Rokudou no Onna-tachi

In the history of harem anime, never before have I seen such a premise as this. If the anime adaptation had come just before the advent of the abundance of similar shows like it, this show would have stood a chance. But as it stands, mangaka Yuuji Nakamura's completed series of Rokudou no Onna-tachi a.k.a Rokudo's Bad Girls, coming in at 233 chapters in 26 volumes that was serialised between June 2016 and April 2021, Satelight's anime adaptation being a chunk of change for the experience of selling the manga to anime-onlies, in my opinion, it's honestly too late of a call that it feels arbitrary and contrived to take an old work/property and suddenly poise it onto the podium, only for it to get booed off the stage. It's honestly not bad...but it isn't great either. Everyone wants to experience a school life that is fulfilling and meaningful, right? And truer than not, it is most certainly the case with the MC, Rokudo Tousuke, along with his close clique of Colonel Masaru Hinomoto and Chief Kouta Kijima. The wish-fulfilment dream of a life that anybody so desires can come true, and in no doubt at all, it applies to the trio of physically weak and cowardly boys in a reality that hits harder than most, for their school, Amori High, is a delinquent/gangster wasteland of a place that knows of no peace. With this peace that sounds easy on the ears being the hardest and most out of reach, the desperation of the trio got to the point of wanting to find a way out of this rut, and it landed squarely on a mysterious package from his long-deceased grandfather. Inside the package, are a priest's uniform and a mysterious scroll that has been passed down for generations since the Heian period and is said to hold a technique to ward off demons and evil spirits. Thinking that this will be the end to all of their troubles, Rokudo undergoes the ritual to activate the scroll's power, which, when implanted on him, showcases a pentagram on his forehead, and nothing else. The effect of the scroll is not apparent from the start since it doesn't give Rokudo any powers, but it soon becomes perceptible that the spell within the scroll, which was used to exorcise demons back in the day, now becomes a power that harem fans would've loved...but in an obscene way, since it only attracts bad girls once eye contact is made. Sensing the potential of this power, the peace-loving Nakama friendship can finally be realised, though at the expense of bad girls chasing after Rokudo's butt as the latter vows to be strong in the process.  Each girl that Rokudo meets, whether coincidentally or naturally, has an issue/problem to be resolved. Take the main girl, Ranna Himawari, for example. For one, Ranna holds the distinction of being a notorious Sukeban a.k.a delinquent girl leader wielding a sword, someone who is described as a "monster" because of her sheer strength and brutality, for her otherwise expressionless self who does not speak much. It's only because of Rokudo's power that her cold-blooded, stone-cold, and closed heart begins to break, showing off that Ranna is just like a typical girl, who wants to spend her life and time with others and protect them as she sees fit, if one gets to know her in depth. But as is the main story and plot, Rokudo's world is rocked by delinquents left and right, be it from gangs or even his closest classmates through Haruya Iinuma and his gal Tsubaki. Like Ranna, every girl down the line will face the same situation: once they make eye contact with Rokudo, they will see the lovable dork, chase after him, and fight to the death to be his one and only partner of choice. Aside from the fact that all of the girls that Rokudo chances upon have their names referenced to actual flowers (translated from Japanese), Rokudo is essentially a good dude in heart, and like any other good friend, he helps rehabilitate most of the girls both in school and society, with the causal effect being either genuinely falling in love with him or becoming a close ally. Initially, his refusal to fight in the beginning of the story has him labelled as a pipsqueak, but thereafter, the tenacity and dismissal to run away garner respect, even from his former bullies. It shows that there can be good within the bad, and I admire Rokudo's heart to turn situations of grievous hurt into communication and reconciliation. With the power of friendship with the Colonel and Chief, the trio are a bunch of people that put forth their troubles together to accomplish a common goal, and that move spurs them on as they get more support from progressing bad delinquent girls, like Amori High's shortie bancho Sayuri Osanada and the motorcycle girl of the police-like righteous belief of Azami Himeno. Regardless, this is still an "unintentional" harem work of sorts, and it's still pretty much plastered in your face, whether you like it or not, and that would be pretty much the manga's selling point of a weakling being roughed up by "nurtured" bad girls to the point of love, romance, and friendship. It's reinventing the harem genre at a time when the concept feels fresh, but nowadays, it's nothing more than a stigma of being the beta rather than the alpha. Satelight's adaptation of the manga...to be honest, feels very rough to the eyes. Just imagine if your staff team has these people: a character designer, a sub-character designer, a mechanical designer, and a prop designer. That's so many designers for a show that does not need this many to begin with. It feels a heft undercooked that there are so many people that are called onto the team, mostly for assistance, because it is very clear that debut director Keiya Saito and his staff team are the bunch of people that you'll only see in B or C-grade shows that deliver to the expectations of the top brass at the mercy of producers just wanting to go and get by life having another area of work to do, because humans need work to be sufficient. I already had low expectations of the manga, to be honest, because it was a matter of timing and preference to capitalise on the anime only now, for whatever reasons. For one, Rokudo's character design looks like a wank in comparison to his manga counterpart, which, at least thanks to the illustration, has some detail on it. With the anime, all that is lost in translation, being hammered by an overall B or C-grade team whose work is just enough to provide a bowl of rice for another day. The music is subpar as well. Even though this is EverdreaM's debut Anisong, which is the Seiyuu rock vocal unit of Misato Matsuoka and Hitomi Sekine, the song doesn't inspire much and just feels like a song that beckons you to immediately click the "Skip Intro" button. Furthermore, I am not a fan of EXILE TRIBE's songs, which have this urban, contemporary hip-hop rockability sound that's exclusive to Avex Pictures, and pretty much my feelings about The Rampage's ED are the same when it comes to the boy band. If Rokudo no Onna-tachi was found by some anime producer years back when the anime had just been serialising for a year or two at that point, the anime could've been a moderate success at the time when we were all about Isekai Smartphone (the initial Season 1) and its ludicrious Nakama harem, so much so that it's a guilty pleasure that's good. But this is 2023, not 2017-2018, and whoever thought that it'd be good to release the anime now, it's clearly an afterthought that bears no weight when all is said and done. In the current era where works like Kanojo, Okarimshimasu a.k.a Rent-A-Girlfriend exists to sour the audience more with salt, this show could've leveraged being different in a unique way. However, it's lacklustre and stringed-out story (which is supposed to be for the good) backfired it from being a decent, if not average show, which I got bored fast. If you absolutely need the hijinks of a gang-laden ride, this is not the show for you, much less the "harem's at stake" plotline. There are better harem shows out there…

This is one of those “read the manga” type of anime as the adaptation was very condensed & omitted content. It's also the type of series that blind watchers won't see what's wrong it. However, most people gave up on the premise alone and couldn't view more than 4 episodes. The series has a small online presence & this anime probably killed any interest. I feel the promotional art is also to blame as it gives little accuracy to what's being sold here. Calling the series a romcom is correct but that's not the complete package. The series is battle oriented but the average audience will not care about that as the lead protagonist isn't a physically strong character. The advertisements such as key art visuals didn't initially portray the leading young man, Rokudo. Instead, they advertise all of the so called “bad girls” of the series. This is prevalent in the manga volumes as well. Despite having a 26 volume count, the main character is only featured in the last volume cover. Yep, Rokudo is not even on the cover of volume 1. Rokudo's Bad Girls has a lot of bad going for it. If you decide to stick with it then you're more mature than the average anime fan as you have patience to watch a vulnerable male lead, Rokudo Tosuke. The series is about coming of age as it's from the perspective of bullied charactersl Rokudo and his friends Colonel & Chief. I'm surprised how people view him as a wish fulfillment character when he's not enjoying the supposed fantasy. In an age where people are very concerned about their image be it through “cooking, chad, extra, mid, etc”, you would think this type of character would be more relatable. It's comparable to Shun of “Saint Seiya” where Rokudo doesn't physically have to change himself to properly represent masculinity. You won't see this fully realized in the anime but the deeper you get into the manga the more manly traits you'll find. Even within these 12 eps, you see a lot of growth from this bullied high schooler, but most people won't have the attention span for that. Rokudo's Bad Girls is basically the modern day “My Bride Is a Mermaid” with some elements of “Lean On Me 1989”. Rokudo has a pentagram on his forehead which he received from his departed grandpa. This pentagram causes a spell that'll make bad girls fall in love with him and that's the extent of it's power. Despite having this ability he doesn't abuse it and questions his own value as a man. Basically, Rokudo is like Shigeo from “Mob Psycho 100” where he doesn't want his power to become his personality trait. Rokudo wants to improve himself and live a peaceful life therefore he has to stand up to his delinquent bullies. It's because of this bravery that many delinquents and bad girls become his friends. And that's the nature of the series until Rokudo fully matures into the man he wants to be. But this anime is only 12 episodes long so you're not gonna see the end to his story. Especially not for a series that's 26 volumes long while the anime condenses 9 volumes. Without visual aid it's difficult to express how poor this adaptation is. While the manga wasn't a splatter film, it is violent enough for its themes. The series is supposed to be about reforming a bad school filled with delinquents and troublemakers. On occasion this series has gang fights with enough brutalities to hospitalize victims with murderous intentions. But the anime, for whatever reason, chose to nullify a lot of the violent content. Blood is practically absent and the animation is really subpar. Studio Satelight actually has a lot of good things under their brand but I guess this anime was performed by their B & C Teams. When compared to the upcoming Helck, there's a big difference in quality. While the character designs & colors are very manga accurate the mobility of action scenes are extremely stiff. There's also multiple shots that just lack detail thus appearing flat. Many iconic manga double page spreads are strangely animated, too. There's many little things that are different from the manga that changes the tone of the image entirely. There's even shots where the composition of characters are completely altered for no good reason. While there's fighting in this series, it was never a perfected craft in the manga. It was serviceable. But the anime makes things look unimpressive as attacks mainly consist of beams of light for fast punches & kicks. Hardly anything provides the necessary impact to sell the damage or strength of the attacks. The reduction of violence really hurt this anime as just about anything that is meant to introduce a bad girl is met with a subpar experience. The idea here is Rokudo is supposed to help reform the delinquent society but many dialogue and scenes that portray these changes are glanced over in the anime. If not rushed, then the scenes are removed entirely. For example when the anime introduces the bancho Sonada you don't see what makes her a bad girl or an interesting character. Because her flashbacks depict her doing violent things, so they're not in the anime. The same can be said for the abuse Rokudo's and his friends take as their injuries are greatly reduced to slight bruises and scratches instead of bleeding and swollen wounds. That's what made Rokudo admirable for withstanding this abuse when facing people who are dangerously stronger than him. The same problems appear in character backstories as they summarized with montages. For whatever reason, the anime was really in a rush to squeeze in the first major arc of the anime within 12 episodes when it really needed more than that. It becomes a big letdown as it wants to show you the fighting section but the fights themselves are drawn cheaply and end very quickly. Just about anything worthy of substance or depth is abbreviated into very simple messages of friendship when there's a little more going on. I won't claim Rokudo's Bad Girls as a must read manga. It's not a super great story but it's a story that's told very well and has the right growth for the characters. The anime just cannot or purposely will not put effort into giving any life to this adaptation. It just comes off as a forgettable seasonal show when the manga has a lot more going for it. So if you've seen this anime and felt it was lacking in some areas it may be because the crucial components weren't drawn at all or they haven't happened yet because it's in later arcs of the manga. While the anime is watchable as it chose to cherry pick the most relevant scenes of the story it's far from being a well done anime adaptation. Certain scenes work while the majority of it just irritates me because I'm familiar with the source material. Si I cannot recommend the anime but I do recommend reading the manga instead.

I will keep it short and on point so give this a read.__ This is one of the new kind of harem that I am seeing, where the MC is not strong physically rather strong mentally. Mysterious power comes to MC everyone thinking he will be super strong but this power attracts bad girls thus you have the title "Rokudou's bad girls". The bad girls in this anime are crazy for the MC some also lusts after him, wanting to get a piece of him. In other harems MC protects the girls but in this one MC gets protected. So ofcourse a lot of you guys would dislike the idea or call it trash but he also protects the girls in his own way as a crybaby hero. And a lot of anime nowadays are filled with crybaby heros like- Demon slayer, Hero academia, Tokyo revengers etc. The OG anime heros are not there anymore so no complain on that one. At first I was also against this anime but when I tried, this is not bad but rather has a good flow. For the typical Harem lovers ofcourse you can enjoy this anime as you progress each episode and I am talking about harem lovers not "ecchi". Some may find it boring at the beginning. If you don't want to get bored skip the first few episodes start from ep 4/5 but I suggest you rather not to. And let me tell you something, this anime stays a harem until the very end even in the manga (Technically Not a general spoiler). So no problem with choosing or clash between waifu teams, though I know it won’t happen. Overall I liked the ending of this anime so it's a 7. I will also be looking forward to Season 2 if it comes.

I once read "if you want to find a good anime/manga, find one with ugly art. That means the story was good enough to be published in spite of it." However Rokudo is another show proving that wrong, with a story, characters, and animation quality as poor as its art. Fundamentally Rokudo begins with a problem. The premise is that our titular lead gains an ability to make delinquent or otherwise "bad" girls fall in love with him. It's explicitly shown early on that this is just hypnosis and the girls have no control in the matter. Rokudo hates violence, and the plot of the show is how he leads these girls into healthy, normal school lives because they will listen to him as his love slaves. This renders all character arcs pointless, as who cares what he can convince a hypnotized servant to do. There's no resistance because they're instantly subservient, and the change isn't real or meaningful because they're hypnotized. How could character development be interesting when it's all fake, unless we rely on that betrayal for drama? And while the narrative does seem to plan to eventually cover that, it's annoyingly clear the final message will be "he just found the good that was inside you all along" which is BORING and BAD WRITING. Even if the character arcs were convincing, why would I want to watch outgoing, dynamic characters be sanded down into subservient innocents? It's just not a compelling narrative on any level, especially with the lack of nuance or creativity that this series comes with. I can only assume the creator has a love of either hypnosis or breaking women into waifus, but it seems like a mistake to assume that's a common desire. I'd much rather watch bad girls be outgoing and large characters...though not these girls. From an emotionless, mostly silent sukeban, a strong loli, a gyaru in only the most basic and debatable ways, a do good cop boot licker, a cross dresser, and more, these girls aren't desirable in any form, good or bad. This is truly a harem of the weakest written girls obsessing over a lame guy even by self insert harem standards, and his equally uninteresting friends. I complained about making dynamic characters bad by hypnosis, but it's all theoretical because these were never particularly compelling characters to begin with. And then I cannot overstate how unattractive and cheap the art is, between about five times as much eyeliner as any girl needs, ugly attempts at spiked and styled hair, and just a general list of design archetypes in anime but done worse than average. Add that the art itself is ill-proportioned and incorrect, and I can't even space out by looking at the art. It's a poorly written show with bad concepts and ugly art, truly nothing helps redeem the weaknesses of Rokudo. Coupled with Gen Satou's screaming performance feeling particularly annoying because it accompanies bad character writing, and confusion why seiyuu legend Akira Ishida is playing the comedy fat sidekick friend, the audio does no favors either. Truly just one strike after another. Maybe it's mean to go after Rokudo. It was clearly going to be a weaker show from the initial premise and designs, I can't think of anything short of abandoning it's core pieces that would have saved it. But it still got greenlit by manga editorial staff and then picked up by an anime studio. However I can't imagine they ever will make back their initial investment on a show like this.

Rokudou's bad girls.....Funny how bad this anime is, so..... Story: Pros: The only pro around here was seeing the protagonist from getting his ass constantly getting kicked by first bully to becoming this ladies man who can get any bad girls fall for him, and have the same bad girls protect him, but...... Cons: He just have to play this boring good guy card to which he could've rule the school and put an ends to bullying, using a talisman that his granddad gave him, Too bad that he has to be this guy who can but doesn't do it. Verdict: 3 over 10. Art: Pros: Nothing to mention, cuz.... Cons: Everything were shit, the main girl Rana looks like a MILF, in fact there were too many MILF like female characters around here. Verdict: 3 over 10. Character: Pros: Nothing good to mentioned. Cons: First of all we have the protagonist who has inherited a charm from his granddad that allows him to make any bad girl fall for him, in fact the Badder they are the more they'll fall for the guy, we have his 2 other lackies whom were part of the wussy squad like Colonel who IMAO is supposed to be better off as a bully and Chief who should be doing adult roles. Verdict 3 over 10. Enjoyment: Pros: the only enjoyment here was letting the protagonist get his ass kicked even though he can summoned bad girls to do the dirty job for him. Cons: It was still lame. Verdict: 3 over 10. Overall: Verdict 3 over 10 This was just bad.

An absolutely bizarre concept of a show... While at first glance, the concept of a weak dork who gets magically afflicted with the affection of every delinquent girl in his vicinity sounds hilarious; in the longer term this premise undermines the story it wants to tell. Rokudo's goal is to use his power to reform the delinquents into better people; which is noble enough and certainly more interesting than an MC who wants to take advantage of every woman he sees. However, thanks to the magic afflicting the majority of the cast, we can't truly invest in their growth. Every woman has been robbed of their agency once they fall for Rokudo. While most of the characters are actually pretty interesting and have solid stories, it's hard to say for certain that if they've moved forward in life or if they're just under the spell. While the show seems like the setup for a harem, this too is undermined by the magic, as it is impossible to invest yourself in romance at any capacity when it's completely unwarranted. Thankfully the show drops any pretense of this immediately, and many characters stop displaying affection immediately. (Although it's possible this is out of fear of Ranna) I think the concept of the magic is completely unnecessary, as Rokudo IS a good person and capable of making impacts on everyone in the cast's life. I kept praying that the conclusion would involve some sort of reveal that the magic wasn't real (although this wouldn't make sense given the reactions of strangers to Rokudo), or that perhaps it would wear off and not matter, but alas. The female lead, Ranna, is also a baffling choice. She's by far the least developed, flattest character. While other characters have other things going on in their life (and some can even ultimately explain their interest in Rokudo beyond magic), Ranna is nothing more than a gag- an ultraviolent stoic tank who becomes incredibly girly and shy and dedicated to Rokudo at the flip of a switch. Even in the finale she seems to have no agency or character, so it's baffling she is framed as Rokudo's primary interest. At other times she's a macguffin or a deus ex machina, an unstoppable superweapon and the primary thing stopping Rokudo from turning into pavement paste when he involves himself in gang affairs. I think it would have been much more interesting I think to make Ranna's interest in Rokudo organic, and then have her get mixed up in gang affairs as normal, leading to Rokudo coming in contact with the cast he is dedicated to reforming.

Yeah I guess that making the girls forced to be under a spell can give the impression that they are just puppets, but I don't that this is the case. Even if they are in love with the MC they are still their own people. The show has its own merits, it's funny, has interesting characters, and the MC doesn't try to be overly masculine. The main character knows that he is weak and tries to grow as a person as well as trying to make the people around him grow (even if they are under a LOVE spell). The art style and characters grew on me, while I didn't like the design of the MC I still liked him overall, and the other important characters were all unique and likeable in their own way.

tl;dr: An anime that’s strangely a non-harem harem that is still somehow pretty generic, but is well executed enough to be good. This anime is about Rokudou, a high school student who’s just trying to have a normal school life. Unfortunately for him, the school he attends is full of delinquents and thus he and his friends are the primary targets of a lot of bullying. This changes when he find a magic scroll from his late grandfather that infuses him with a spell that causes all ‘bad girls’ to fall in love with him whether he wants them to or not, wherein ‘bad girls’ for the most part just seems to just mean delinquent girls. Getting strong delinquent girls on his side is enough to stop the bullying. However, Rokudou isn’t comfortable with a spell forcing girls to be in love with him. And as he knows nothing about magic, the only way he can think of to stop the spell is by helping reform the delinquent girls so that they’re no longer ‘bad girls.’ This anime is generally listed as harem, but it really isn’t one at all. I’m not saying that as some sort of defense as I actually generally like harem anime. However, this just doesn’t really have what is appealing about the genre, though it does have it’s own type of appeal. While this anime does have a lot of girls that are attracted to the protagonist, most all of the ones that matter seem to like him less over the course of the anime. For example, one of the first main characters that falls in love with Rokudou is Osanada. He successfully reforms her and it is explicitly made clear that this results in her no longer being in love with Rokudou, though she remains a constant presence in the story due to remaining a close friend. How the rest of the heroines are handled is a bit more complicated. For example, Rokudou does help reform another bad girl named Himeno somewhat. But it’s not like she was a simple delinquent beforehand, so it’s kind of hard to judge just how reformed she is and it’s not like it’s clear how reformed she would have to be for the spell to stop affecting her. She definitely doesn’t seem to be in love with Rokudou as much as she was initially, but at the same time she still kind of sorta seems to care about him more than just a friend. With others, they just kind of stop appearing after their arc so it isn’t clear where they stand. And with the main heroine, Ranna, it seems reformation is going to take a looooong time and thus the spell is just as strong at the end of the anime as the beginning. But my broader point is that the only time you’ll see Rokudou surrounded by girls that love him is when his spell actives and this causes a bunch of nameless girls that will never be seen again to mob him. Rather than girls, the vast majority of the time Rokudou is hanging out with his male friends. As such, this really doesn’t hit the notes that would be necessary to classify it as harem. So the story isn’t really about romance with the girls, but rather about their reformation and the role Rokudou plays in that. This is where it gets complicated. While this isn’t a harem anime, Rokudou is still a lot like a generic harem protagonist. He’s overall just incredibly average. He’s not all that smart and he’s completely useless in a fight. The only things he has going for him is that he’s really strong willed and very kind. And that’s generally enough to allow him to help the girl in question overcome whatever it is that is causing her to be a delinquent. There’s usually a lot of fighting involved in this, and thus Rokudou’s traits generally manifest in things like him managing to inspire people through refusing to stay down despite how badly he’s beaten or things like his friends becoming his power. It’s all very cliche, but at the same time it’s pretty decently written and there’s a charm to the simplicity. The plot flows pretty well, though characters do seem to act very abruptly quite often. And in the end, combined with a lot of good comedy, it’s a pretty exciting and enjoyable watch. The art and animation in this are decent. The art style is pretty unique and it definitely took some getting used to. And even then, I only find it decent and not especially good. The animation was pretty great with some surprisingly good action too. It’s obviously not at the level of the mainstream shounen battle anime, but it is much better than I expected. The OP is pretty solid in terms of the song and visuals. The ED has a pretty good song, and though the visuals are really basic I still like them. I also liked how both of them changed in the second half. Though I didn’t like how the OP played normally in the final episode, but it used the OP song as an insert in the climax too. It should be a rule to skip the OP when they do that. The background music was decent enough with some good tracks, but I can’t seem to find the soundtrack so I can’t be more specific.

The central idea of this anime is undoubtedly appealing, but it falls short due to an extremely poor narrative execution. The biggest problem lies with the female protagonist, who acts in a flat and apathetic manner, as if she were a robot, which undermines any attempt at empathy or dynamism in the story. On the technical side, the colorful and vibrant character design is pleasing at first glance, but it falls apart due to inconsistent animation riddled with distorted faces. In conclusion, for a 2023 production, the terrible direction ultimately buries a premise that had the potential to offer so much more.

The premise is little bit intresting, it's enough to attract a particular audience who likes to watch some genuine awkward things besides mainstream stuff . I started Rokudou with very low expectations without seeing any reviews and ratings or proper research about source material but after 12 th ep I can say it's better than expected. Mc is a very intriguing character, he doesn't possess a personality of a typical harem anime mc personality who is dumb , shy , carefree, gets a blood nose after seeing some panties etc . He tries to change on certain critical moments which decide future of his friends and closed ones , basically he evolved throughout the series which is generally a very good point for a basic plain anime . Most of expressions are shown very well and in a positive way like showing friendship and love power. Mystery element of anime is very simple, it's all about a pervert scroll technique which passed down through genration to generation so, don't think too much just watch it for a fun ride otherwise drop if you aren't interested. A solid 7/10 for me .

MAL says that I have to make the first lines interesting so I'll say the following, I honestly find astounding how inconsistent this anime is, in a good way. I found this anime awhile back but didn't found it interesting. A couple weeks ago I decided I should try and watch anime like in the old days, just for the fun of it, so I've been letting some of my most basal instincts and feelings decide what to watch. I found a clip for this anime and it gave me some of those "this looks fun" feelings I got when I was in middle school. I watched the first episode and from the jump start I thought "Ok, so this is just going to be some juvenile wish fulfillment", I pushed that thought to the back of my mind countering with "What's wrong with that?". Getting on a small tangent, when I got to college I developed a fascination with analyzing storytelling and I got into some light writing myself, because of this now I can't stop myself from putting myself in the writer's shoes when watching anything, this anime wasn't the exception. I watched the following episodes and again and again I found that the story went to some dark alleys where I couldn't find a way out. Putting myself on the writer's position, frequently I found that the story went to some places where I couldn't find some interesting aspect to develop, story-wise. I tend to like when shows ask really complicated and deep questions, mostly to my detriment because more often than not I end up being really stuck up when watching anything, and I thought this anime would be devoid of any of this aspects, half the time this is true but the other half I don't know how does the story manage to pull off what would be the same as wanting to build a house but first throwing all your tools and materials to the ocean and somehow ending up with a fairly plain house but with some freaking amazing windows and doors. Does this make the house any better? No, but it's really impressive you could build a house in the first place and it's basically a miracle how you managed to pull off the doors and windows. Being objective for a second here, I don't think I could recommend this anime to anyone I know, or even say that it is something beyond good, but I finished this anime really impressed with some aspects and inspired to write something taking cues from these things. If you want fairly innocent and cute harem that avoids most of the worst aspects of the genre, you could do a lot worse than this. Personally, by the end of the anime I actually liked the protagonist and his two main friends, even if they were really plain, I like the interactions between the characters and I specially loved some of the questions brought up. My criticisms are mainly addressed to the fact that this anime is not really focused on the romantic aspect of the premise, I don't think this is a bad thing but it surely wasn't something that attracted me to this show. I think that would be it. In general, I liked the anime and I loved some things but those things are dropped really quickly and, being honest, I don't think much people actually are interested on those aspects. Besides that, the anime is pasable and perfectly fine for a watch with your brain turned off, but I don't think I could enthusiastically recommend or not this anime to anyone.