Keikenzumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai suru Hanashi.

Sometimes you watch an anime and think, Ah, so this is what garbage day feels like. This show is exactly that anime-shaped trash pickup. We’ve got our MC: a hopeless loser who literally only confesses because he lost a bet. Smooth. Truly the stuff of romance legends. Every time he opens his mouth, he stutters, blushes, and malfunctions like a broken vending machine. This isn’t relatable awkwardness it’s cringe cosplay. And the heroine? Shirakawa Luna. Aka: “the gyaru who’s dated more guys than a gacha whale rolls for waifus.” Except, of course, the writing tries to paint her as “deep down she just wants true love.” Spare me.Her backstory isn’t tragic it’s just a lazy excuse to slap a redemption arc on a fanservice mascot. Side characters? Don’t bother remembering their names. They’re literal NPCs whose only job is to shove the MC and FMC together like unpaid extras in a discount soap opera. fanservice? Oh, it’s there. But instead of being fun or spicy, it’s awkward and forced like the director couldn’t decide if this was supposed to be a romcom, a morality play, or a cheap gyaru fantasy doujin that lost half its budget. What’s the grand message here? That a socially crippled loser can “save” a so-called experienced girl and make her pure again? Please. That’s not character development, that’s wish-fulfillment fantasy at its laziest. And the funniest part? They actually animated this thinking it’d be “relatable.” Relatable to who? Maybe to a wet cardboard box dating a traffic cone, Even Boku No Pico looks like Shakespeare compared to this. This isn’t romance. This isn’t drama. It’s just an embarrassing self-insert fantasy with the emotional depth of a puddle. If you want to watch a potato date a gyaru while both of them trip over the script, sure, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. Or in simpler terms: “Virgin-kun and Discount Waifu: The Animation.”

This anime is more than one might expect. Its characters feel very real (at least in my opinion), and its story, along with how it unfolds, is truly interesting. Even so, I find it unfair how people judged this anime solely based on its "premise" and the fact that the protagonist's girlfriend is not a virgin. It's sad that many of those critics didn't even finish the anime yet still chose to criticize and rate it poorly without knowing how good it actually is. This is a clear example of judging a book by its cover. In my opinion, this is an anime that is absolutelyworth watching for its comedy, romance, and excellent character development. With nothing more to say, I hope that whoever is reading this gives it a chance.

When you have accumulated enough experience or watched enough anime, you begin to see a pattern where most season will often have their share of anime so that every part of the demographic is fulfilled. Casuals and action fanatics got their meal with the 2nd course of Jujutsu Kaisen S2, fans of heartfelt drama are present with the all-new Sousou no Frieren and The Apothecary Diaries. And then you have your usual palette of romance, varying in quality though since everyone has their schtick on it. Naturally, there will be various types of anime to provide to any anime fans, even fans of run-of-the-mill romances.By that point, it's obvious that Kimizero is another anime catered towards romance suckers. Without wasting any time, let's jump into it. First, the production value is nothing short of bland mediocrity at its finest. Who would expect anything good from ENGI after the abomination I had to witness like The Detective is Already Dead? The character models sometimes go off-model, they are mostly still in every shot, and whenever they have to perform movement, it just looks awkward. What would you expect when they adapt another crappy romance light novel? Yup, there's nothing else to comment on other than the word "bad" plastered. Even their main promo picture looks like it was made by an amateur. When I comment about bad anime, the majority of them would be a lack of character detail or inept storytelling from the author, and this anime is no exception. This anime is filled with tropes that pathetically tried their hand to subvert tropes, only to be for naught. Kashima is a socially awkward otaku who got forced into dating the most fake gyaru ever written. It never tries to develop layers beneath their persona, since the anime is intent on only focusing on the cute romance scenes that don't feel earned whatsoever. The awkward guy in love with an extroverted girl relationship has been tested and succeeded multiple times by different anime like Hyouka or Bokuyaba, but whatever this relationship built up to has been squandered by the mediocrity of the author's capacity to write a compelling romance story. Then you have the most generic friends just to remind you that they have friends, where you're forced to sit through supposed yapping about online creators, trends, or anything just to appeal to the young demographic, but it feels like some old man throwing gestures without understanding the meaning behind it. It just wants to include Gyarus and Otakus for the sake of it. What's worse about the storytelling is that the premise is not all that bad. Of course, it is generic with the usual relationship, but it had an interesting node with Luna's past suggesting that she was mistreated by her past boyfriends, but never proceeded to expand that hook after Episode 1. It has been used plenty of times before like in other anime, however, it would have made Luna into a more interesting character other than this fake, robotic, and insincere character who just acts nice to everyone she meets. And the anime expects us to believe she's sincere and empathetic to everyone she holds close? It doesn't try to suggest that maybe Luna was a victim of abuse, doesn't try to show that Luna was traumatized by it, or have Luna somewhat push people away from being afraid of being hurt. No, instead you get Luna being too nice that she's willing to let go of people and somehow that's good enough. Then what's the point of the multiple boyfriends then? You could throw away that detail and the anime would work just as fine. With this statement, Luna Shirakawa is the epitome of an AI girlfriend who has no flaws to be explored and made up drama for the sake of its romance. Luna was such a bad character that even Maria, the supposed love breaker, is more well-written than the main love interest, and that's saying something. Before it decided to make Maria suddenly submissive and willing to let Luna win, she had actual grounded motives and feelings, though it's pretty stupid if it happens in real life, but it's still something that can be understood. A girl trying to get back someone she rejected, only to realize she squandered her chance with a potential boyfriend. Her character is easily the most interesting and holds actual drama behind it. Even the bad boy had more presence than Kashima, who had most of the show's screen time. I get that introverts don't hold a candle against these guys, but when you have the main character and his otaku friends just spouting about streamers and FPS games all the time without any actual meta-reference, it feels like a cheap throwaway just to attract younglings. I have made my point clear enough. Thank you for reading.

This is a teenager's romantic show that I think is somewhat useful for boys and young men, but maybe not so much for girls or women. In short you can expect a sugary development, a modicum of drama in the form of misunderstandings, some character development of our couple and enough bitterness to temper the bliss. In conclusion a decent romantic show, mostly generic, low levels of humor and a mediocre production value and performance. The premise is not a new one, nerd boy (Ryuuto) loses a bet and has to ask out the school's most popular girl (Runa - modest gyaru/gal type) and sheaccepts. As the title of the show suggests, she's experienced and he's not. We've seen this before in 'dress-up darling', 'horimiya', 'my first girlfriend is a gal' and several other shows. The premise of this show is not immediately obvious however and the subplot slowly starts to develop as our couple get along. In true soap opera fashion a girl returns from the past who also happens to be related to Runa. Supporting cast is decent but nothing special, the show almost only revolves around the main love interests. Some of the misunderstandings can be a little grating and predictable. Why a 7 (good) instead of a 6 (fine)? Because while a lot of shows milk you for time and just push the conclusion, this one does have a good point to its story and drama and can be more relatable than I think most romance shows, the pair dynamic aside. It's also not littered with fan service and 'kyaaa' peeks, which is a relief. I've already given you the plot summary and what to expect, so go no further if you don't want to know more. The rest from here are my thoughts on how the characters and how the story develops. --- The reason I stated that this is useful for boys is that one of the 'mystifying' elements of girls, when you're young, is that they flip-flop emotionally depending on the social expectations they experience and set for themselves and others. To many Runa is going to be a frustrating character - Despite her investing herself in whomever her boyfriend at the time is, her positive outlook and romantic ideals, she's insecure and very quick to run away from confrontation. Her having had many boyfriends has only given her experiences in a shallow way and when Ryuuto starts mattering to her she gets hurt so much quicker. Insecurity is by no means exclusive to girls, but it is especially prevalent for them since its common for them to ascribe meaning to social interactions that isn't intended or seen by others (something that can continue well into adulthood), which is why women moreso than men are thought of to be prone to drama. Please do not take this as a 'literally all' generalization, all people have some measure of insecurity but because girls mature quicker they experience this faster than boys. Also boys tend to be insecure from a lack of achievement from which they primarily derive self worth. That little tangent aside, the point is that I think the show does a good job of showing you some of the issues you can expect from a school relationship. Not so much repeated impossible timing misunderstandings, but misunderstandings in general and what others might see as an issue even if you don't. And, also to not give up and to figure out what you want and go for it. I don't think Runa is particularly realistic, but I recognize many facets of her behaviour from past relationships and I think it makes for a decently considered story. Ryuuto himself is nothing to write home about, he's mostly an everyman who makes a few good observations and starts steering his life in a long term direction which is admirable and a good approach. I think his limitations are what you could expect from an inexperienced boy, so his weaknesses aren't annoying or particularly unrealistic, at least for a somewhat socially awkward nerd.

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