STORY:
It picks up from the horrible ending of S2 (even fans would probably agree). Well first few episodes in, I've never placed my full focus watching it. Why? It's boring. I didn't bother reviewing S1 and S2 because so many already flooded it with 9-10. Here, however, I'll comment on the anime as a whole. OreGaIru is correct with its title. Never once did I feel that it was romcom. It's more of drama with very little romance progression on the first 2 seasons. I'd rather rewatch something like CLANNAD for a school romcom + SOL + drama or Ore Monogatari (and I don't even like shoujo). The story of OreGaIru is just their club helping out people, that's it. The drama and all that just drags out everything like people who cause drama Irl do. And I'm watching anime to get out of all that unnecessary drama real life throws at me, but here it is again, only much more exaggerated. Some people say the issues are realistic, but Idk man, I've never experienced such drama Irl. So that's probably why it didn't appeal much to me.
ART:
It was bland. Color is too. It fits if I think it's a drama trying to be real-life. This made it more unappealing for me though.
SOUND:
Aside from an okay OP/ED, I barely hear music. Well again if it was trying to be real, obviously it's not going to be a musical. And comparing it to some drama animes which emphasizes the dramatic scenes with music, will just show how quiet it is. It's not bad, but I wish there was more.
CHARACTER:
This is where a lot of praise went to, saying something like they are not generic. They say they are realistic, and that Hachiman is unorthodoxed which makes him funny and self-insertable. Compared to other anime, yes they are more real. However, there are 2 types of loners I've encountered Irl, one who literally is alone and is quite anti-social, and one who pretends (deliberately or not) that they're loners but actually have friends. Hachiman is the latter so to me, ihe feels fake. Like man, how often is there a love triangle with a loner + 2-3 more potential backup. Even a non-loner doesn't get that Irl. Some characters are superficial and are between realistic and anime level of exaggerated. And it's like trying to chase two rabbits - you get neither. tl;dr I can't relate and self-insert and I even tried being apathetic and all that but I still can't.
ENJOYMENT:
It was a drag. But then, why did I watch the first 2 seasons? I enjoyed first season somehow then I wanted to see it through. Not for the romance, or comedy, but for the plot that the MC's club help out others. I am so close to dropping it everytime though.
OVERALL:
It feels overrated. It has good and bad points. Sadly, if you can't relate to them, the bad points will weigh more with you. I know it did for me. I'll try my best to see this through but I have my fingers crossed that:
1. This is the last season.
2. The ending will have closure, aka he picks a girl.
UPDATE: I dropped it.
