OVERALL PREMISE & CONCEPT: [3/10]
A predictably generic forbidden love/incest harem melodrama featuring a very generic and abused main character roster; the dense, morally presumptuous MC, the shy, socially-inept, blunt and deadpan lass with a hidden soft side, the socially-adept superficial smile lass who exhibits sociability and conviviality, veils her truthfully repulsive and selfish nature with a nigh infallible facade and suffers from identity-confusion as a result of being too adaptive. Yeah, Oregairu, I know.
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NARRATIVE EXECUTION: [3/10]
The story progresses in strong adherence to generic melodrama tropes. Many of the characters were also introduced only to get thrown out of the window and omitted completely from the story. Finally, why in the nine circles of hell is everybody allergic to shut bedroom doors?
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CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: [4/10]
As a chiefly character-driven story, the main roster feels comparatively superficial, generic, predictable and unexceptional; they most definitely do possess some psychological depth and complexity, but their respective character concepts, outlines and progressions are very stereotypical and cliche. That said, the only character who showed some form of acknowledge-worthy character development was Rui.
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DIRECTING (COHESION & PACING): [7/10]
Above average pacing; transitions of scenes are fantastically done; many intentionally awkward and intense scenes were well executed and accentuated with deliberate pauses and prolonged silences.
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PRODUCTION QUALITY (ANIMATION, ARTS & SOUNDS): [6/10]
Unexceptional animation and arts; soundtrack was above average though.
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CONCLUSION & CLOSING REMARK: [4/10]
An overall fairly cliche and unexceptional melodrama series with no more than a handful of noteworthy moments and an myriad of narrative flaws and complies too much with abused tropes and has an generic main roster. It owes most of its quality to its directing aspect.
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