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STORY [4/10] There is nothing special or innovative about this story. The story can be boiled down to, see sexy girl, date sexy girl, seal sexy girls extreme powers with a kiss and then make her a part of your Waifu harem. Some people will love it and some people will hate it but this definitely isn't some fantastic story , It is a lot of tropes put together with some good points that kept me watching it.
ART[7/10] The animation and CGI is much improved this season. There are some really well done and beautiful scenes and that cannot be denied. The female characters are very well drawn and animated and are all a pleasure to look at throughout the show. What I noticed is that it seams season 4 received a bit more money and that definitely seemed to go into the animation, CGI and art style.
SOUND [6/10] A well done soundtrack that does its intended job. No soundtracks feel out of place and I enjoyed the openings and closings and listened to them on most episodes. My fiancé also really enjoyed them as I could always catch her bobbing her head and dancing a little to them. There are some song choices that I believe could have been better but overall its not a bad attempt.
CHARACTER [5/10] For me the characters in season 4 of date a live can be boiled down to two words; likeable and shallow. The Main character is your average harem/Ecchi MC, hes altruistic to his detriment and never would even consider not throwing his life away for any of his Waifus. In truth that is really most of his character. To move on to the girls, they are beautiful to look at but really only exist as a plot device to push the main character along the story and assist him when needed. There isnt a whole lot of character building and there are a lot of new female characters added quickly but that is really what I see this show as, Waifu Collector 2.0. Saying all that I still liked the characters enough regardless of their shortcomings
ENJOYMENT [7/10] As I said this is one of my guilty pleasure shows and I really enjoyed the season, that I cannot lie about. I also cannot say that the story is AMAZING or that the character development is a masterpiece. The truth is if you are watching this show you should know what it is. It is a male power fantasy / Waifu collector sim, there is nothing wrong with enjoying shows like that but it is important to understand It for what it is. That being said.... I still love this show but I also understand it is nowhere near a masterpiece.
OVERALL [5/10] For me most everything in this anime is just passable, Its not gonna bring fans from any other Genres as the fan service and Male power fantasy is strong. all in all for me this is your average Ecchi/Harem w/ fanservice. It doesn't innovate or really do anything that interesting other than maybe the dating premise but That is really it. Know what your getting into when you watch this and just enjoy it for what it is.
