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Jul 18, 2012
There are times where I come across an anime and I really don't know what to think of it...Seitokai no Ichizon is certainly one of those animes. For the most part, it is an anime that parodies many other popular animes, such as Haruhi, Death Note, Bleach, Majutsu no Index, and many, MANY more, so it's natural to assume not to take this anime very seriously. It is, after all, a lighthearted comedy series revolving around a student council.

The biggest strength of this anime was it's characters and comedy writing. There's no doubt this is one of the funniest animes I've ever seen. I found myself rolling in laughter at all the characters' fantasies and obscure anime references (the Death Note reference always got some good chuckles out of me). I also loved the characters in this anime very much. First of all, you have Ken, the lighthearted harem junkie that tries to do all the work to make the girls happy, Kurimu, the adorable president that acts more like a child than a high schooler, Chizuru, the calm and dark council member with an ominous presence, Mafuyu, a cute, mild-mannered video game junkie that also has an obsession over Yuri (or Boys' Love) games, manga, and the like, and finally, her older sister Minatsu, a strong, athletic personality that loves her action games and manga. Overall, I found this to be an interesting mix of characters that made for some great dialogue.

The biggest weakness of this anime, which I'm not really sure if I can consider it a weakness considering that they never really tried, is that there is no plot to this thing. It really is just an episodic anime of these five council members doing next to nothing during their meetings, or more specifically, how they get sidetracked from doing actual work. It just doesn't make for an interesting story. Even part of this anime's running gag were the characters commenting on how there is no story to their own anime. The artwork was also fairly sub-par...not terrible but nothing really that unique other than the anime's OP and ED.

However, despite this anime's weak plot/story, there was a sub-plot discovered later in the series that actually made it kind of interesting. I can't really say a whole lot about it without revealing it but I can honestly tell you that it revolves around Ken before he was in the student council and how he knows each of the girls. There were some fairly touching moments in the last three episodes that made me wonder, why didn't they try this sooner? Then again, perhaps it might not have worked if they tried it sooner.

Overall, it's a very nice comedy series if you're not looking for anything too complex and want to get some cheap laughs. There isn't really any fan service or ecchi moments, even though Ken's (and Mafuyu's) fantasies get a little revealing, so I find that to be a plus. If you're looking for a romance with some semblance of a plot, you won't find it in this anime. There really isn't anything in this anime to take that seriously. It's just a nice, simple anime to watch if you want to get a good hard laugh.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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