Story: (2/10)
I am honestly at loss for words, not because it's good, but rather it's just so utterly bizarre that I don't even know where to start. Long story short, the anime portrays satirical romance-comedy wherein a female high school student falls in love with a 5th grader who happens to have the appearance of a handsome young man. And honestly, I have never felt more disturbed. The first episode is literally a trap, hence the high rates of people dropping this. It started out quite cute, sweet and all-around NORMAL. The female high school student, Kaho, almost gets into a truck accident when all of a sudden the guy, Kanade, swoops in and manages to save her on time. He uttered words that, like any typical romance anime, tugs her heartstrings and instantly fell in love. Kanade was first introduced as a cool typical badboy, and I admit, I too fell in love with his appearance. But as the moment his secret was revealed, which was admitting he's still in primary school, it all went downhill from there. The story progresses in a ridiculously random subplots with inappropriate sexual jokes of "willys" and obscene "loli" manifestations.
Art: (9/10)
In all fairness, the show possesses impressive high-quality animation. When I first saw the thumbnail (which basically had me fooled), I admit I was attracted by the visuals especially the picture between Kaho and Kanade (lol little did i know). Despite the bizarreness of this show, I can't deny the effort and hard work that the animators put in to make such exquisite details and visuals.
Sound: (9/10)
The intro and outro were both decent, but I wouldn't say that I'm into it. They were just okay. The VA's, on the other hand, were actually impressive. What's surprising is that my all-time favorite VA, Okamoto Nobuhiko, voices Shinohara! WTF!! If you don't know him, he actually voices Bakugo from Boku no Hero, Nishinoya from Haikyuu, Rin from Blue Exorcist and many more. Most of the characters he voiced are typically the loud ones so it bewilders me that he voices the stuttering shy Shinohara. The versatility of this man is incredible! Anyway, I expected the rest to be annoying, but surprisingly, each voice fits their character perfectly.
This used to be a 7, but because of my love for Okamoto Nobuhiko, I'm giving this a 9 HAHAHA.
Character: (2/10)
Oh god, where do I even start.
As weird as Kanade can be, I can't really hate his character as much given that his state of mentality is literally a child. I can't blame him for disappointing Kaho in every scene due to his childish antics. I mean, he is a kid in a man's body. He's too young to take serious matters on love and shouldn't be pressured on making the right decisions with his relationship with Kaho. In fact, there shouldn't even be a relationship to begin with. He's too pure and innocent that even when he does love Kaho, his own interpretation of love may differ from what Kaho expects.
I didn't like Kaho. Yeah she's cute, sweet and all of that loli features, but I hated her naivety towards love. Despite being aware towards Kanade's status, she still continues to commit a relationship even when Kanade isn't mentally developed enough to know the complications of having one. And her submissive personality irritates me even more.
As for the rest of the characters, well they have their own pros and cons. Taga is an asshole. Chiaki is a good friend sometimes, but I hate how she keeps minding other people's business. Asashi is pretty decent, but his obsession for RenRen creeps me out. Joji is just plain weird. Gin and Tomu are even worse. Mafuyu and Daikoku scares the shit out of me. Basically, the only ones that I like are Kazuo, Shinohara and Kanade's Dad.
Enjoyment: (4/10)
This show basically screams "it's so bad that it's good," because a part of me doesn't want to waste my time on a satirical anime and just drop this, but a part of me is also curious as to see how this bizarre anime ends. Much to my dismay, the finale was just an utter let down. I was hoping for an explanation or some sort of climax that would make an interesting conclusion. Apparently, it did so in the first half especially when Kaho finally snapped, dropped her facade and started expressing all of her suppressed thoughts, but somehow it was disregarded and just shifted into a random scene. It was all so poorly executed that the finale just felt like any typical episode.
Overall: (3/10)
Honestly, watching this show made feel uneasy and quite guilty. The amount of sexual humor, indecent fetishes/loli cons, and a relationship between minors (Kaho is 15 & the other is a 5th grader) is just utterly disturbing. I'm beginning to question my morals as to how I actually managed to finish this series. Kanade's appearance can be misleading, one minute I get a bit giddy when he does something sweet then the next minute, I'm pulled in by the reality that this is guy is just a kid. A words of advice, do not be fooled by the beautiful visuals and the handsome guys. It's a massive click-bait. Once you start on this anime, you'll immediately lose your brain cells.
