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Overall, the performance isn’t even that bad, the animation is solid, especially when compared to To LOVE-Ru, which I watched right before this. But, as always with anime, there’s just too much idiocy packed into the story. It’s impossible to take this seriously, attempting to do so might induce mental nausea.

That said, the plot concept is intriguing: a cold-blooded pickup artist–Japanese high schooler who, almost every episode, “wins over” a new girl. Unfortunately, it comes off clumsy and downright stupid, sometimes intentionally, for comedic effect, and sometimes unintentionally, like in the arc with idol Kanon (that one had me figuratively throwing up rainbows).

As for the characters, the only one I liked was Elsie, a clumsy, adorable airhead. Sadly, she didn’t get her own arc, which is a shame. Here’s hoping she’ll get fully fleshed out in the second season (though I’m not rushing to watch it anytime soon).

Arc Ratings:

• Sports girl arc: 5/10


• Loli-brat arc: 7/10


• Idol arc (the longest, unfortunately): 3/10


• Library girl arc: 8/10

Final Score: 6/10

Also, this is the third or fourth anime in a row I’ve seen where a regular Japanese high schooler gets a girl literally dropped on him from the sky in the very first episode. What’s up with that? Is it some kind of divine message? Or, as they’d say on Russian TV, “Coincidence? I don’t think so.”