It is widely believed that science can provide rational explanations for the countless phenomena of our universe. However, there are many aspects of our existence that science has not yet found a solution to and cannot decipher with numbers. The most notorious of these is the concept of love. While it may seem impossible to apply scientific theory to such an intricate and complex emotion, a daring pair of quick-witted Saitama University scientists aim to take on the challenge.
One day the bold and beautiful Ayame Himuro outwardly declares that she is in love with Shinya Yukimura, her fellow logical and level-headed scientist. Acknowledging his own lack of experience with romance, Yukimura questions what factors constitute love in the first place and whether he is in love with Himuro or not. Both clueless in the dealings of love, the pair begin to conduct detailed experiments on one another to test the human characteristics that indicate love and discern whether they demonstrate these traits toward each other.
As Himuro and Yukimura begin their intimate analysis, can the two scientists successfully apply scientific theory, with the help of their friends, to quantify the feelings they express for one another?
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YeeYeeAss
NERDS! So, yeah. This is just plain funny comedy show. It features a lot of science and other stupid stuff. The Story: Himuro Ayame and Yukimura Shinya have feelings toward each other but as they are huge science nerds, they don't believe is the feelings of love since feelings are not real but science is, so they start to analyze the signs of love and other stupid stuff like that. We follow them while they conduct research on love and how to recognize the signs of love. There are a lot of actual science which is nice. Towards the end they need to present their findings onlove in front of "hardcore" scientists.
Characters: We have our main couple, Himuro and Yukimura. They are highly hilarious together. The research they do goes from how and where to go to a date, does the oxytocin level rise if they like each other etc. Himuro sometimes feels like a tsundere but she is very open about their relationship. Yukimura is very serious and does everything for science. Of course we are talking about a person who has never touched a woman so some of the test are hard. Of course the man has said some very good one liners. Let's move to the supporting cast: We haver our legal loli Ibarada Ena who probably plays more games than she should, Kanade Kotonoha is also a scientist who for some reason knows martial arts, my favourite madlad Inukai Kosuke, the man just spends all his time playing dating sims. He also had to make a presentation so he did it on dating sims, and he gained praise for it. Such a madman. and of course Professor Ikeda. He is also smart as heck and he is a fusion between Senku and Machio. He is very smart but when he is angry, he is very fucking scary and buff like a JoJo character.
The ost is fairly good sounding and the opening is very great. The song is very cool and so is the visuals.
If you like science, romcoms and other bullshit like that, then this show is for you. The comedy in my opinion is very funny but comedy is relative so not all people will like this but I recommend you trying this out.
dotta
All Rom and no Com. RikeKoi couldn’t fully cement itself as a really good show for two reasons, its inadequate comedic directing and unfortunately containing the anime classic, the cringey, contrived drama towards the end to create a more...memorable finish? (Seriously though, why does every show feel the need to do this?) Just like the number of negatives though, there are two things that do make RikeKoi a pretty acceptable experience to watch. The first is the charming cast of characters (besides the Manga-ka girl, obviously) and the other is the actual romantic progression that is decently fleshed out. RikeKoi is a show about scientists, andthat is where the comparison to scientists ends. The way our scientist friends are presented is about exactly how you would expect someone who maybe took a few science courses in college and decided to give writing a manga about “science types” a shot. That doesn’t mean to say they are overly obnoxious stereotypes, and a lot of the science tie-ins and references relating to love isn’t shoved down your throat, they are actually quite playful most of the time. The author does in fact have some fascination with science, but it definitely isn't obsessive Otaku-like. If you were expecting a more accurate depiction of science type people falling in love, you probably would have been stopped at the door judging by how hot all the characters look. The show's humor mostly relies on the wacky hijinks our main couple get into, they want to prove love can be analytically determined, and that's the joke, because obviously it can’t. This may sound like it gets stale, but to me the worst part isn’t the style or the continuous set-up of the jokes, it has to be the comedic directing and timing. Of course, some blame also goes to the original creator of the manga. Lets face it, RikeKoi just isn’t very funny, like at all. You will chuckle every now and again, but it’s not even close to being hilarious. You would think that would be a death sentence to a Rom-Com manga adaptation, but in its case surprisingly not. The cast of characters are fine without being funny. They manage to have a good chemistry together, whether it be the main couple Himuro & Yukimura, or Yukimura & Kanade, Ibarada & Kosuke etc. etc. This is mostly because they all have certain archetypes about themselves that work well when clashing with others in the lab. The real main character is easily Himuro, she does a good job containing the joke of the show inside of her character. She's a devoted scientist, but she can’t shake the feeling that she's in love. It isn’t like she’s not honest with her feelings, more so she literally just doesn’t know how to process them. Yukimura is all in on the idea he can “prove” whether they are actually in love or not. Kanade is more of the normal emotional thinker, so she can straight man them. Ibarada and Kosuke are a cute little side relationship. This setup managed to be amusing and simple enough for me to want to watch the show to completion. The character design is also very pleasant. One of the best ways to create an engaging couple is to make them look even better when they are next to each other. RikeKoi gets it.
The show was going well… obviously until the end. They introduce a character in the later episodes that is only there to manufacture a conflict. To RikeKoi’s defense, this seems to be a trait in far too many anime, the rush to produce a dramatic ending. As a result, the “drama” is almost always terrible, almost always cringe, and almost always means ultimately nothing in the end. At a certain point, I was so invested in Yukimura and Himuro you could have given me ANY ending that gives a good meaningful push in their romantic relationship, and I would have been sold. I’m sure most people could agree. So why give us the hardest possible ending to sit through? Ahh, it's just so disappointing.
Final verdict: If you’re interested, go for it. You will be rewarded, but also punished.
Skarvalin
It was poetry in motion, but they blinded each other with science. Do you love me? Prove it through science! That’s the mind process of two scientists, who are head over heels for one another but can’t prove it. The solution? Perform various experiments until they can scientifically prove that they do in fact love each other. Because smart people don’t understand how feelings work or something. As a comedy this premise works fine enough. But as a romance it fails miserably. Love is a feeling you have for somebody or something. Not a presentation where you have to explain your reasoning. So having them perform theseexperiments is pointless and only prevents any romantic development. You’re not so much cheering for them as you are yelling at them to realise their own feelings. It's the same problem that most anime rom-coms suffer from, and keeps me sighing through most of them. This one was no different.
What about the characters themselves then? I’m convinced that they’re just robots in disguise. On top of not understanding basic human emotions well. They have the same type of work, believe in the same things and look pretty much the same. They are basically the same person. But something most compelling romances do is make the couple different from one another. So when they get together they complement each other, making them stronger together than they are apart. As such I didn't find their relationship worth being invested in.
As a comedy it works at least better. Although I can’t say the style of comedy was something I found to be audibly laugh inducing personally. Still, it’s the sole reason for why I would recommend this to anyone. Because the romance certainly isn’t and neither is the visuals. They’re bland without a trace of passion and creativity to it in my eyes.
Overall, the show failed at bringing anything interesting to the table and the premise ended up being it’s biggest drawback. It's a very forgettable rom-com that does not deserve your time.
dlxuniuniu
What is love? Baby don't hurt me Don't hurt me No more What is actually "LOVE"? "Love is a complex set of emotions, behaviors, and beliefs associated with strong feelings of affection, protectiveness, warmth, and respect for another person." Perhaps this is an explanation that we all understand. We are all human beings, have feelings and want to love and be loved."Why do you love ME?" What is the correct answer to this sentence?
"Because of your character, appearance, kindness etc" such an answer sounds logical and plausible.
But people have a scientific explanation for almost everything in 2020, can our feelings also be analyzed and explained by science? Can we tell from certain physical reactions and fluctuations that we really love someone?
STORY:
Our two scientists, Himuro and Yukimura, want to use the power of science to prove that everything has a rational explanation, including love. They have feelings for each other, but they aren't sure if you can really call it "LOVE"? With the help of a number of experiments, they try to collect data and evaluate it. All kind of test attempts are made: what does the pulse look like when the other person is next to you, at what angle would a kiss be best, how can you achieve the perfect romantic mood etc. Their friends from their university group help them to carry out the experiments and will also become guinea pigs themself. After the initial skepticism, however, they also become more interested in helping the couple and bringing them together.
ART:
The animations are very nice to look at, the characters are well presented. Even the difficult mathematical and physical matters are presented in an understandable way with the help of a small, sweet science teddy.
SOUND:
The OPs and EDs go well with the anime itself. Even if these are definitely not in the focus, it is relaxing to listen to the music and the song. The OP is sung by Sora Amamiya, who is also the seiyuu for the main female character Himuro. It feels like those are voices from two different people. Impressive!
ENJOYMENT:
First of all, a WARNING: you will learn more about math and physics here than at school. Well, maybe it's a little exaggerated, but for someone who enjoys formulas, laws and things like that, they can certainly learn a few things. Those who are familiar with the "Millennium Prize Problems" will find something interesting too. Although these problems have not been solved yet, they are explained to the viewer objectively but understandably. Perhaps a little bit too explicit for an clueless person...
In my opinion, there was a little too much science involved, so the romance has faded somewhat into the background. Nevertheless, we still see many romantic moments between our couple.
If you want to learn something for your own date, you are probably in the wrong place. Scientifically, the "perfect date and the perfect moment" exists according to the anime, but I would not recommend anyone to try it out in real life. Anyone who prescribes a schedule to the second for his girlfriend during an amusement park date and sets the perfect route with the help of the "Traveling salesman problem" could probably soon be single again in RL. Better not try all those experiments with your girl- or boyfriend. Be smart, take the scientific aspects with you!
After all, we humans are intelligent living beings and have feelings that certainly cannot be explained by science.
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Misbah_shah
I'd recommend it only to those who want to see COMEDY. Not to those who want a serious romantic love story.. I was really disappointed because I wanted a serious romance. Still I won't say that I hated this anime. Science fell in love, so I tried to prove it. As the name suggests, two people who are very technical and logical (scientists) fell in love with each other but they didn't want to believe this fact, so they did tons of experiments (literally it made me laugh so many times) to get the proof or evidence to see if they actually have fallen for each otheror not.
Art of this anime is just Admirable!
Music wasn't good enough 👎🏼
Character development wasn't seen as I wanted.. The only thing that is worth watching in this anime is HOW THEY TRY TO PROVE THEIR LOVE Statistically, Scientifically, and when their experiences and experiments don't make any sense it becomes really funny.
Overall, I enjoyed watching funny experiments and their facts and hypothesis while proving their love. I'd recommend to those who wanna laugh.
They do admit that it's funny yet they carry on.
Horn_dawg_2019
Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita or Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It, yeah right nice work , Yamamoto, Alfred ( the original creator) fro coming up with something as dorky as this series ( web manga/ anime), so here's the juice: Pros: Anime starts with science hot dork Himuro, Ayame declaring her love for an equality good looking dorkster , Yukimura, Shinya and anime ends with the two finally kissing, but not without a lot of pseudo-scientific shenanigans from the both of them. Con: Too many pseudo-scientific computations and a lotta BS bush beating and hesitation, that simply justfalling in love needs to have some scientific basis, TBH nearly all computations seen here were just very obnoxious to begin with.
Verdict (1/10)
Art:
Pros: Himuro, Ayame and Ibarada Ena's pantyhose fanservices.
Cons: Yukimura, Shinya and Inukai, Kosuke's unkempt fashion.
Verdict (7/10)
Sound:
Pros: Characters seiyuus that don't have to sound like teens and the closing theme "Turing Love" by Akari Nanawo.
Cons: Ena Ibarada's seiyuu that has to sound like this evil witch.
Verdict (8/10)
Character:
Pros: Kanade, Kotonoha who was probably the only one who has the sense and logic to understand the love has to be felt not go through all that shenanigans to proving it scientifically. There was also Ena Ibarada who basically was this kuudere who like to tease Inukai where her actions on the said character provides some sliver lining to this otherwise stupid anime.
Cons:
Himuro, Ayame- who has the body and appeal to get any man she wants , but unfortunately she just way too pathetically smart to put things into simple perspective that she only has let her love be felt by Yukimura, Shinya...
Yukimura, Shinya- basically either he way too smart or way too stupid that he forgets that love only need to be felt, too smart since he thorough and doesn't believes in luck or coincident where everything need to be studied and analyze. On the other hand he's way too stupid that he simply doesn't know what's in front of him that and yes that a hot woman who has brains and beauty but unfortunately just like him they have to go through all kinds of shenanigans when they can just simply get a room and fuck.
Inukai, Kosuke _ basically he doesn't belong here, in fact he most serves as the town's fool for his otaku antics.
Ikeda, Professor- another outta place character, who serves as a pun for Bruce Banner, in fact him being this lab head was way very ridiculous, cu'z one can't say if he's the science guy or a dorkster with muscles ....
Ararika Yamamoto- Ok so she serves as this antagonist but unfortunately she's just a poor one giving that her motives were just poor, I mean it was obvious that she isn't a science type so how did she fit as one of Ikeda's alumnus???
Verdict (1/10)
Enjoyment:
Pros: I was more into Himuro, Ayame's struggle to make Yukimura to simple fall in love with her and there is that looks where she makes men wanna have sex with her...
Cons: I felt like watching this as a chore.
Verdict (3/10)
Overall
Verdict (3/10)
This was one such anime where the theme science and romance doesn't mix , in fact the part where Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It, doesn't make any sense at all, cu'z the science part doesn't prove a thing in fact if one would ask as to why bullies take one geeks like that of Himuro and Yukimura??? Well, just watching this would be enough to understand why , cu'z this anime/ web manga was another way of adding salt to the wounds when it describes geeks or dorks whom were already having to face everyday life of being bullied...So, do I recommend this????? That would be a big "NO" in fact don't even think about having a season 2 of this very dorky anime and also they'd be better off ending the web manga ASAP.
Haunt88
The joke/plot/everything got old in the first half of episode 1 I remembered thinking halfway in episode 1 oh this will just be another 1/10 in my entries sigh One dimensional like Kaguya san and Takagi san You already know they still won't get what love is until the last episode or for who knows how long the manga is going They'll try to prove their feelings, they still won't get it, rinse and repeatIbarada is best girl and the only likeable character, the rest are detestable boring and generic
A complete snoozefest from start to finish
Having said that even with Ibarada focus would be snoozefest coz her love interest is just as boring as the main couple
Kanade is so bad as a straight man role
1/10
karanjain
"Cite that reference. Then make your argument." If you are in academia, you will know how important citing other literature is to make claims. This review is mostly SPOILER FREE. The anime in a nutshell, is pretty much analogous to an existing anime [1] with equally (if not more) enjoyable characters. A major difference being that the characters are in grad school instead of high school. Story: 8/10 The story is pretty much that of a generic romantic comedy where the two main characters are in love each other but the entire series is about their journey of getting together. Where this anime makes its mark is that the twocharacters already know they like each other but are trying to "prove" their love for each other in a scientific way. Now the scientific way is usually rigorous and hence needs a lot of experiments and data collection to establish a result. The 12 episodes essentially involve different forms of data collection.
Art and sound: 8.5/10
I feel all anime has in general reached a level of art and sound which usually won't be considered bad. What would make the anime's art distinctive is if they try an art style out of the ordinary (see e.g. [2]). This one does not have any distinguishing trait in terms of art and sound, but is overall well designed and drawn with good quality sound. A notable mention is the ending song of the anime, which is quite catchy.
Character: 10/10
The characters in the anime are all part of the scientific community, specifically researching in data science. I am a grad student in engineering myself, and hence these characters and their daily lives are very relatable for myself. The grad students in the lab are all about scientific reasoning and experiments. They also mentor some undergrads in the lab which makes this all the more realistic.
Enjoyment: 10/10
The very fact that you can find a possibility of scientific study in in eroge tells how smart the story is, and how research knows no bounds. The references to famous theorems from math and computer science bump up the enjoyment further. I personally could get most of the references, and if not -- it basically expanded my knowledge, so it is a win-win.
Overall: 9/10
The story and characters are super cute. If you are in a university, you will most certainly enjoy this anime and get most of the references. If you are in school, you will hopefully realize how awesome research culture is, and get gravitated towards science.
Bibliography:
[1] Akasaka Aka "Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen", aired 2019.
[2] Matsumoto Taiyou "Ping Pong the Animation", aired 2014.
LegendAqua
"What is this thing called Love?...using SCCCCCIENCE~!!" LA will say it directly about Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. and that it's one of those strain of animes similar to Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen, the biggest difference however is that our main couple of Ayame Himuro voiced by Sora Amamiya and Shinya Yukimura voiced by Yuuma Uchida actually "spits it out" and their endeavors to "scientifically" and "mathematically" find their having "spit it out" to each other. Ohhh this isn't spoilers by the way, they do this in the FIRST episode!. So in the Ikeda Lab where they work asuniversity students as well as their fellow lab members helps Himuro and Yukimura to "find love".
Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. is a very character-centric anime, what with the focus being entirely romantically angled and ALOT of the comedy comes from adorkable Himuro and Yukimura having zero romantic experiences and them having their rebuttals usually being "long rants with scientific and mathematical equations" as a result and to say that can relate in ALOT of ways to the two and their rebuttals though a running gag, the anime managed to diversify this running gag quite well only added to the comedy and the characters in general.
Now, since this is a character centric anime, let's go over them shall we?. First off would be LA's favourite character and waifu of the anime, Ayame Himuro, being a kuudere with more deredere than kuu and with her appeal coming from her reactions (and let's face it the more tamer of the kuu compared to Yukimura) and her appearance and posing making LA remember of a certain spy idol that LA likes *ahem*, nonetheless Himuro was definitely LA's favourite character of the anime. Shinya Yukimura, much like Himuro but aforementioned is a bit more kuu than dere though he has his moments as well, for the most part both Himuro and Yukimura's scientific relationship is the major focal point of the anime and LA could relate to them in some level (or you know...LA ships them as well). Next is our audience surrogate Kanade Kotonoha voiced by Natsuko Hara, the most sane member of Ikeda Lab and is "one" of the strongest characters and replies in kind, though she was the most sanest of members of the lab, she is relegated to one liner to the rest of the cast antics and delivered well nonetheless.
Next is the beta couple of Kosuke Inukai voiced by Jun Fukushima and Ena Ibarada voiced by Nichika Oomori, Kosuke is a hardcore dating sim otaku who's in love with a 2D character while Ena is his childhood friend who constantly likes to tease him about his childhood as an advantage and Ena also liking yaoi sometimes pits Kosuke and Yukimura in romantic situations fo the lolz. Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. and any romance anime does well is not only make the man couple interesting but the beta couple too, then it's a VERY good romance anime and with Kosuke and Ena, LA can clearly say you want to root for them too much like Yukimura and Himuro...-sigh- if only Kosuke wasn't the butt monkey of the lab and wasn't eying a 2D character (*ahem* not that LA is one to talk *AHEM*). Finally we have Professor Ikeda voiced by Ryoutarou Okiayu, being the lab's namesake and owner...he...uhhhhh....gets BUFF.
Oh and best of all Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. is informative as when Yukimura or Himuro comes along with mathematical or scientific jargon a bear named Rikekuma comes along that explains it though reluctant almost like Rikekuma voiced by Momo Asakura knows we're not THAT stupid and can follow along thus Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita can be a VERY informative anime.
Nonetheless the cast of Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. was VERY well done with the minimal cast allowing for lots of character interactions and LOTS of character and relational screentime with the minimal cast allowing for more comedic hijinks along the way as well.
Now the anime for the better half of the anime follows an episodic format where Yukimura and Himuro conducts romance experiments and the like and it's what you expect, what LA didn't expect is that some off handed remarks actually coming along in some latter episodes when things gets "serious" in some sense. When Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. does get into more serious drama arc in the "Training Camp arc", we also gets introduced to one more character, that being Arika Yamamoto voiced by Yui Ogura and let's say she makes her motives VERY CLEAR. Yeah the only major nitpick LA will say to this anime is it's handling of it's "only villain" as she makes it's bluntly clear she's a villain out to sabotage Himuro and Yukimura's relationship, sure the only defence LA will say is, why not the change of pace with a villain and it is noted through word of god that Arika is the author's avatar thus write what you know goes into this, but LA will say that Arika makes her motives known in her INTRODUCTION episode, it's obvious she will be up to something and a red herring is null and void. But yes LA's own defence of a change of pace does make Himuro and Yukimura's relationship rocky be interesting, only furthers that Arika has a point, LA just wished she covered her motives up better for the audience instead of blatantly saying it.
Zero-G animated Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. and boy was LA surprised by their animation, it was crisp, great comical facial reactions, good character designs and though the backgrounding was probably the least interesting thing they did, for Zero-G it's a HUGE step up from their previous works like Dorei-ku the Animation and One Room. If anything this is one of Zero-G's most polished works LA has seen from them and LA thusly give major props to them in the animation department.
The voice cast were ALL great, from Sora Amamiya as best waifu Himuro and nailing her kuudere to Yuuma Uchida's mostly kuu cadence through Yukimura. Nichika Oomori channeling her Yurine from Jashin Dropkick in giving dry one liners and generally being the tease to Natsuko Hara's witty one liners as Kanade, Jun Fukushima's boisterously genki cadence as Kosuke was pretty good with Momo Asakura as Rikekuma sorta following suit similar to Nichika Oomori's cadence but in a brighter tone as it were and finally Yui Ogura as Arika Yamamoto was very well done as the sheep in wolf clothing. LA LOVED this voice cast, especially from Natsuko Hara, Nichika Oomori, Yuuma Uchida and MVP Sora Amamiya.
If your craving more animes in the same veins of Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen, but with a science and math edge towards it, much like Chika and Kaguya being waifu's, then Ena and most definitely Himuro will be yours too with Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. because you know what? What Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen has still teased us with a kiss between the main couple, Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. did it in TWELVE, heck they CONFESSED IN ONE. LA loves both animes by the way as they BOTH handle love differently, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen looking at psychologically and with Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita looking at love scientifically and mathematically.
What's the formula for love?...well...
C8H11NO2+C10H12N2O+C43H66N12O12S2 just don't take it high doses or you'll get cases of schizophrenia, extreme paranoia, and insanity.
Or ya'know a 100 on the Beauty Index to set the mood as it were.
narukresna
Disclaimer: this is not spoiler, this is something that out from my mind, and from my heart for Overall, this anime is good after i watch the series, i surprised that this anine in ONA type (An original net animation) and not a TV type, but i really enjoy this anime and also, this anime help me on my essay, so many explanation about kind of a formula that used in thesis or essay. the anime explain each character background that make audience understand where the character traits come from finnaly, the anime gonna bring u enjoyment in every scene, and the story is easy to understand.
AeroGunz
“Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It” is what happens when You want to piss off a researcher with OCD. We follow a pair of characters (and that’s a generous assessment), that have only one trait that has been pumped up to something that pretends to be a personality, on their pathetic journey to prove that they fall in love with each other, using scientific-ish methods… even though there is a lot of research on the subject already and they could just use that. But I suppose that would make too much sense. Along for the ride are their coworkers / friendsthat are forced to help them with their goal. And yes… they are just as flat as the main duo.
Speaking of which. Our main coterie is:
Shinya Yukimura - The main, Sheldon Cooper type (yeah… sorry for referencing “The Big Bang Theory” but seriously, he is written equally stupid). Intelligent, confident in his intelligence and… a total moron when it comes to common sense. Despite loving science and using it to explain everything, he forces himself to do it himself without considering that someone, somethere, somewhen did the research that would speed up his own solution. He has a crush on his colleague - Ayame and wants to prove that he’s in love with her using pathetic, poorly designed experiments.
Ayame Himuro - The other half of the idiot romance. She has a similar love for science as her crush - Shinya and is similarly overthinking things. To be fair she could be considered just a female version of Yukimura, or Yukimura could be considered a male version of Himuro, whatever You prefer. She’s the same type of moron and similarly boring. Seriously… it would be hard to show differences between them. They are almost the same character. Just change the gender. Of course she has a semi-tragic backstory that is supposed to make You feel bad for her but it’s so cliche and cringe that it will make you facepalm instead.
Ena Ibarada - The most senior of our coterie. Small, seemingly lazy, intelligent, loves video games and I am confident that she’s the agent of chaos sent by the chaos gods themselves to spread pandemonium. She uses logic and science to basically fuck with everyone. Especially Kosuke. She’s one of two characters that aren't totally annoying or boring but still her writing isn’t anything to write home about.
Kosuke Inukai - The idiot of the squad. He avoids doing his science work to play dating sims. Considers himself a love expert but his only experience consists of “dating” 2D girls. He’s probably the worst written member of the coterie.
Kotonoha Kanade - The least annoying member of the cast and the voice of reason and yet, she gets easily caught in our main duo's shenanigans. Despite having her own research and studies, for some reason she is mostly willing to help them out. Probably because the author decided that the whole world must revolve around Yukimura’s and Himuro's stupidity.
When it comes to the plot…
Ok… I’m sorry, I really need to vent.
Scientists my ass. If they were really scientists they would at least know about Sternberg’s triangular theory of love, mere-exposure effect or, at the very, very least about the god damn desensitisation. There is a metric shit ton of research on the subject they are “studying”. If they had a brain they would just make some replications and be done with it. Plus, what they are doing is idiotic. They skipped the introduction part (the part that contains theoretical background, previous research on the topic and the goal of the research). They went from abstract straight to the experiment without even having a reasonable methodology. Yes I know I’m nitpicking but god damn it. I spent almost 6 years writing research papers on psychology and even before that… if I did something like them, my thesis promoter would cut my balls off and feed them to me raw while forcing me to listen to Amy Schumer… Ok… I’m ok… sorry for that. Where was I… a yes… the pit of despair.
The plot is pretty poor. Despite being classified as a rom-com the romance is basic and the comedy sparse. Basically the show takes most of the cliches from rom-coms and puts them in a meta situation of an experiment (poorly designed experiment might I add). The absurdity of most of the situations does make for a pretty nice, situational comedy that isn’t as slapstick as it is in most of those types of shows. That said the slapstick is still there, just not so prominent. Maybe except when it comes to Kosuke Inukai. He’s slapstick incarnate. Despite its flaws it did get a few laughs out of me. Mostly thanks to the absurdity of the experiments and the lack of common sense (yes, I know, it’s standard for anime) from almost every member of the cast.
I really wanted to like the show. The premise is actually cool. The execution… is garbage, at least when it comes to actual science stuff. The problem is, that is the only part that distinguishes this show from other rom-coms. Without it’s just another, boring, middle of the road, lacking in creativity show that doesn’t have the cojones to do something original and exceptional. The premise had potential but it needed someone who actually knows how to make an intelligent show. It didn’t get that.
And yes… I will watch season two. Why? Because if I don’t my OCD will kill me.
Part of me hopes that it will get better but… I won’t hold my breath
IzzyStars
Rikei ga Koi, or Rikekoi is a very serviceable comedy. If you are really into a certain type of humour, in this case nerds really failing to understand social cues and romance, then there is a lot of mileage you can get out of this. I found myself very attached to the characters and having a lot of fun in the first half of the show. The reason this is a little bit lower than a really good show is that the show never really managed to move beyond that, it found itself repeating the same genre of the joke all the way until theend, with only a few exceptions.
The characters are for the most part great. The two main leads carry the show and clearly have amazing chemistry, while most of the side characters are able to have fun interactions between them, particularly the troll-like nature of Ibarada (best girl) and each other that fit the setting of a lab with people that know each other well. The setting of something outside of high school is so rare in an anime that I have to value it for that alone, there's a lot of conversations that you don't see in a typical anime. The side of it that works as a workplace/uniplace comedy is very high, although all the episodes are about the same central plot.
Some side elements of the show fell a bit flat. The side-premise is that the show teaches you the scientific method through a section with a talking bear, although this doesn't feel as good when half of the time the bear tells you to look up the more detailed bits of knowledge yourself (come on, we're watching anime here, the last thing we want to do is actual work! - this'd work if they gave us sufficient interest on the subject, but they don't) and the actual knowledge imparted is that of a high-school level education. It all feels very half-hearted. The other thing is that one character introduced part-way through the show adds a level of meta that the show honestly could have done without and it just shows up the immaturity of the writer in a way that's sadly rather distracting.
tony1982sc2
I don't like to make really long reviews because reading too much is really annoying so I'll go straight to the points. This anime is great if you want to have a good time, not like impressive and perfect, but probably one of the best romcom I've seen in a While. The story is pretty simple, in a ressearch lab there are 2 researchers, Himuro and Yukimura, abd Himuro tells one day to Yukimura that she thinks that she is inlove with him and, since they are the science kind they start their own research to prove that point, simple premise but really effective. The art and soundof this anime is fucking damn great, probably I'll have the opeing song for a long time in my head. The characters design are simple but really compeling, beautiful and overall really nice.
The characters are great, not fucking damn stereotypes... well some of them a bit but really charming on their own way, you are going to be really feeling how Kanade feels a lot of the time... seriously I don't know how she doesn't kick the faces of Himuro and Yukimura more often xD.
If you've been a nerd all your life (like me) you are going to enjoy this anime a lot because you are going to easy identify with the main characters, the commedy is there and is funny in general. I really enjoyed this one!
SenpaiMars-Barz
Love comedies tend to be one of those hit or miss kind of shows.....and this one is more of a miss than not. I was really excited when I saw the trailer for this, and expected to really like it. As a college student with a job I enjoy watching slice-of-life type shows with people in it that are not always high-schoolers. I thoroughly enjoyed Wotakoi from couple years back (it's probably one of my favorite rom-coms) and saw that this had some of the same vibes. However, I was disappointed to see that it fell flat in comparison with it's samey gags every episode andless than interesting characters (except Kosuke, we love Kosuke).
One of the shows worst areas is its humor. Every episode is more of less different takes of the same overall gag which is "Two nerds over complicating love." Which I thought would be an entertaining concept......up until episode 5 or so.....then it just got kind of boring. Every episode is basically them doing some "love" related experiment to test their feelings for each-other (such as trying to kiss, touching, going on dates, etc) and basically over complicating the hell out of it by bringing in scientific methods and concepts. Like I said, it's fun for a while, but it's really just all part of the same joke extended over 12 episodes.
Now, that wouldn't be a problem IF the characters were interesting and fun to watch on screen. A good example of good characters overcoming repetitive humor is Mairimashita Iruma-kun, or Gintama. While the humor in those shows are repetitive, the characters more than make up for it. The characters in both of those shows have high energy, interesting and fresh reactions, and are just genuinely fun to see interact with each-other. This is something that Rikei ga Koi doesn't have. The only character I actually really liked out of the whole show was Kosuke, since he had an original and wacky personality that was fun to watch. In comparison every other character hardly had a personality to speak of. Yukimura is a nerd, Himuro is a nerd, Ibarada is a cut and paste Tsundere, Ikeda is buff (pretty much his whole character), and Kanade is just average.....she's kinda supposed to be the straight man, but ends up contributing nothing to the show outside of commenting on everyone's strange personalities. The author tried adding little quirks to each of the characters to make them more interesting (like Ikeda being buff and Kanade randomly Judo flipping people) but they weren't funny outside the first few uses.
Artistically, the art and animation are both passably average, and the OST is forgettable, the only good song being the ending them (only reason sound gets an 8).
In all, Rikei ga Koi is overall "meh" in my opinion. It was probably the show I looked forward to watching the least this season, and I feel like I could have not watched it, and would lose nothing if every memory of this show was ripped out of my head.
Altogether, this is a show that can be passed up with nothing missed.
lycoping
I am going to review both series in this review, because I can't really separate them. There are no spoilers, but... well, you'll see. This anime follows two university students who are "science-types". If I had to describe this anime in one sentence, it would be (and I said this out loud at least once while watching): "Man, for two people who are so smart, they're idiots!" Very first episode, the woman confesses to the man. Instead of taking her at face value and, well, sampling the fruits of her love, they instead embark on a two season cringe-fest where theytry to determine scientifically whether they're in love or not, creating and testing hypotheses, and all the things you'd expect "science-types" to do. In the process, we, the viewer, are taught things about science and the scientific method, so I guess that's great.
Art was good, voice acting was good, it was funny in places, had no real emotional depth, but given this was about two "science types", I guess that was to be expected.
And, honestly, it would have been fine if it weren't for the last episode of the second series.
I'm not going to tell you what it was about, that would be a spoiler. So let's just say that it completed an absolutely unnecessary arc, which featured an ancilliary character, and the tone shift was such a whiplash that I almost didn't even watch it. I did, and I so regretted it it immediately dropped my score for series two by two points. It was that bad. I can't even begin to describe how bad it was, and even if I wanted to give spoilers, I still probably couldn't find the necessary words.
I'm going to mark this "not recommended" because I honestly can't recommend watching through this whole thing just to have *that* done to you in the end, but if you want to watch the whole thing and just ignore the last episode, well, you'll frankly lose nothing at all, and maybe even enjoy it.
Funny, I rated it highly and "not recommended", but I think my reasons for both are good.
honilock
I love this. A scientific look at love, I've been looking for this for a VERY long time. I don't really understand love so tis was an interesting look into a rational perspecitve on the case. In my research I've come to a similar resolution. Romance is calculable to a certain point where after that it's completely random. You can't determine who a certain person will fall for. No matter how much you calculate, currently there's no concrete theory on who a certain person will like. This anime pushed me forward in my exploration of love/attraction. Sure it's easy to see what attracts a certain person to another physically,but after that it's open to the individual. Maybe there's a correlation between attraction and love though I don't see it yet byt I'll look into it more.
Currently this is a 9/10 for me, check out my review for season 2. That one's a 10/10 imo so it's gonna be way more positive
LoveKurumi
Rikei ga Koi had a generous debut and with all episodes completed, i can speak abit about this Wonderfull anime. so let's talk a little about this anime that can have fun that is only looking for a romantic comedy. ___It can be really fun_.__ img520(https://i.postimg.cc/Fsqd36Xk/redline.gif) One of the great things that draws attention in Rikei ga Koi is its proposal that reminds a little of Kaguya-sama. You have a couple of scientists who spend their time trying to prove what they feel through certain experiments and tests, but the similarities end there, and the anime manages to have a good personality of its own. At this point, it isworth mentioning that the work is not afraid to use science, where mathematical formulas, graphs, tables, logical schemes and everything else that is part of this scientific side of the thing, pop up on the screen all the time.
This is where perhaps the greatest danger of anime is, since it can scare those who are not very familiar with this type of thing, or even cause that feeling of information overload, since I myself had to stop the episodes at various times to read what was written there, that yes, it often works as jokes, or as a complement to what the characters are explaining.
The anime also tries to use those interactive cuts to help explain, but here comes another small problem, which is the Brazilian localization.
___Might be a little bear-bearing___
At least where I watched the attempt to adapt the speech mannerism of the stuffed animal exaggerates the "bears" in the middle of the words, which ends up making you confused in some situations, and wasting time in understanding what it meant, instead of paying attention to the so-called important explanations.
In addition, these types of pets tend to get cloying over time, precisely because they are exaggerated in the way they talk, so it ends up being a dangerous combo for those who are not really in the mood to listen to scientific explanations all the time.
___At least there are few explanations of the type per episode.___
Apart from that part, the rest of the anime manages to be very interesting, starting with the couple, who have a very good charisma.
The way the confession of love happened makes you buy into their relationship right away, and after that things get even more interesting.
As much as I have the issue I mentioned above, about having a lot of scientific explanations, it didn't get me bored, and the execution of the experiments makes up for a good part of that
The two scientists do everything when it's a test, ranging from classic clichés, like the one pressed against the wall, to more silly things, like the difference the taste of food can make when made with love.
In these four episodes that came out I didn't feel that the formula was tiring, since they varied a lot in the experiments, and the direction managed to keep the creativity, and the comic timing of the scenes well.
That is, the basic idea of the anime manages to be well executed, which is good to keep you entertained, and not feel that things are taking a strange turn.
___You can go without fear of numbers.___
To better complement this idea, it is worth talking about the characters. The initial cast was very charismatic. The two protagonists have good chemistry, as I said, and the assistant who is next to him helps to make things funny, always being the voice of reason in the midst of those crazy experiments.
The other two scientists (who should also become a couple) didn't take much prominence, but they made good appearances, helping to make the cast more varied.
Their personality is also good, and the most interesting thing is that, even though the main couple are dense to the point of not understanding the basics of romance, you don't get that feeling that things are standing still.
The fourth episode ended a meeting between them well, with an ending that makes you want to see them soon taking up their relationship, because it's very clear that the two like each other.
___Another waifu for the list_.__
In summary, Rikei ga Koi is one of those typical works that are well liked by those who like romantic comedies. The charisma of the main couple manages to keep the episodes fun, and the different proposal, using science, can please even more those who want to see something outside the classic standard, mainly because the characters are adults and not teenagers.
cc_nee
SPOILERS WARNING Ok so practically this anime took the idea from Wotakoi (Love is hard for an otaku) and adapted it for "science people" I mean the fact that the science is taken too far is what made the anime not so enjoyable for me... Some jokes can be ok, but having a bunch of scientists work really hard to explain something that was too obvious made them look so stupid. The main characters are boring, just scientists that are too intelligent for being normal high school students, a super cute but "strong" girl, the super smart but small and cute girl and the dork who shouldn't bein the club to begin with!
I think that watching those two trying to accomplish love by experiments made me feel so awkward! Specially when they started trying kissing and dating. I have to say that even that could have been more enjoyable if the characters were a little bit more human, showing more than the steoreotype they are based on; but there was nothing relatable about them.
They even had to add a "crazy mangaka" as the villian in order to get those two to kiss! I mean, you don't need a villian to make a love story work! you just need more time for the characters to accept how the feel, experience more together and all that, not that cliche part of:
"Oh no she broke her gift for him! she runs away (even though being so smart she decided to run like crazy) and trips, Oh no! he has to go and save her!"
That was over the top even for an basic anime like this one.
It can be fun at times, specially if you get the formulas and ideas they are talking about, the animation is ok but the art is really generic.
If you like science you may find this one a little bit entertaining, but If you want something more relatable and more of a love story then there are plenty more and a lot better that this one.
giraffenanime
This anime was cute just like I expected! A lot of romance like I wanted, and science to somehow prove how we can feel towards others romantically. Let's start with the anime basics. The Story is right in the title; Science Fell in Love(the two main characters describe themselves as science types because of there outlooks and interests), So I Tried to Prove It(the two try to find evidence and clear explanation to why they feel romantic feelings towards each-other). Art style suited the theme perfectly; I love how everything can look strict, sexy and cute at the same time! Love the OST and little soundsthey used to heighten the tension between the characters feelings and nerves. All the characters were lovable in their own ways; I loved how the feelings between the two main pairings were so obvious yet they make everything so difficult when the answers are so simple... hopefully that makes sense haa haa!
Overall I enjoyed watching this anime, and I can't think of anything of I would change. I'll start reading this manga as soon as I can. I really hope to see Ena and Kosuke get closer together, and maybe invite another member to the Ikeda Research team that way Kotonoha can find herself a romantic partners. <3
