This anime is a great "slice-of-life" type, mixed in with a little bit of magic being there are fox demigods involved. I scored this anime a 7/10, and I'll explain why. I mostly just write these reviews for myself, but I don't make them private because I like to share my thoughts and get my brain working after I finish a good binge. So, here it is.
This anime was great in its own aspects, and there's not much I can nitpick terribly about it. It does most things correctly and entertainingly enough, and doesn't overdue it with any particular aspect. It was a good balance for an anime. I'm very much into romance in an anime, and while Senko-san isn't necessarily a romance anime, nor is it a sort of point of interest that the story focuses on, there are still hints here and there and it wouldn't surprise me if the author of the manga has already developed some sort of more romantic relationship between Kuroto and Senko since the manga is still ongoing and 30+ chapters ahead of where the anime currently stands. I haven't read the manga past where the anime ends, so I won't make any assumptions and understand that at the writing of this review, I haven't read the manga at all, though I may in the future. Anyways, as a fan of romance I appreciated the hints of affection and blushing they added to this despite not being labelled particularly as a romance.
The character design is quite good, as well as the animation. The style and animation works together very nicely and throughout the entire series your brain will constantly be screaming "CUUUUUUTE!" at least, it did for me. Senko, as a character, has already become very popularized and an iconic image, so in terms of memorable characters, I'd say this series has that in the bag. The other character's were good also, though, a part of me didn't really like the character of Kouenji. She seemed to have a very typical character sheet, and there wasn't all that interesting about her. There's not very many characters to go off of in this series that really stick throughout the entire thing, but that might just be to show how lonely Kuroto's life really was before Senko came along.
The story was good, and the comedic bits were funny enough to make me chuckle. However, it can get a little tiring and boring. For example, most of the episodes consisted of just a lot of eating food, Kouenji leaving for and coming back to work (along with Senko saying the exact same thing every day that he comes back), or a visit or two from Shiro or Sora. There's just not a whole lot of super interesting things going on. It was the episodes like the snow episode when Kouenji got called in and he joined Senko playing in the snow and called her cute, making he head turn red (being a romance fan, I loved this scene it was adorable). I love those types of episodes that change up the scenery and changes up whatever the characters are doing every other episode.
Overall, It's a well rounded anime. I gave this series a 7/10 because while it was interesting and cute, it tended to get tiring over time and I think if it weren't for Senko being there with her cute character to keep the show going, this anime would be a flop. I think this series has high potential for a 2nd season as the manga is still ongoing and currently 30+ chapters ahead of the first season (which only covers the first 23 episodes). I look forward to possibly picking the manga up, or if the next season is ever announced, I look forward to that as well.
Would I recommend this anime to my friends? Yes.
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