Aroduc on B-gata H-kei

Thinking this anime was just another indicator of creative bankrupcy in anime industry, I bypassed it at first, but after Mori's post I went back to read what Aroduc has to say. To quote at length:

This actually ended up being a lot more fun than I expected and I attribute that to the leads have a very different dynamic than I expected. It’s almst more like a cleaner and funnier Futari Ecchi: The Teen Years than anything else. Both Yamada and Takashi are clearly attracted to each other and trying to get together, but it’s typically Yamada suddenly freaking out and screaming that gets in the way. In that sense, it really feels more like the two of them are already dating and this is more of just a very sexual comedy about that than your typical pantywaist male romantic lead who waffles the entire show.

So, it's like Kimi ni Todoke with sex, then? Score!

The four panel comic format clearly shows through with constant quick jumps between scenes. It keeps moving right along from one joke to the next, so it does that well, but it doesn’t blend them all together nearly as seamlessly as GA or Azumanga managed. I do realize that’s a damn high standard to hold anything to, but this show could stand to work on it. The animation and artwork was also far from stellar.

Going back to KnT, Aroduc killed it for "artistic demerits"... and its art was very strong, in my opinion. BgHk must be amazing! I know it does not work that way, but still.

Also, not a word about "social issues".

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