Kenka Banchou Otome - Girl Beats Boys, Hinako Nakayama has spent all of her life being raised in state-run orphanages, without ever knowing her family. As she's about to enter high school, Hinako is approached by Hikaru, a boy who claims to be her twin brother.
According to Hikaru, Hikaru and Hinako are the children of the head of the powerful Onigashima yakuza family, and Hikaru wants Hinako to switches places with him at Shishiku Academy, an all-boys school overrun with the nation's toughest delinquents. Can Hinako save her brother, find romance, and become the new boss of the school?
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Zenn_T
I asked myself if this anime really deserves 10/10 before posting it, but the fact is I thoroughly enjoyed it - being an Otome fan, this anime has hit all the right buttons: 1. Main female character has a lovable personality and not annoyingly immature or stupid 2. Amazing voice acting by star-studded seiyuus 3. Doki doki (heart pounding) moments e.g. Kabe-don 4. Beautiful art style of all main characters e.g. Ikemen types for Otome fans to swoon over 5. Humour = hilarious at some parts My only disappointment is that each episode is only 8 mins, but it's common for Developers to introduce Otome game with a short anime. Ican only hope the psvita game ever gets translated into English so that I can buy it. All in all, if you are an Otome fan, this anime is for you!
tiredneko
Story: 8 A relaxing anime with episodes that are only 8 minutes long. A story about friendship and lots of funny scenes involved as well. Every episode is just to show character development for the main characters. Fighting scenes are short but pretty good! Even though it is kind of a harem anime, there is no romance involved at all which is what I'm looking for. Kenka Banchou Otome can be quite predictable and Hinako will talk to the viewers a lot through this thing called the "4th wall". Character: 8 Each characters are different and have unique personalities. I don't really have much to say about them.My favourite character will be the actual Hikaru. Even though he does not appear a lot, he's my favourite because of his cute and carefree personality.
Art: 8
Art is pretty good for me. Bright colours and quite detailed. Background scenes are average.
Sound: 8
Really great opening and ending music. The creators are also pretty smart to include the animation in the opening song to get us to listen to it every time instead of skipping it like I always do.
Enjoyment/Overall: 8
Found myself enjoying this anime a lot and something I look forward to every week. Well, you cannot expect much out of this anime as I think this is just a promotion for the actual game. From what I heard, the game had much more than the anime itself. Also from how it ended, I'm hoping that there will be a second season to this xD
NekoMinSeo
In short: Entertaining, but don’t expect too much out of it nor attempt to try thinking too much about it. Let me get this out of the way first: from an Entertainment point of view, it would probably get an 8, really. It’s lighthearted, it’s fun and if you don’t think too much about it, it’s really a must-watch for reverse harems/otome fans. I don’t think it’d be a waste of your time anyway, since it’s so short. What are you waiting for? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But since this aspect is what counts the least for me, let me get to the juice. From an overall perspective, I seriouslydon’t know if I am just starting to grow out of these reverse harem animes, but from when UtaPri proved to be so marketable, I have the impression it just triggered the path towards “standard-ness” and just generally fear of risk. I used to be a big defender of fanservice animes directed to a straight girls audience in the past because of how little there even were: I liked Hanasakeru Seishonen, I liked Amnesia (despite the general complaints), I liked Arcana Famiglia and I even liked UtaPri for being so cutely cringy and aware of itself. But do you know what these reverse harems had in common? Potential and a great deal of passion. That’s something that I feel less and less the more the genre is starting to become more mainstream in recent days and Girl beats Boys is a very good example.
Story
Well, one thing is certain; this anime is a great advertisement for its otome game counterpart. I love otome games so there’s that, but on the other hand, saying it’s like an “advertisement” is not exactly a compliment when it comes to a show.
The main issue with it is that it’s unsure of what its point is. Is it commenting on gender stereotypes? Is it enforcing gender stereotypes? The dialogues were ambiguous enough to manage to lean towards both and none. Then, is it about the heroine discovering love by beating guys up in an all-male school to get to be the boss of the entire said-school for her twin brother? Eeeehhh….Yes, but not as much as it is about her discovering the power of bromance and yet still managing to treat it superficially when she just went through all these poster-perfect guys, defeated them and collected them to her bro-team because that’s totally what guys do after being defeated in battle, am I right? 8D
.... Am I to understand the male gender is like pokemons then? O-o Let me try that the next time I find myself in an all-male school and try, for reasons, to just defeat all dungeon bosses and get to the top of the castle to save the prince only to discover he is in a different castle---wait what? Wrong story? My bad, it gets tough to figure out at one point.
Ehm, Mirakochu, I CHOOSE YOU!
If you somehow get around the “point”, the next issue is about the short-lived conflicts. It’s really hard to care when everything just gets settled in what is like 5 seconds and I wouldn’t blame that on the lack of screening time seeing how there are shows that manage to convey more and better in less time (unless the otome game is just that bad...).
For example, what I’d take out are those instances when the characters seem to be narrating to somebody at times, but it’s never revealed who they’re actually talking to. Are they talking to me? Because if so there’s a very weird unnecessary disconnect there; the narrating could have perfectly been integrated in the show or just have more of that small, little, “show don’t tell” technique. It appears to me that the reverse harem industry thinks we’re stupid or something if they don’t just tell us everything, but I guess that’s an issue of nowadays media as a whole.
Lastly, they aren’t even consistent with the little plot there is. It’s just offending to have one scene be recognized as acknowledgement and a hinted silent nod from one of the guys, only for the next episode to deny it by dumbing up said-involved-character. How are people possibly that stupid, I ask? (I'd have given it a 5 for managing to be so fun, if it weren't for this )
And by the way of Characters…
I probably wouldn’t have been so salty at this anime if the characters at least showed some potential, but unfortunately they’re the standard-est of stereotypes. They are supposed to have some sort of character arc in each episode, but besides Mirako, shortened as “idol guy”, where they tried to do something with his cynical attitude (but ultimately failing because “by the power of bromance” ), the others don’t really go beyond “that cool guy who was an orphan” or “that short guy with a big family”. It’s particularly worrying when nobody really sticks up in your mind, if not for superficial biased reasons. I’m really questioning if they can be called “characters” at this point.
And now let’s finally talk about the heroine. Fortunately, I think we are starting to get over the bland self-insert heroine who’s main traits are being clumsy and furiously blushing everytime a person of the opposite gender pokes her. And thanks God for that, but at the same time, she doesn’t have enough character to do main heroines justice either. She knows martial arts, she’s nice and she always felt lonely, but that’s basically how you can resume her entire character. Unfortunately, with the add of the “badass” trait, you don’t automatically make a “strong female protagonist”. I’ll stop being a b*tch and at least give it props for trying though.
Animation
Well, that is also quite standard switching to hilariously bad looking during the fighting scenes, but hey. Standard is not bad, I’m sure they did what they could with that. The color palette is quite bright and colorful with a switch of darker tones during the school scenes, probably to emphasize the overall competitive aura of it.
Sound
I honestly really liked the opening song, also the fact that they didn’t lose time with it and decided to throw in some scenes of what was currently going on in the episode which worked great with the song. They did a good job there.
In conclusion, only check it out if you want to see something bright and fun. Really.
RinEvans
Honestly the plot for this is terrible, frankly the story is full of holes that just leaves you feeling supper confused after watching it, the only slight good thing about this was the animation that in my opinion was above average. each episode is only around seven minutes long each and honestly it's just as well, what amuses my is the plot summary mentions managing romance and honestly this doesn't include any of that at all, I can understand they tried to make this work but they really shouldn't have bothered honestly overall I wouldn't even say this is worth the effort of watching.
-Sonal-
*cracks knuckles* Alright, time to whoop some ass. I’ll begin by asking one Q: why do guys even bother watching shows that aren’t meant for them, just so that they can whine about how ‘bad’ they are and bring down the entire show’s average rating? I’ll tell you why – because nothing else makes them feel better than to trash something that clearly isn’t made to cater to *their* liking! Anyway, coming to my review. The anime was pretty good, considering it didn’t have a big budget OR that many hours dedicated to it. Lemme break it down for those of you still reading my review: Story: 8/10 Whyan 8? Because despite what everybody here is saying about the story being boring and predictable, I did not find it so. There were little twists and turns that constantly managed to surprise me, especially seeing how this anime was adapted from an otome game
Sound: 9/10
The OP took me completely by surprise, because it was way too heavy for a traditionally female fanbase, and I suppose that made me like it even more! It’s the same for the ED!
Animation: 8/10
Again, considering the budget restraints this anime had, I was very happy with the quality of animation they presented, especially when the fight scenes came over. I expected them to be choppy and clunky, but nope! They were pretty seamless.
Characters: 7/10
Ah, when an anime is 6 minutes long (excluding the OP and ED), you really can’t expect much character development, can you? With the introduction of every new character, their personality was made crystal clear, and if you ask me, that’s a hella difficult job. Sure, they do fit in your typical anime stereotypes (the pretty idol, the tsundere, the protective one and the loner), but then again – this anime doesn’t have the luxury of delving into deep character developments because of its severe time constraints. So, no complaints from me!
This was a reverse harem, so my hopes weren’t very high. Because we all know how the female leads are – stupid and completely clueless of people’s feelings for her. But not here. Because for starters, nobody liked her (except the idol star) – they all treated her as a friend, and she had more than one occasion to showcase how strong she was – both emotionally and physically. She did not need any boy to save her. If at all, she was the one saving people’s asses and I simply LOVED that in this anime. If this is how modern reverse harems are gonna be, bring ‘em on!
AiwiloNik
I expected something unique with a strong, bold main heroine. Did the series meet my expectations? Well, not really. Did I enjoy it? In a way. Story: 6/10 I liked the main idea for the plot yet the execution of it could be better. It felt like we were given some random chunks of the plotline without deeper investigation to them like the blood relations between Hikaru and Hinako or Hinako's "brother" from the orphanage. There were many themes with lots of potential that just went to waste. Art: 4/10 The artstyle itself was ok - not bat yet not outstanding. Still my problem with it is thatthere were just too many poorly drawn frames. And that tendency just progressed along with the show's forwardness. Maybe I'm just more demanding because I'm an artist but when I saw the characters' profiles drawn with the newby's skills I was just...AAARGGHH. Thankfully, there were no derpy faces (Sailor Moon Crystal, anyone?) yet still you can tell drawings were rushed.
Sound: 3/10
When it comes to sound the first thing I think of is music. But the thing there is I can''t remember any music from the show. Seriously, either the background music were just really poor or there was no background music at all because I can't remember any specyfic sound. So in the music spectrum I give 0/10. The voice acting was pretty decent, though. I'd rate it 6 or 7/10.
Characters: 5/10
I really wanted some more character development. The characters were pretty well constructed and everyone had a unique personality but we didn't get much time to know them better. They were like those people in your classes you don't really talk to - you know they have a personality but you can't really tell much about them since you know only the general informations about them.
Enjoyment: 7/10
It wasn a show good for a relax and pretty funny at times (studying together scene - priceless). I does not require much from the receiver to understand what is going on on the screen but fighting scenes were disapointing. They were simply too short. I did not expect from a shoujo anime to has Drangon Ball's level of battles but finishing a pro fighter with just 3 punches seems a bit too quick, don't you think?
Overall: 5/10
Mediocre. You can watch and have some fun but I wouldn't consider this position as a "must-see".
Fujoshellz
Personally, the story line of this anime is as basic as it can be. You can obviously predict what will happen and the outcome or ending of the anime. However, that is what I feel just makes it that much more enjoyable. There is no deep meaning to be uncovered nor any useful messages. The anime was just purely for entertainment and I think it was nice. A lot of people complain about the length of this anime but honestly, the use of the few minutes it has was well done. Overall, this anime was short, simple and effective in telling its story. Did Iyearn for more? Sure.
Characters were standard looking but compliments the personality of each of them.(voices were well picked too!) Background was well drawn, and the animation only focused on the major details of its drawing reducing "extra " characters to just mere shadows. This honestly could be a hit or miss to some viewers. For me, there could be maybe a bit more detailing but wasn't much of an issue.
I do hope that this anime could continue and explore the stories of each of the character. Most of it was a touch and go making it seem incomplete making me craving for more he he. But ultimately, it was a decent anime with a simple yet effective plot. Very straight to the point and entertaining. Would recommend to watch if looking to past time!
gamvxz
I tried so hard to not drop this anime and idk how people rate it this high. It was so rushed most parts didnt even make sense. It was soo cliche and cheesy but not in the heart pounding way. The only scenes i enjoyed were the ones that the real hikaru was in. They tried so hard to make it deep and emotional and i found that funny since u cant do that with characters that had 3seconds of screen time. My guilty pleasure is otome anime so from someone who has seen a lot of them this is js a waist of time.
wowweewitsj_z
there are so many things wrong about this anime but they all come back to the episode length. each episode is 8 minutes long, only 6 of which are actually spent progressing the plot. And I mean, it's spent solely progressing the plot. Instead of one major thing happening each episode literally only one thing happens. Thats it. You want to see them actually studying? That's it, they study for 6 minutes. the character designs were pretty good, and if there was more time they probably wouldve felt 3d even. but they each get one scene explaining their backstory and thats their allocated episode. Iguess the only good thing about the short episodes is that its so easy to finish the entire anime in an hour or so.
himawaripencil
This anime is absolutely amazing. The art is stunning, the characters are basically typical compared to other reverse harem anime but they do have great personalities and character, and the music is beautiful. I rated the story 8/10 simply because it was a too rushed. Can't be helped, each episode was less than 10 mins, capped at 12 episodes; how much plot could they possibly cram in there? The main protagonist who is our heroine disguises herself as a boy and enters an all boys school in the place of her long lost twin brother. She isn't annoying in the least and sometimes I forget that she'sactually girl because she fits in so well with the others.
It isn't one of those 'all the boys fall in love with the only girl' or 'am I gay because I like this guy who looks girly' kind of plots, which is one reason why I like it so much. They all end up really good friends and the plot works towards strengthening their friendship or at least getting to know each other more, rather than showing the protagonist's feminine sides.
I would really love for a season 2 or at least PLEASE do a proper full 24 mins 12 episode anime for this!
Animeliaddict
This is not a good anime by any stretch of the imagination. There's nothing worth your time here, and unless you don't care about the quality of an anime, I can't see who this anime could be for. My best advice is to stay away unless you have some sort of compulsion to watch every single otome show out there or are really desperate for a halfway to mediocre time waster. Now don't get me wrong, this anime is not hateable or anything like that in my opinion. Actually, I think the idea behind it could have been kind of fun and entertaining. The show however,executes it really poorly. Prepare for a long explanation why.
Plot:
So the show is about a reverse-trap in an all-male school where she has to beat up everyone in order to be like, the boss of the student body or something. Of course, the backstory of her twin brother and a school that has an all-out brawl for an entrance ceremony isn't steeped in realism, but it doesn't have to be. We're here for the fights and the guys am I right? So who cares, the story serves its purpose. What we need are some cool characters to carry it.
Characters & Pacing:
These guys are in short, exceedingly generic. Their personalities are unfortunately flat and at first, you might be tempted to blame it on the length of the episodes since the show likes to hint that there's more to these guys than the story is really telling you. I disagree. The show makes many errors in their pacing, and there are many short shows that do an extremely better job at fleshing out their characters. The 8-min length of the episodes is not a good enough excuse to cop out on giving us interesting and/or engaging characters. The narrating that the characters do at the beginning of episodes is unneeded in my opinion, and having them do this takes time away from showing instead of telling what could have been the show's strengths; setting details, more and better fights, fleshed-out personalities. I really think the staff made a mistake in choosing to instead spend some of their precious episode time on unnecessary narration of all things.
In addition, the show seems to drag its feet in places, like in one episode where the characters take like two minutes to stare at books, do narration, and talk about homework. That could be easily compressed into like 10-15 seconds of speaking lines about homework and leave the rest of the time for other things.
This leaves some of the male characters with far shorter character arcs than others. While some guys get 1-2 episodes of their arcs, some get like 3-4. They really don't need that much. In summary, many things could have been cut or compressed to give more time to the characters. It's disappointing that the staff didn't do that and I don't think it's fair to blame it on the show's length.
The Protagonist and The Fights:
But who really cares right? In the end, fairly good-looking guys are good enough for you and you just wanna see some girl kick their butts. Forget romance and 3-dimensional guys, we want some action! Well you and me both. I came to this show thinking that maybe I might find something that might look like an interesting, strong, maybe gender-challenging, female lead. And well, the show seems to have a surface level idea of what that means but a lack of understanding of how to show it.
Hikaru(Hinako in reality) is the strongest in the school in terms of fighting skill so I would have given the show a higher rating if the fight scenes were cool. On one hand, they weren't boring, and it was nice to see a girl get punched in a serious street fight with a guy and hold her own for a change. That being said, they aren't anything special in terms of animation or exciting moves or anything like that. The only thing going for it is the novelty that it's guys fighting a girl, thinking she's a guy.
Hikaru(Hinako)'s motivations and personality are also a mystery but a generic female lead isn't exactly news in otome anime and games. This show tries to remedy that by making her personality seem more like a male character's instead. I can only assume that this is to make her seem like a more proactive character rather than a passive one (passive like Ema from BroCon). This backfires though, as the staff just give her run-of-the-mill male-like traits like determination, friendliness, and an unwillingness to give up. Hinako now becomes indistinguishable from a generic male lead.
Hikaru(Hinako) is also puzzlingly intent on saying and proving that she's a guy the whole show period, which is weird because there seems to be no reason for it. Why should she want to be seen as a guy? Does she not care? Then why is she so vehement about it? Does she identify as a guy? Then why does the show treat her as a possible girly love interest from time to time? The show wants it to look as if she likes being treated as an equal and as a friend amongst men, yet keeps putting her in somewhat fanservicy positions with them. If the show was trying to present an otome character that the guys saw as both an equal and a romantic interest, than why didn't it have any romantic development in the slightest?
The Romance:
Some of you might be in the other camp; people who want to see a trashy romance-teasing shipfest of an otome anime and that's fine. You won't find it here. Frustratingly, the show can't seem to make up its mind on whether it wants the main lead to be a romantic interest (UtaPri, Kamigami, BroCon) or a commentary on gender roles (Kashima from Gekkan Shoujo). It also does not seem to be a smart enough show to make Hinako both (Ouran High) either.
For some reason, the show teases that some characters have figured out that Hinako is a girl. This is obviously so that they can see her as a potential love interest, yet they never fall through. Hinako always denies it for no clear discernible reason, there's a fight, and then the guy says that of course she's a guy, a girl wouldn't punch like that. This is a problematic attitude and in the hands of a better show, Hinako would challenge this idea to make the themes a whole lot more interesting. However it never gets bellow surface level and in consequence, the show's themes come across as sexist rather than gender challenging. Nothing really happens romance-wise.
In Summary:
This show's themes are all over the place and it can't seem to decide what it wants to do. The male leads are only memorable by their candy-colored hair and lack of depth. The protagonist tries to avoid being a generic female lead by becoming a generic male lead. The fights are probably the best part of the show, which isn't a complement since they aren't "wow"-inspiring, and anything the show could have done to add some more "character" to their characters was derailed by its bad pacing and choice to fill up time with narration.
In conclusion, unless you need to watch every single otome anime out there or like me, are heedless of the quality and have a craving to see a romance-free anime about a girl being treated like a guy, this show is not for you.
Zalistar7
Definitely recommended. I don't write a lot of reviews, but I wanted to drop this one just so you don't get disappointed by your regular expectations. It's really short. And really fast paced. There's not nearly enough time to develop the characters through the proper screen time and story telling they need. They just didn't have enough time. But the story is fun, funny, and light hearted. I had a great time with this as a casual watch. Animations were good for something I wasn't expecting much of. I really enjoyed the fight scenes. They werefast and powerful without being over the top or over animated (if you know what I mean). So if you're willing to forgive it for trying to fit it's story into 12 episodes with only 8-9 minutes each and are just looking to be entertained, then I'd say it's a good watch.
VampyrParable
The animation and the soundtrack are great. However, I can hardly say that there is anything else that is good about this series. The episodes are really short (8 minutes) and there are only 12 episodes. So, there is hardly time to do any sort of character development. Also, the entire thing is just unrealistic. The main character is kind of annoying and borders on being a Mary Sue. I do not want to spoil anything... but the series leads nowhere and there is no real plot twist. This series is fine if you just leave it in the background while you are doing something else. However,it is really not the kind of series you could binge watch and feel satisfied afterwards.
Sidewinder51
Rate a 9 English Dubbed Things have changed. What was current might as well have been the past. The time to trade shyness for being involved. Can't afford to have rumors floating around. Sure, the ideas of 'balls' represents ideal toughness but they don't need to know that. Sent to make a change might as well make some more changes. That concept of forced changed is amusing to say the least. From the introduction to the very end this anime has a lot to offer its viewers. Most anime/shows stick with what works. Same song/same cut shots. Not here. This anime doesn't forget the show is fastpaced and action focused. Rather instead keeps the same song but has it play over the start of the show. How cool is that? Aside from it being different it allows for to easily distinguish between episodes. On top that the blend or mixture of the song and captions needed for the intro work well the show as they come in. In other words nothing is missed out as the subtitles show on screen for the introductory song.
While the show may be short in duration means nothing. You might think given the plot this would be pure action you would be wrong. While short the show packs a double punch of drama. At a moment or two that drama will eat you up. For it is that impacting. The idea of a comedy aspect thrown in is quite nice as well.
As for the ending i can't complain. While it wasn't the cut and finished approach it did reach an end of sorts. The positive side approach to is that it left the show open for a continence if desired.
In short guy or girl you can make it to the top no matter what.
Meruedu01
Really good considering it's only 8 minutes for an episode. This might be a reverse harem, but our protagonist is not a fragile little girl who needs to be protected. In fact, she beats up the rest of the cast! From my point of view, the structure is quite original. We get the "This is the first time I made friends so it's really important" cliche lines, but I forgive that for the hilarious moments and the fight scenes. If I had wished for one thing, it would be for more details regarding the main character and their "twin". It would make sense that they'd be actuallyrelated and she was left alone because she was a girl, but I suppose they wouldn't have the time to explore that with the short episodes.
Neko_shounen
The animation is mid at best and you can really notice how condensed the story needed to be to get everything across in only 8 minutes per episode but I consistently found myself rooting for the protagonist and smiling when I saw the guys just hanging out together. Its honestly impressive how they still managed to make things emotionally resonant in that short time. Equally surprising is that the anime isn't completely full of transphobia though the protagonist is only trans coded. There is some content which could be interpreted as transphobia but it is not portrayed as correct. Overall I would recommend it.
carolcomecus
I watched it without knowing it was based on a game but already imagined that it was an adaptation due to the plot being very "otome like", with a female protagonist getting to know a couple of boys, each one having his own plot/route. This is also an anime that don't focus on romance, something that can turn people off. It also have a rather simple and repetitive story as our girl boss protag friendzone all the boys one by one, each one more stereotypical than the next. But the idea of taking place in contemporary times in an all boys' school give it abreath of fresh air in a genre were most works in anime at the moment are fantasy/medival theme. Being a Crossdressing Fem to Male also gives it a real Boy Love vibe that I particularly love.
It's an anime that plays with the idea of masculinity but doesn't delve into gender discussions, it's just a woman who dress up like a man to study at an all-boys school and become "the strongest". It's not about "she being a woman" but rather "she not being a man".
The animation, especially the fight scenes, is good (for the budget) and I really respect that they used the op to put more of the story and context, mainly because it's a short anime of 8 minutes per episode.
It's good, if you're gonna watch it don't expect your mind to be blown.
JammyZeppeli
Before I give my review let me warn you: THERE IS NO ROMANCE (but I still enjoyed it) This show is basically about brotherhood and the bonds between men (and women pretending to be men). It's pretty cute and I enjoyed one of the fights, but there was not an ounce of romance. It 100% failed as a shoujo romance but succeeded as a cute, simple show about friendship. Story: The story made absolutely no sense and the episodes are too short to fully understand what's happening. I was pretty confused but I guess I enjoyed it? Art: I watched a ton of reverse harem but the guys arerarely physically attractive, either because of the art style of the character designs. The guys in this show were pretty appealing (although some were kinda generic). It helped that they weren't absolute psychopaths.
Characters:
Since the episodes are so short they aren't able to flesh out the characters properly, which makes them feel boring and 1 dimensional. I honestly couldn't care less about anyone except for the main character. She's super cute and she makes me feel inspired to train a lot so I can beat up a bunch of big boys. That would be pretty epic but I'm joking of course, violence bad. But she was a total badass!!! I wish they spent longer on the fight scenes and did a better job of animating them, they would've had way more impact if there was some blood or serious injuries.
Enjoyment:
Pretty fricking fun. If you are a girl who wants to fist fight people but can't, you can live vicariously through the main character and pretend that you're just as strong.
MAMAK1__
I'm going to be honest about this anime. I don't remember anything about the characters at all. I only remember the plot and the humor that was in the anime. It was really short and I thought it was just an easy watch, but the more I watched it, the more I got really confused. I kept forgetting the names of the characters. I, myself, is a big otome fan, but being a big VN/Otome fan gave me high expectations and it just ruined my thoughts of the show. Despite being 8 minutes it was entertaining. Some parts were intense, funny, and emotional. I wouldbe a bigger fan if it was like 20-24 minutes like an average anime.
The biggest flaw is the time frame of 8 minutes. It makes the anime seem really scattered or it just jumps around everywhere. There were many times when I sat there and then all of sudden it jumps to a different scene. I would be really confused. I can see that the producers/directors tried to put each boy into one episode, but like there were so many boys that they end up kind of dividing 2 boys into 1 episode. We don't even get to meet like 1-2 other boys that were in the otome game. Like they're in the anime, but like they didn't have a part in the anime and I was like so what was the point of having them there when they barely talked? But I liked the idea of one boy per episode, but it didn't work out and it made the producers/directors rush the story of the anime.
I loved the character design and the plot of the anime. Love the idea of a girl going into an all-boys school and fight for the position. All the characters stand out a lot and I mean that's the point of most characters in anime (unless it's like the main guy in an isekai or hentai). Overall I like the character design, but getting to know the character was just overall bad due to once again the short episodes and how rushed the anime is.
I wouldn't mind to rewatch it because it would be easy rewatching, but it wasn't memorable enough for me to rewatch. There are so many more Reverse Harems that do so much better than Kenka Bancho Otome. I watched some gameplay on Kenka Bancho Otome and the storyline is so much more interesting because there is so much more to it than the anime. The producers/directors did not do this Otome adaption justice.
