Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth

This is the umpteenth reverse harem show I've watched, and despite being a male, this DOES NOTHING to break my previous attempts at deriding such shows like this to say that despite the story and narratives, the characters, essentially one woman a.k.a. the catalyst and the many similar-looking men all wanting some "thirst" out of her skills and abilities. Why can't this reverse harem (NOT the Josei) genre just fade into oblivion? In order for reverse harems to work out the way it is, the central girl MC is in question. Unfortunately, this whole anime coming from a game adaptation, works and plays TOO similarly likea game, where you the (female) player protagonist, hired at some company just because you're an expert in that field, and must ABSOLUTELY ask some Ikemen around to get to your goal. The end result is like watching a "Let's Play" game unfold, only that this is nothing interesting at all. And that's who the female MC Rei Izumi is: the "perfect drug-alleviating candidate" to scout for Ikemen, just because drugs won't work on her (and dismisses that entirely after the VERY first episode) and that she is the ONLY one suitable for the job. Boring story plot and even lesser with little to no character development. Not to mention that getting the "Prince of Tennis" studio M.S.C does not break the bank as well. Terrible backgrounds and bland character design, just could not emphasize this point very directly, because it's just that. The fact that I remember Code:Realize by the same studio made in 2017 with the exact same source adaptation that at least had decent execution speaks volumes about its reach towards the general audience with a better setting and (at least) good character development. Song choices with the OST are the only ones I can compliment about this anime, and that's the best part about it alone. All in all, a show that isn't worth watching, even for the most niche of audiences (Josei).

I'm going to be honest, I rarely write reviews, so bear with me here. Reading the synopsis, I had very high hopes for this anime, despite the mediocre score. The anime let me down in basically every way possible though. The only reason I finished the anime in the first place is that I don't like to drop anime, in hopes that they will get better; this one doesn't. The story is very boring, each episode makes you believe that something will come from it, but you barely learn anything. The characters just repeat what they already know over and over again and add just alittle information at the end, leading to a very slow very boring anime. I fell asleep several times watching it, and when I woke up, basically nothing had changed. There are entirely too many characters in general, and basically all of them all male except for the mc. I get that it's a reverse harem, but the mc and a comatose girl and a woman that is revealed way later are the only ones ever given names that I remember. All of the characters blend together and half the time I had no idea which one they were talking about. One of the reasons why I watched this is because of the romance tag, which is also a dead end. The only romance to speak of that is actually in the anime rather than the subtext is a small arc which after it's finished, is only touched on a couple more times before never being spoken of or shown again. The mc is probably the worst character I've ever seen. Despite being in law enforcement, she has no idea how to defend herself, or listen to orders, thus she is always running into things she can't handle and needing everyone else to help her out with the simplest things. The climax makes almost no sense with basically no foreshadowing to think off, and all the reasoning for it is explained in that very episode, making it very rushed and confusing. The ending leaves many loose ends and hints to a second season, which I will most definitely not be watching. All in all, if you see these reviews, despite how cool the plot sounds, it is a total let down and not worth your time. Please pay attention to the reviews and the ratings. The only things I liked about this anime were the art and the opening and ending tracks, and those things are really not enough to make up for my wasted time on this anime.

To be honest, when I saw that this anime had romance I was expecting to see some cute scenes. BUT I DIDN'T ! Overall, the story was plain and the characters were so monotone that I was starting to get bored but I still carried on because of the cliffhangers that made me continue to watch it. I didn't enjoy this because of the lack of romance and character's emotions building up during the story and as a person I didn't feel any connection or attachment. Characters were very basic and I feel like their relationship towards each other were not the type that would makean anime fan ship them (or probs just me) The sound: the intro music was entertaining I already know the words to it because it is catchy and it matches to the connotations of the anime.

I have watched all the episodes and its exciting tbh I didn't understand what are they like but at the end I did and its very interesting honestly I think the anime is good I dunno I think everything is great! I wish there will be a season 2 of this and I dunno this had a game? I know that some people expect this a reverse harem kinda genre cuz ya know many boys then one girl yep but I think this is good! Very interesting anime! But I think we deserve some a llittle cute scenes OwO! The story is definetly unique andits cool! The art style is very pretty as well! All of the characters personalities are so different that its interesting! I think some people will enjoy this like me and I think there are some other people who will not like it.

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