youjo senki
5/20
The characters were introduced very poorly, and the developments for most of them seem to just be scratching the surface of their characterization and backstories, but I have to say Yuuichi carries the cast, and I’m sure you agree. He has the most
distinct personality overall, as he creates most of the shock value. He is a scumbag, but he’s not completely heartless, as we saw in the third game. He does some crazy things, and he’s fun to watch, but it gets a bit repetitive.
The other characters each have their distinct personalities, but they just aren’t the most
intriguing to watch. Tenji is arguably the more interesting one out of the remaining four friends, but as I said, we’d need Season 2 to see more of their backstories and developments.
ENJOYMENT: 12. 3/15
I did enjoy this series despite its flaws, it’s what I call “popcorn entertainment”, just watching chaos unfold every episode.
THEMATIC EXECUTION: 10/20
This show really struggles at executing the theme of friendship well. If they are such good friends, they shouldn’t be fighting this easily. They know they are being tested in a game, and rifts in friendships is what the management want, so why play into their hands?
The romance theme is just there to be another chaos creator.
But this time it all makes sense. The series protagonist is a major league shoujo mangaka. He’s the Justin Bieber of the anime world. And the focal point of our
show in an attempt to get his number becomes his assistant instead. If
that leap in logic doesn’t give it away, well this show is a comedy series with a backbone of romance and some mangaka insight. And it’s worth checking out. 22. His and Her Circumstances (1998) This show feels like if Oresuki was done just a bit better. okay a lot better.
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