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Citrus (Anime) add (All reviews)
Mar 25, 2018
Short Answer: I couldn't get into it due to the soap opera like nature.

Long Answer: Citrus seems to be a pretty faithful adaptation of a manga series about the same thing. Simply put, it's a not blood related sister lesbian show, and it focuses mainly on that romance. I could honestly put myself past that. I've watched Oreimo and Eromanga Sensei, however, two things did it in for my enjoyment of the show.

1. The sexual assault man. We all know anime that have them, and honestly we expect some at this point. But I felt like I needed to go back to confessional at the end of some of these episodes. It's straight up borderline rape in some of these scenes. While another person might appreciate the "forcefulness" these characters have, I unfortunately cannot say the same.

2. When I said "soap opera" like nature, it goes beyond the problem anime usually has. Most anime have some sort of "rubber-banding" where the main problem is almost solved but then back to almost square one. I'd argue that many good shows avoid this, however it's an incessant problem in Citrus. You'll have characters not regressing to square one, but new ones come in out of the woodwork every single time to thwart the main romance. It's almost ridiculous how half of Tokyo is out to fuck one of these two sisters.

I can't say that the animation or art style is completely garbage, because it was pretty decent. Regardless, the story and character just weren't up to what I needed it to be for me to enjoy.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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