Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata:
Story & Writing:
Right off the bat this thing follows that shitty trope where every cute girl in the vicinity inexplicably wants to suck the protagonist's dick. While this was tolerable at first, it gradually became nigh insufferable due to how immature and passive-aggressive its cast of characters handle the situation. The "conflicts" and "problems" faced by these characters are actually very insubstantial and extremely easy to solve. Why? Because the cause of these conflicts are obscene to begin with. Characters will get mad at one another for just about any reason, and screaming at each other or having a crying party is usually the best resolution that this braindead show can come up with.
Also, it irks me that the main selling point of this show - the creative process behind a game - is mostly kicked to the curb in favor of drama, angst, and rom-com antics. If you came here for the game-making then haha fuck you.
Now, I don't usually include an entire section for the "characters" in my reviews because I think the characters are a part of the story and writing, and it's better to talk about the characters along with the story. However, Saekano's characters are special and warrant an entire section. Why? Because to understand why Saekano is so bad, we'll have to examine the characters.
Characters:
Up first is the protagonist, Tomoya, an oh-so-popular otaku and a prime medium for neckbeards to self-insert. He's also a popular blogger and one of the most popular kids at school, and I just cringed out of my fucking skin writing these two sentences. He is not the best of the cast nor the worst either. To me, he's just barely tolerable as a protagonist because he drives the plot forward to some extent and has a somewhat amusing personality. However, the way he treats Katou, the way he undermines her lifestyle and personality and tries to "mold" her into something that is more to his liking, feels extremely bizarre at best and slimy at worst. I don't understand this character dynamic. What is going on? What kind of person is the "right" person? The kind that you can jerk your little ding dong to as opposed to the kind that provides enjoyable companionship and emotionally fulfills you as a human being?
Katou was the only saving grace for this anime. She's the definition of chill and does not give a single fuck. I never get bored of watching her deadpan reactions to Tomoya's antics in her monotone voice. There's something so inherently amusing and soothing about her personality. She was a genuinely fun and interesting character who could have made this an enjoyable series but unfortunately, she can't negate the damage done by all the other characters, who are just fucking obnoxious cunts whose only purpose is to stew up some dogshit melodrama and angst.
Take Eriri for example: she's a whiny and narcisstic bitch who brags and bluffs to protect her laughable self-esteem but whines and cries whenever things don't go her way. She gets mad at the protagonist for extremely unreasonable things and is always the shit-talker. Her thought process and behavior verge on complete sociopathy, and in my honest opinion this bitch needs professional help more than she needs the protagonist's dick. This misstep in character writing came back to bite Saekano in its ass when Eriri's character arc inevitably comes around, and I am left sitting in front the screen swearing and fuming at how the show still expects me to take this dumb bitch seriously. Utaha is another stupid bitch who holds a grudge against the protagonist for not preemptively reading her work...? For not doing what she wants him to do because it goes against his personal ethics? These two bimbos constantly act as if they hate the protagonist, but the moment he announces that he's going on a date with Katou they become extremely passive-aggressive and obsessive, which is extremely childish at best and absolutely retarded at worst. Man you bitches need Jesus. And by Jesus I mean Tomoya's dick and some Xanax.
There is more to talk about here, but I don't feel like sitting here and typing up two or three more paragraphs for the remaining members of Tomoya's harem. I don't wanna spare the effort for Saekano when it clearly can't spare the effort for its audience.
tldr: most of the characters are extremely unlikable and they have about as much chemistry with one another as a catholic nun has chemistry with a pimp.
Art:
Mediocre and uninspired.
Sound:
Nothing too memorable. Once again, the picture of mediocrity.
Enjoyment:
6/10 The rom-com antics were somewhat fun while they lasted - before the show decided to shove its head up its own asshole pretending that it's something it's not.
Overall:
5/10
Story & Writing:
Right off the bat this thing follows that shitty trope where every cute girl in the vicinity inexplicably wants to suck the protagonist's dick. While this was tolerable at first, it gradually became nigh insufferable due to how immature and passive-aggressive its cast of characters handle the situation. The "conflicts" and "problems" faced by these characters are actually very insubstantial and extremely easy to solve. Why? Because the cause of these conflicts are obscene to begin with. Characters will get mad at one another for just about any reason, and screaming at each other or having a crying party is usually the best resolution that this braindead show can come up with.
Also, it irks me that the main selling point of this show - the creative process behind a game - is mostly kicked to the curb in favor of drama, angst, and rom-com antics. If you came here for the game-making then haha fuck you.
Now, I don't usually include an entire section for the "characters" in my reviews because I think the characters are a part of the story and writing, and it's better to talk about the characters along with the story. However, Saekano's characters are special and warrant an entire section. Why? Because to understand why Saekano is so bad, we'll have to examine the characters.
Characters:
Up first is the protagonist, Tomoya, an oh-so-popular otaku and a prime medium for neckbeards to self-insert. He's also a popular blogger and one of the most popular kids at school, and I just cringed out of my fucking skin writing these two sentences. He is not the best of the cast nor the worst either. To me, he's just barely tolerable as a protagonist because he drives the plot forward to some extent and has a somewhat amusing personality. However, the way he treats Katou, the way he undermines her lifestyle and personality and tries to "mold" her into something that is more to his liking, feels extremely bizarre at best and slimy at worst. I don't understand this character dynamic. What is going on? What kind of person is the "right" person? The kind that you can jerk your little ding dong to as opposed to the kind that provides enjoyable companionship and emotionally fulfills you as a human being?
Katou was the only saving grace for this anime. She's the definition of chill and does not give a single fuck. I never get bored of watching her deadpan reactions to Tomoya's antics in her monotone voice. There's something so inherently amusing and soothing about her personality. She was a genuinely fun and interesting character who could have made this an enjoyable series but unfortunately, she can't negate the damage done by all the other characters, who are just fucking obnoxious cunts whose only purpose is to stew up some dogshit melodrama and angst.
Take Eriri for example: she's a whiny and narcisstic bitch who brags and bluffs to protect her laughable self-esteem but whines and cries whenever things don't go her way. She gets mad at the protagonist for extremely unreasonable things and is always the shit-talker. Her thought process and behavior verge on complete sociopathy, and in my honest opinion this bitch needs professional help more than she needs the protagonist's dick. This misstep in character writing came back to bite Saekano in its ass when Eriri's character arc inevitably comes around, and I am left sitting in front the screen swearing and fuming at how the show still expects me to take this dumb bitch seriously. Utaha is another stupid bitch who holds a grudge against the protagonist for not preemptively reading her work...? For not doing what she wants him to do because it goes against his personal ethics? These two bimbos constantly act as if they hate the protagonist, but the moment he announces that he's going on a date with Katou they become extremely passive-aggressive and obsessive, which is extremely childish at best and absolutely retarded at worst. Man you bitches need Jesus. And by Jesus I mean Tomoya's dick and some Xanax.
There is more to talk about here, but I don't feel like sitting here and typing up two or three more paragraphs for the remaining members of Tomoya's harem. I don't wanna spare the effort for Saekano when it clearly can't spare the effort for its audience.
tldr: most of the characters are extremely unlikable and they have about as much chemistry with one another as a catholic nun has chemistry with a pimp.
Art:
Mediocre and uninspired.
Sound:
Nothing too memorable. Once again, the picture of mediocrity.
Enjoyment:
6/10 The rom-com antics were somewhat fun while they lasted - before the show decided to shove its head up its own asshole pretending that it's something it's not.
Overall:
5/10
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