Introduction
When a strange girl named Guri comes knocking at Seiji Aino's door, he quickly finds himself thrust into a world of romantic troubles. Claiming that she will die if he does not kiss someone within 24 hours, Guri's pleas of desperation are misunderstood as pleas for love, leading Seiji to kiss the cute stranger that came barging into his house. In actuality, it turns out that this cosplaying cupid is the wielder of a Kiss Note, in which any pairing of names she writes will kiss and become a couple. Guri explains that she misspelt and accidentally wrote Seiji's name while indulging in her yaoi fantasies, but because she had yet to pair him with anyone, their kiss was meaningless. Even worse, Guri reveals that if Seiji is not coupled with anyone soon, not only will she die, but Seiji will remain a virgin for eternity!
Eager to escape his fate, Seiji sets his sights on the beautiful and popular Akane Hiyama. But after Akane hears that he kissed Guri, she reveals the obsessive and psychopathic feelings that she holds for the unfortunate boy and proceeds to viciously attack them. In the ensuing confusion, Guri is able to pair Seiji with Akane in the Kiss Note, temporarily saving Seiji from any further bodily harm. But to complicate matters, Guri's newfound feelings lead her to also pair the two of them with herself. Just when the situation could not get any more convoluted, this new coupling with Guri has turned Seiji and Akane into temporary angels, forcing them into assisting the cupid with her work of pairing humans, lest they be cast into hell. With all semblance of normality snatched from his life, Seiji gets to work at matchmaking with these eccentric girls by his side.
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Audience reviews
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_Bubassotto_
A really good comedy-ecchi series.
Renai Boukun hits you right out of the gate with references, clearly drawing inspiration from Death Note, except here, we have the famous "Kiss Note." The twist is that instead of simply killing the person whose name is written in the notebook, the person listed must kiss someone within 24 hours or else they die. Just from the premise alone, you can tell this anime has absolutely no intention of being taken seriously. And honestly, I think that’s exactly what makes it so great.
Above all, Renai Boukun is an over-the-top comedy packed with ecchi elements. The show takes many of the most well-known romance and harem anime clichés and turns them all into a joke. We get the classic tsundere, the sadistic girl, the shy and bashful character, the incredibly f…
Read at the sourceShabo-kun
Let me say something about this show to you in short, because I don’t think this anime needs longer reviewes.
There isn’t anything outstanding and it’s simply generic harem comedy. Still it has some good moments and aspect you could enjoy. If you enter this series not expecting too much (which would be weird expect too much from harem comedy), you can have some lighthearted "cheaper" comedy which actually works. My favourite part of it was probably Guri and her animations looking like egg with eyes and one hair.
Story is again nothing revolutionary and every problem is solved in the end of the episode except for last 2 episodes which is like the biggest "plot twist". Plot tries to parody Death Note from time to time and there are even few references throughout the show which I liked as…
Read at the sourceMr_Ubaldo2
I'm a huge fan of this one specifically the dub. I found it right after My First Girlfriend is a Gal. Had a colorful cast of characters. Akane is my personal favorite Voiced by the talented Amber Lee Connors who also voices Pieck from AOT and Mei Mei from JJK. Guri is also great voiced by Jad Saxton also known as Sena from Haganai. I found Yuzu the lesbian a little annoying but she has her moments voiced by the Goat Monica Rial. The story is basically a parody of Death Note which is funny. The soundtrack is great, and the opening slaps. If you havent seen it I highly recommend this one.
Read at the sourceBandaid6
The show is pretty decent as a quick romcom watch. People are harping hard in these reviews about it "parodying Death Note", but to be frank, the "parody" is only passing. I'd call it more a reference than anything, and it goes full bore as a harem romcom for the vast majority. Don't listen to these next-level elitists who write essays when a show makes a joke out of something they like talk about how it doesn't match their expectations.
Don't go in expecting a masterclass of drama; it's a harem romcom, and it doesn't try to be anything more. And it does well at being what it tries to be. The jokes are good, the characters are alright, the story is surprisingly put-together for something of this genre, and the ending was a good one. It's a good popcorn flick, so just enjoy it y'all.
Read at the sourceLUakaPAIN
"Renai Boukun" or "Kiss note", it was a brilliant series, brothers, I haven't seen something like this for some time, but I'm glad that I got to laugh again with so much joy at a series. But short notice, this series is not for children, if you are not over 15 years old, I do not recommend it, I'm kidding. it is very funny, you must see it.
Story, Characters, Animation, Soundtrack:
Story: The story of this series is really interesting, it's quite similar to the "Death Note" series only in reverse, instead of doing bad things it does "good" things in a way. That's why sometimes this series it scared me quite a lot. Anyway, the story is really quite interesting, you have to see it, you will die of laughter.
Characters: The characters are extremely funny and cute, even if they have a diaboli…
Read at the sourceAniStrawberry
Renai Boukun (or Love Tyrant) was a really interesting anime. Consider it like a wild ride. It will go from one place to another in a matter of minutes. I overall had mixed feelings about Love Tyrant, so I am giving this a 7, as I felt a 6 would be too harsh.
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STORY: 6/10
From the story aspect itself, I wasn't too fond of this. Just in the first episode, my head was so filled up with what was going in in a few minutes that I couldn't even pay attention. We are introduced to so many characters and other things at once you can't even tell what is going on. But other episodes, the plot is slower. The plot speed varies from episode to episode and it can be problematic to have to pay attention to this. I feel like in some episodes it tries to shove everything down the viewer's throats that I…
Read at the sourceRONIN90MC
The anime is about love problems... its a very fun anime to watch however episode 1 came out very weak for the story but then episodes 2 to episode 8 are very enjoyable then come episodes 9 to 12... these episodes are very ridiculous when it comes to logical sense of what relates to the main story though it holds a strong point in some scenes, the MC is making the audience doesn't trust his character, yes he's a very kind person yes he's a lovable person but sometimes he's like an NPC (which is very annoying), also the evil characters in the anime are not quite evil at all they just change of heart at the last moment which is kind of hilarious not effective.
Read at the sourceB-O-D
Our shut-in, no real friends virgin main character is visited by a cupid dressed more like a grim reaper. He is told he has to kiss someone to save the cupid's life in 24 hours or they die and he is forever a virgin.
As time goes on we find the cupid moving in despite setting him up with his fantasy woman, to form a love triangle despite her not knowing what love is, how she feels, and an indecisive main character happy to be getting attention for the first time.
Slowly the harem builds as others are added to the kiss list, but even between the kisses the main character stays mainly devoted to one girl, despite the fact she is a psychopath who stabs him. It plays out more unbelievable as time passes, with poor story and back story of who he is dealing with coming closer to the end of the…
Read at the sourcePlk_Lesiak
I wouldn't usually say such things, as I'm a massive connoisseur of lowest-grade anime trash, but this series is atrocious even by my low standards. While some of its faults, like lack of character progression and "jokes" being repeated ad-nauseam, are typical for the formula, other parts can't be justified this easily. The main pieces of the crap puzzles are:
1. Horrible pacing. The series has some moments that look cool as clips, but the whole thing is disjointed and offers no buildup for the comedic moments. Then, at the very end, it tries to provide a profound ending with some kind of emotional message that is so unearned that felt laughable at best. It'd be passable as purely episodic comedy, but couldn't even commit to that formula, ending up plainly bad at everything it does.
2. Z…
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I love this anime it has become one of my favorites, it is funny, humorous, It is comical also that I have loved the scripts I have laughed a lot with this anime, I really hope I say it that they do the 2 second season. I'm looking forward to season 2, And the truth is that they have dedicated an incredible effort to it, I don't know why this anime has a small rating but it would have to have too much more The story seems great to me, the art I also value very much towards this anime, the characters are perfect, the truth is that I also like the opening, the music, etc. I didn't have time, but I had already seen it all in one day. in general MAGNIFICENT, please put out a 2 season
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-Bits of spoilers ahead-
Story: 4
I will admit, even if it seemed cheesy, the whole introduction to the kiss note and the power it contains didn't seem that bad to begin with, but unfortunately, even that key item was burned, then replaced with a cellphone, and then it basically gets left out for most of the story. What I actually found interesting that at first, it wasn't actually a super lewd anime like To Love Ru or Infinite Stratos, and it actually had me surprised when they showed intimacy in the show without actually including the main character (I'm talking about the class pres and the teacher here). I also feel like they could've done more and explained what Stolas is, why he is a penguin, and why he is particularly interested in Akua, or explain how Shikimi has those powers, what…
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Harem anime where you see how the protagonist begins to gather various girls with different personalities. With this I think the most important protagonists are the angel and the redhead are the only good waifus in my opinion. It's entertaining but it doesn't compare to the ultimate harem that is High School DxD. It is a long way from reaching that level but it is not bad.
En español:
Anime de harem donde ves como el protagonista comienza a juntar diversas chicas con distintas personalidades. Con esto creo las protagonistas mas importantes son el ángel y la pelirroja son las únicas buenas waifus en mi opinión. Es entretenido pero no se compara con el harem definitivo que es High School DxD. Le falta mucho para llegar a ese nivel pero no esta mal.
Read at the sourceFinisherofwar
It's bad but it's entertaining. The art is fine and there's some decent character growth for some of them but the ending is weak as well as the main plot and the pacing is very jittery and nonsensical.
It would have been better served with embracing fully the comedy and
nonsense because that's when the show is at it's best but it tries too hard to act serious much too often at the "plot points" and falls flat on its face every time because of how shallow the underpinnings for those serious moments are.
Bad but still worth a watch if clips of it or something about it intrigues you.
Read at the sourceYohane01
This show was really really funny, I lovey comedy anime!!!
The story wasn't that prevelant as it was more episodic.
My favorite characters were definitely akane and cousin shikimi.
These two definitely made the show what it was. Yandere and craziness sold me from the very start.
Also the kiss note was a funny parody of the death note. Could you imagine if light would've got that book instead of the actual death note. If I had it, I'd probably ship myself with a yandere hottie. A slow part would probably be the random fights between seijis sister aqua and a penguin that loves her named Solis.
I've been watching a lot of shows lately, but this one really stood out to me. It has best girls and plenty of comedy, a must watch for anyone who likes these things. I really wish their would be a…
Read at the sourceRyuk9428
Normally, I tend to like light-hearted, ecchi comedy series (this is relatively light ecchi though). But I have three major problems with this anime which I will get into later.
So what did I like? Well, the music is pretty good actually. This anime has a pretty well made OST. The opening is catchy, and some of the songs in the anime itself are good too.
I thought parodying Death Note was a pretty neat idea, having it be a kiss note instead. Akane is... Kind of a well made character. Some of it is funny. I found the anime to be decently entertaining in a general sense.
I thought it was interesting how hell was portrayed. I won't give any spoilers but I liked the way it satirized how so many people allow work to interfere with love and relationships.
But there's three major reasons why…
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tl;dr: An anime that does well at its lighter comedic aspects due to a number of reasons, but for the very same reasons isn’t able to do well in its more serious aspects.
I think the best way to describe this anime is chaos. Things move really fast. Characters are completely ridiculous in terms of personality and actions. And the story is all sorts of wack filled to the brim with really random things. The thing is, that for a good portion of it, this works incredibly well. When the show is just being light hearted amusing randomness, it makes it all the more amusing. I really enjoyed the crazy love polygon, helping random couples, the crazy penguin, immortality related weirdness, and the ridiculous amount of sudden kissing. Other than Seiji, the main characters are all crazy, but it’s re…
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Good story. The immortal part was a nice gimmick to this anime. It was used well until the end when the anime had the immortals die. Being immortal kinda means you cannot die so in it if an angel or God wants you to die you still die. It did not work in the last episode which Akane was able to kill herself to get to Hell to help the others in the harem.
The relationship building between Seiji, Akane, and Yuzu was interesting. Guri was not on screen alot though when she was it was for a comedy reason most of the time.
1 thing i wanted to happen that didn't was Seji getting with his sister Aqua.
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I think Renai Boukun gets a lot of things right, in fact, the biggest flaw I see in it is the first episode. This is the arguably the most important part of a series, especially for viewers that don't follow the three episode rule.
Renai Boukun starts off with a Death Note parody and a gimmick.
It's funny, it's self aware, and it's for people that are familiar with the tropes and character archetypes often seen in anime. But this parody is only there to draw the viewer in, so once the parody angle gets ditched in an early episode, the anime focuses much more on poking fun at other tropes.
But this anime is mostly a fun, light-hearted stab at the harem genre. And IMO it does harem better than harem does harem.
The subs are absolutely fine for this anime, but I definitely feel that Austin…
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After the depressing trainwreck that was Nana, I really wanted a lighthearted comedy that stayed funny the entire series. Zombieland Saga was my first try, but while it had its moments it ultimately couldn't maintain its humor. Shinmai Maou no Testament was a worthy try, and while it has some pretty nice "plot" moments, it rapidly digressed into melodrama and I stopped being interested after five episodes. Would Renai Boukun do the trick and remind me of why I liked New Game so much?
No.
The first ten episodes were exactly what I needed to pull me out of Nana's forced malaise. It was cute, cheery, the characters all had great personalities, and there was just enough world building to give me the impression that it was a well-crafted comedy--while not subtracting at all from the gags and…
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Let me start by saying this, Love tyrant is an underrated show. That being said it isn't perfect and far from it, it's pretty sloppily made and can seem very uninspired, which it might very well be, but if you are willing to go past that and stop expecting a "normal" show you will find that it is an extremely entertaining parody of the most cliché tropes in anime.
Whether it is on purpose or by accident, they reuse every tired anime trope but instead of adding something original, they crank it up to 11 which leads to everything the characters do being incoherent with the story in an unprecedented clash that will instantly shatter any bit of immersion you may have had in the story. This contrast between what is expected and what you get turns out to be a very powerful tool of parody makin…
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