I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
Short Synopsis: Two highschoolers’ least favorite people (each other) are forced to marry by their newly reunited (not related) grandparents.
Lenlo: This is literally just a worse Nisekoi. The basic plot is the same, boy/girl who can’t stand each other are forced into a marriage by their elders and now have to interact regularly, but it lacks a lot of the charm that Nisekoi had. The designs aren’t as memorable, the visuals not as nice, the comedy is more in your face, etc etc. I suppose if you enjoyed Nisekoi you might get something out of this, but I’d be more likely to recommend you just rewatch that than waste your time on this. Sadly I’m too sick to pontificate more, so you’ll have to go off this and Amun’s writeup.
Potential: 1%
Amun: I sometimes feel like I’m the only author here who sees the good in some of these bargain bin shows. Yes, Lenlo is 100% correct that this is worse than Nisekoi…but is it so much worse that it’s worth throwing out entirely? Maybe not. Now of course there are some decent sized plot holes and character issues (main girl, grandpa, especially). Our leads are wooden as boards, the situation is more contrived than a bad excuse, and why are the grandparents always sitting in a convertible by the beach? BUT. I have a bit of a soft spot for shows like this (hearkens back to the seasons of Nisekoi and SNAFU clones), so I’m hoping it develops a bit more. I mean, it’ll probably all crash and burn, but at least I’m looking at the bright side, right?
Potential: 30%
Okitsura
Short Synopsis: A boy who transfers to Okinawa Prefecture develops a crush on a girl who speaks in Uchinaaguchi (traditional Okiwanan language).
Mario: As a slice-of-life resident, I can say that I had a good time with this episode and am looking forward to more. The selling point here is, of course, Okinawa’s dialect and their own unique culture, which I believe would work much better for the native Japanese audience to listen to than us who have to read the subtitles. That’s not to say we can’t enjoy and relate to much of the town’s oddballness. The leads, however, are not exactly vibrant as the top-tier slice-of-life shows such as Skip & Loafer or K-On, and I found many jokes laid their message on a bit thick (the whole town’s response to his name-calling, for instance), but as one who is curious about other cultures, especially the minority, this show scratches that itch and then some.
Potential: 40%
Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu
Short Synopsis: Two employees at the world’s most generic office must keep their relationship hidden from their coworkers.
Wooper: I used to keep my eyes peeled for adult romances each season, but the subgenre has really fallen off in recent years, especially if Kono Kaisha is anything to go by. The visuals here are so dull that I’m not sure how best to describe them – perhaps the mandate given to the art director was, “Make sure not a single background contains a single element that an ordinary salaryman wouldn’t immediately recognize from his own life.” The show’s central couple perform non-specific tasks at a non-specific company with non-specific office decor, and after they finally clock out, they enjoy a secret relationship ripped straight from the plot of at least a dozen J-dramas. The girl gets flustered about something, the guy thinks to himself that she’s cute, the conversation circles back around to how important it is not to reveal that they’re together. Introduce an attractive cast member to temporarily induce jealousy in one of the lead characters, then reaffirm the main couple’s commitment to each other. Rinse and repeat for twelve episodes, and pray that your less-than-mediocre romcom convinced at least a couple single folks to get out there and start secretly dating a coworker of their own.
Potential: 0%
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