I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class

What a disgrace how this anime turned out. This show is running circles with no real progression happening and then it's finished off with an inconclusive ending, basically back to base 1. In itself it was a promising anime that could've been much better easily, yet it keeps repeating the cycle of the main couple getting closer then further then closer than further etc. Whenever they are getting closer Akane snaps, gets embarassed/shy and pushes Saito away, this happens every other episode, each cycle being built around some bs trope. Worst of all is that each conflict could be solved in 2 minutes by the charactersnot bottling up all their emotions or just being less oblivious, this is the worst kind of progression roadblocks, absolutely cheap and unnecessary. The reason it sucks the most is that the main couple is actually so charming that you just can't help but root for them (if you ignore how Akane gets shy almost all the time), it's that typical anime where you can't wait for them to get together and just feel happy for them, but there's so little progress in this anime, that (if there will ever be a season 2) you could skip season 1 and basically no value is lost, only backstory... As a stand alone season, it was a nothing burger. If this anime gets a 2nd season then it's more acceptable, but if we're being realistic I doubt we're getting a 2nd season.

This anime should come with a warning: “Prolonged exposure may cause bleeding ears and emotional detachment.” Story : 1/10 The premise already sounds like it came from a gacha machine that ran out of ideas : A forced marriage arranged because the grandparents had an unfinished love story? Imagine your grandparents’ failed teenage romance becoming your life sentence. That’s the premise, A “forced marriage” between two people who hate each other because grandpa and grandma never got to smash. It’s not even bad enough to be funny it’s just confusingly Pointless, The writing tries so hard to be “romantic comedy,” but forgets the “romantic” and completely murders the“comedy.” Characters Development : - 0/10 (Yes Negative) Let’s talk about the so-called heroine, Akane. is a walking natural disaster with vocal cords, She doesn’t talk she detonates every sentence like she’s in a permanent boss fight against peace and quiet, Every argument feels like a car alarm stuck on loop, and every scene sounds like an emergency broadcast for your sanity. Akane, the heroine, is what happens when someone mistakes “tsundere” for “unmedicated anger issues.” She doesn’t speak she erupts. Every conversation is an Olympic-level shouting competition where the only gold medal is hearing loss, If auditory suffering had a name, it would be this Anime, Akane’s voice acting should come with a health warning, Every scream feels like someone trying to exorcise your eardrums, Some scenes are so loud I had to check if my headphones were possessed, You think she’ll mellow out by episode 12? No. She evolves into a louder species Each episode feels like a social experiment : how long can you tolerate human noise before your brain starts buffering. Meanwhile, MC exists purely to absorb the sound waves of her screaming, He’s not a character; he’s a crash test dummy for emotional abuse, Together, they form the most miserable depiction of “romantic tension” ever animated two people who clearly need therapy, not marriage, Their chemistry? It’s like watching two AI chatbots argue over Wi-Fi. Even side characters seem aware they’re trapped in a low-budget hostage situation. Half of them look like they’re waiting for studio mercy. Plot? : 0/10 There’s no Plot. No emotional weight. Just a girl screaming and a guy wondering what cosmic sin he committed to deserve this. Comedy : 0/10 The comedy doesn’t land because it never even tries to. It’s like the show assumes loud = funny. Spoiler: it’s not. It’s just loud. Art : 3/10 Mediocre at best. Characters look fine until they open their mouths. Then everything collapses, tone, pacing, and your will to live, There’s nothing visually offensive, but also nothing worth looking at twice. Enjoyment : Depends on your kink / 10 If your idea of fun is psychological noise torture and watching a relationship that makes Rent-a-Girlfriend look emotionally healthy congrats, you found your masterpiece. By episode 12, you won’t be cheering for love you’ll be bargaining with God for silence.This Anime doesn’t entertain it tests. It tests your patience, your sanity, and your faith in humanity’s creative direction, If you made it to the end, you’ve unlocked monk-level enlightenment and tinnitus as a bonus. Please, for your own well-being, do not recommend this to friends, Recommend it to your enemies, Preferably with the volume maxed out.

Rom-coms in latest years have a syndrome of pairing up characters in a relationship while trying to hide their true nature. Such examples include Rent-a-Girlfriend and 365 Days to the Wedding has this as a central plot device. Why do rom-coms like to adapt story in such a way? The answer is simple because there are just countless opportunities for drama and storytelling. Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta (I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class) is just the latest example. The premise brings together a bag of mixed drama containing misunderstandings, heated arguments, and endless amountof character personalities clashes. You know the time when you and a sibling fight over something stupid like 'who has to take out the trash today'? That's the impression this anime gives when we see our two main characters bicker. It's a timeless way of bringing drama together. It doesn't help that the promotional material never hides their constant bickering. But still, some rom-coms make complete 180s after a certain amount of time has passed. Will this show do the same? To understand our main characters, Saito Houjou is generally seen as level headed unless he interacts with Akane. The two fights over everything and brings the worst out of each other. But don't get the imprssion wrong. Neither characters are truly despicable and malicious. At worst, they are just childish and annoying, like a talking shadow. However, Akane is the worst example of a character who can't seem shut her mouth. Throughout the series, she displays a short tempered personality while staying in her competitive space. This creates an environment that clashes against Saito, the person she is arranged to marry. To make matters worse, they struggle to hide their relationship from public and often creates misunderstandings. That's right, a rom-com like this doesn't need to really try much to create them because it naturally just come when two characters are clashing 24/7. After the first episode, I question myself if there's sort of mutual attraction between them or is this show an entire sitcom of heated drama. Luckily, there are times when the two seems to drop their guards and care for each other. Akane's hostility towards Saito lessens with each episode and she also shows her more vulnerable side. Saito on the other hand grows to more accepting of their arranged marriage because it also aligns with his own goals. We are also introduced to other prominent characters including Akane's best friend Himari, who is much more tolerable. A free spirited girl and natural beauty, it doesn't take long for the audience to realize she's in love with Saito. Considered as a foil character compared to Akane, she is friendly towards to just about anyone but especially wants to be with Saito. This is revealed in background storytelling and as part of the plot, there are segments where the show pairs her and Saito together. On the other hand, Maho Sakuramori enters this anime with fierce aggression and plan to seduce Saito. Taking a practical approach, it sends Saito into a borderline frenzy mode just how aggressive she can be. Although this series is known for creating drama, Maho is the the guiltiest example. She practically exists for the sake of drama. Otherwise, Saito also has to deal with his devoted cousin Shisei who seems to just exist to show her loyalty. This season essentially has these characters around Saito with conflicting personalites that makes his life like a non-stop rollercoaster. Sometimes, drama can be used wisely. Other times, it can be insufferable. Where does this show fall under? The answer can be hard because everyone will have different impressions on how drama is protrayed. However, this anime's drama is nothing short of cartoony and childish. The amount of arguments and misunderstandings this show outclasses most anime I've seen in recent seasons. Every episode or even nearly every segment, our characters are put on the spot for drama. It's not like soap drama because this show is still maturing and the characters aren't adults yet. But imagine when they enter the adult world. They'd have to worry a whole lot more than just those silly arguments. It has a colorful look for sure, necessary to give youth to the show's character designs. The main cast is protrayed with care including Saito who is mostly well dressed. Akane has the typical look of a tsundere girl if you've seen similar anime. Himari is protrayed with a gyaru look that adheres to a more outgoing personality while Maho purposely wears loose clothing to attract Saito. It adapts straight from the light novels so nothing more or nothing less should be expected. When a title uses 'hate' as a word, it usually evokes a strong emotion or at least it should. In this anime, that's protrayed comically especially when two airheads are bumping heads against each other everyday. Watching this anime made me realize that a marriage for two characters so different maybe just aren't made for each other. Sure, they warm up more after understanding each other. But does that really create an environment for two be with one another happily after after? This show sure doesn't give that feeling.

I think I was wrong to watch this on my TV. I should have seen it through my toilet bowl. I want to start this with the positive point of the show: the character designs. They are generic but functional. At the end of the day, you'll end up liking one of the girls more just because the design matches your tastes. The problem is that everything is ruined as soon as they open their mouths because the dialogue is so poorly done that no matter who speaks, you only end up generating a certain amount of rejection. Now for the part that matters to us: everythingthat's wrong with the anime. Starting with the script, which doesn't meet the most basic points of a romance. The problem with the script is that it never decides whether it wants to be an enemies-to-lovers or a classic school romance. It tries to be an enemies-to-lovers where feelings change through living together. Only the fact of living together has no impact because the problems and benefits of living with your partner aren't explored. One of the points of Enemies to Lover is that at the beginning there's a clear rivalry or hatred between the characters, but they never explain why these two hate each other; they just hate each other for the sake of it. Plus, the hatred feels too artificial because, in the end, the girl is just another tsundere. As if this character archetype wasn't overused enough, Daikirai exploits it even more in the most clichéd way possible. When Enemies to Lovers falls apart, it also tries to be a classic school romance, but it lacks one of the most important elements: "Meet Cute." It's that moment where both protagonists begin to develop a romantic interest in each other. Only here, we never understand why the protagonists are attracted to each other; they simply take it for granted, hoping the viewer won't notice. Romance, like hatred, feels artificial. There's only attraction because there has to be one for the plot to keep moving forward. The anime is happier the more explanations it has to give and the fewer brain cells the viewer has to use watching this. The characters' personalities are only disliked; none of them are liked in the slightest. The male protagonist is this all-powerful guy, who's supposed to be attractive and everyone likes him, but there's no valid reason for them to like him. Ultimately, the guy is just arrogant and selfish, and a terrible roommate because he has the worst hygiene and contributes nothing to the housework. The female protagonist is a tsundere, but at the most unbearable end of the archetype. She's a character who only goes around in circles, denying and accepting her feelings depending on who's in front of her and depending on what feeling the plot needs at that moment. The rest of the girls only have a manipulative homewrecker, an overprotected younger sister with no respect for personal space and a homewrecker, and an incestuous cousin who has a crush on her cousin for no apparent reason other than that they're cousins. All the girls are attracted to the protagonist, but I'll say it again: there's no reason for it. The script lacks continuity; it constantly forgets past events, causing the characters to move forward and backward in their development from one chapter to the next. In one chapter, the protagonists act quite romantically, where it seems the relationship is moving in a positive direction, only to find themselves hating each other again in the next. Their personality traits are so inconsistent that they even contradict each other. For example, they tell us the protagonist has a photographic memory and forgets absolutely nothing, only to tell us a couple of chapters later that he's forgotten a girl he met in the past, aside from his first kiss. It's inconsistent that in one chapter, the protagonist has found a lost ring with only his memories, only to be told later that he's forgotten who he had his first kiss with. It's obvious that the author of this story and I have the same writing skills; the difference lies in the fact that he was lucky enough to be published. The narrative quality is zero; the characters are flat, lacking depth and without solid reasons for their actions. This is more of a punishment than an anime; this is something you'd recommend to your worst enemy. I say this because someone recommended it to me, and I realized that person hated me with all their heart.