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Weekly Digest 07/12/2024 – Giji Harem (Pseudo Harem), Senpai wa Otokonoko
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Pseudo Harem – 07 – Early Blooming
While cleaning the drama club room, Rin finds a time capsule from 2014, with a letter from a girl named Rin to her presumably unrequited love. While she…
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Giji Harem
MyAnimeList: Episode(s): 12 Released: Summer 2024 Theme(s): School, Romance, Comedy Art: 6.75/10 Sound: 7.5/10 Characters: 7.0/10 Plot: 6.5/10 Ending: 7.5/10 Overall: 7.25/10 Opening Theme (OP) En…
Giji Harem
It is many guys’ dream to have his own harem. Which guy wouldn’t like a bevy of cute girls to fawn over, adore and love him? However even…
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No question Giji Harem is the biggest shoe to drop in this early part of the summer season.
Pseudo Harem #07 — Prince Charming and the Seven Dwarves
Is she really the only actress in that entire club? Impressions: I know there's no rule against it, but it feels really weird to have a second…
Pseudo Review of Pseudo Harem – A Harem With A Twist!
Hey, it’s been a hot minute, but with the way 2020 is, me being self aware about hiatuses have practically become a part of this blog’s identity. In…
Pseudo Harem – Episode 1
Pseudo Harem dares to ask "is somebody gonna match my freak" through protagonists Eiji and Rin. The answer is...undecided.
First Impression: Pseudo Harem
Rin joins the high school drama club and winds up flirting with her clueless senpai Eiji, under the guise of practicing acting as different characters (referred to as…
Pseudo Harem #01 — Theatrics
Ouch, my lack of budget. Impressions: There's something just plain pleasant to see with characters that actually have a bit of chemistry and being generally supportive and…
Pseudo Harem #04 — Wow
Definitely the sound dogs make. Impressions: Maybe I'm out of touch with the dating culture of Japanese teenager, but if somebody brought me to their house and…
First Look: Pseudo Harem
Rin Nanakura is a talented actress and naturally, she decides to join the drama club. One of her dorky senpais jokes about wanting a harem of pretty girls,…
Pseudo Harem Review — C+
A girl acts as a variety of characters to be her own harem for her boyfriend.
Anime Like Pseudo Harem
It is Eiji Kitahara dream when he joins the drama club that he can form a harem in high school like in his favorite manga. It is a…
Pseudo Harem, The Dangers in My Heart, The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
I was wrong about Giji Harem
Don't worry, they chose a position that did not expose their genitals to sand.
Pseudo Harem #12 — Time Leaps
Nothing says rushed like leaping back and forth in time about seven times to try to wrap things up. Impressions: This episode took a bit of a…
Pseudo Harem #02 — Holiday Season
At least I'm not being yelled at. Impressions: My thoughts haven't changed much here. It's cute enough, and they've got more chemistry together than 99% of anime…
Pseudo Harem #09 — Ladies Man
Thank you for occasionally turning off the BGM this week. Impressions: At least the music wasn't nearly as obnoxious this week. Then again, we did have to sit…
Pseudo Harem – 05 – Random Occurrences
This week Rin’s little sister Ayaka meets Eiji and instantly takes a shine to him as a big brother. She also clues Eiji in to a hitherto unseen…
Pseudo Harem – 10 – Getting Serious
Eiji and Rin’s evening in her home alone starts off with a formal tour, but Eiji is having a blast being shown around as much as Rin is…
Pseudo Harem #03 — Artistic Styles
Why not do segments in those styles? Come on, show some flair. Oh god. This new WordPress update slightly broke my editing interface. Ugh. Impressions: It's stil cute…
Summer 2024 Impressions: Giji Harem, Ramen Akaneko, Days with My Stepsister
Giji Harem Short Synopsis: A new drama club member adopts a host of different personas for the amusement of her senpai. Lenlo: I feel like I just watched…
First Look: Senpai is an Otokonoko
Saki Aoi confesses her love to her senpai, Makoto. Turns out the person she was confessing to is a self-described otokonoko. Saki doesn’t give up, and neither does…
Senpai Is an Otokonoko Review — B-
An anime that treats trans and gay people seriously and not as a joke or a fetish???
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Senpai is an Otokonoko – Episode 1
There’s a lot to like in this queer love triangle rom-com, but I’m just not confident it’s going to make it to the finish line in one piece.
First Impression: Senpai is an Otokonoko
Second-year high schooler Makoto Hanaoka is waiting in the classroom at the end of the day for the author of a mysterious note to show up. Who will…
Pseudo Harem – 11 – One for All
Eiji had planned to “get serious” win Rin by choosing her over all her acting personas, but this ends up backfiring. For Rin, who after all is allowed…
Pseudo Harem #06 — “Antonio and Maria”
You can say West Side Story, guys. The title isn't going to sue you. Impressions: Guys, I'm like, 132% certain you can just reference West Side Story…
Pseudo Harem – 02 – Telling the Difference
Rin’s crying is good enough to convince Eiji that it’s real, to the point he almost hugs her—something she’d actually like, since she digs Eiji. In keeping with…
Pseudo Harem – 09 – The Same Boat
Eiji may be in college and Rin may be a senior in high school, but they’re still kids, and they’re in their first romance. It stands to reason…
Pseudo Harem – 03 – *Fwump* Eek! Ahhh!
So far Pseudo Harem is a show of brief skits that together form a tapestry of adorable high school romance. Unfortunately, only Rin knows what kind of anime…
Pseudo Harem – 01 – Rin Pluribus Unum
One day first-year Nanakura Rin meets second-year Kitahama Eiji, who claims to be the president and only member of the drama club she intends to join. When they…
Pseudo Harem – Ep. 1 (First Impressions)
It’s all fun and games until she introduces her Yandere personality.
Pseudo Harem – 08 – The Next Stage
Eiji may have graduated, but he and Rin carry on together as a couple with nary a hint of drama. Eiji introduces Rin to her mother, and a…
Pseudo Harem #08 — Drowning in Pussy
I can still hear the damn BGM. Impressions: Maybe I'm just in a bad mood or something, but this episode was really grating on me through the…
Pseudo Harem #05 — Throwing Small Children
Gotcha, Boss. Impressions: I guess that's one way to make dealing with anime children a little more tolerable; to physically throw them like a sack of potatoes.…
Pseudo Harem #11 — Driving Miss Crazy
Whoever's asleep at the wheel for the BGM needs to be fired. Impressions: This was another episode where the background music was very quickly driving me completely…
Pseudo Harem – 06 – No Mere Class Trip
Episode 6 is titled “First Date?”, formed as a question I was ready to firmly reply with a “Nah, not yet.” But what do you know, here at the…
Pseudo Harem #10 — Euphemisms for Teenage Sex
Let's 'watch the fireworks in my bed.' Impressions: This episode would've worked so much better had the segments been in reverse. Start with being separated from him…
Seasonal Sampler Summer 2024: My Deer Friend Nokotan, Monogatari, Pseudo Harem, and More
Seasonal Sampler returns with a new rotating guest host spot filled this time by Ani Gamers Book Club co host Inaki Evan and Inaki talk last…
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Pseudo Harem – 12 (Fin) – More than a Dream
Eiji returns to school to help his friend film a story about falling in love, something in which he and Rin are quite experienced. The two get to…
Summer 2024 Impressions: The Elusive Samurai, Twilight out of Focus, Senpai Is an Otokonoko
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Weekly Digest 5/19/20 – Fruits Basket 2nd Season, Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro
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We’re at the halfway point and our main characters need to make major decisions towards their future…
Senpai Is An Otokonoko Episode 10 Review – Peacemaker Saki
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Senpai Is An Otokonoko Episode 11 Review – Rekindled Friendship
It does feel a little odd that we’re suddenly introduced to Makoto’s former friend at the penultimate episode…
Pseudo Harem – 04 – Waiting Is Part of the Job
Rin’s getting restless, and I can’t blame her: we’re a quarter through the season and she and Eiji aren’t officially dating yet! She complains (more whines and cries)…