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Double Points Anime Week 6: KonoSuba (7/5-7/12)

KonoSuba was one of my pleasant surprises of 2017. I had not seen the first season nor did I know anything about the show. As the Winter 2017 anime season started I noticed there was a lot of hype over the second season. It was always at the top of the “Most Popular” list on Crunchyroll. I figured I should check it out. And I’m very glad I did.

After dying a laughable and pathetic death on his way back from buying a game, high school student and recluse Kazuma Satou finds himself sitting before a beautiful but obnoxious goddess named Aqua. She provides the NEET with two options: continue on to heaven or reincarnate in every gamer's dream—a real fantasy world! Choosing to start a new life, Kazuma is quickly tasked with defeating a Demon King who is terrorizing villages. But before he goes, he can choose one item of any kind to aid him in his quest, and the future hero selects Aqua. But Kazuma has made a grave mistake—Aqua is completely useless!

Now, the thing about KonoSuba, is that it’s theme is mediocrity. All of the characters are mediocre or just plain awful. Even the animation is sloppy. The secret to KonoSuba is though...that’s what makes it so genius. The thing that isn’t mediocre? The humor. The humor is amazing. It is a goofball of a show that is over the top, but manages to execute its quirkiness in a way that's super hilarious.

The four main characters are all bad and shitty. But that’s what makes them good and enjoyable to watch. The show also constantly reminds you that they are most likely just going to stay shitty. It almost reminded me of Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where the humor comes out of the fact that the protagonists are just the worst humans.

Despite all of that, you do end up caring about them. And I will say that the the end themes to both seasons are exceptionally and surprisingly lovely. They depict an almost normal village life, completely at odds with the actual tone of the show. And it is wonderful.

This week both seasons of KonoSuba are worth a combined 16 points and can be found here.

- The Arbiter

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Double Points Anime Week 8: Nisekoi: False Love (7/20-7/27)

The male-lead harem is probably one of the anime genres I dislike the most. The lead is boring, there is a ton of pointless fanservice, and none of the girls are actually good. I understand that I am not the target demographic for these shows and fine, but I feel like on a basic level, most shows in this genre just aren’t objectively good shows.

And then came Nisekoi.

Raku Ichijou, a first-year student at Bonyari High School, is the sole heir to an intimidating yakuza family. Ten years ago, Raku made a promise to his childhood friend. Now, all he has to go on is a pendant with a lock, which can only be unlocked with the key which the girl took with her when they parted. Now, years later, Raku has grown into a typical teenager, and all he wants is to remain as uninvolved in his yakuza background as possible while spending his school days alongside his middle school crush Kosaki Onodera. However, when the American Bee Hive Gang invades his family's turf, Raku's idyllic romantic dreams are sent for a toss as he is dragged into a frustrating conflict: Raku is to pretend that he is in a romantic relationship with Chitoge Kirisaki, the beautiful daughter of the Bee Hive's chief, so as to reduce the friction between the two groups. Unfortunately, reality could not be farther from this whopping lie—Raku and Chitoge fall in hate at first sight, as the girl is convinced he is a pathetic pushover, and in Raku's eyes, Chitoge is about as attractive as a savage gorilla.

Nisekoi follows the daily antics of this mismatched couple who have been forced to get along for the sake of maintaining the city's peace. With many more girls popping up his life, all involved with Raku's past somehow, his search for the girl who holds his heart and his promise leads him in more unexpected directions than he expects.

Nisekoi to me is a genuinely funny romantic comedy anime that just so happens to also be a male-lead harem. Raku is still a bit of a self-insert but the added plot elements of the locket and the fact that he has to fake a relationship bring more to the table. Fanservice is not in your face at all times. There are even a lot of nice romance scenes that are reminiscent of the shoujo shows I usually watch.

Yes Nisekoi does keep the same old shit as previous shows. Nothing really gets accomplished by the end of the show. You end up with more questions than answers regarding the locket and more potential girls. But because the ride was an enjoyable mix of male-lead harem and shoujo romance I didn’t care.

Chitoge is best girl and my yakuza princess forever and if anyone wants to buy me this kickass figure then I’d be much appreciative.