Audience reviews
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_Bubassotto_
Among the many ecchi anime released at that time, this was one of the few that I actually remember making me laugh.
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! is basically another high school comedy filled with clichés, exaggerated characters, and absurd situations, but it has a curious difference: the focus on samurai culture and martial arts within that typical chaotic school environment of 2000s/early 2010s anime. The work attempts to mix action, friendship, romance, and ecchi in a formula that seems extremely dated today… but which worked reasonably well at the time.
Narratively speaking, to be honest, there's nothing very impressive here. The story serves more as an excuse to bring together caricatured characters in exaggerated situations. There's rivalry, friendship, action moments, and that…
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A sentiment among visual novel fans is that the vast majority of visual novel-to-anime adaptations tend to be lackluster, with only a small handful receiving praise, such as the universally acclaimed Steins;Gate and Clannad, the generally well-liked Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (ufotable), and Higurashi by Studio Deen. More recently, the infamous Nukitashi by Passione has also garnered attention.
I find that I tend to enjoy some anime adaptations that others dislike, such as Chaos;Head, Rewrite, Grisaia, and even Umineko. They may not be perfect adaptations, but to me, they capture the tone of the series and characters well enough. Even if they move a bit fast, I enjoy seeing scenes from the visual novel in anime form. I think, for the most part, they do what anime adaptations a…
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Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai, more known by its acronim, "Majikoi", is an anime that, very similar to many other series of this media was made to promote a visual novel game going by the same name.
As you might know, visual novel animes don't have exactly the best reputation on this community. Because at the end of the day what are they if not glorified commercials for the product they are trying to advertise? Many viewers would say, and they aren't exactly wrong: many visual novel animes are designed to do else apart from luring easily captivated players into the game thay descend from via exposure to the romance candidates of said aforementioned while neglecting the plot, side characters and overall quality of the series in the process. Hence, the bad reputation they have adquired ov…
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This show is quite hard to rate....... If i had to put my finger it's somewhere between average and something actually good. It has plenty of fun moments, some nice fanservice and decently looking fights . The plot however is all over the place . It basically becomes a jack of all trades since it branches in too many things and masters none of em . If i had to point an issue is they take everything that happens far too lightly. Makes the stakes seem... thin and not that serious. It also has way too many characters to flesh out in only 12 episodes , especially considering the direction they took . All in all it's not a serious watch, but it's still a good watch .
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Alright. No holding back.
I got to know that this was a VN after I finished the show and well, it kinda does make sense. I haven't played the VN so I have no clue about the actual story. The story in anime though... ill sugarcoat and tell you, "It doesn't make any sense."
The story is a mess. A total mess. Too many things are uselessly shown so many times and then in the end we don't even get a proper closure. It was as if the story was supposed to be a little serious but then someone said "what if we make it a comedy and add some ecchi in it instead." And instead of keeping the serious tone, it just lost all of its seriousness by repeating the same old jokes over and over.
About the characters? Well. It's the same old. Rinse and repeat. The girls fall for the MC just cause he did somet…
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I don't do visual novels, so clueless about how they played out, Overall I just chill with animes to fill furlough time/sick time.
What can i say, an anime that starts with an idea of a school which settles things via battle, so the strongest/richest, etc are right, what could go wrong. Sadly as time passes, we see this is the state of japan too. The rich monopolies and corrupt government have brought the country to its knees, and a ramshackle bunch of students are who will change it.
Led by a girl who just wants to fight to be the strongest and a strategist with absolutely no martial arts skills, they first settle their school battle, and then take on jobs for meal tickets basically so can eat/sell them on to live.
The anime fast shifts from one area to another, with no real linkage a…
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This might be the lowest score I've given anything I've ever finished. Due to this, the review will be broken into two sections, a short version covering the scoring criteria, and a longer version focused on the couple "interesting" choices that were made during the creation of Majikoi, a list that mainly consists of critical flaws.
Short Version:
Story: 1, There's literally nothing going on here, Majikoi does a couple things different (will talk about that in the long version), but at the end of the day, there is no world-building for its supernatural elements, no plot, and really just no story to speak of. Majikoi is a regurgitated version of the countless generic harem anime we've already seen.
Art: 3, Harem/Ecchi series thrive on fan service for this hard to be so unappealing is jus…
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I'll make this review after playing basically all Majikoi games, so f you if you don't agree. First of all... Majikoi VN is a masterpiece imo, it aged really well, and the quality it has can fight the newer ones. it has a great quality in every aspect, so if you enjoyed the characters, you'll love it as well
Story: For all those who say that the anime doesn't really have a plot, well.. they are somewhat right, what they did for this anime, is mesh all the routes into one, just to give you a feel about each character, plus the addition of characters that appear in the sequel of the original Majikoi VN.
The story for this anime, mostly follows Momoyo route, with some minor changes, and some big ones.
Characters: They portrayed them really well, the personality they have in the anime, is th…
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This is a review from someone who hasn't read the visual novel.
I have only watched the anime. I started it because it looked really funny, and I saw a scene from a youtube video - it was ecchi and comical.
I liked it, it was super funny, but it left a bad taste in my mouth.
The first half was formulaic, but in a GOOD way! It had just the right amount of ecchi to comedy balance. The characters were great too, each with their own quirks. And somehow, there was a sense of camaraderie, like there was no jealousy or infighting. It's something I never really see.
The intro and outro music were catchy too, I enjoyed them quite a bit.
I was settling in for a comfortable ride of comical ecchi nonsense, but then the series took a turn and made a couple changes -
The last several episodes int…
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Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (2011)
The show has some good points as follows:
1. Kokoro Fushikawa. Best girl of the show.
2. Kazuko Kawakami. Cute as heck girl.
3. Miyako Shiina. Pervert girl that is just awesome.
4. Angel Itagaki. Crazy but cute girl.
5. Saki Mimori. Super cute outfit and pretty cool Yuri character.
6. Koyuki Sakakibara. White hair waifu what can I say, 7. All of the maids because maids are great.
That gives you 7 great reasons to watch the show.
Going into the show it seems like it will be a great show of action but it is trash.
I usually love trash and this show is pretty trashy but in this case, it is done in such an odd way, that it comes across just so boringly.
The story is more harem party than anything else. The plot is just so all over the place…
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"Damn it I'm so useless"
Naoe, Yamato
If you like seriously absurd comedies you might like this.
Samurai Girls opens with a giant samurai era style battle, that's apparently how the school settles disputes. It's an absolutely hilarious send up of a couple of genres. It does an excellent job of roping you in. Unfortunately it's head and shoulders above everything that follows. It really should have been the final episode of the series and it would have actually been a better ending then the one it did have.
After that first episode you get a bunch of garbage episodes that go no place try to be funny and fail. They do flesh out the characters a bit unfortunately I wound up disliking almost all of them. I wound up disliking over powered girl, strategist guy, takes a lot of shit girl, p…
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This is the first review I'll be writing; but, to be honest I don't think I'll be much a long winded reviewer. Just my two cents on an anime to give you a jist.
I started this anime because it was on hulu and I ran out of shows to watch on my normal platforms (netflix and hulu). The shows first episode was. . great. Honestly, I was expecting a high action thriller show with a bit of fan service and the harem aspect. Fan service is a plenty and the harem is very real, but the action slows down a fair amount for the following episodes and eventually picks up again. I'm not a VN fan so I can't speak about that side of this anime, but the story was lacking, the art wasn't bad, the comedy was there, and to be honest, I think this show had potential but it got lost following the VN that I haven…
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I'll keep this short to save your time
The anime in my opinion was amazing.You can easily tell that the anime wasn't rushed.The story,characters,art,they were amazing.
Story:8/10 The story was really good.If you're looking for an anime with boob action and girls fighting over one guy then this is the anime for you.In all honesty their isn't really a story at the very beginning of the anime.The way it started was a good introduction to the anime as it tried to make you laugh and take the time to understand each characters personality.Things tend to get more serious in the middle of the anime.
Art:7/10 The art wasn't bad at all.Still,there are parts in the anime where the art could have been better.You would understand if you watch the anime since I wont be writing any spoilers,sorry.
So…
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Alrighty Samurai Girls. Well to clarify for anyone reading this. I do see a lot of people say that this adaption of this anime from it's visual novel apparently outright crap. However I have not read the visual novel. So with that clarification. On to the review. Now first the negatives. The story is very eh at best. It makes sense, but it is very plain to say the least. It is enough to get the characters to get out of the house. However what are you going to expect out of a harem series? You know why you watch these ecchi harems. So characters for me. Most of them are ok. However some of them are kind of annoying to me personally. However that just narrows down who my waifu is. So take that as you will. However with this being a harem. I was pleasantly surprised by how good this series wa…
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***This is a spoiler free review***
Never in my life would I expect myself to say, “Man I wish this anime would of stayed a typical stale harem story.” Well brace yourselves because Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! biggest flaw is its attempt to combine harem, ecchi, and terrorist plot elements into a twelve episode season.
Story: 2/10
So the first two episodes of this anime actually lead the show on a promising path. Initially I thought this anime was going to be a school life/slice of life/harem type anime which even though as been done to death is sometimes good to go back to and just enjoy. The first episode showcased a class war while the second puts the characters on an odd job to find a lost dog. The flow between the characters seemed to be done very well but as soon as the thir…
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It's a harem anime with a decent plot that gets lost along the way. There are enjoyable characters, even though many conform to typical tropes. If you like ecchi, you'll enjoy this.
The first half of the show is much better than the second. It seems like they ignored doing much for the overarching plot during the first half and then tried to force and rush everything in the second half. I debated even giving this 3 stars because of how much the plot falls apart and because of the weak weak ending, ultimately my enjoyment of the characters earned this the extra half star.
Also, he show actually shows bare breasts, which is much better than the animes that seem to go to ridiculous lengths to block the "naughty parts" when a female character is caught in a compromising position. The show bo…
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First of all, the Ecchi is pretty strong in this. So if you came for that, like I did, you won't be disappointed.
I'm someone who watches things very loud and freely, not caring if people see and hear what's going on, but there were a few parts in this, where I was a little concerned about what people could hear. If that happens, you know they've done something right.
Going off the English dub, the voices suit the characters. There seems to be a girl for all different types. Pretty nice boob action, the dub I watched was uncensored, if that's something people look for, which I'm sure it is, it is available. Miyako is probably my favourite, though Momoyo is very close, it's hard to choose. Avoiding spoilers, look forward to the beginning of ep 3 and the mushroom scenes in ep 6. They were…
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The story is more or less, a buncha hot martial arts girls who all love the same dude, and they end up fighting an enemy and her henchmen. I don't like this anime for the story. If it was a serious anime i would of dropped it. A lot of the episodes was just the dude and his massive harmen of girls interacting and funny scenarios happening. They all try to get him to fall in love with them by doing crazy/cute stuff. The action scenes are good, but my favorite part is the comedy and the crazy in love girls. This anime is just full of crude humor and sex jokes. All the characters have really funny personalities and if you have the right kinda sense of humor this anime will make you laugh. If you don't like seeing bare breasts, a million sex jokes and some action stay away from this anime. One…
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Majikoi! was exactly what I expected it to be. Another crappy comedy/harem anime. It's so generic that I had a hard time finishing it. I initially set out watching it because of a funny clip I saw on the internet. Even then I expected it be a shitty rom com at the very least. I didn't think it would be so generic though. There were some unique points, but other than that it was just a bunch of overhashed old ideas smacked together in one show. So let's get deeper into the review.
The story was mediocre. It could've been so much better if they made a better balance between comedy/fanservice and story. I'm sure they knew this was never going to get a second season. The least they could have done is given more screen time to the plot and explain things in more detail. It did flesh out some…
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Okay so this is for those people reading the reviews and wondering what they should be expecting from this anime.
First off I'll go ahead and say that I really enjoyed it, so this will be a positive review. This anime is the epitome of ecchi comedy. I originally started watching it expecting something semi-serious, but that was blown out of the water.
I expected the opening episode to set the scene, but nope. That was just there for the luls. Throughout the rest of the series I don't think there was an episode where I wasn't crying with laughter at one point because of the high "WTF Factor".
Anyway, to sum up - if you want to enjoy this anime don't expect a good storyline or events/characters/abilities that make any sense whatsoever. This anime should be bad, but I hands-down enjoyed it…
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