it because I don't want a poor ending again and a waste of my time, and, if your anime left this impression on the viewer then you know you failed somewhere.