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May 5, 2024
Now that MAL finally marks this manga as completed, I can finally review it. I've been following this series since the very beginning, reading it raw almost weekly as chapters came out.
It's definitely a good Ecchi series in my opinion.
To be clear, it has a very clear purpose in what it wants to do, so if you like this sort of thing, I think it can be a very fun experience.
While there is a general story, most chapters are kinda standalone, and have their own shenanigans happening in each chapter.
They can all be summed up as Nezu (MC) getting caught up in some weird-ass
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situation/accident and then one of the girls proceeds to pleasure him in some way (boobjob/thighjob/handjob/blowjob - usually accidental).
I think the art is very good, which is why it can be legitimately hot at times, and I found it fun seeing the creativity of the mangaka in how they make some situations happen.
With that said, the romance and story around it is kinda... lacking, to the point of being nonsensical most of the time. The entire plot is built upon a stupid misunderstanding that happened in the past, which is shown in the first chapter, and then the rest of the series follows Nekozaki (FMC) teasing MC once in a while, with a lot of "filler" chapters in between of other girls having their Ecchi moments.
The ending , despite being a bit rushed, is mostly good and gives the readers what they want.
All in all, if you're interested in an entertaining "turn off your brain" Ecchi with good art and questionable plot, you should enjoy it. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Mar 29, 2024
An unfortunately disappointing anime with a somewhat unique premise that could've played differently.
In short, Rishe, the main character, is already "too perfect". She is incredibly smart, and therefore can outsmart literally anyone in the show, even those that are supposed to pose a challenge to her. On the one hand, she acts independently and goes out there and does her own things, but on the other hand, the moment Arnold (the male MC) is involved, she melts into a blushing mess.
I haven't found the romance to be particularly good. I don't really think there's much chemistry between the two leads. Rishe claims he wants
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to learn more about Arnold but he feels like a hollow shell of a character being a typical love interest in this genre.
Arnold's "cruelty" is never truly shown, and he doesn't really do much besides making Rishe blush.
In addition to that, the story isn't very interesting either. Drama comes and goes very quickly, and each conflict is obviously solved with Rishe's "big brain tactics". No one else matters, only her showing off her intelect. The problem is that it isn't very endearing or creative.
The plot of the show also focuses on Rishe's "past lives" as this is her 7th life, but none of the past lives has been too... interesting? She learnt a few things here and there which made her great at everything, but nothing really flashy. For example, of her past lives was her being a... maid. So she learnt how to pick locks.
The anime also doesn't let any big conflict or drama linger, which leaves every single conflict to start->Rishe uses her knowledge to solve it->bad character becomes good->More Rishe blushing by Arnold->Another conflict starts...
Just a side note, I also haven't found anything of note about the artistic side of the show: music, art, animation... Nothing really stood out.
In conclusion, I don't think it's a very interesting anime. It had a somewhat unique promise (for an already over-saturated otome genre) but did nothing to make it exceptional, which just made it a slog.
Pass. 4/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Sep 27, 2023
Undead Girl Murder Farce was probably the talk of the season in many circles. From Reddit to various YouTubers, this anime showed a lot of promise to a lot of people, but unfortunately, it never delivered on its promise.
At the end of the day, I feel like it was still kind of entertaining. The fights were somewhat cool, the character cast was interesting, and the mystery parts in the show were also pretty interesting.
But unfortunately all of it fell apart when there was no proper "glue" to stick them together into a coherent, interesting storyline and there are a few key problems in the
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anime.
Firstly, the main plot and the premise of the show almost never actually progresses. The place we started in episode 2 is almost the same as we were at the end of episode 13. The anime consists of 3 arcs, but at the end of the day none of them contributed much, if at all, to the grand plot. Which leads me to my second point.
Another main problem is that the anime arcs were too different from each other and did not really know what they wanted to do. The anime tried to mix a detective mystery with an action show, which led to a tonal whiplash and in the end it just was not very good. The first arc for example was almost exclusively a mystery-detective style with no action, but then the second one did not have much of a mystery and was full of fights, and the third arc mixes both.
The character cast was colorful and we had a lot of interesting different characters which was nice, but at the same time most of them were not really that memorable as they did not have enough screen time or story rather than just being tagged from the "villain group" or any other group. Many were also chained to their respective arc and did not play a bigger role in the anime as a whole.
Finally, I do want to commend some parts of the OST and the cool OP song, and commend a few cool fighting scenes we had.
In short, it was an entertaining watch for its mystery aspect and some fights separately, but when combined together it all fell apart and led to a very mediocre product.
6/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Sep 19, 2023
Genjitsu no Yohane is a visually appealing spin-off, that boasts some of the best songs in the franchise, but at the same time fails to tell an interesting story and does a huge disservice to the original cast.
Being a Love Live fan, the announcement of this spin-off came as a pleasant surprise. An alternative setting with our favorite LL girls, which could be filled with fantasy and adventure. Each girl had her own shtick, with Kanan being an engineer or Mari being a demon queen, and these things had a lot of potential to tell an interesting story.
But unfortunately, none of these came to be.
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The story revolves around a certain mystery that happens in Numazu which makes animals go berserk once in a while, and is therefore limited pretty much only to that place. The idea in itself isn't so bad, but it was never executed properly. Half of the episodes in the anime are purely SoL episodes with no relevance to the story, which later on, when the story actually progresses, it fails to actually be interesting.
The characters themselves also lose most of their personality and are reduced to a one-off shtick (as mentioned above), while all previous relationships established in Sunshine! are entirely gone. Kanan/Mari for example, or Chika/You/Riko feel like practically strangers in this show. Everyone focuses just on one single character - Yohane. Every sentence they utter is about her and regarding her. Yohane makes the world there go round.
Unfortunately, Yohane's character was another disappointment, as she never convinced me why she deserves to be a main character. For most of the anime's time, Yohane is spent moping, crying, being depressed or making drama. She can't do that, she doesn't deserve to do that, etc. are regular motifs in here. Every time, without fail, she'll be pushed up and supported by Lailaps, or the other girls from Aqours.
Not long after, Yohane becomes a celebrity in town and everyone focuses on her and supporting her, despite the fact that she has never shown us she's done anything exceptional. From an outsider's perspective, she's basically just a random teenager who does random errands for people and likes to sing. She cannot fight, and she cannot support anyone else. Because of that, it's bizarre seeing how everyone revolves around her.
Meanwhile, Yohane's development is a very mixed bag. At the end of the day, she did develop quite a lot, but the process was extremely tiring with one step forward one step back for a long time. Yohane tries to do something, fails or succeeds, then for whatever reason she goes back to moping in her bed. Lailaps comes to cheer her up, they argue a little, and then another chance comes to repeat this process.
Luckily for the anime, I think that the songs are definitely the stronger ones in the franchise (coming second after the series of bangers NijiGaku has released), and with the songs themselves and CGI lives being so great, it elevates the show by a lot. The quick succession of songs in the first half of the anime lulls the viewers into a false sense of security, forgetting completely that there's a story to be told (that is being skipped).
The anime also looks great. The new character designs feel really "soft" and nice, and the anime is very colorful and vibrant.
Ultimately, Genjitsu no Yohane is an eye candy and a treat with its songs for Love Live fans, but as a standalone anime, it's a huge disappointment, failing to have a proper story, and butchering the personalities of the characters we love.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Apr 7, 2023
I read this manga so you don't have to.
Frankly, it's not a good series. It's a crashing and burning train wreck in every sense of the word. But one that you just cannot avert your eyes from. It's so bad, but you want to see the development, you want to see them being happy, you want to see a good ending. But it seems like the characters and the mangaka themselves had other plans in store.
It's filled with forced overbearing melodrama that would make Sasuga Kei's Domestic Girlfriend seem like a fluffy SoL in comparison. Its settings and characters act so unreasonably that would make
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Rent-A-Girlfriend look like a documentary series.
At first, I thought all I had to do was "suspend my disbelief" to enjoy the series. They're taking everything that happens in the cafe so seriously, so maybe I should just roll with them. But oh boy was I wrong, because this was only the tip of the iceberg.
It is obvious from the get-go that the mangaka wanted to make the least likable characters to ever exist. It might seem like a cute and innocent Yuri on the front, but don't be mistaken - Just because there are cute girls on the cover does not mean they will actually act as such.
It's like the author thought on purpose how to make every interaction into a conflict.
* Misunderstandings? Check
* Listening to things out of context which lead to a fight? Check
* Jealousy from side characters that brew more drama? Check
* Convincing each other that they hate each other because of their sexual preferences? Check
* Characters that seem gullible on the outside actively trying to destroy everything and everyone? Check
* Interactions between the main leads that are supposed to be helpful but for some reason end up doing the opposite?
... huh? Check!
I just cannot fathom how it's possible to shove so much melodrama down our throats for absolutely no reason. Characters will hide their true selves behind a hundred masks, then fight each other to take off the masks, and when they do, they'll fight again.
They will fight so much, that you have no idea why they're fighting anymore. What does any one of them want anyways?
Some characters would say one thing, but act in the exact opposite way. The story could have a buildup towards a certain moment, only to flip the entire thing on its head for whatever reason at the end.
Some conversations would go one way, but then get to a different conclusion that makes no sense considering the development, and that conclusion would obviously brew some more drama because why not.
Characters would "support" each other by absolutely demolishing their self-esteem, then give them a hug later on that they're still on their side, with a knife prepared for the next backstab.
Meanwhile, certain characters would do everything in their power to mentally kill anything that would dare stand in their way, just to maintain a "status quo" that is unhealthy for everyone involved, including herself. So she'll destroy others, the ones she "cares about", then self destruct.
Characters would manipulate each other to destroy themselves, alongside anyone else in the near area.
Finally, the story will try to dangle a carrot of "progression" before our eyes, only to loop back to no development because uhhhhh reasons. And that's of course after making sure to flip that carrot a couple times, maybe switch it up with a few other varieties of vegetables, that are probably long rotten. Until it actually comes back to life to try and kill you for sticking with reading it.
I just read about 1,500 pages of this, seeking salvation, but I was sorely disappointed finding out that the only thing left in store was only despair, with a bit of toxicity sprinkled in.
Melodrama isn't necessarily bad. It can be very interesting at times, as long as you keep things moving, spicy, and actually have a goal in mind. But this is not it. It's a mess that just worsens with every passing chapter.
I read this so you don't have to, and I do not recommend it to anyone.
1/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 1
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Mar 10, 2023
D4DJ All Mix: A disappointing sequel for a series that had potential.
D4DJ comes with a second season, after a special that was released not long ago, with some low-key hype for more fun interactions of our main group and hopefully some good songs.
Unfortunately, it looks like this is not it, as it failed to hit all the marks I've hoped for.
Similar to Bandori, D4DJ uses the first season to introduce the bare cast of the series, but with the next seasons being filled with many side characters that anime onlies have never heard of before.
This is also the case with D4DJ, but unluckily, we also
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don't get the luxury of enjoying the trip through the lenses of the main group we already know, but of another, new group called Lyrical Lily.
Throughout the anime we see them interacting and working with various groups, and seeing these groups work on their own songs, but it leads into a quagmire of being unable to follow who's who, and frankly, it's not very interesting to watch all these unknown characters do... whatever they're doing.
Another problem is that there isn't really much of a story, and the script is extremely weak. With groups getting a single episode (or two if they're lucky) each, it's hard to properly tell a story of the group, which leads to very rushed developments, and honestly, many of these developments don't even make sense.
There are also many problems with the conversations themselves between characters. Which feels like they're speaking, but don't actually say much of value.
Finally, with the story, cast, interactions all out of the window, I think the make-or-break point is the music, and the plethora of songs being inserted into the anime.
This is highly subjective of course, even more than before, but I personally felt that the songs this season were EXTREMELY weak, and frankly, disappointing.
It seems like the groups themselves have taken a bit of a "departure" from their original style, resulting in a bit of a different song compared to what we're used to. It could be welcomed by some, but I personally found it very disappointing.
This might be enjoyed more by people who play the mobile game and follow the game stories, but at least if you're an anime only, you're going to be totally lost.
4.5/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Nov 2, 2021
This manga is one huge journey, one that shouldn't be brushed off due to its weird first few chapters.
What we get throughout this manga is a somewhat slow yet steady development between our main leads. They start going out rather early and hit the "relationship goals" once in a while, in a very satisfactory manner.
On top of that, both characters really do feel like proper adults.
They communicate their feelings and their problems. They also sometimes can get annoyed with each other or even fight, but I love it that they will always seek to fix it by talking things out, saying everything out, and
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then reconciling.
Although overall I didn't find that this manga had too much drama, so even that thing is pretty rare.
It's mostly adults fluff. Their small talks, how much they love each other and cherish each other, the sweet words they say to each other... That's what makes me love this manga so much.
While reading this manga it really does feel like I'm getting into their life and slowly see them grow. There are a lot of exciting moments in here, but I also get to see them just... living their own honest lives.
Going to work, talking with co-workers, going out for a drink, coming back home to have their own time for themselves (together or alone), it feels very... "normal", and soothing.
I'd say that it's not all interesting, I did feel like towards the end we had quite a bit of stretching, but it wasn't that bad.
We also get to expand on side characters who are related to our main couple, and really build a small "world" around them - which is their families. Each with their own story.
The romance is good. It's not exactly "flashy" but it's very steady and comforting. Definitely the more "down to earth" type. But I still love every bit of romantic moment they shared.
Another thing that adds to the feeling of softness and warmness is definitely the art style which I really liked, it's really soft, and makes both of our leads look super cute.
I loved seeing also how each of them developed individually (and obviously as a couple), they had problems they had to overcome, each with their own insecurities and problems, but together they really could overcome every hurdle.
One last thing I want to commend to this manga will go in the spoiler section:
[Spoiler Section]
One of the things that stood out to me BY FAR compared to all the other romance manga I read, is how we actually go through ALL the stages in a relationship, and don't really skip just to the key events.
For example, from getting together to living together will show us the two hunting for a place to live in, and slowly moving their stuff to their new home.
And the wedding? A full volume with preparations... I'll admit, it really diminishes from the "impact" of a wedding, but it's a weirdly nice change of pace to see all that.
Finally, when proceeding to the "kids" point, we actually see Asako going over pregnancy stages, with the various things that define pregnancy (sicknesses, weird feelings, etc.)
There's also an official side H manga from the author that's about kid-making, yea... Do check it out!
[Spoiler Section End]
I've heavily enjoyed this manga, and recommend it to anyone who is looking for a romance manga that is completed, and features a competent adult couple. 10/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Oct 26, 2021
Super cute manga that was unfortunately axed.
At time of writing this review, I've read all 31 chapters that are out.
I loved the interactions between our two main leads, Himewaka is super cute, and there was actually some development between the two.
I feel like the comedy in this manga was actually handled pretty well, and didn't grow to be too tiresome. Maybe due to its short length, or I don't know.
I would've also wanted to have a clearer and "more" of romantic development, but... well, you know.
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The ending was also handled nicely, despite the obvious rush due to the axe.
8/10 cute, short and fun. I'd recommend reading it on a random free evening.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Sep 30, 2021
[Minor Spoilers]
After reading the interesting premise of this manga, I decided to give it a shot. I'm also pretty big on Gyaru stories, so I really wanted it to be good.
And... It's definitely cute, and it's wholesome, and it makes me want to continue reading it.
But at the same time I so fucking hate it. Because t's Nisekoi all over again.
You see, There's a good for nothing dude who has a crush on his "angelic, soft, proper, every man's dream" childhood friend, but due to plot he's stuck in a relationship with a blonde girl he doesn't get along with. And what's more, we also
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find out rather quickly that childhood friend ALSO likes him back.
But OBVIOUSLY they won't be going out because uhhh they "he/she doesn't think of me this way" and every time they can have any communication the world decides to drop a meteor or some shit so of course it won't happen. And then they'll mis-interpent this shit to "uhhh she didn't like me doing that, damn she must hate me now!"
It doesn't have the same Harem elements like in Nisekoi, but instead there's another male dude (since there must be pairings due to the program) who lives with said childhood friend of MC.
This is just infuriating and can make one anxious, especially when you try to connect with the MC. From his point of view, his crush could be getting all flirty with her "husband" (since MC doesn't know she likes him back), so there's always that annoying feeling of the mystery between the other couple's relationship, so it's pretty tiring and it feels kinda NTR-ish.
Now here's the real kicker, for plot reasons, the Gyaru main girl, who's supposedly in love with the other dude who's the husband of MC's childhood friend, also decides she loves MC-kun since he's "nice to her" or whatever.
So that creates some really weird situations, where they can act pretty grumpy one scene, and the next she's acting all cute and MC is confused.
This also makes it hard to cheer for any of them, as well as hard to look forward to the rejection of one of them, when you want both of them to be happy.
This manga is basically one huge clusterfuck of love triangles.
Hell, you had 101 other ways to make the premise of the story, with students forcefully being paired together in, interesting. But nope, You had to make it Nisekoi v2.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Aug 27, 2021
Shingeki no Eroko-san, which I randomly picked up to read today was... great!
Not to confuse with Shingeki no Kyojin, this one is a totally different type of manga.
I expected it to be a random romcom with basically no development whatsoever, but hot damn I was wrong.
Our main couple progresses pretty darn fast, and we see many things that you won't see in the usual romcom manga. It's wholesome, it's cute and it's sexy. I like it.
Additionally, most of the manga is written from the girl's point of view, which is also a nice surprise.
She talks a lot about what she likes in him, what she
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finds cute, what she wants to do to him... I find it really adorable.
The balance and pacing between the cuteness/wholesomeness, sexiness and the progression are pretty steady and good as well, it doesn't feel like one shadows too much over another, which makes it interesting and eager to continue reading.
Unfortunately, the manga goes on hiatuses rather often, due to the mangaka's other series (Henjo) but it's supposedly ending soon, so they might go back on focusing on Eroko-san which would be great.
So far it's a 8/10 from me, I heavily recommend it to everyone who's into lighter romances.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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