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6/10
It has it moments.
MiZta42527 March 2019
The worst thing about this anime is that it doesn't follow the story of the manga. If you read the manga, and then watch this show, your going to notice how rushed and all over the place this anime is. The only episode that follows the plot line of the manga is the first episode. Every other episode after that takes plot lines from manga chapters dozens of issues away from one another and slaps them together in an uneven mess.

Its as if this anime was made specifically so that people who have never read the manga are caught up with the relationship between the characters, but even than it doesn't do that as the pacing in each episode seems rushed and certain character chemistry is incredibly forced. There's even a main character introduced in the last 2 episodes who was never mentioned or seen in the manga and is only there to serve as the big bad guy the main character has to defeat.

I do however love that each character in the show is given a decent amount of airtime since in the manga they were in a few panels than gone for the rest of the comic, but my god the side-character Minoru is a god awful character in this show and is probably the worst character in any anime i have seen thus far. His only personality trait is that he is attracted to under-aged girls. Thats it. they joke around with this a couple of times throughout the anime but its gets cringy really fast.

Overall, the shows alright, if they continue with this anime, I hope they do a better job with following the plot of the Manga. It's not the worst romcom out there and this show does have its funny moments.
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7/10
Romanced version of the manga
Nonomemes2 November 2021
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I want to make a preface: if you live in the world of made-up sentences, stereotypes, politically correct, etc.... you do not need to go further, this review (and this anime as well) is not for you; for those of you interested in the content or reality behind just watching pictures, you should continue.

Difficult to ignore the book as it is completely different from the anime; e.g. The last 2 episodes of the anime are totally invented and later on in the manga there is even a chapter explaining why Yukana accepted the first invitation (which is the foundation of the whole series).

Going straight to the anime alone: it is a rom-com based on an initially immature teenager trying to learn how to deal with girls, "by chance" he ends up dating the top gal of his classroom.

I am sure many people will yell of fan service mainly due to the point 1 below, however I think it is much more realistic than it seems at first sight (which is a big plus for me usually).

There are 2 major mistakes: 1. The caterpillar (or if you prefer "heavy bulldozer") factor: so imagine that you have to move 1 meter of sand, in order to do it you send 3 supercaperpillars, result: ok done but for sure some people will say "why the ... the screen is always 90% covered by giant blades?! (you know how caterpillars looks like), it's clear you do not need 3 supercaterpillars for it; 2. Minoru (one of Junichi's friends) is a perv. And it's not clear here what is the opinion of the director, especially in the last episode, it's not clear if this is seen as positive or negative (so very bad because not stigmatized as it should be).

On the positive side, in an anime you can make use of the pauses, so you can create awesome scenes like e.g. When Junichi meets back his friends from the proposal and tell "Sorry, I got a text"; this kind of scene could be the cornerstone of any teenager boy's real life.
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2/10
Disappointed
dhimankuldeep10 September 2019
Well, I expected a lot from this anime to be honest and after watching it, I am just Disappointed by the fact that it tries a lot in most genres but nothing comes up as a stand out thing. Characters are bland no background story thing or like that Its just bad. So my friend I think You should Skip this anime for the sake of your precious time
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10/10
I badly want season 2 of it.
ahadspiderman30 December 2021
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Awesome anime. Please realese season 2 as fast as possible. It makes me feel jealous. Please realese season 2. It has some nudity scene but it's okay. Thank you.
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3/10
Nope
invisibleunicornninja25 January 2019
Admittedly I only lasted around 3 minutes watching this before stopping, and for good reason. That reason is "little sister with massive tits." Also bad animation. Also nothing compelling happening. Also bad op.
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8/10
My First Girlfriend is a Gal
Tweekums21 September 2017
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Junichi Hashiba, is a fairly typical anime protagonist; a high school student upset that he has no girlfriend and is still a virgin, just like his friends. These friends pressure him to confess his love to Yukana Yame, a busty 'Gal' and thus presumed to be promiscuous. To his surprise she agrees to be his girlfriend. As is usually the case in such series he soon finds other girls taking an interest in him and his friends are hoping for introductions. That is apart from Minoru who has a disturbing interest in much younger girls.

This series turned out to be rather better than I expected; the story is fun to watch and there isn't as much gratuitous fan service as one might expect. The main characters are likable and most of the cast provide plenty of laughs… even if Minoru fascination with younger girls does get mentioned a little too often; at least his friends comment that he will end up in jail if he continues and when he went 'Hulk' on an obnoxious guy it was pretty funny! The story involves the sort of activities one would expect from such a series with visits to the beach, a funfair and worries from both Junichi and Yukana about how the other really feels about them. At only ten episodes the series is a little short but apparently an OVA episode is planned. Overall I'd recommend this to any anime fans looking for a series with romance and plenty of laughs; it isn't a classic but it is rather fun.
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Very good anime must watch
rahulgukl20 April 2021
Well it is a good anime I will suggest you to watch this anime after watching this anime I am giving it 10/10 ^_^
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2/10
But because he wants to stay with these females
erminahotmail12 December 2023
So this is another anime with no balls the usual boy who is with the Females and you already know that he has less of these objects I really like Junichi he never passes and it's a good time in front of these females it was just painful for him and then here he doesn't there's really a story to tell it's done byjust that he spends time with them mom the mind why none of these kids that I didn't like at all because they treat the poor kid badly but my goodness why do they still continue to create these series here if you are really a fan of teen series please avoid thisanime because it's really bad to conclude vote 2.
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8/10
An ecchi, harem anime that is funny and lighthearted.
manabrockz23 July 2020
You muct have atleat figured what this anime might be . Despite all ecchi scenes it kind of gives you some life lessons too. Overall there is nothing major that you will find here; Just a lot of imagination of a perverted virgin boy and how this boy gets a hot girlfriend which he have never imagined.
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10/10
I badly want season 2 of it.
ahadspiderman30 December 2021
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Awesome anime. It's kinda makes me jealous. I will eagerly waiting for the season 2 of it. I can't wait please make it fast. This why I am rating it 10 out of 10. Please realase season 2 as fast as you can. Thank you.
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8/10
Not a masterpiece but refreshing
bdnahian11 July 2021
This show is not a must watch anime. But it's veey refreshing. If you want to watch something simple and refreshing then you can give it a go. I really liked it and the main girl is so cute😍. Though it doesn't have a very deep story but I still liked it. Don't judge it based on the rating.
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10/10
You should promote this anime.
aayushsatpathi21 December 2020
I recently started watching anime series and the moment I started watching this I feel each and every anime which is somewhat related to your daily or upcoming life story. The way they started and still it didn't expect end. Waiting for Its new season alot. Loved this anime and I will this anime series never end.
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10/10
Recommended for Rom-com lovers
pidalsubscriptions10 January 2023
Don't consider any negative feedbacks dude, just try it. The rom-com is a new genre for me to, but i enjoyed it.

It has the subtle way of story development and I love the characters

By the way I liked "ReliFe" and "High school dxd" too... 👉Similar anime to this: "More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers" Believe me this anime also soo good. Give it a try.

It's animation is so good along with the story👈 The above mentioned anime all are my favorites. I would mention further if there is similar anime to this.

Do anybody have similar anime suggestions please comment me.

I need the sequel for this series my girlfriend is a girl.
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10/10
I just loved this Anime
It's funny, Romantic and overall very good. Plus the main girl character is something else. Her voice in English dub is so good that i am in love. If you are looking for a refreshing anime and funny with 18 plus type romance you should go for it.
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