Story: 7
Remember how I said it’s good if you’re the “right audience?” Yeah, this is really where it matters. Essentially, this overweight/obese otaku gets so sad when her favorite character dies that she ends up not eating for a week, causing her to magically lose weight and become pretty. Once she becomes super pretty, hot boys + girl go after her, but she only gets happy when the boys pursuing her have some kind of fanservice moment (or when the other girl joins in on their little fantasy or whatever). If you’re not a big anime fan, this probably sounds mundane. If you are a big anime fan, you’ll probably feel kind of called out (in the amusing way). There’s anime references that you wouldn’t get if you’re not into the anime community as well as situations that only anime fans really find themselves in.
Art: 9
Super pretty art. It’s very vivid and eye-catching. The colors are also very light all the time, making it feel really playful.
Sound: 9
It definitely does its job. There’s no shortage of anime sound effects or sharp changes in tone when she starts fangirling, which I find hilarious. Props to the dub voice actors; I don’t know what you had to do in the booth to get that take, but keep doing it!
Characters: 7
The characters have their own backstories and stuff, yeah, but no one had a groundbreaking character development. Are they funny? Absolutely. Are they masterpieces? Not exactly.
Enjoyment: 10
Once again, I said this show is funny for the right audience, and it’s right up my alley. The creators must’ve been otakus or fangirls themselves; there is absolutely no way they replicated the experience without knowing it firsthand. It’s a fun leisure watch (as in, you don’t need to be mega invested in the plot to have a good time).
Overall: 8
This show is worth a watch…*if you’re the right audience!* (Can’t stress that enough!) I’m not sure this is a good watch if you’re not into fanservice at all (even if it’s satirical) or if you haven’t watched enough anime or interacted with the community enough to understand what’s going on without consulting Google every five minutes.
