"GUILTY PLEASURE" (At the time of this writing this review, I completed this anime 7 hrs ago and got caught up with the latest manga chapter, also I will score in decimal system) This word has been used a lot recently in the anime community, to describe two kinds of shows:- 1. Shows which start off as a romance/comedy/harem but tend to portray tasteless nudity and constant pop-ups of of unnecessary fan-service, 2. The shows describing a plot regarding TABOO relationships eg: bro x sis, pop x daughter, bro x bro, mom x son etc. Now, in the recent years shows like KUZU NO HONAKI(2017),25-sai noJoshikousei(2018) and DOMESTIC NO KANOJO(2019), garnered a lot of attention for displaying the psychological pressure on committing this TABOO, but mainly earned HATE from it, for no real reason
With these points in mind, a show comes in Spring 2019, which is not afraid in displaying this topic, but not in a dark light, in a light which can be accepted by children, ranging from the age of 13
Considering all of these, i will write a short review on each aspect
Plot/Story/Story Setting - 7.23/10
The plot is a simple unfolding of short stories wherein student and teacher get into eroge-situations, nothing more or nothing less, its set in a school for obvious reasons, and mainly centers around four students in a span of 12 eps, This is neither good or bad, but pretty average, this is the only point where the anime loses points
Implementation - 8.78/10
One of the strong points of this anime, and the reason which makes this anime unique. For 12 episodes, in the duration of 3 months, this anime continuously makes but logically-insane/ABSURD situations wherein the probability of happening these events is pretty high even in REAL LIFE, In just a span of 9 minutes the introduction and development scenes are well explained, filled with just the right amount of comic-itivity, Not a minute is wasted, one of the most smooth and friction less-transitioned frames are projected. The DIALOGUES, RETORTS, PROP MISHANDLING, LOCATION SETTING are top notch, Its a beautiful sync of many objects, including the background
Comedy of Terrors-8.03/10
This anime sits on a character based story development, wherein each anthology will get its own recognition based on how fast, loud and illogically-logical the situations are, its definitely observable that this anime is very intrinsically and smartly derived from previous ecchi failures
Character/CharacterS-8.56/10
The other strong point of this anime is the wide array of unconventional characters(male cast), At this point of time, a very rare set of characters from other anime can be put in the same category as these members, each of them realize their love without any unnecessary side character push and don't waste time conveying it, This makes the anime light and fast, blending perfectly with its backdoor nudic comedy
Character Sync-7.15/10
A better job could have been done, the story never tries to push the characters into sharing screen time with other members who are not part of their story, eg: kojima-tachibana and saya-chizuru would have had some fun moments
Character Design/Art Direction-8.12/10
This is the other strong point, Going into this anime , I thought that designs would be pretty blatant and average, but the original design matches with the well drawn expressions making one of those rare anime, where people can laugh just by watching a face
Airing Duration-7.7510
Eventhough a 23 min. episode would be too long and may make the story boring, but a 9 min. short is too SMALL, at least 18 min. would make a better compliment
Opening/Ending-8.00/10
Some R+- shows tend to have a op/ed which really touches a string inside our hearts, kissXsis being one of them for me, but now nande-sensei has been added to the lIst
OVERALL-7.86/10
A must watch and highly recommended, not only because of the comedy, but somewhere along the story,the consumer himself gets invested on the characters and joins an emotional cord with them, rooting for their TABOO ROMANCE
Not Recommended
Truth be told, I don’t even know why the hell I decided to watch this show. The manga is nothing short of guilty pleasure that borderlines on hentai while containing immense amount of ecchi content and nudity. Somehow, it got announced for an anime adaptation because why the hell not. To put in the most straightforward way possible, this show is fan service fest dealing with rouchy, unbridled ecchi. The plot is hardly noticeable as you’ll be far too distracted into the fan service than anything else. The groans, sexy moans, and those colorful choreographed camera shots are what you’ll see all the way for eachepisode. Beach episode? Check. Trashy drama in the infirmary? Check. Sexy Santa outfits? Check. In fact, you’ll be checking off a list of ecchi content on the bucket list by the time the show is over.
But what’s wrong with a show like this? Don’t we have enough fan service nowadays that all over the place each season anyway? Well, that’s true but it’s more tempting to say this show is nothing short than a sex education in disguise. It seems the show follows a path to get us to understand something about adults; or perhaps more specifically, teachers. The first few episodes decorates this anime with fan service, suggestive camera shots, and even some “fluids”. Anyone healthy male can understand what that implies, right?
Meet Kana Kojima, the high school teacher at Kawanua West. The episode immediately puts her into compromising positions whenever it gets the chance with her student, Ichiro Sato. It flirts with their relationship by throwing those two into erotic moments. In fact, every main protagonist somehow gets thrown into a compromising position in way or another. There’s no hidden motive or anything. It’s just what this show is. The other faulty members in the show – Hikari, Mayu, and Chizuru all falls in the line of being a walking billboard of fan service. Hikari has her fine toned body, Mayu is armed with a busty chest and boobs, and Chizuru has that “I don’t give a shit” attitude while undressing herself. But you know what they say….sex sells. These ladies fills the role of being sex education instructors.
On the other side, there are the male characters who all get their sexy time with the adults. Characters are paired together to bring the most out of each other through skit-like storytelling. Each episode contains several scenes that collectively tells a short story. In fact, this anime is only half the length. Besides all that, I think it’s safe to say the male characters are the more innocent and pure types. Satou is the friendly kid who somehow always ends up in Kana’s chest or ass. Somehow, Mayu’s chest attracts Rin like a magnet. Takashi gets treated like a kid by Hikari without realizing their age difference. And, Chizuru…can we just put an anchor on her ass? Once you’ve realized who is paired up with who in the show, it becomes obvious why this anime exists. It’s to sell sex without the actual sex.
Now with that said and done, it's up to you to judge whether you should watch this anime or not. However, I would say that anyone with a fully functional brain will realize how ridiculous this anime can be. It’s a guilty pleasure show carved from every male fantasies imaginable. Every episode aims to try getting the guys to reach orgasm. The amount of ecchi jumps out at you like pouring rice. I do admit that sometimes, I can feel a bit of guilty pleasure from watching this. But at the end of the day, it’s better to avoid this show and go get yourself laid for some real pleasure.
