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Post by Lyss on Jan 7, 2011 12:33:07 GMT -5
Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Anime Review Ah, Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. A mouthful of a title that means “My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute”. At first, I was wary of touching this anime – precisely because of the incestuous implications of the title. But, when the anime ended, several nice reviews of it popped up, assuring that there was no incest in the show, so I decided to give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised.
Opening theme. irony by ClariS. The opening sequence changes every episode. Way too many ending themes for me to hunt down for you. Yeah, I'm being lazy. Total Episodes: 12
OreImo, as it is more commonly known, is basically an anime of how a brother and sister grow closer in their relationship, from having virtually none at all to becoming closer siblings. Seventeen year old Kyousuke, the older brother, is a high school student with absolutely no interest with anything anime or “otaku”-related. Kirino, his fourteen year old sister, however, is a total and utter otaku – specifically for little sister eroge (erotic games). The anime is mostly meant to be a comedy, as Kyousuke is introduced to the “otaku” lifestyle; and it mostly succeeds at what it does. Ultimately, the anime attempts to shed a bright light on the “dark” life of the otaku, both open ones (such as Kuroneko and Saori) and “closet” ones (such as Kirino). Most of the characters are fairly well-developed (as well-developed as you can get with a comedy such as OreImo) and relationships are consistent and well played-out.
Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai is a good anime. Its main problem is that it is simply not interesting. It is not one of those anime that make you think, “Noo! The episodes are way too short! I have to see what happens next!” It’s one of those anime that make you think, “Oh, it ended” or possibly, even worse, “When is this episode going to end?” The anime lacks a gripping plot. While it is a tad original, and while the situations and characters are easily identifiable to, it is simply not interesting enough to render a rating over five stars. I practically had to push myself to watch all twelve episodes. Sure, it is funny and has some comedic moments, and yes, I did empathize with Kirino a lot (particularly with her obsession for Meruru – ahahah, Nabariii~!), but, and I stress this, it isn’t interesting enough to watch in a mini-marathon. Maybe you can keep up with it for two or three episodes in a row, but after a while you just get bored and look for respite in either a more interesting anime or an entirely different activity. I really don’t understand all the hype this anime received, as I can point out several better anime from the 2010 fall season.
5/10 stars
Credits This review was written by me, Lyss. Please do not redistribute without my permission, or claim as your own. Thank you. Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai is the property of Fushimi Tsukasa-sensei and Kadokawa Group.
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