Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo
Duração: 23 min per ep
Gênero: Comedy, Romance
Estudio: Bibury Animation Studios
Sinopse:
Rentarou Aijou has it all: looks, intelligence, athletic skill, and popularity with peers and mentors alike. Unfortunately, none of these qualities help Rentarou with his love life. On the day of his middle school graduation, he is once again turned down by a girl he confesses to, earning his one-hundredth rejection in a row. Down on his luck, he goes to a matchmaking shrine and wishes to finally get a girlfriend in high school.
When the god of the shrine suddenly appears before him, Rentarou is told he will meet an astronomical total of one hundred soulmates in high school. Though Rentarou initially does not take this foretelling seriously, his doubts disappear when, on the first day of school, he meets two of these soulmates—Hakari Hanazono and Karane Inda—who both confess to him. With fated encounters and love confessions galore, Rentarou's life is about to get a lot more exciting.
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KANLen09
100 Girlfriends Who REALLY Love You - This is it; we've officially hit PEAK Trash Harem Rom-com, the likes of which we have not seen since time millenia, in the most flawless and outlandish way ever done possible. For all of what the AniManga industry has to offer since its humble beginnings decades ago, only one genre stands out the most due to its consistent relevancy: the romance genre, which comes in a lot of flavours for everyone's enjoyment. And seemingly, one of the most popular themes from that genre would come to define the next level of enjoyment: harem. Sure, you have the obvious ones,like Ken Akamatsu's Negima! Magister Negi Magi series, which has a child MC being loved by his class of 31 high school girls, is, to my mind, the very first incarnation of the "more than single-digit" harem rom-com series.
And while no other series would beat the famed mangaka's work in time to come (if focusing on just that aspect), it would take almost 8 years for the next rival to show up, and I don't know how this author came up with the absurd concept, but it has earned its fanbase overtime to become one of the most vocal communities whenever a new rival...erm, girlfriend shows up to add to the total number. And that, my friends, is mangaka Rikito Nakamura and illustrator Yukiko Nozawa's Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo a.k.a The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You, one of the most unapologetic AniManga works to come out in a very long while, came out guns blazing to give everyone a dose of its voraciously irresistible over-the-top harem medicine with the ever-so-loving parody twist that leaves us drugged and intoxicated for more.
Just a short story between the two mangaka that made something that has since been the eye-opener for the manga readers anticipating the long-awaited and much-hyped anime adaptation: both Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa already had works to their name, the former starting out in 2016 and the latter starting out in 2013. But for the par of their course, none of them really panned out, with Rikito Nakamura having his own absurd ideas that just cannot be translated into full series (the best (unknown) was 2017's Heppoko Yuusha ni Senryaku wo a.k.a Please Give Strategies to Immature Hero) and Yukiko Nozawa already having her debut of 2013's Eguchi-kun manga series to lukewarm reviews. Clearly, something, somewhere, must be missing, and it would not be until the latter's single manga volume of 2016's Henshoku Joshi wa Koi de Onaka wo Mitashitai that she would experience the turning point of her life, plus another 3 years for the former to once again create a manga series of his choosing. This then brings us to both author and illustrator joining hands for 100 Girlfriends a.k.a HyaKkano, where within the span of 4 years (plus the anime adaptation into account) since the manga's release in December 2019, has seen an exponential explosion in its loyal fanbase, cementing that the series IS the next step in the harem rom-com evolution of being not just the first "triple digit" harem rom-com series, but a manga series that would stand the test of time to come. And what a manga it is that we still have Season 2 of the anime to go, which speaks to the testament of the fantastic adaptation that we received here.
Going into HyaKkano, the only thing that you need to take note of: despite being a typical harem rom-com, this show is NOT meant to be taken seriously, since it's a parody of said genres that bends its rules to the limit so outrageously and dim-wittedly that it corners itself into masterpiece territory. The idea of someone being rejected — that's normal, but 100 times? The God of Love sure is unruly with this boy named Rentarou Aijo. Every high school boy and girl wants to achieve their romantic soulmate, and Rentarou is no different, being a failed chad MC that has gotten 100 rejections in a row without any of the stupid anime shenanigan requirements like the usual cultural festival and shitz. Determined to change his life for the better, he visits the shrine that would help turn his situation around, and the God of Love literally visits him and grants his wish. The problem: due to the God of Love breaking the 4th wall, he made a mistake by not blessing him with a girlfriend of his dreams but with 100 girlfriends instead. However, this comes with a very simple caveat: get rejected by at least one of them, and their lives are marked for death, plain and simple. Therein starts Rentaro's self-improving project of keeping his "Rentaro (harem) family" together, despite all circumstances.
From here on, let's get introduced to the first few girlfriends attached to Rentaro for Season 1 of the anime:
- Girlfriends No. 1 and 2: the Deredere of Hakari Hanazono and the Tsundere of Karane Inda. Both girls are the aforementioned same-class classmates together with Rentaro, and these two girls will give you an idea of how unhinged the "assumed" two-timing relationship will go. Hakari is the rich man's girl of the group, but her personality is an entire 180° flip of a switch that she can become obsessive about Rentaro's advances, always in gleam of whatever he does to keep the relationship alive. But for Karane, she opposes the very idea that Rentaro is going for, despite not knowing the dire consequences that said chad MC would not do her so; she just went with it and warmed up to him overtime to accept that the nth-timing is a way that he can establish his "army" of girlfriends, despite her slim figure that hides a gargantuan gorilla-ish high strength.
- Girlfriend No. 3: the Dandere of Shizuka Yoshimoto. She's another classmate of the trio, but someone who always hides away in their school's library club is a librarian. Being someone of few words, Rentaro's trouble dealing with her comes with its own set of difficulties that honestly is a cinch. But being a bookworm and someone who loves to read fantasy romance stories allows Rentaro to connect better with her, to the point of developing a specific app to relay her replies to anyone. The level of dedication to this quiet girl is one reason why he's the ultimate harem chad.
- Girlfriend No. 4: the Kuudere of Nano Eiai. Think of her as like Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. a.k.a Komi Can't Communicate's titular female MC character is the epitome of stoic emotionlessness that doesn't hide her spectacular levels of intelligence and high optimization of her daily life to remove all unnecessary clutter. Yet, in the eyes of Rentaro (like Komi-san's titular male MC Hitohito Tadano), she begins to feel emotions that she would not have otherwise felt, and over time, she begins to accept that Rentaro will always be a part of her life.
- Girlfriend No. 5: the Undere of Kusuri Yakuzen. The 3rd-year president of the Chemistry Club, her speciality is creating drugs that have 1001 ways of emitting strange effects, often being the boon and bane of Rentaro and his girlfriends when situations are called to the crunch. That said, Kusuri's biggest twist is that one of her drugs, the immortal drug, allows her to swap into the body of an 18-year-old girl but will always retract back to the 8-year-old body, which doesn't discount her young adult mentality. She's kind of like an oddball, working for the best of circumstances.
- Girlfriend No. 6: the Himidere of Hahari Hanazono. As you can tell by the family name, she is Hakari's mother, and her family history is one of distraught, where, in the simplest of terms, she raised Hakari as a single mother, having dated someone who was terminally ill from a very young age that he died a young child. She's hands down the biggest troublemaker when it comes to the Rentaro family; she stands her ground from the simple fact that it's immoral for Rentaro to nth-time her only daughter, which by hook or by crook, the chad MC managed to cure her heart, and that's how she got into the harem craze.
There are still more girlfriends to come, so this is just the start! And no, don't get me started on the kiss-thirsty vice principal of the school; she MUST be tied down like a snake.
I'm very impressed by the anime adaptation we got here, which manages to outdo the manga and amp it up to 11. This is much thanks to director Hikaru Sato, who is the director for the batshit-insane Jashin-chan Dropkick series. So for anyone who has seen an episode or two of that show, you'll know what to expect: absurd, ballsy, walls-over-the-top double-trouble of a show. Just like with Jashin-chan, he absolutely honoured the nonsensical parallels of the manga that's translated to the anime, and his staff team, for better or for worse, absolutely nailed the adaptation right down to a T. I have no words but endless praise for Hikaru Sato for a marvellous job done. And at first, I thought I was worried about the studio adapting this, considering that it's Bibury Animation Studios with their wide catalogue of shows with lots of variety. But my fears (as well as those ofanga readers) are soon allayed because the anime adaptation is, simply put, outstanding.
The OST is another highlight for the series as well. I often always deride songs sung by character VAs, but this one is just the right measure of vibes, and this is a great song. Even better, is Nako Misaki's ED, which is low-key certified, a bopping banger.
You don't need me to say that 100 Girlfriends a.k.a HyaKkano has been one of the most-awaited manga-turned-anime adaptations from source readers for quite some time, that with the anime, the manga has been done justice, and furthermore,.
That said, bring on Season 2! We need more of the Chad MC and his growing Rentaro girlfriend family!
alexw1020
One thing is clear after watching this entire season, and it's that there are people out there who have no idea what love actually is. The question becomes, then, whether those people are the writers, the target audience, or both. When you start a show with "100 Girlfriends" in the title, you have already accepted the ridiculousness of the premise and can't really complain about the absurdity of the plot. That being said, I still feel like there were two acceptable paths through a show like this: you either give us paper-thin characters so we can quickly collect all 100 and choose our favorite like wedid with Pokemon, or you stick with a small number and develop them into living, breathing characters. Sadly for "100 Girlfriends," however, we get the worst of both worlds.
By the end of Season 1, the number of titular girlfriends is still in the single-digits, yet none of them are developed beyond their singular defining trait. We get the thirsty one, the angry one, the quiet one, and the emotionless one, just to name a few, but we have zero reason to love these girls because we really don't know why the MC loves them in the first place. The "love" he feels for them is the equivalent of the Zing from Hotel Transylvania, and both he and the girlfriends know that they (literally) cannot live without one another, but aside from that? He never once gives us a reason for his attraction aside from the fact that he's a high school boy with a harem.
This circles back to my opening remark, which was meant as a legitimate criticism of the writing and not an insult to the people that enjoyed the show. Why should I care what happens to any of these people if the MC that "loves" them cannot articulate why he himself cares? There's an arc near the end that is meant to create prisonbreak-style drama, but when the prisoner in question is essentially a plot device, I feel like I'm the one in need of an escape route. The VA cast, animation, and music were all on-point, hence why I can't give this less than a 4/10, but I can't honestly go any higher when the plot falls so flat. All would be forgiven if the comedy was there, but alas, none of that landed for me either.
In short, this show was quite disappointing. I love the harem genre because it gives the viewer an opportunity to argue with friends about which girl is best, but there's just not enough here to make those arguments worthwhile. I honestly do not think I could recommend this show to anyone because it falls so short of expectations in every important category.
OrkusReOrca
YES, this anime is the PINACLE of harem anime (unless we get this + interspecies reviewer then THAT is even more peak). This is a creative comedy masterpiece, let me explain. TLDR summary: In conclusion, this anime is just a pure joy to watch. It got all the right thing going for it with good directing, animation, and sound direction. While also holding its own unique comedy that've been allowed through the premise, opening many doors to very creative comedy, story telling, and character interaction never before seen in anime, and it take FULL advantage of it and RISE with it. This is nothing but a creativecomedy masterpiece. 10/10 (as a rom-com)
Full review:
First of all, please don't be taken away much by the name and gimmick of this anime. While it look quite excessive and interesting, it will only be just that. The real anime doesn't play into the 100gf gimmick that much. However, they took advantage of the number and present us with as numerous creative character as possible, with some good writing too might I add. They somehow don't overlook any character in playing a role in an action on the screen (a thing you would assuming with the amount of character), which is very impressive and show such creativity.
[Story 8/10, Character 9/10]
However, the REAL thing that's really holding up the anime and pushing the creative boundaries of anime is its comedy. This anime got one of the BEST creative comedy ever in all of anime (if comparing, this would be on Bochi the rock & Kaguya sama love is war level, but all are in the same degree just different style). It have some good but not too much of comedy referencing real world things, just the right amount. All blend together with the beautiful and unique animation and sound design creativity that bring these to life in the most beautiful and perfect way. + It doesn't get repetitive at all, always finding a new joke/things to play around while also interacting with the environment & situation at hand.
[Comedy 10/10, Production Quality 10/10]
brianthao102
I don't give out 10/10 scores haphazardly. I love harem romance comedies since the old days of Love Hina. However, one big difference between most harem romance comedies is that the Main Character only get's with only one of the girls. The fact that Rentaro(the main character) is actively doing his best to cherish and love all of these girls makes this one of the best harem romcom Animes of all time. That may seem like an overstatement, but there are no words on how much I love harem romcoms. This is going to be a bias review, and I don't care. I love haremromcoms, and I know it's not for everyone. That still isn't a reason on why you shouldn't watch this show. It really brings me back to the old days where harem romcoms were as popular as "Isekai" anime. Which is refreshing because there is always a looming thought and opinion on which girl is best girl. In this case, every girl is best girl in this anime. There's a flavor for everyone so no one can complain about which girl is best suited for the MC since he's going to be with all of them regardless. It truly is the GOAT of Harem romcoms. It's bias as all heck but I will die on that hill until something else lives up to rival such a masterpiece.
priest12
“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable," is what Beethoven said regarding his music, and I think it could very much be applied to this show, which is so passionately made and so faithfully adapted to the excellent source material with very tasteful additions that I don't know what else I could've asked for besides for more episodes, which we are getting. There are many things I would say that hallmark a great anime, and one of the biggest of these is passion and dedication. This anime is one of very few from the long list of anime thatcome out these days that truly speaks to how dedicated and excited the whole studio was for this project. Bibury Studios, is well, not the most renowned animation studio but any doubts I had from when they picked up this project faded when I viewed the first episode. From the marketing on social media to the PVs, and the music and the episodes themselves, it was so clear that the whole team was so dedicated to making this a work of art that I will NEVER hate again on this studio. Everything is so well done, from the voice acting, to the art direction, and the sound quality, that each new episode managed to get me through the miserable slog that is college with a smile and hopes of a new episode every week. I never ONCE doubted Bibury's ability to concoct and cook after the first episode aired. Marcos Pierre White's cooking talents PALES to Bibury's masterpiece with 100 girlfriends.
Obviously you can not like the story. It isn't for everyone, nor the genre for that matter. I will not blame you if you didn't like the story and that turned you off a bit, but I implore you to read the manga, which I can confidently say is PEAK MEDIA. The anime does do it justice and the loveable cast of characters being adapted for season 2 make me even more excited to see what this excellent team of VAs and adaption team have in store. "I have a dream", MLK said. Mine was hoping the 100 gfs anime was Peak Fiction. And for it to have 10 season. THE FIRST PART CAME TRUE. DON'T HATE. THE SECOND PART WILL IN DUE TIME ALSO.
MachiWatches
This must be, without a doubt, the most absurd and trashiest anime I have ever laid eyes upon. It is so ridiculous and worst of all, it kinda works? Like, I'm 95% convinced that it's a genius parody of Harem anime and not just an entertaining pile of burning sh*t by accident. Usually, I wouldn't be able to recommend this to your average casual anime enjoyer, but we're on MAL, this already filters out 99% of casual anime fans, so chances are, the person reading this could see the humor in this degenerate and beyond shameless show as I did. Horrible in the good entertaining kindof way: 7/10
BadGuyBoog
There are two requirements you have to fulfill to understand why I rated this show so highly. 1: You have to have seen a lot of anime romcoms to accustom yourself to anime cringe and be able to tolerate it. 2: You have to know and except that anime romcoms are complete fucking garbage. Once you recognize the inherent flaws of that genre of that medium, you realize that this anime, knows exactly what it’s doing and that it is one of the greatest pieces of satire I have ever seen. It’s so good that many dumbasses don’t even realize that they’re being made funof and take it seriously. This shit is so dumb, so fucking incomprehensibly retarded, that it is one of the most ingenious romcoms I have watched. This makes fun of everything that is harem anime. Like the whole reason harem anime’s exist is because they’re the power fantasies of romance. Like, because I’m a good guy all these girls should fall in love with me. It’s inherently misogynistic and lazy and it is based around the ideology of the “nice guy” which is an issue in it’s own way. And the worst part is how these harem shows justify the harem: they either just lead everyone on without creating boundaries, which is very harmful and manipulative. They’re dense and don’t realize they have a harem which is frustrating and a lazy way to cop out. Or they do the whole “I’ll make everyone happy”, which is probably the worst among them. This show on the other hand takes the idea of a harem and shits on it, giving the best explanation to why it’s there: Because God himself decreed it, making it so if they don’t get with you, you die. That is fucking hilarious and is a genius way to make us root for the harem without supporting all of the harmful and cringy justifications other harem plots generate. It’s literally God himself made a mistake forcing these girls to fall in love and forcing their hand to cause a harem. This is satire because it is the only reasonable and justifiable explanation for this shit: act of God. I mean it was a mistake but that doesn’t change the fact. And what’s really genius about it is that the way they explain it, with the whole ‘soulmate’ thing, makes it so it doesn’t feel like the girls are forced to fall in love (though they technically are) because they choose to stay on their own volition. This makes the whole situation feel less disgusting and give us room to get invested. Now I will admit, that part kind of goes against my previous praises. The main character knows that if they leave him they die, but the girls don’t, and while that makes it so they aren’t threatened to stay, you then have the justification of why they do, which isn’t handled well. I just chalked this up the the forceful nature of the soulmate gimmick but either way this is the inherent issue with a harem and they couldn’t really find a way around it. There is no reason the girls should stay in that kind of relationship. This of course means that the main character has to be the “I’ll make everyone happy” but because of the divine meddling, it feels more of a inevitable behavior than it does deceitful misogyny. Moving on from that, the satire doesn’t stop there. They take all the different ‘dere’s which are lazy ways to avoid making complex characters, and take it up to 11. None of these girls have much going for them character-wise, but that’s intentional. They play into their archetypes to show the ridiculousness of them by making them incomprehensibly stupid. You want the serious mature girl who thinks love is pointless? Here’s a super computer. All of this genius I’m talking about is hidden under a pile of the most retarded shit you can imagine. They take all of the already ridiculous cringefest of harem romcoms and play them up so much that it wraps back around to being good. I mean just the premise of the show is an example of this. All of these guys in these animes get half the school to fall in love with them and it’s ridiculous. So this show sees that and says, fuck it, watch this asshole, this guy’s going to get 100 girlfriends. It’s over-the-top and stupid. All of the drama is played out in situations so stupid that you know they aren’t taking it seriously. This show is just taking the stupid elements of romcoms and harems and taking them in the most stupid direction possible to show their shortcomings. And it’s hilarious. Now the actual quiet moments where the drama is addressed are still boring and cringy but they are kind of necessary to hold the story together (and they hide the fact that it’s a satire). I’m also not a big fan of 4th wall breaks which is why I gave up on the manga. Overall some of the shitty elements of romcom animes do slip there way into this show without being meddled with, but the attempt at satire is still hilarious and well appreciated. Or maybe this show is just retarded and I’m reading too much into it. Either way it’s a blast. Also the end of episode 10 is funny as shit.
Gwynbleidd_Alan
How do I say this. This is an absolute trainwreck mess, but in a good way? Harem Animes are always a category which are very "special" but this one just knocks it out of the ball park. I went into it with zero expectations but actually find myself being thoroughly entertained by the incredibly stupid and flat humor this anime offers. Constant 4th wall breaks, dirty jokes , sexual innuendos and dropping words such as "Tsundere" are some good examples of this mentioned humor. This anime is not to be taken serious, but I mean, it doesn't even take itself serious... You have "god" complainingabout lines being cut from him in the first episode and references to WWE.... Sometimes things are so painfully bad that they actually end up being good and I mean that in the absolute best way. As dumb as it sounds, it hooks you. Not just for the girls, nor the humor but also finding out what excuses he weaves up to date 100 girls simultaneously.
It's so hilariously idiotic but in the best possible way. It's also refreshing that the MC actually has a brain and normal human decency, so he treats the female characters with respect and doesn't faint at the mere touch of a woman as they tend to be in romcoms. ( Looking at you Kazuya from Rent a Girlfriend). The anime is cheesy, it has all the tropes you could imagine and it’s completely over-the-top. But what allows it to work is exactly the fact that this show does not take itself serious. It’s a parody of itself, but still retains a somewhat coherent plot. Towards the end of the season, it even tackles more serious topics such as losing loved ones or suicide. And it gently shifts comedy a bit to the side. The first part of the season relied heavily on comedy, but the second part of the season dives more into the connection between the characters and allowing character development to occur. This anime ended up completely defying my expectations because it is unlike anything I have ever watched. And I must admit that I was very entertained.
Let's be perfectly clear: this anime doesn't deliver any remarkable storytelling or anything of that sort. The animation is decent, and there's plenty of ecchi and fan service. But honestly, I was thoroughly entertained and laughed tons throughout the first half of the season, which already made it worth watching for me. This is a fun watch for in between and I can only recommend it, because it is exactly what you would think it is based on the title. It even has organic, romantic moments which end up being wholesome and do not overstay their welcome, which was also a pleasant surprise.
Just sit back, relax, switch off your brain, and enjoy this romantic comedy taken to its absolute extreme which actually ends up working, somehow...
AnimeExplorer21
I'll admit, I was hesitant to dive into this anime. Harem shows aren't usually my cup of tea, but The 100 Girlfriends anime blew me away! Rentarou's story hooked me from the start. The poor guy's been rejected 100 times, and his luck changes when the god of the matchmaking shrine foretells he'll meet 100 soulmates in high school. What I loved most was how the girls didn't become rivals; instead, they formed genuine bonds with each other, accepting and supporting one another. The characters are incredibly well-developed and mature. Rentarou's exceptional qualities make him worthy of their affection, and I appreciated how he cared for each girlequally. No favoritism or shallow relationships here!
My favorite? That's tough! All the girls are adorable, but Shizuka stole my heart. Her shyness, petite size, and reliance on books to communicate made her irresistibly cute.
What worked:
- Unique take on the harem genre
- Well-developed, relatable characters
- Refreshing focus on friendship and mutual respect among the girls
- Rentarou's exceptional qualities make him a believable "harem king"
What didn't:
- Supporting characters deserved more screen time
Overall, "The 100 Girlfriends" surprised me with its thoughtful storytelling, lovable characters, and healthy relationships. If you're looking for a harem anime that defies expectations, give this a try!
Favorite Quote: "Love isn't about being number one; it's about being together." - Rentarou Aijou
LaZerGirL
if you like harem but all the girls win, this is the show for you, please I beg you all this is the best romcom in history of anime, although it is more to a parody and not to be taken serious, you will really enjoy this PEAK anime, I regret only knowing this anime this year and not early, the manga that is the original source is the best manga. IN conclusion, I have to admit that this is the best show for me this year, it show great comedy, humor and so much more than normal romance from other, you should really watch this!!!
Ignitehawk
This anime should not work. It's morally dubious, completely harebrained, extremely uncomfortable to watch, and… I absolutely adore it. Now let's make something clear—in real life, polyamory is not a good idea. A single romantic relationship is difficult enough to navigate, and you're telling me the protagonist of this show intends to have a HUNDRED girlfriends? It's impossible. Physically, mentally, emotionally, there's not a man on this Earth who could make that work to the satisfaction of all parties involved. … So it's a damn good thing this is anime and not reality. And I think that's the secret, really. 100 Girlfriends is fully aware of how stupidits premise is, which is why it presents as a comedy first and foremost. Its characters are obvious tropes. Its plot devices are convenient to the point of parody. It delivers gag after ridiculous gag, a number of them fourth-wall-breaking. The show all but sends you a handwritten letter saying, "This is one gigantic joke; please don't take it seriously."
But that's exactly where its power lies.
The moment you accept the fact that the surface elements of this anime are not intended to be believed, the sooner you can focus on everything else—and everything else the show has to offer is fantastic.
For one, it's hilarious; 100 Girlfriends leans into its absurdist tendencies to get serious mileage out of the heroines' affection for Rentarou being so extreme it's practically deranged. And Rentarou, for his part, lives up to their adoration by being the most impossibly cool fictional man ever written. And this brings up a point that I think is worth talking about.
Despite the impossibility of everything in this anime, Rentarou is truly an admirable character. He's thoughtful. He's hard-working. He cares deeply about others. This ain't just another stupid, horny monkey who wins the anime bullcrap lottery and gets all the girls; Rentarou deserves his popularity by being, in the strangest way imaginable, the ultimate role model for men. His girlfriends are more precious to him than anything, and he puts their needs above his own every moment of every day.
The whole story is ridiculous and laughable, but what Rentarou pours out on a regular basis—his continuing effort to serve, protect, and give of himself—is genuine love, and there's nothing funny about it.
Which brings me to the other part of the show that makes no sense:
It's… wholesome.
When 100 Girlfriends wasn't making me laugh my ribs loose, it was making me smile the dumbest, happiest smile I think I've ever had on my face while watching anime. Despite what you might think, despite how raunchy the show may get, the heroines are taken seriously as characters. They worry about little things. They have hangups. Their personalities clash and they argue. But they're all united by Rentarou. His positive influence in their lives brings them closer together, until they actually start to feel like a family, even when he's not around. It's downright delightful to see, and I cannot fathom how a show with a premise this dumb manages to do this better than most anime I've watched.
Do I have objections to… well, a lot of the things in this anime? On principle, yes, absolutely. But if you're an intelligent human being with a functioning frontal lobe who can tell when someone is cracking a joke, you will be able to tell that the most questionable elements of this show exist for humor and everything that doesn't is absolutely worth your time.
Watch this one. I mean it.
MrRyzGuy
As a huge fan of the manga this adaption is all I could've asked for and more. The studio did a great job adapting the art style and giving us all the cute shots from the manga. The additions they made through both the animation and music/VAs gave even someone like me who knew what was going to happen something to love forward to. The Kissing Zombies episode especially stood out as making the kissing scenes feel much more intense and intimate through the vibe of the music. I also loved seeing all the blushes and "hnngs" animated. All the VAs did a great jobwith their characters, each one really fit well which I think is very important for a show so reliant on liking all the characters.
I truly do think this is peak "Romcom" in the literal sense of the word. We have the maximum "Rom" in the sense that there's an ever expanding cast of new love interests, but also with the way both Rentarou and all the girlfriends express their love. Rentarou is in to the maximum for being in love and doing everything he can for everyone he loves. As for the "Com" aspect I also think this series is extraordinarily funny especially later on. The original author does a really great job with snappy punchlines and visual gags that the anime does a decent job adapting. The anime is not quite as funny as the manga (especially not yet), but it still does a good job. This part of the story is probably one of the most "serious" sections of the story with things like Rentarou's first decision between Karane and Hakari, Shizuka's backstory, Nano's first date, and everything with Hahari, but it still manages to weave lighthearted and funny stuff throughout despite that.
All in all, can't wait for S2 and to see more girlfriends, some of my favorites are coming up.
Stark700
Most rom-com with harem elements these days involve a protagonist with 3 or more girls throwing themselves at him. What if we get a show where a protagonist has to date 100 girls? It's not easy to focus a story about one guy and him potentially getting together with 100 girls. Think about it, the minimal amount of episodes the show needs would be 100 episodes, assuming one per girl per episode, yet we get just a 12-episode season. Obviously, the anime wasn't going t have the protagonist Rentarou Aijo accomplishing this goal. It hasn't even been accomplished in the manga yet. The promotional materialmade it clear that it's a harem seeker, with no reason other than for Rentaro to accomplish his goal. There's a deeper reason for that if you look no further than the synopsis. However, Rentarou's journey to capturing the hearts of 100 girls is far complicated than it looks.
The show takes no more than one episode to make its point clear: for our main protagonist to fall in love with girls. This anime isn't deceptive and honestly never hides its intentions from day one. We also can't say Rentarou is a cheater by having 'affairs' as he is open about engaging in polyamory. As such, in a way, this anime deconstructs the typical tropes of a rom-com with our protagonist having relationships with multiple girls. He's not commited to one single female character and there's no route to 'best girl wins'. To emphasize this idea, the show bought together a variety of cast into the show ranging from tsunderes to the shy type, to mad scientist genius, and even the older mom type. Several of these characters are introduced from character promotional videos and we get standalone episodes to make each stand out. As with most rom-coms that mixes in with the harem genre, expect misunderstandings and a whole lot of drama.
Concidentially, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You runs on a script that has similar themes as Girlfriend, Girlfriend, another rom-com harem in the same season. Both are about a protagonist trying to build relationships with multiple girls at once. This show obviously extends that to far more than 4 girls and if we look at the bigger picture, it seemed to be the author's intention's from the start. Rentarou's first lovers includes Hakari and Karane in the first episodes. It's an important step for him to achieve his ultimate goal as these two forcefully bring out a side Rentarou himself didn't even realize. It's a test to see if he can truly fall in love. Because of the main intention of the show, the direction is fairly obvious and you really shouldn't expect anything else than the girls falling in love with Rentarou and vice versa. In fact, any significant character with a given name of the female sex falls for him for one reason or other. Even cold ice queens like Nano Eiai isn't immune.
Against all odds, this show does carry an abundant amount of emotional content evident in some of the later episodes. Even though Rentarou wants to fufill his goal, he's also truly fallen for the girls he encounters, just in different ways and circumstances. He's also an honest person who doesn't lie, cheat, or manipulate to get what he wants. The show builds on his personality that tries to match with each girls through experimental-like episodes. Some of these episodes including going on individual dates while others have him deal with emotional problems in relationships. On one occasion, the show decide to throw logic out the window and turns our female cast into mindless lovebirds. You'll have to see and experience just how outrageous that turns out.
However, I won't deny that this anime runs into repetitive gags and falls into many harem traps you can experience in similar anime. The predicable nature of the story also kills any suspense on why Rentarou will get along with because let's face it, he's there to get all the girls. It's one of those rom-coms that is too straightforward and aimed at an audience who can turn their brains off and experience what this anime is. Yes, you don't need much thinking to get how and why Rentarou wants to get 100 girlfriends to like him.
Combining the asthetics of the manga and cherography, the anime adaptation faithfully brings our cast to life. It's a very colorful adaptation filled with cherry colors and playful vibe. The female cast is built with charisma in mind along with their overexaggerated expressions. It plays on their character personalities and evokes them during memorable moments. While Rentarou himself doesn't hold any distinctive features, he's often forced to react like how a harem protagonist would. Oh and I do want to mention this show has one of the more classy theme songs of the season.
I'm not going to sit here and say sets the gold standard of a rom-com/harem. Obviously, it doesn't but with all the entertainment it offers, it deserves a spot on the must-watch season of 2023. And with more episodes coming, you can bet that Rentarou is on his way to get those 100 girlfriends.
not_gonna_lie
Tbh,i have watched thousands of harem animes.In those animes the love which mc has towards his harem,isnt true love..or the mc is just a smart pervert who can easily rizz girls...or the mc is a handsome fool who doesnt want to hurt other girls feelings thus accepts everyone,cheating his main gf........yeah they are all trashes. but,the mc of this anime...is trully awesome...he has the feelings called true lovet,owards every girls of his harem,he is honest,hardworking,brave,perfect in every way!He is not like any other harem mcs...He is like a sigma harem mc. thpo this anime doesnt have any logic and its cringe.he picks up girls like pokemon.
Hiiob
The 100 Girlfriends who really....love you is what the "Tags" says. It is Ecchi,it is Harem and its a no brainer but i have to admit i had a blast watching all 12 Episodes. I startet this Anime cause i saw some reels/shorts on Social Media and i was in the Mood for something simple, funny with some Romantic Vipe to it. I had such a good laugh the first to Episodes that i finished it pretty quick. So yes there is not much to Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo but thats for me at least what made it good.If you are lookingfor a filler for a bad day and a good laugh you should give it chance. Cause at least it has some Positive messages if you are in a bad Headspace. If you don't expect too much,you will have a good time here.
Good Watch for me 6/10.
Nezzuji
I started this anime on a whim; I needed a work that could make me laugh. I came across the title "100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You," which seemed completely crazy to me, so I decided to give it a try. I honestly expected a rather typical harem, with a very clueless boy not understanding situations, succeeding in everything, and magically attracting the love of all the girls. That's exactly what happens, but the significant difference is that the series' humor doesn't revolve AROUND that but rather revolves AROUND it. In many harems, humor is predominantly centered on very sexualized and random situations, but "100Girlfriend" managed to find a broader sense of humor while keeping the harem aspect at the core of the work!
Another strong point of the series is that each character manages to have a distinct personality, different from the others. Even Rentaro, who has all the traits of a basic harem protagonist, stands out and surprises us. "100 Girlfriend" built its foundation on the classic harem but added its own flavor and humor, and I found it genuinely successful!
I'm looking forward to the continuation of this story, although I remain skeptical about whether he will actually end up with 100 girlfriends. I fear that the work might eventually go too far and lose what made it charming in the first place. Characters may lose their distinct personalities, and the humor may become more like typical harems, losing the spark that made me enjoy watching the first season. In short, I find it challenging to envision the long-term direction of this work, but I hope it will continue to surprise me in the future, just as the first season did!
On a side note, I really enjoyed the musicality of the opening, and I think it perfectly fits the work!
Mcsuper
There’s something in the water with shows with the word “Girlfriend” in it this season. You have Girlfriend, Girlfriend’s second season, which was a hilarious sequel, and then there’s this one, something quite special honestly in the harem genre, a genre that is seen as low-brow entertainment. A guy that gets together with so many girls, one might say it’s a bit of a wish fulfillment fantasy, but when one watches it, from the outset, there’s just something different about it. I always say that if a show is trashy, it might as well be as unhinged as possible, and this one certainly understood that assignment.The premise is pretty stupid, as it’s about a guy, Aijou Rentarou, who confessed to one hundred girls, only to be rejected every time, and then as one would certainly expect, divine intervention was needed to get this guy the rizz he needed. A slip of the finger because God was playing a video game, and Rentarou was given one hundred soulmates that he could find, the kicker being that they had to get together or else the girl would die.
So what’s so unique about this harem anime? Yeah, there’s its fair share of fan service, but what I found that was great about this anime was its self-awareness that it’s trashy, and so the comedy is very self-aware as well, and breaks the fourth wall often. It’s very meta, as people might say, which is probably why people enjoyed the manga in the first place, the fast pace of comedy that has references of media that we’ve seen before, which can always provide that extra chuckle that other comedies might not be able to do. Unlike shows like Rent-a-Girlfriend, this anime thrives by not taking itself seriously, while still having moments that develop the characters.
The comedy is great and all, but the real draw of this anime is the main male character. Harem protagonists are usually the most one-note, boring characters ever, as they almost always follow the same trope of taking way too long to either recognize the love interest’s feelings, or taking too long to confess. Rentarou however, is probably the best harem protagonist I’ve seen in a while, mostly because he shatters all those tropes, and somehow can effectively care for every single girlfriend he encounters. As each girlfriend gets into the picture, they also have their time to shine, and it’s not just superficial development either, there’s actual heart behind it. Who could have thought? A harem anime with genuine heart and soul poured into it!
I expected that I would like this anime, but I’m coming out of it genuinely surprised at how wholesome it was even with the dumb premise. It embraces its stupidity and is shameless to the maximum, and it proved to be one of the best anime to watch every week, and honestly was one of the best anime of the year in terms of pure enjoyment. Can’t wait for Season 2, just inject this into my veins!
aweriddude
Disclaimer: This is an opinion, and opinions are subjective, you can have your own opinion and we don’t need to hurt each other because of an arbitrary review on the internet The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You is a harem anime, a very hated genre of anime however, this anime does harem pretty well, while not being entirely perfect. Let's start with the positives, This show is really entertaining, the interactions are interesting, the main character is relatively likable and not completely generic, as well as the other characters in contrast with the main character make a great synergy. This synergy between the characters make thisshow entertaining and fun to watch. The music is pretty good, it’s subtle and usually fits the theme of the situation. The good and subtle music combined with synergistic characters have made a show that is very entertaining to watch.
Moving onto the ok of the show,
The plot is ridiculous, however the story isn’t too bad nor too good. How the show introduces the characters is not the greatest, the only character that had an interesting way of being introduced was the pink haired girl’s mother since she actually had a plot that led up to it. Other than that all of the other characters being introduced are bland, uninteresting and repetitive. Every girl besides the mother is “The main character and the girl meet at a certain place, then they fall in love.” The comedy is pretty mediocre, there is a variety of jokes however 60% of them are sexual jokes. The sexual jokes are very uninspired and generic, “OOOOOO tsundere girl has smaller breasts and she’s jealous,” or “Trying to peep on someone however it doesn't goes to plan,” or “One of the girl’s has a sexual reaction to them being tickled.” The other 40% of jokes are pretty good, like the Tokyo Ghoul reference, the crossdressing scene even though it was kind of sexual but not really, although the scene before it is generic. The story is hit or miss and although subjective, the comedy is done sometimes well and sometimes not.
Finally the bad,
Tsundere girl is neglected throughout the show, she really doesn’t have any impactful moments throughout the show, she just kind of exists. Tsundere girl is also your incredibly boring, bland, generic tsundere character in every harem. This anime also quite frequently switched up what it’s trying to be at episode 9 and on. It tries to be more dramatic, and switch to be more emotional, I believe it should just be what it’s trying to be. The emotional scenes also feel kind of, over exaggerated, sometimes forced, and at the end of the scene they kind of just brush it off.
In the end, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You is pretty good, it’s entertaining, the characters synergize well, however the more emotional switch up at episode 9 and afterwards aren’t done too well. However this doesn’t change the opinion of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You of being a well made anime.
i-like-this
The Boyfriend Is Me. Whilst other protagonists of lesser harem romcoms are endlessly spiralling around in an endless malaise of ‘will they, won’t they’ bullshit with all the women who are attracted to them for reasons unknown just so a plot can happen, Rentarou was at the forge, sharpening his blades and pouring his soul in them. As he draws his two new Zanpakt- I mean four leaf clovers, one containing the soul of ecchi harem romcom bullshit and the other containing the soul of good writing, self-awareness and parody almost rivalling Gintama, he comes to the self-realisation that he is him and that The 100Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You is currently the peak of trashy harem anime.
Rentarou is so full of love to give by the time he’d started high school he had already taken 100 shots at love only to be turned down every time despite everyone around him acknowledging all of his rizz. It turns out the god of love screwed up his paperwork whilst he was watching Castle in the Sky and he has accidentally assigned Rentarou with 100 soulmates that he’ll meet throughout high school with the small caveat that if he doesn’t find and happily date his 100 soulmates they’ll be sad and die from unfortunate circumstances. Rentarou, being the greatest Chad of our generation, sets out to find and love all 100 girlfriends.
That pretext is only an excuse to have one guy date a hundred girlfriends, but where 100 Girlfriends stands out from its harem anime contemporaries is that it knows exactly what it is and it takes full advantage of that knowledge for the sake of humour. Even the characters know they’re in a harem anime. If you think this is another Rent-A-Girlfriend-style harem anime that takes itself way too seriously despite being complete garbage then you’d better think again. 100 Girlfriends is fully committed to its absurdest premise and outrageously shameless humour whilst also managing to create a harem of genuinely likeable characters who all have believable relationships not only with Rentarou but with each other.
Rentarou isn’t your typical harem MC. Not only is has insanely likeable, but he takes initiative and puts himself out there for his girlfriends. He’s sincere in understanding and loving every one of his girlfriends and whilst he does help them overcome some of their unique circumstances he doesn’t free them from their problems. He plays more of a supportive boyfriend role whilst the girls lean on him and the other girlfriends to overcome their challenges unless the story requires his insane power level.
Of course, the girlfriends are the entire reason 100 Girlfriends is such a good show. All of their designs range from insanely cute to insanely hot, courtesy of series manga artist Nozawa’s ex-Doushjin/hentai days, and they all represent certain conventional/ nonconventional anime/manga ‘dere’ tropes that the story likes to explore, expand upon and have fun with. The five girlfriends we know of are Hakari the lustfully thicc one, Karane the Tsundere who acts as the straight man in the face of all the absurdity. Shizuka the bookworm who suffers from a communication disorder and can only communicate through her favourite books, Nano the kuudere who is so emotionlessly efficient she might be a robot, and Kusuri who is willing to try meth and loves making drugs with various side effects. They’re all perfect. I love them all.
Of course, I wouldn’t be praising the anime adaption to high heaven if it wasn’t for the animators at Bibury Animation Studios who 100% understood the assignment given to them. It’s easy to get distracted from all the great character writing and funny jokes from how good the art and animation are. Rarely do character’s faces fall off-model whilst other parts of their bodies jiggle and bounce and despite the manga already being pretty degenerate, the animators seemed to have full creative licence to add as many gags and references and body inflation as they like. It’s really wonderful to watch an anime where is obvious the creators had so much fun making it. Especially a harem anime.
If I had some nitpicks I’d say that the Crunchyroll subs can sometimes be a bit… much. As a diehard fan of the manga, I know what the characters should be saying but seeing some of the dialogue replaced with relevant internet lingo comes off as a bit try-hard.
Apart from that, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You is brilliant. A show spouting the virtues of inclusivity and pro-feminism disguised as a harem anime for degenerates. A harem anime that made Girlfriend Girlfriend completely irrelevant as soon as it started airing. Of course, like most harem anime there is a lot of anime bullshit that will likely turn off those who hold anime to a high standard but 100 Girlfriends fully earns its degeneracy because it doesn’t rely on it. This is one of those shows which is all about having fun and you really shouldn't think too hard about some of its more questionable material. With a cast of characters who are all loveable, and assertive and a relationship(s) that is so fun to watch, 100 Girlfriends fully understands that relationships are more akin to projects to be worked upon and improved together rather than end goals. And there are still 95 of these projects to watch unfold. I can’t wait for season 2.
10/10 Practically Perfect.
