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No. 1188
Took me a bit due to personal circumstances, but I finally got to watch the last episode and finish the series. I'm really sad that it's only 12 episodes long; I'd enjoy a 24 episode series immensely, though, knowing anime, that would probably mean we wouldn't have Mio Christmas until episode 24...
But that aside, overall, I found the anime pretty enjoyable. In fact, the only parts I didn't like were the episodes regarding the loli Noa. That was less because I dislike her (though I do think she's a bitch for leading the other guy on so much), but more because the Super Saiyan maso&pedo bits were boring and trite, in my opinion.
My favorite character, by far, is Mio. I can't even pinpoint it exactly, but something about her just plays me perfectly. The beating up on the MC, which I typically do not like as a comedic effect, felt more natural when she did it. Probably due to her being a blatant sadist, and thus it fitting her character, rather than a normal highschool girl who beats up the MC but is not regarded as violent in the least bit by anyone in the anime...
But I digress.
Regarding Yuuno, I'm of the group that hates her. To me, her entire background exposé felt melodramatic, cliche, and served no real purpose in the plot other than to rack empathy points in the viewers. Personally, I saw no improvement in Yuuno's 'condition' whatsoever, nor any hint in the later episodes that it would really improve. Maybe I missed some subtext in the episodes, but I doubt it.
I kind of wish Yuuno's pink-haired friend got more screentime, especially with the crossdresser, as, despite being hinted at it in the OP, the slight interest shown in the last episode felt too sudden to me.
The OPs and EDs were great: catchy tune, nice vocals, no Engrish that felt horribly wrong (See:Amagami), and I loved the dancing parts; they weren't over the top with animated choreography that no high schooler could possibly do, but were still entertaining to view.
Overall, I really enjoyed this anime, and hope it gets another season. My main complaints are that I felt Yuuno got a disproportionately large amount of screentime to detail her background compared to Mio, and also that some other characters, namely the 2D lover and pink-haired masseuse, weren't given nearly enough screentime as I felt they deserved.
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