That brought me to this point, is it worth the 6 episodes or-so pain filled watchtime? Lets discuss, from this point onwards I will mostly talk about the second half of the show. First of all, the anime does drastically improve its quality in almost all aspect. Character design is nothing I've never seen before so lets scratch that off our list. The story and theme of the anime changes almost 180° in the second half, and it was executed rather smoothly. The anime does a great job in transitioning from lighthearted and stupid to a more serious tones.
Second, how well does the anime portray its main theme which is romance sci-fi? For the latter I can say that I've seen much worse. The anime does the bare minimum at explaining the overall theme without leaving the audience confused. For the former, don't have much to say other than I was satisfied, the romance felt natural all things considered.
Back to the elephant in the room, is it worth the horrendous 2 hour+ watchtime? I think that as sh**ty the first half was, it was somewhat necessary to set the tone for the rest of the anime, they still handle it so poorly in my opinion that if you felt like dropping it you don't need to hesitate. And despite what I said about the second half above, the story is still your run of the mill generic tragedy romance. And the ending of the show negates most of its impact anyway. But if you can stomach it, this anime is a decent watch. So there I answered your question without answering your question, Renai Flops gets a 6/10 from me.
