The answer is no. As novel as the premise is (thank God too), a combination of bland characters and bad writing kills any potential this show may have. Any moment you think the show could pull off a decent gag, it ruins it by LOUDLY EXPLAINING THE JOKE or LOUDLY EXPOSITING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO WIN THE GAME. I'll give the show some credit, the MC in this one actually uses a combination of his brain and our good friend Deus Ex Machina to win the games. At some points I'm convinced the MC actually owns a copy of the script to the show, and is merely going through the motions.
But, and maybe this is the Stockholm Syndrome kicking in, I actually found myself enjoying the final arc in the show. At least a little. Trapped in a kusoge where every hit kills the whole party, Pearl acting cute, an actual good joke, and best of all, an actual reference to I Wanna Be The Guy (it's definitely a reference, no one else is stupid enough to confuse Killer Apples for Cherries), the last arc goes some ways into making the show somewhat interesting.
A shame that it's completely bogged down by the first two thirds or so. I guess if you want to know why the Battle Harem genre died out, you can check this show to find out.
3.5/10
(rounded down to 3/10)
+Pearl is cute
+Better than Liar Liar by virtue of not having 15 minute exposition dumps
+I have a soft spot for dark hair ponytail token Japanese maiden de gozaru-type characters (even if the one here isn't a perfect fit)
+.5 APPLES DO NOT FALL UP
