Audience reviews
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gtbdg
if you are a masochist and enjoy putting yourself through mental torture then this anime is perfect for you.
the main character nagi was swapped at birth blah blah blah he ends up getting forced to marry a popular instagram influencer. enter his sister and random girl at school he has a crush on because she is smarter than him, now we have a quadtriangle where now his sister (thats not blood related) starts liking him which was quite torturous to watch cuz they've been together since his birth and the other girl that is smart likes him too but he doesn't really catch any hints from any of the girls.
for someone so smart the main character is pretty fuckein dumb.. idk if he is a closeted homosexual or something because he has genuinely no interest physically in any of the girls. i put my…
Read at the sourceCynthesia
My expectations for this show weren't high. I went into it with the full expectation of it being a mildly entertaining but ultimately average romcom harem show. Incredibly, despite the bar being in hell, it doesn't even manage that. Instead, I was treated to some of the most obnoxious and tedious episodes I've seen in one of these kinds of shows.
The only actual important part of these kinds of shows are the characters, more specifically the girls. Generally speaking you should expect a loose through line that connects a bunch of stereotypical events which are held up by the girls' personalities and fanservice. I don't think they got the memo about the second half of that statement because this cast is horrendous. The main character, Umino, has the easiest job available as the main chara…
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I actually enjoyed A Couple of Cuckoos, not because it’s good, but just because it’s kind of fun sometimes. Most of the jokes aren’t even that funny, but my bar for comedy is so low that I found myself smiling anyway. Like, I genuinely laugh at repetitive and unfunny stuff, so it’s not hard to see why this anime worked for me on some level.
The animation’s alright, not amazing, but not bad either. And the OST is Totally forgettable.
That said, the writing is honestly terrible. The characters are super poorly written. Not a single one is actually likable and none of them have any real depth. They keep making dumb decisions that don’t even make sense half the time.
Read at the sourceAvengers007
A Rom-Com harem anime, it has a fairly complicated storyline. To be honest, I wouldn't even tell much since the main complications are clear within some episodes.
Honestly, I have never seen a romantic anime that twists in this way. Comedy is subjective; some moments made me laugh.
The whole angle with family-romantic relationships was, to me, quite strange-not something I am really used to watching.
To round it up, I found that the happy ending was so good, except for the whole family matter. So I give it a rating of 7 out of 10, albeit with mixed feelings.
Read at the sourcePsi18c
If you don't like Slice of Life anime, don't watch this since you will be one of thoes who will be bored because they don't see anything new, no progress, no whatever it is that definies Slice of Life anime.
The reason why this anime dosen't have said tag is because there is some progress so it dosen't qualify. However, after watching all 24, I can reasure you that this is a Slice of Life type, even if it's not 100% Slice of Life.
And now you understand why this anime gets scores lower then good. Yep, people did not see this anime as a Slice of Life so of course they where dissapointed that "nothing happens" (despite events and some drama)
Read at the sourceShunkies
I wouldn't bother watching this show. I gave it a shot and at the end....nothing happened. It's the same old issue with harems where the author wants to continue making it so none of the characters ever commit to anything. I haven't read the manga so maybe some things change, however trust me when I say that NOTHING happens this entire series. The characters don't get fleshed out at all. The MC seems interesting and different at the beginning of the series but slowly turns into a sack of nothingness that most all harem MCs are. The girls are just average as well. I have NO idea why Sachi is even involved in this story. She adds nothing to the harem at all and it seems like she is just in here to kill time.
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All i can say "Complicated Harem Variants"
Plot yet Complicated romcom and family story - the infomation is very congested. messed up love story, complicated family (personal) and friendship, love-tringle between engagies, sibling confussion/issues, unexpectedly drawn by the Mc's blood-related-father. Storyline also dragging.
Huge differences gap between two characters - rich vs poor, smart vs fool, beauty vs lame, etc. It is literally classy-literature-based of storyline.
Invicible Harem - The MC can be with his engaged "swap-sibling", also can be with "smart no.1 placed heroine" , also can be with his "just-converted-to-step-sister", without these three notice and dense about each others' relationships. The only know about these are the MC and the Mc's blood-related-father.
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Kakkou no Iinazuke is basically a Nisekoi ripoff that went too far. This show is one of those animes where it could have ended in the first few episodes and it would have been better that way. It focuses on "rivalry" romance where the mc gets to choose from the selection but the show forgets the essence of that selection. Similar to what other people said in their reviews, the show had a lot of gaps and loose ends, but neither of those were solved, this also includes the manga. Ironically, the latter half of the show is somewhat a bait for the viewers to read the manga to "know more" and yet the manga itself became confusing and made more loose ends.
Overall, save your time and spare yourself from watching this 24-episode show. It is a massive disappointment and it's a show that confuses…
Read at the sourceZukutoo
Okay, lets be honest. I thought that this might be THE romcom I wanted to watch. Not just a 12 episode long series where every episode feels like a filler. (This anime has 24 episodes. Its just an example.) It started pretty good. I was hyped because I thought that the plot is actually pretty deep so It cant be just a "normal" romcom. Well, It is. Through the whole series I thought, "Why do they take this so lightly? They were swapped at birth and meet their real parents after 16 years so why?" I thought that this anime would be a bit more serious.
It started pretty good, I liked the character and I expected an interesting show. After some episodes, though, I noticed that it isnt what I expected. But here is the thing. You might think "Then why did you continue to watch it? Just drop it"…
Read at the sourcebrandoncb515
This show is 24 episodes of nothing.
Pretty much nothing happens in any episode. Not in terms of the classic romcom where there's little to no romantic development, i mean like, plot-wise. Nothing happens. This show is basically about nothing. I remember almost nothing about the series i just watched.
Not one character is memorable, in design or personality.
It's a romcom but it isn't funny, ever.
The dialogue is just nothing.
This entire show is nothing.
Every character is oddly mysterious and vague in ways that are unrealistic and make it really difficult to get through. It's like their only desperate attempt to scrape together some type of plot for this story. Even then, this only happens sparsely.
There's like 12 cliches an episode, but the show isn't self-aware whatsoever.
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Read at the sourceElhwing
Kakkou no Iinazuke is a romcom with a harem tag, and I'll go straight to the point : this anime isn't original and doesn't feel unique at all, but that doesn't imply it's a bad one, I'm just pointing it out for readers who might have hoped for something innovative, that's not the case here.
To explain my rating and why I recommend it, I'll give you some details about the pros and cons of this anime, without spoiling anything.
Pros :
+ The male mc, Nagi Umino isn't the loser/virgin type you can often find in that kind of animes, he's similar to mcs like Fuutarou in Gotoubun, or Hachiman in Oregairu. He's assertive, and he'll say what is on his mind without hesitation, which helps making the show more credible at times.
+ Aside from the initial situation of this show with this baby…
Read at the sourcePaul-A-Bear
I was very interested in this anime for quite a while and thought it would be a perfect anime to just chill and watch. Needless to say, it was indeed a very very nice anime to watch and I just loved the character development in this. The way they met, the way they grew and the way more and more secrets and twists just unfolded.
Lets get some of the ratings outta the way shall we! Firstly, the plot or story of the anime is very interesting to me. Arranged marriages have always been something that I could never truly understand but sometimes it does bring out some precious memories and life lasting friendships. The way they developed this concept was nicely done adn they obviously added some good harem notions throughout the 24 episodes. The music wasn't that amazing to me, it definitely pr…
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this show is a proof that you should never decide whether you watch an anime or not by it's rating or the reviews, this anime's rating is poor and the reviews are really harsh on it but i still liked it and there's nothing wrong about it, while another show for example might be the fan's favorite and has a really high rating and u may not like it, it is just a matter of taste and i was about to skip this good show just because of the Majority effect, this show really taught me to always watch 3 ~ 5 eps of whatever the show i find interesting and then decide for myself whether i like what i see and i'd like to complete it or not and i'll definitely be going back to some drafted shows that i've decided not to watch based on poor rating and bad reviews
About the Anime,
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Couple of Cuckoos was interesting, to say the least. The premise of them getting swapped at birth and their parents trying to force them to get married is definitely a first, but overall the anime had its fun moments but failed to really progress at all during the entire second half. If you are going into this show dont expect to get too much romance, because at the end of the day this anime is filled with a bunch of will they won't they moments.
Art: 6
To be entirely honest I thought the art style was fine. It wasn't bad, but it wasn’t entirely special. The facial expressions were enjoyable, but overall the character designs were okay at best. What I will say is that the music was pretty good. That caught me by surprise, but I thoroughly enjoyed both openings this anime provided us.
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Harem shows in general have been uninspiring and repetitive, and Kakkou no Iinazuke is no exception. And, given the number of episodes to work with, one might expect the progression between the MC and the potential love interests to take a step forward, but in all honesty, there are not much differences between the first few episodes they were together and the finale. My expectations for harem shows are generally low, but this one had me wondering if it was really worth watching.
Nagi is your typical harem MC, and when it comes to seeing girls as a love interest, has generally been dense and unable to see the appeals of girls surrounding, with the exception of Hiro Segawa, whom, in all honesty, I don't see why he's that interested and wants to be in a relationship with. Segawa-san is easi…
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SWEET HOME JAPALABAMA!!
The premise to “A Couple of Cuckoos” is simple. Nagi, a gloomy, honour student with no friends and a mean right hook who comes from a poor family discovers he was swapped at birth with Erika, a beautiful, semi-famous and kinda stupid influencer with no friends who comes from a rich family. Their parents decide to arrange for them to be married as a way of solving that slight mix up so they can be both sets of parents children. However, this doesn’t sit well with Nagi because he only has eyes for Segawa, a beautiful, over-competitive honour student at his school, and it doesn’t sit well with Erika as she's fiercely “independent” and hates having decisions made for her. It also doesn’t sit well with Nagi’s bratty little sister Sachi either, who kind of likes the thou…
Read at the sourceNatsude_tanaka
Kakkou no Iinazuke is just a plain average slice of life anime. You thought this was a romance show? well, it is but throughout this season, we only seen the characters do things that you usually see in slice of life then in romance. Do not expect any romance happening in this 24 eps anime because you will not get any. When it comes to Harem anime, what comes to my mind is 5-toubun no Hanayome. All of the girls have some kind of charm to them that makes the show entertain and feel competitive in a way that you will not sure who will win, P/S Miku is best girl. Anyway, this anime is more like a slow burn romance where the love between our main couple slowly getting to know each and fall in love. Unfortunately, we didnt get to see any of that romance and it felt like the author is just messi…
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Episode 1 is promising, from 2-9 is ok, episode 10 there's a bomb drop but after that it does nowhere and they never follow the story after that. The ending never tied all the lose endings and we just disappointing, too bad because until the final episode it was a 7 but after that ending is just a strong 5.
It doesn't even give you that trill of "ok now I need to read the manga to see where this is going" its just a disappointment after the final episode.
Honestly not worth the 6 months invested in it and not recommended.
Read at the sourceKANLen09
Rom-coms have been dozens aplenty since the AniManga industry's early days, with most of the memorable classics (e.g. School Rumble, Ouran High School Host Club, Lovely★Complex to name a few) to modern-day juggernauts (e.g. Hataraku Maou-sama!, OreGairu, SaeKano, Date A Live, NiseKoi) making the scene yearly with no signs of the genre slowing down and becoming one of the most popular genres for just about any AniManga fan. Yet, for all of what the rom-com genre has to offer, there have been more bad nuts also appearing (Masamune-kun no Revenge, KanoKari) to fuel the fire for distastes. And most particularly for one mangaka by the name of Miki Yoshikawa, her fame that came from the rom-com that's the much beloved Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo a.k.a Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, I'm left b…
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Sigh… Alright, where do we even begin with this one? First of all, if you actually finished all 24 episodes of this dumpster fire, like I did, I applaud your dedication, but sometimes I really do question the decisions I make, such as continuing to watch this week after week. Studious male harem protagonists have been somewhat of a repeating character archetype, like Futaro Uesugi from The Quintessential Quintuplets, or Nariyuki Yuiga, from We Never Learn. I am convinced however, that Umino Nagi is one of the worst harem protagonists that I have seen. He’s literally Kazuya, but gets good grades in school. He’s indecisive, and rather dumb for a studious kid. I felt like the author of the manga just gave up on keeping the source material at least at a decent quality, because the anime just s…
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