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In all seriousness, the pretty dramatic reception the show received led me to believe this was little more than a low-effort S&M fanservice anime that's hardly entertaining for anyone besides the targeted demographic. I can pretty safely say after three episodes that this is not the case. The story is sprinkled with an albeit modest, not stingy amount of wholesome moments of varying subtlety. Some are a little more in-your-face whilst others are surprisingly subtle or well-executed for a show of its genre. It's certainly more entertaining and amusing than I expected; and for one reason or another, I hardly felt any trace of vexation towards either main characters in my three episode-sitting; I'd warn the faint of heart to steel themselves against the perpetual and relentless waves of second-hand embarrassment that may overwhelm you throughout the show, though. Whether the show's miraculous bearableness is thanks to the writer(s) of the source material or those of the studio adapting it is unknown to me.
Jokes aside, there's genuine room for character development and I do feel that the show does subtly hint at it somewhat - so the story could definitely go down that route should it desire later on down the road. The art and animation is solid and the voice actors are expectedly top-notch. I also really like Nagatoro's character design - and I find how she behaves when not around the main character very interesting. Honestly worth a leisurely watch for those who aren't too busy being uber-incels spreading unsolicited hate or uber-masochists fapping to every second of the show.
