Otonari no tenši-sama ni icu no manika dame ningen ni sarete ita ken - Season 1

If you've ever wondered what a romantic series for boys looks like, this is it. Mahiru, the main character, is cute, patient, she spoils you more than Senko-san, cooks for you, cleans, and might even do the laundry. Even when she's angry she's just so freaking cute it will drive you crazy. To Jeoffrey, it just seems too good to be true. If he were the main character, it would take fewer than two episodes for the whole thing to fall apart... Luckily, there's Amane, who has such lousy self-esteem that he literally has to be picked up by a girl. Everything is unnaturally stretched out over twelve episodes, and just watching things develop ever so slowly will give you blue balls halfway through. And yet, the couple act as if they’ve been married for five years by about the second episode, and it stays that way until the end. There’s no drama, they just have things to say to each other, which is why half the series takes place on a couch. At one point, I was even naive enough to think that the arrival of Mahiru's mother on the scene might stir things up, like a tornado wreaking havoc in a peaceful paradise, but no way, it all fizzled out – no drama at all! It’s only about being pampered and waiting for feelings to be expressed. If this is what the Japanese are like, no wonder they have such a low birth rate. Other times you almost want to shout at the couple "Come on, get a room already!" Then again, the main character is so incredibly cute that I couldn't stop watching. "You know, I was once a young boy too...". Boys will love the show, but I’m not sure what girls will think of it. And Jeoffrey? I feel too old for this one, I found it shallow and pointless, but there was Mahiru, so I let myself be spoiled, too... 5/10 (2023.10.08)