Story - 2
According to the synopsis given above, the story is pretty simple. A guy is bullied because of his appearance and thus wants to pay back, but can do nothing about it until receiving a magic hypnotizing phone – and the revenge begins. No need to explain what it means in hentai. It is quite intriguing at first, making you wonder what happens next, but gets cycled and goes straight downhill. In fact, it never keeps the pace and becomes more and more dirty – and, predictably, gets a dirty ending (involving blackmailing, etc., etc.).
But let me go a little bit deeper into psychology and genetics for it is not just a story of revenge. The revenge for the humiliations was the main motive, yep, but for a short time and soon gave its way to something else. And here it becomes clear why they talk about pregnancy THAT much (it finally became boring, actually). Back in prehistoric societies (as well as in the animal world) the logic was pretty simple: the strongest man gets all or the most of the women – along with the opportunity to pass his genes (the best ones!) to the highest percent of children. The weaker got what was left and the weakest got nothing so they had to increase the chance of passing their genes by various tricks. Exactly the same scheme works in this hentai. Aggravated by the fact of impunity, the main “idea” of this hentai gets a really animalistic level.
And here you get the first flaw (I’ll try not to spoil as much as possible). The protagonist (if an animal may be called so) was having regular sex with N women for 10 months and was often cumming inside them (the X-ray showed, I guarantee it). The girls themselves stated they were having a so-called dangerous day. AND he managed to fertilize only 1/3 of them. Leave out the cases of oral and anal sex, but still that’s too bad.
One of the reasons may be that he’s an otaku. Lack of movement and wrong food (here’s the fat tummy) are the things that make a man… well, not a man. Or it may be a genetic problem (his father is an inventor, who knows what he does there). Anyway, his sperm must be of terrible quality. Isn’t it the possible explanation of the fact he’s fixed on pregnancy that much?
Another flaw (well, a minor one) is, the ones he chose for his revenge were girls only. I doubt he wasn’t bullied by the guys, though being bullied by girls is twice as offensive for a guy (girls are considered weaker – again, in traditional society). We could have even viewed it as a sacred revenge if the protagonist had had self-esteem. But he had not – and ended like a thoughtless animal. Well, people who do not respect themselves always end this way. Amen.
To sum up, the actual story itself is quite weak, being just an interlude for the sex scenes to appear. The background is filthy and animalistic. When you get it you develop a feeling of disgust. Bwah.
Characters - 3
In anime like that, you always have the same cast: a leading guy and (quite often) nameless girls. I say “nameless” as they are mostly flat and boring and the same from title to title, making you forget them easily. Here it is all the same. You get a number of average cliché types like a naïve girl, a tsundere, a princess, an older woman etc. You never learn anything about them as they are just sex toys and (possibly) incubators for a future child. Nice, nice.
As for the protagonist, I touched his character a bit when talking about the plot. In fact, I don’t even want to remember his name as he’s of nothing special. He’s weak and useless and selfish and guided by animalistic instincts. Furthermore, he’s ugly both inside and outside. I’m almost sure he possesses hatred of women. I would have said he’s inventive in bed, but he borrowed all the ideas from his favorite anime. And he is nothing without his magic cell phone. His only outstanding quality is his everlasting erection (the gift of his creators’ fantasy).
In my opinion, such a character cannot fulfill a leading role properly. Take Katsu from Itazura The Animation, for example. He’s a badass, but also a strong personality with his own philosophy (it is doubtful, but still) who is fun to watch. Gakuen Saimin Reido misses that all. The characters of that kind are thus unlikeable and forgettable.
Sound - 6
Fulfils its purpose, but of nothing special.
Art - 6
The art is generally neat and well-done. But the censorship was a huge minus. Another thing is, I personally dislike ahegao (I already stated it is too artificial for me) and X-ray. However, it’s a matter of preference, so it’s OK if you like it.
Enjoyment - 3
It was arousing and I was enjoying it till a certain moment (ep. 2, I guess), but later it grew worse and worse. Having completed it, I had a disgusting feeling of filth. Never gonna watch it again.
Overall - 3
Gakuen Saimin Reido is a bright example of the case when sound and art don’t overweigh poor contents. Or, lemme say, lack of contents.
I get the idea all of us wanted to get something or gain superpowers in this or that case. But working on it and progressing is one thing and looking up to a weak badass is another which is simply miserable.
Post Scriptum Thoughts
1) Using magic is not the panacea. Drop your anime and go outside or to a gym and all girls will be yours.
2) Luckily we don’t have such cell phones.
