The characters are very likeable all-round, and overall it carries this wholesome energetic atmosphere throughout; but it also knows when to tone itself down for actual character and story development too - and it does so without any over-the-top drama or nonsense. It's doesn't present some ultra-deep and emotional story - but you will be surprised at the fact that this anime actually has a respectable amount of substance.
At first, I was a bit skeptical about the direction the show was going in the first half - but the author impressed me by actually executing things well when it felt so easy for things to be done wrong. So, kudos to the author for throwing my skepticism back into my face.
On a purely personal note - I didn't like a certain character's development in the later half of the show - but I can totally acknowledge that there was nothing wrong with it objectively speaking.
Honestly though, my biggest criticism (which isn't actually big) is that the MC is a bit too perfect. She's supposed to be some female loner/nerd - but she has very few flaws. For starters, she is a great friend, and knows how to interact with people a bit too well - and she's also quite smart. And that's great - but I feel like it doesn't leave much room for character development. So far, the MC hasn't really made any mistakes and so I'm not really expecting anything from her in terms of growth (- but the author might surprise me in the next seasons to come, i guess). Either way, I would much rather have an MC like this rather than an incompetent, dense, and annoying MC that you find in many other rom-com and harem anime. So for this to be my biggest issue with this anime says a lot about the lack of flaws in the first place.
Overall, it's a strong 8/10. I have been pleasantly surprised by Romantic Killer - and the only reason I wouldn't rate it higher is because, despite the fact that there's very little to complain about, there's also nothing about it that absolutely amazes me. It's very good - but it isn't amazing or great (if you know what I mean). But in the same vein, I think it would be disrespectful to claim that it's just 'alright', 'okay', or even just 'good'. Rom-coms just don't have the potential to be an overall 9 or 10 in my eyes - but as far as rom-coms go, it's certainly a 9/10 within its genre.
It's certainly entertaining and amusing too - but it's just not funny enough for me to laugh out loud by myself in my room as I binge watched it. But atleast it's not cringe and it doesn't try too hard - so the humour is very respectable, even if the humour doesn't impress me.
Although, they fucking trolled with these otome game CGI scenes that they liked to throw in throughout the episodes. It was such purposely bad CGI that it was fucking great - and I'd be lying if I didn't look forward to them popping up as frequently as they did lol. I personally thought that it was a subtle but clever joke at least.
I can't think of any good reasons to not watch Romantic Killer. I recommend! Enjoy!
