Mei Ayazuki is just your ordinary, everyday high-school girl. That is until one night, when the moon is full and red, she’s transported through time to the Meiji Period by Charlie, a self-proclaimed magician.
She ends up in a strange, Meiji-era ‘Tokyo’ where the existence of ghosts is accepted. Led by Charlie, she finally arrives at the Rokumeikan. There, waiting for her to arrive, are the historical figures Ougai Mori, Shunsou Hishida, Otojirou Kawakami, Kyouka Izumi, Gorou Fujita, Yakumo Koizumi, and Tousuke Iwasaki.
Whilst interacting with these men, she discovers she is a Tamayori - someone who can see ghosts - a skill that is highly valued in the Meiji Period. Due to these powers, her relationship with the men begins to change… As she gets to know these handsome men in a new era she just can’t get used to, a love begins to grow within her.
Will Mei be able to return to her time? What will become of her love - a love that crosses the boundaries of time and space?
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SakuraSunWolf
I LOVED watching this anime as it was ongoing, until I reached the end. The characters are good and the plot isn't bad at all, but literally at the last episode destroyed how I felt about this anime. **Spoiler** Everything was going well in the anime, because the anime is about Mei deciding to stay in a place that she actual enjoys and where people actually like her, or where she is mistreated and she hated. Up until the last episode, episode 12, she decided to leave the Meiji era where she was accepted and had fallen in love! This made me angry that she decided this.There is a small cliffhanger, but as she goes back to her original time, all that is left is whether the Meiji era people she met (including her lover), will reincarnate or if she is somehow going to be thrown back into the Meiji era again. The only thing is that the magician who did this to her disappears at the end as he says goodbye...
So this is why I give this anime an overall score of a 6, but I would of given it a higher score if it weren't for how it ended, because it really hurt me to see how it ended. Also, since this is based off of a game/novel, whose to say that there will even be a 2nd season? So I am really bummed out.. it was REALLY good until the last episode...
MKohl4012
If your here for a love story your not going to get what you came for. This anime was very good when it started. Hell I was in tears for a majority of the anime. Then something happened. What happened you ask? Well we started to get those little feels in our stomach called butterflies. Thats right ladies and gentlemen. The feels that we start to bond with the characters came in to the station full force. Everything was going great till we started to play god! Have you ever felt that your life was worth more then a parfait? Well this anime takes yourvalue as a person and puts it on an ice cream scale. I have NEVER been more upset with an anime ending before in my life!
If your here for your standard reverse harems STAY AWAY! I REPEAT STAY AWAY! THIS IS NOT AN ANIME FOR YOU! If you are tasteless and feel your like worth more then a parfait then this is the anime NOT for you! ;)
raichudoggy
Story: The Story is Basic and has Holes. Art / Animation: The Art is Pleasing to look at but not distinct. Sound: The Sound is Great. Characters: All Characters are flat Characters. Including our protagonist. After Mei gets sent back to the past, we get to spend time with the characters getting to know each other before The next Full Moon Comes that can send Mei back Home. Every episode or two, one of the men has a problem that has to be resolved with Mei's Help. Unfortunately, the characters, which are essential to make a good Romance or Comedy, are all Flat characters that are completely personified by theirPersonality / Stereotype / Jobs / Single Problem. Once their problem is resolved (This includes the protagonist, by the way), there is no more development. The Protagonist's problem and The Black Cat Problem are the only ones that take more than one episode to resolve, and Mei keeps forgetting about the Cat.
It's OK to have Flat Characters in a narrative. It's not OK for every character to be one. Since all of them are predictable, a lot of tension (Romantic and Comedic) disappears and most attempts at romance fail to appeal. Combined with Basic, non-exaggerated animation, No Moments, Scenes, or problems are memorable. I Won't spoil the most memorable part, but you'll know what it is when you get to it, and that's literally the show's best pitch.
This show will be forgotten except that it aired. If you're watching past it's airing season, you must either be looking specifically at Reverse Harems or be really, really into watching new anime.
I should add this, but this show wasn't being looked forward to by most of the community, it even made bottom 5 lists for this season before it aired, but this show isn't bottom 5 material, it's too forgettable, so it's stuck in the dreaded territory of being rated between 3-5/10, not bad enough to be remembered as bad, not good enough to ever be rewatched.
mochitokidoki
I honestly made an account just to write a review on this anime. I think this anime is really underrated. It's beautiful, bittersweet, and really deserves a lot more attention. This 12 episode anime made me laugh and cry. That takes a lot to do for me because I usually just smile/grin, but parts of this anime actually made me laugh out loud. I'm a little sad about the ending, but I'm happy with her decision. Throughout this anime, I see a constant theme of "finish what you started." For that, I understand her decision. Hoping there will be a second season. I would reallylike to see that she finished what she had to do in her modern life and go back to that era.
KANLen09
At first, this seems just like any generic visual novel adaptation...until I saw who was the director of this show: the legendary Akitarou Daichi, famous for most 90s and early 2000s anime (such as Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku, Bokura ga Ita, to name a few). Needless to say, his recent works have been hits and misses, and Meiji Tokyo Renka is no different as a miss. After a brief stint in going through a life that is in interaction with spirits every now and then, living in isolation, Ayazuki Mei, a simple and not-so-complicated girl, gets tranced by a passing magician, and subsequently, gets sentback in time to Meiji-era Tokyo at the bask of the Full Moon. Until the next timing of the Full Moon, she is requested to make use of her time in that era before she is allowed to go back to her time.
From there, the one-note characters come into play: the seven men (historical figures as they need be) sees Mei as a possibility to solve their separate issues...or so she thinks. Much more than just a simple harem-fest, they all come with the same clichés: Meet the protagonist somewhere along the way, request their problems or issues, then once the problem is solved, more or less interactions ensue, or pretty much the recurring cast continue their jobs, just out of existence.
Don't get me started on the characters, much less (the supposedly) the purposes of each of them. I'm still quite surprised that the endless amount of problems that the men have for Mei to solve are actually quite simple, or that the issues tackled feels a lot tacked on. Since Mei is a Tamayori, someone who has the ability to see ghosts, it should be a surprise to no one that while it is moderately emphasized, it has never been the focus, much less only used for plot pointers in a show where there's no linear direction or plot progression. Instead, it become a rom-com in its entirety, and while I won't fault Akitarou-sensei for his amount of creativity input, instead it became its own Achilles' Heel in terms of taking this VN adaptation in its own direction.
TMS Entertainment, you have let us down again. Or instead, the visuals are just very generic, reminiscent of their past recent works. I'll be damned to say that the art and animation looks good and cartoon-y for the most part, but that is in regards to how much creative and artistic Akitarou-sensei is, and it shows for the most part (Remember the original Fruits Basket debacle?).
Regardless of how much time and effort has been put into this production, it still fails as a whole, and this is no noteworthy show. Instead, think of it as an added VN adaptation of a popular series in Japan to appease its demographics, that failed outright here in the West, and added into the list of subpar VN adaptations overall.
nozomemee
So ..I'm a huge fan of the reverse harem and otome game adaptions genre so when I saw this, I was very excited to watch it. While I was two thirds down I accidentally looked into the reviews and was shocked to see how many people seemed to dislike the ending so I prepared myself for being disappointed. But all I can say after completing it is that I think this anime was enjoyable through and through. ESPECIALLY the ending made it stand out and fresh and I'm actually happy it's not the usual "happy ending". I don't rate my animes by looking at thequality of plot, characters, animation or music. My rating depends solely on the enjoyment I got from watching it and therefore I give this anime an 8.
CasualLegume
If you go in expecting this to be a fantastic reverse harem, you'll be disappointed. HOWEVER if you want to watch a short series that's lighthearted and has some good looking anime men, I'd say go for it! The ending was pretty typical compared to other reverse harem anime where the protagonist goes to another era or world, but slightly less fulfilling. I've seen rumors of a second season, so I look forward to what that might bring. As far as character personalities, I agree that they felt flat. But that's not always a bad thing if you don't care about getting invested in a show (eventhough I watched it all in one go, oops) The guys are pretty, and the protag's physical design is more basic than most, which I actually enjoy compared to most protags that have strange eye or hair colors.
There were some...silly English voice acting and song bits, but that gave the episodes charm and made me laugh a few times.
In the end, I enjoyed it because it was fun. Though its not one I plan on re-watching in the future.
ScarityNight
I'm very disappointed with this anime. The whole "A Girl can see ghosts and is sent back in time to meet historical figures." is a very interesting premise. Unfortunately, they barely did anything interesting with this set up even toward the end. After the first 2 episodes, the entire premise was poorly explained and then was toss aside in favor of normal daily slice-of-life-with-the-occasional-funny-moments anime. Even when they tried something with the whole Tamayori, the thing just ended the minute it got slightly interesting. Seriously why even bother showing a girl who can see ghosts, how it negatively affected her life, and how there are ghostswithin this world where they need an entire division to deal with it only to have like 4 disappointing episodes about it. It's kinda a theme with most episodes, something mildly interesting happened only for the payoff to be a disappointment and could have you go "Why?".
This anime was also over-bloated with characters while under-developed most of the actual main casts and their relationship with the MC. Worse still, the anime kept introducing new side-characters with very little or no significance to the story or were only there for 1 gag/flirt with MC then never appeared again even within that episode. Though one of the few good things I do acknowledge is that the MC wasn't a damsel in distress (aside from that one episode) like most reverse harem anime and that she actually went out of her way to accomplish something.
Overall, the best way I can summarize this whole anime is "A girl got sent back in time and lived out her daily normal life in that era, oh and she can see ghost but that's not important since only few episodes gonna touch on that subject."
Truly disappointing.
julixjinx
Not much action but i thought hey, its good. Then the ending was horrible, and this is why: a lot of anime has sad endings but they have a much more meaning and purpose. This is just stupid. So she goes back despite that she found her "love" and new friends that support her, and for what? so that she can go back to make friends in her world..oh wow! very inspirational. I really hope they make another season or at least one OVA. I wasted 12 weeks for nothing,just so that i have a meh feeling at the end. We all have different opinions buti wished i knew what i was getting into.
What i liked: the graphics are beautifull, the rest of the characters are interesting.
bloodyfaith
I finished this anime about 20 minutes ago and im still crying... I cant tell if im crying more out of frustration or sadness.. Let me explain. This anime goes where the first 9 episodes saying "oh no, ill have to return to my real world soon" then figures out that she doesnt actually need to leave on episodes 9-10. Then she is like, hell yeah get to live my life happy here because my old wrong was bad. HER LIFE SUCKED. Then the last episode decides that they are going to tear your heart out and ruin both yours and her happy ever after.Dont watch if you want a lovey dovey happy ending because you will be hurt....
Slimmin
This anime is absolutely beautiful! After originally completing the series in April, I’ve enjoyed it so much that I haven’t been able to stop rewatching it. It’s a cute, short anime that I believe many people can enjoy as it includes romance, time travel and ghost-hunting (don’t forget the delicious food, too!). The story was well presented, considering that this anime was based off a game. Some scenes, interactions and quirks the characters have may only make sense if you are familiar with the series beforehand, and they can be confusing at times. The characters have fun interactions with each other and all have likeabletraits which you can fail in love with. The Japanese dub and the English dub are both enjoyable and leave you with a smile after each episode. The art style does change a bit in each episode, but every scene looks well-made and the backgrounds are filled with lots of detail.
This is one of the few anime’s that have made me cry at the ending. This is an enjoyable anime and I hope there will be a second season one day! It is quite popular in Japan, having 2 past movies, two musicals and a live-action drama series and movie.
letkim
Putting it very short, is like you’re watching an anime with bunch of fillers. Basically the whole story, of matter, happens at first and the last episode. All the guys are basically the same idea, just look a bit different and has a bit different side story but all “weirdly” think the protagonist is outstanding. The non pretty, clumsy, incompetent yet good hearted gal. The problem with the main guy, Ougai, is that he expresses his affection sooo much to Mei that it turns out to be cringy. Also, he is over understanding to all guys she helps, not in a way it looks as a unconditionallove, but this plot is not making sense love.
The end is so bad. Omg. No.
Even if you like reverse harem, this is a bad idea.
AnshulGoyal
I don't understand why this show had rating of 6.95? A really heart touching story of a girl going back in time and realizing who she really is and how she really feels. All the hot shots of the past era liking the girl from future was like watching a truly beautiful scene. The only complaint I had was I hoped she was well educated so she could have used her education for the development. All the other expects were truly amazing though. My point rating clearly shows how awesome the show is and how much I liked it. In the end the girl made the right choice and that thingreally made me happy. Somethings are better off let unfinished.
starryscar_
SPOILERS - - - - - - - - The anime was pretty okay until the last episode it just made my brain hurt and confused. The characters were okay and I liked the sound and the fl but then the ending just destroyed everything. It just does not make sense why she would go back when she's not sure that she can come back to the past. In the future she gets called freak and weird and have no friends but in the other world she gets accepted and found friends and a lover so this doesn't make sense to me.Well anyways if you have enough time and just want to watch an anime try this out but beware the ending it won't make you happy
whylime
TL;DR: Meiji Tokyo Renka is an interesting historical fantasy to waste some time on. L;DR I have a bit of a thing for reverse harem anime based off of otome games, so of course Meiji Tokyo Renka was one of the next on my list to watch. Just from looking at the description I thought it would be the perfect show for me; historical Japan fantasy, time travel isekai, and of course, romance. And when I booted up the first episode to be met with the opening (which I really enjoyed, it has a wonderful sound and groove to it) I thought I was going to bewitnessing one of my new favorite guilty pleasures.
But now, after finishing the show, I guess I can say... eh?
Look, if you like reverse-harem, slightly trashy, historical romance- ignore the rest of my review. Go and watch it- and just enjoy yourself. It's nothing grand, spectacular, or really anything past what it looks like at surface level.
It took me nearly two months to finish this show, which is a little unusual considering that it's only twelve episodes long. That's simply because I lost interest rather quickly. There's nothing wrong with the show per se, there was just none of that "it" factor that compelled me to binge the series. So I ended up taking my time.
The story is simple. A teenage girl from our time gets transported to Meiji-era Tokyo, where she proceeds to fall in love and collect an alarming amount of dashing young men around her. And yet, I do think that Meiji Tokyo Renka does a decent job at setting itself apart from the typical reverse harem otome formula. For one, Mei actually feels like her own character, which I found to be unique. Mei has ~character development~, something you barely see in these kinds of shows- the Mei of the first episode is quite different to the Mei of the last episode.
But on the topic of characters, I don't feel that the show does a good job at utilizing the colorful cast of characters that it has. Many men are introduced around Mei, and then they just... fade out? Perhaps it is my goldfish memory and not the fault of the show, but if you asked me to provide any sort of descriptor for a character that isn't Ougai, Shunso, or Kyoka, I'd be hard-pressed to tell you any.
Also, the show is pegged as a romance when there weren't many typical "romantic" moments. Or at least, not many of the typical encounters you see in the average shojo series. It's still romance, yes, but the story seems to focus more on different plot events about ghosts and spirits (oh, I forgot to mention- it's a plot point that Mei can see ghosts). Just a few things to keep in mind, I suppose.
I really wasn't going to rate the show that highly, until the last two episodes. If a show can elicit any sort of emotion out of me, then I'll be fair and give it a suitable ranking- and the final episode genuinely surprised me. I wasn't exactly sobbing or anything, sure, but a few tears and a prolonged feeling of melancholy- I'll give it to you, Meiji Tokyo Renka, the directing in those episodes was pretty damn good.
Because of those final episodes, I've become a little interested in watching the other adaptation of the otome game, the two movies- they're apparently supposed to cover Kyoka's route, and since I preferred him over Ougai anyway I think I'll enjoy it.
So no, Meiji Tokyo Renka isn't life-changing or a masterpiece must-watch-- but it's really not bad, and if you like seeing shows that turn historical Japanese men into ikemen... sure, go for it. I'm not going to stop you.
ToLiveToLove
Ok so you've been warned from the unfortunate ones who watched this show that this is NOT an anime you will leave satisfied with. I was happy enough with the show but after wasting 5 hours on this series, I finally reached the end, wondering what was life. What had I just spent all that time watching? It felt like nothing made sense, all the episodes building up told us one thing but it seemed the creators didn't care about making sense at the end. They just wanted to add a cliche twist at the last minutes and play with your emotions no matter ifit fit or not. I sat dumbfounded disappointed and annoyed more than ever, confused as all hell as to what just happened. The heroine character suddenly became selfish and fickle and her hopes and dreams and past actions and promises had disappeared. If the ending wasn't so out of left field and senseless, I would probably give this show a decent enough rating. But it just can't be overlooked. I felt like crap for spending so much time watching the show just for it to go so downhill so quick within the last minutes and completely obliterate the whole story that took place before it. I've gotta give it to them for somehow ruining a decent story within just mere minutes of the end. It all made sense for the most part until those last ten minutes so if I were you, I would skip this or just pause before that and leave while it still makes sense before the ending completely destroys your opinion on it all and leaves a bad taste in your mouth. The creators should have listened to the feedback from others and changed their ending before releasing the series. I don't think the show would get nearly as much criticism if they had. Other than that the art reminded me a lot of Kamisama Kiss, another TMS production, and a much more fulfilling story than this one was. The sound was good, I watched the dub and enjoyed it, I thought the electricity song was cute and the jazzy music to be quite nice. The characters are pretty basic and the lead like I said completely contradicts who she's supposed to be at the end. Anyway, if you want to get extremely disappointed confused and frustrated this is the show for you, otherwise beware.
moonmanii3082
Spoilers included! This anime was very good with amazing characters and a great character development throughout the season. However, the reason why my overall score was low even though I genuinely liked this anime was her choice in the end to go back to her own time after regaining her memories. She had love and finally found acceptance in who she was as a person after shutting herself out to ghost and humans alike. If the ending was different my score would've been a solid 8. I love a good reverse harem anime where the main character choses someone to love but I wish she would'vestayed with him. He loved her when at first no one would in her time.
Firechick12012
Years ago, when I was first dipping my toes into the anime fandom back in, say, 2005, I watched an old anime called Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, which centered around a girl and her friends being sent back in time to Japan's Heian Era. I thought it was the bee's knees, and before Shounen Onmyouji came out, I considered it my favorite anime of all time. I later learned it was based on a video game, and a specific type of video game called an otome game. Otome games are typically visual novels aimed at women, where the main character, usually a girl, ismeant to develop a romantic relationship with one of many male characters. These kinds of games don't usually come to the US, especially their anime adaptations, partly because they tend to be poor quality, and because many of the games and their anime adaptations depict the main girl character as little more than a self-insert, or submissive, doll-like, spineless, weak, and overly dependent (Amnesia and Diabolik Lovers, anyone?), among other reasons mentioned in this article here: animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-11-28/japanese-translator-explains-why-otome-games-fail-in-u.s/.124565.
Because Americans like myself tend to favor female characters who have more dynamic personalities and are more independent and outspoken, otome games don't really have much staying power in the US. Thankfully, not every otoge nor anime adaptation has this problem, as the subject of today's review, Meiji Tokyo Renka, is one of the exceptions in regards to the quality of its anime adaptation, though even it has its own sets of problems.
Based on the 2011 mobile game by the company Mages, which later became a PSP and PS Vita game, the anime centers on Mei Ayazuki, a young girl who's been able to see spirits since she was a kid. This has left her ostracized because normal girls can't see ghosts or spirits. One night, when there's a crimson full moon, she meets a magician, Charlie, who invites her to participate in a magic trick...only to find herself sent back in time to Japan's Meiji Era. She is taken in by the dashing writer and army surgeon Ougai Mori and meets a variety of other historical figures, from Ougai's art protege Shunso Hishida, to Shinsengumi general turned military police sargeant Goro Fujita, to young germaphobic dog-hating playwright Kyoka Izumi. She turns out to be a tamayori, or someone who can see spirits, and they ask her to help them with a variety of spirit related problems, from chasing black cats to helping distressed spirits pass on. While Mei does want to go back to her time, she does find herself drawn to her new acquaintances and finds herself more comfortable in this time period. Will she choose to say, or leave the past behind and return home?
First thing's first: Not gonna lie, the animation is kinda cheap. I guess you could say I'm biased because I've seen shows that had better animation than Meiji, but it's easy to tell that the show spent most of its budget on the guys and making them look pretty than actual motion and detail. I mean, the animation isn't really bad, but there are a lot of animation shortcuts taken in certain places, and other times, the camera focuses too much on facial close-ups and still shots, like the animators couldn't actually animate characters moving when they really need to. Some faces go off model and get too long or rounded, and there are times when the characters' clothes swaying in the wind look stiff and just flap up and down at times. Episode 11 is a pretty big offender in this department. But for all I know, maybe the animation errors got fixed for the Blu-Ray version. For what it's worth, the music is much better. It's still kinda saccharine, with classical pieces meant to convey the romance and thrill of being in a new time period surrounded by a plethora of pretty boys, but it does its job decently enough. I do love the opening and ending songs being jazz-inspired and making great use of trumpets and horns. You don't really hear those used in a lot of anime unless it's Sound Euphonium, and unlike another reverse harem anime I saw recently, Bonjour: Sweet Love Patisserie, the singers can actually sing and actually don't sound like they're phoning it in every time they open their mouth. Also, in episode 6, there's an adorable little rap that goes on about the benefits of electricity, and even though it's kinda cheesy and ridiculous, I watch that segment every day because it always puts a smile on my face due to how cute it is, both in Japanese and English.
The characters are rather mixed, but I'll start by talking about the best part of the show: Mei. It's an all too common problem for female protags, especially in otome games, to have all the personality of a wet paper towel, whose sole purpose is to swoon over guys, be ordered/pushed around by everyone, and be someone the players/audience can insert themselves into. I can assure you right now that Mei is not one of those protagonists, even though the first episode does have her start out that way at first. After a couple episodes, she's actually allowed to have a God damn personality! She's cheerful, proactive, and helpful, but not to the ridiculous saccharine degree that most kids shows try to shove down your throat non-stop (Megumi from Happiness Charge Precure is a big offender in this). She's kind and caring, but her impulsiveness does get her into trouble sometimes, and she never gives up even when things get tough. She does occasionally swoon over the guys, but she's a teenage girl, and considering how most otoge protags are portrayed, I'm willing to let it slide here since she's actually allowed to have a character and personality! Also, I highly recommend you watch the English dub for the show, because Madeleine Morris as Mei is absolutely adorable and gives her even more charm! While she isn't the most three-dimensional character ever, the fact that she's even allowed to have a personality and character development at all, as small as it is, makes her leagues better than other otome game protags who have no character or personality at all.
Unfortunately, I don't find myself singing the same praises for the pretty boy gallery. They all pretty much fulfill typical bishounen archetypes: The confident one, the snarker, the peppy nice guy, the no-nonsense badass who'll beat you up if you look at him wrong, so on and so forth. All of them suddenly start fawning over Mei over the littlest things. Helping you around the house? Insta-love! Giving you some words of encouragement? Insta-love! Yeah, I think you can see how stupid this is. While they all do get some time in the limelight (Except for one light blue haired guy who, despite being in the opening, appears twice and doesn't do anything at all! Why even shove him in there if you're not even gonna do anything with him?!), any development they get is either cliche or really rushed. For the latter case, Goro, the teal haired police officer with the sword, is especially hit hard with this, because he's firmly established as a no-nonsense, badass warrior who hates ghosts and wants to kill them all and is always annoyed with other peoples' antics. His episode keeps this characterization, but near the end, out of freaking nowhere, he suddenly goes out of character and decides he likes Mei, with no build-up and with absolutely nothing establishing how he even decided to change his view of her in the first place, so his sudden change in personality comes way out of the left field. I suppose one reason for this is because the anime only has 12 episodes, so it needed to work under those constraints, but I've seen lots of anime have more organic characterization that knew how to properly build up to it in that same amount of episodes and less! Having a character just randomly go from one personality to another without any good reason just seems lazy. Trust me, having seen The Last Unicorn, which was a pretty big offender in that aspect, that's saying a lot. Also, there are some subplots regarding some characters that could have benefited from being better utilized for character development, but instead just get shoved to the side once Mei gives them an inspirational speech and it's never touched on again, which is what happens with Shunso in episode 11. So yeah, when it comes to anyone who's not Mei, characterization is not one of the show's strong suits.
So I wouldn't consider this one of the best anime ever made. It's characterization issues, lackadaisical handling of certain subplots, refusal to address certain things that could pose great opportunities for character development, and adherence to typical reverse harem tropes prevent it from breaking any new ground or reaching lofty heights. But as far as anime adaptations for otome games go, I think Meiji Tokyo Renka is the best you're gonna get, especially if you want to follow a lead girl character who actually has a personality and isn't a submissive little doormat the audience can insert themselves into. It's cliche, but mostly harmless, and makes for pretty good popcorn entertainment. Hey, sometimes even female otaku want to have their cake and eat it too, and I'll gladly watch this over the millions of dumb ecchi and slavery-endorsing isekai shows any day of the week.
Oh, and in case anyone's wondering: Kyoka is my best boy. Fight me. Speaking of which, hey FUNimation! Can you please license the two Meiji Tokyo Renka movies that came out before this did? They deserve a Blu-Ray release! They're not even subbed, for God's sake! Let Kyoka fans have their Kyoka movies!
Maverynthia
Tokyo Renka This is one of those otome game anime where the "one true path" male is almost garbage and every single other guy is 10x better for her. To get the "true" ending however you have to play his path, and this anime is a good summary of how it goes. You just want to keep yelling things at Ougai and tell her to just dump that possessive bastard. The one good thing about this anime is that the story is mostly slice of (supernatural) life and not one where the hero has to do any form of fighting or anything considered masculine, where she suddenlybecomes weak in the face of whatever her job entails despite years of training and needs a man to save her or talk for her. This saves the need to murder the screen so much.
Also men, who only think of women as objects as demonstrated by the anime here, have no business writing romance.
Of course all these otome stories have the hero blaming herself for everything an adult male decides to do. She tries to do something for herself and he gets involved and then it's all her fault HE'S the one that put himself in trouble.
The ending is a bit BS too.
