Audience reviews
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Zu4ohi
This anime has an interesting mix of school romance, age difference, and yakuza. With all that this implies, we have main characters who couldn't be more different from each other, facing typical yakuza mafia situations combined with a romance that is inappropriate for many (it brings back memories of Koikimo and Higehiro)
The animation sometimes looks like PNGs, but most of the time it retains that cute drawing style. The music blends well with the scenes, there is a good atmosphere, and the character development leaves some room for improvement. In some parts, it becomes boring or exasperating due to the attitudes of the protagonists, but in the end, it manages to convey the message of the story.
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First off, DO NOT. I REPEAT. DO NOT go into this anime blind. it actually killed me so bad. the animation team wasnt even trying. the animation was so bad that half the time the characters looked like the pedialyte kid or their mouth wasnt even moving when they were talking and moving when they werent talking. the stay wouldve been good if this wasnt so 1) SO GOONER and 2) THE AGE GAP. like, did the mangaka really have to make them have a 10 year age gap and make the ml a horny pedophile who groomed a girl since she was 5. every second i watched this was my face scowling cus i was cringing so bad. i was in physical pain. i only watched the full thing bc i honestly hate dropping animes, especially if theyre really short. anyways, dont watch it yawl unless you really wanna be a lame desperat…
Read at the sourceDennis_King
The title alone should give you a hint about what this anime will be all about so I'm not sure what people expected this anime to be...Maybe read the damn description before you go in? That said I do have many problems with this particular one and my problems don't stem from a fake ass moral or ethical standpoint.
And i start with this cause from what I've seen there is a discussion being made that this anime is creepy and age gap and grooming....Yet I didn't see anyone complaining about Fruits Basket..In fact if you make the rounds of this site you'll find many of ya have found this anime quite the adventurous romance and it's even recommended as the top similar anime 🫠
Anyhow this specific cancer deals with Isaku, who happens to be a teenage girl...I want to specify to my American fri…
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Never write reviews but couldn’t not for this one. I could have loved this anime, the characters are likeable, I didn’t hate the artwork like some people did, the storyline of the main characters romance is good (other than the following) But I couldn't get over not just the age gap but what was essentially grooming. Her main parental figure, which is made such a point of, turned to lovers? He’s raised her from 6 years old and now wants to sleep with her at 16? Absolutely not. If you like incest then this is the one for you. Gave me the ick.
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Why and why is what I thought most of the time while watching this anime.
First, I read some of the manga and I realised how much the art style saved the anime. I expected so much more than what we received. The poor way of drawing some of the scenes just made it look so unprofessional and made it feel like the show was just a joke.
Another thing is what most of the people think - age gaps like that shouldn’t be romanticised, seeing a parental figure as a love interest isn’t cute.
There were also so many funny pauses for no reason at all.
Mostly what threw me off is the overall art style and the weird rl between a high schooler and a 30 year old man ( who might be even older but I don’t remember ).
Read at the sourceElkam1kaze
Firstly,
-If you have an interest in this kind of anime topic and like this anime after watching it, report yourself to the police immediately.
-One of the worst animations I've ever seen in terms of drawing style. There was no worse one. I don't think there will be any worse one after this.
-The characters are completely unreal. I mean, you have to get out of your head to think like the characters.
-I do not recommend this animation to anyone. It may be the worst animation ever. Everything from the drawing to the subject is very bad. If I tried to make an anime myself at home, it would be much better than this.
Read at the sourceDeltaLU666
"Ojou to Banken-kun" is a masterpiece of the romantic genre, captivating viewers from the first episode. The chemistry between the protagonists is palpable, providing moments of genuine tenderness and emotion throughout the series. The development of the relationship between them is carefully constructed, creating an engaging and passionate narrative.
The scene with the man in the hoodie on the beach especially stands out, which is a brilliant example of how anime incorporates visual and emotional elements to create memorable moments. The atmosphere created in this scene is touching, conveying both the tranquility of the beach and the intensity of the characters' emotions.
Furthermore, the soundtrack perfectly complements the romantic scenes, accentuating emotions and providing viewers w…
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The plot might be interesting, but the age gap is weird, overall this anime is a bit boring and not very exciting. All the misunderstanding between two characters is a common thing in each anime on the theme of romance, but here it is poorly executed and boring.
Honestly, if you want to watch a little anime with a few episodes, maybe go watch something else. This is clearly forgettable and a waste of time.
At least the art style is kinda cute and the guy is quite handsome but that's it.
I'm kinda tired of naive anime girls in shoujo genre. And the guy looks so apathetic it's irritating, it just seems like he is very possessive but that's it. Seriously don't waste your time with this.
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This anime is an ephebophile grooming nightmare. If you're into that kind of thing: This anime is for you! If you aren't, but you're morbidly curious enough to watch it anyway, here's what you can enjoy about it:
1.) Umehara, Yuuichirou's voice (i.e. Keiya's VA).
That's admittedly a very subjective reason, but as a huge Umehara fan, this is what mainly drove me to keep watching until the end.
2.) Isaku's friends and the hostess.
Those three female side characters were surprisingly likeable! Because of Keiya and Isaku's huge lack of communication skills, the happy ending (provided you see it as such, considering the controversial nature of the relationship) literally couldn't have come to pass without those three! It was only through their support that Keiya and Isaku could sort out their…
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Honestly, if you like romance and yakuza, and you are not too hung up on the art/animation style then you will probably like this anime. If you've read Yakuza Lover or Yakuzas fiance then you'll like this.
The animation was weird most of the times, the facial expressions were very little expressive, especially the eyes... They were lifeless. The reactions were weird and the timing was even weirder. BUT overall, I enjoyed the story. I was so immersed in their romance and I'm a big sucker for handsome overprotective kinda toxic Yakuza men.
Yes, I am aware of their age gap. But this is anime. A "fantazy" of some sorts. I remember being 16 and have huge crushes on older men.
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Talking only about the anime (not including the manga cuz i havent read it), it was a s**t show.
I hurt my eyes!
The animation was so terrible on some episodes that I was setting my eyes on fire. The plot predictable and the story was so much lacking. I missed a good shojo anime that could give a litlle "Sukkite II na yo" vibe back. But this was terible.
I am a fan of age gap cuz i cant stand the all the same age and vibe of all anime characters and their innocent high school day lifes interaction. But this one was just an excuse to add an old age character to a high school life just to ruin him.
I dont know what i was expecting to see at least in the final episodes but was soooo predictable that it was a wash way.
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the art style is pretty. but that's it, nothing special about this anime. the animation is so bad, sometimes the mouths of the characters are not moving while they talk. also the guy is a big red flag, p*do and groomer. very disgusting of him to lay an eye on someone he raised as "his child". also there is a scene where he is touching her very inappropriately when she was a child. But if we completely ignore this age gap, the anime is still very lame. Flashbacks that we already saw are repeated so much is worse than in Naruto! I did not enjoy the anime.
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A Girl & Her Guard Dog is probably the lowest scoring MAL rated anime I have ever watched. Does it deserve to be the lowest scoring anime, short answer, definitely not. I fundamentally believe people do not read the synopsis of the anime. It's pretty clear if this anime is for you or not. It's about the relationship between a 15 year old girl and a 26 year old guy and there relationship does progress romantically through the series. Now is it weird to like this anime, maybe. If this was live action I would have never have watched this as I would have been completely creeped out and uncomfortable. However, this is anime, where anything goes. The political correct of western society has not been able to hijack Japanese anime so we can watch the most diverse and disgusting things in animation…
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Tbh I knew what to kinda expect going into this nightmare of an anime! Child grooming aside for just a minute. The ups and downs of this anime was giving me whiplash and we get to the damn ending. I’m not spoiling it but give me a f#cking break!!!! Tbh honest I was thinking of dropping it a while ago but it’s on my damn fyp on other social media platforms I thought let me finish this car wreck. I already started watching before, if the FBI came knocking on my door I was ready to explain myself. I need bleach!
Now back to the child grooming, you’ve got to be f#cking kidding me. Now in other anime we see inappropriate age gaps all the time, it’s not a new concept and because Japanese laws only changed recently, we don’t think about it too much, mainly because most of the time w…
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This show is quite honestly one of a kind, and I suggest everyone should at least try it.
Let's start with the premise: "A girl comes from a yakuza family and falls in love with her guardian." Okay, so there's many ways to make this work. It could be a heavy drama about grooming and a girl who puts end to the abuse, or it could a self-aware satire where the male romantic interest has just the worst traits of a typical Shoujo male, or they could make the guardian have a modicum of decency so that the focus of the story is the coming-of-age aspect of it, you know, the guy rejects her properly and she grows as a person and so and so.
Instead, the story takes the worst direction possile by making it a "standard" romcom about the girl and the guardian falling in love with each other. I can't…
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This could have been sooooooo good…the set up of a girl falling for her yakuza bodyguard could have been sooooo good… and this just failed miserably.
The show centers around Isaku, who is the granddaughter of a yakuza boss, and her goal of wanting to live a normal life. She enters high school with the hope of achieving that, but to her surprise, Keiya, one of her grandfathers underlings, enters high school with her (disguised as a student) “to protect her.” Needless to say, things don’t go entirely to plan.
As I already stated, the concept could’ve been executed wonderfully, giving us a really great romance anime. And yet… no.
So what happened?
Well, how about the fact that when Isaku is brought to live with her grandfather, she is five. This is also when she first meets Keiya. At t…
Read at the sourceCherry_Banana
Ok so, the big controversy about this anime is the age gap. Everyone is making a big fuss about it, but I won't get into any of that in this review. I am personally ok with such age gaps and rather enjoy them even; if you're not and are absolutely convinced that it is not ok, just skip over this anime.
Alright, starting this review, I have been excited about this anime since last year and I couldn't really wait to see it because I felt like ugh, finally a classic, typical, shoujo plot. We've been missing those for a really long while now. After having finished this anime, I am gonna say that just for the concept and plot, I would've normally given it a 7/10. Regrettably, the poor execution, direction and animation made me downgrade it to a 5. The animation was barely anything professional…
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I don't know why this is getting a lot of hate. I loved it. It was a cute, funny, actiony anime. You can't go wrong with that. And, for the ones that say that it's a p*do and a girl, you're wrong and haven't watched the full anime. It was good fun!
The story was good. I loved it. Yakuza meets high school(?). I don't know, but it was fun!
The characters are great too. We might need a backstory on the girl's friends, but apart from that, they were great!
The art and animation is a bit mixed...
I recommend this anime.
Read at the sourceMarinate1016
Ojou to Banken-Kun is one of the most disappointing anime I’ve seen in a long time. Not because of its “problematic” subject matter, but because of its execution and horrendous production quality. What I initially listed as one of my top 10 most anticipated shows of the season, ended up as one of the worst. What went wrong?
I’ll start by saying I have zero issue with the controversial subject matter of this story. I’m able to separate fiction from reality and enjoy stories for why they are, entertainment. In fact, I love a good taboo love story. The issue with Ojou to Banken-Kun is that it has that forbidden love story, and never really goes full throttle with it. The consequences of the inappropriate relationship between Isaku and Keiya never really get explored. If you have someone that…
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A Girl & Her Guard Dog - a case of deja vu from an author who struggles to stand out amongst many similar contemporaries, such that it forces his/her hand to create a derivative that, ironically, becomes so derided from its small community. And don't get me started on the appalling production values just yet.
Meet a mangaka who goes by the pseudonym name Hatsuharu. The context in which the author's works since 2013 have been growing from oneshots to small manga series serving the Shoujo market in the romance genre. But as you know, the romance genre is one of the most popular yet oversaturated genres to stand out from, much less the works that only cater to the Shoujo market, which have been far and few in between. And the author, having suffered under a rut of creating short stories, 201…
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