“Incredibly well-animated comedy slice of life that shows wholesome character development, censorship & sussy fan-service”

[Review]

Welcome to a Review where I try to quickly and concisely answer various questions regarding anime I watch in an attempt to deliver interesting talking points while also being informative and not waste too much time.

[Background]

1. What is the reputation of the anime among others? Anything you should address? This show has some controversy from many anime fans who are uncomfortable with the fanservice. It is fine with not liking the show and being uncomfortable then signaling to others. However, dragging others down for liking the show for some of its qualities… trying to ruin the enjoyment of others and being absolutely too critical of others - I feel like you push people further away by doing this instead of civil dialogue regarding the issues you want to raise.

1. What was your expectation? I was expecting a lot of trashy smut because of the criticism levied against the show but got something a lot milder than I expected. Not only that, I found an enjoyable comedy slice of life in the process. Sure there are some fanservice moments here and there that made me raise my eyebrow but it didn’t destroy my enjoyment completely.

1. Are there any interesting background facts that affected your enjoyment of the show or you want to highlight for people? I think the OP and ED are perfectly great short previews of what you’ll be signing up for. However, I do recommend checking out an episode or two if you’re interested to see if the storyline/characters are part of your taste as well as see if you can handle the fanservice. The show has been consistent in delivering the same types of materials throughout the whole show, there’s no significant change in content distribution thus the first few episodes are a good preview for the rest of the show.

1. How did you watch the anime - what type of format? Airing or Binging? Solo, group watch, etc. I watched this solo while it was airing via streaming.

1. Quality of Video? Web / DVD / Bluray? 1080p. Web.

1. Dub or subs? JP Audio / Eng Subs

1. What translation groups? I watched the subs from the uncensored cut from Okay-subs. The censored scenes aren't hugely offensive but not particularly too mandatory either - they just cover up fanservice scenes. It’s up to you on which version you follow but the uncensored version is not completely horrendous to me.

[ Plot / Story / Characters]

1. What kind of plot structure was it? Did you like it? The plot was episodic but we do follow character development as episodes build upon each other.

1. What kind of story was it? Favourite scenes? Did you like it? We are following a college-aged male NEET who gets genderbent into a young girl by her genius younger sister. This is an attempt to bring the Main character - Mahiro - into developing herself as a more respectable member of society. And Mahiro-chan does develop into a better person throughout the series, it’s genuinely respectable to see such a huge difference of growth from episode 1 to episode 12. This person wanted a second chance at life and got it with a lot of push and guidance from surrounding support. Not only that, it wasn’t a magical flip of a switch like most anime with NEETs, you see a genuine sense of character development and surroundings change which should be applauded. My favourite scene will be seeing Mahiro dress up as a girl in the mirror and getting laughed at by her sister Mahari in the background, it’s definitely repetitive but enjoyable.

1. What kind of characters were there? Any favourites? Most of the characters featured are in middle school and high school with the usual character personality tropes. It’s that type of anime, yeah, lol. My favourite character has to be Mahari, she’s the most entertaining character for sure.

[Visuals / Animation]

1. What kind of visual style was it? Did you like it? Any favourite moments? The visual style is very bright and colourful. If you look at the OP, it sort of follows that style for most of the show. It does have some manga-like circles here and there for stylistic effect which is nice. The show does a great job with visualizing the characters, reactions, and environments. Favourite visual is probably Mahiro’s distressed reaction face lmao.

1. What kind of animation was it? Did you like it? Any favourite moments? There are a lot of animated moments and it really adds to the scenes especially when they are comedic by nature. It is why I can see some people enjoy it. It’s just well-done animation, man. I remember watching the ED animation and being blown away by the animation, I highly recommend it.

[Audio / Soundtrack / Voice Acting]

1. How was the audio? Did you like it? Any stand-outs? The audio was serviceable for the show. Nothing stood out but it was well-directed overall.

1. How was the OP? Did you like it? Any favourites? I think the OP was catchy and fun.

1. How was the ED? Did you like it? Any favourites? I think the ED was a huge highlight and worthy of praise. Lyrics can be sussy though, oh well haha.

1. How was the OST / Insert songs? Did you like it? Any favourites? Standard slice of life OST but it does its job well and serviceable. I liked it but nothing stands out, will probably listen if I want a vibe.

1. How was the voice-acting? Did you like it? Any favourites? The seiyuus (voice actors) did an amazing job overall in all scenes. I think Mahiro’s and Mahari’s seiyuu did an amazing job with the role, good for them! Favourite scene is Mahiro getting stressed which is overplayed but I found it to be entertaining lmao.

[Overall]

1. Would you recommend it to everyone and their mothers? Not really because it is very clear that this is some anime fans' first rodeo with sussy anime scenes. I don’t blame them for feeling uncomfortable, I was there too and felt ashamed when it was very prevalent everywhere back in the day and pushed in everywhere unnecessarily. However, this anime is not part of that old same case, in my opinion. If you felt uncomfortable with this anime, you should be proud how lots of recent anime have reeled back this area of fanservice and it’s not some mandatory checkbox for production staff.

1. Who would you recommend it for if targeting an audience? I recommend this for people who like comedy slice of life, good animation, cute moments, and know how to ignore sussy moments or at least not have the sussy moments disturb them enough to drop it.

1. What is your personal rating for it? What does it mean on your scale? This was a rating out of 8. On my scale: “Great Entertainment! Enjoyed the entry but it wasn't one of the best experiences personally.”

1. What are other similar anime that people who like this one could check out? In terms of genderbend comedy, I recommend checking out Himegoto with meme subs, it’s a very old classic but it exposed me to genderbend comedy. In terms of general comedy slice of life with character development, I think Nichijou might be good. Personally, I don’t go out of my way to watch these types of genderbend shows so I can’t help much here lol.

1. Final thoughts? This anime was a lot more fun than I expected from start to finish, pretty happy with my time spent. I hope that you understand my POV and why I’ve enjoyed this anime.