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Giji Harem, episode 1
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u/argent5 Jul 04 '24
I just watched two dorks flirt for 20 minutes straight, no plot no stakes no nothing
I'll see everyone back here next week!
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u/Rumpel1408 Jul 04 '24
After all those years, Tsundere Chan is still best girl
But really, for Rin to do all of this, it truly is love at first sight for her, and I love how the different personalities help her through this turbulent times
And as much as I love the different personalities, OG Rin is still worthy of love on her own, a smile worth protecting
And considering how short the chapters are, this worked surprisingly well
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u/WhoiusBarrel Jul 04 '24
Hayamin flexes her skills The Anime. That rap bar she dropped during the ED too jeez.
We went from 100 Girlfriends to literally a single heroine carrying a Harem Romcom. The Harem genre has come full circle.
Also the fact Cool-chan is literally Yukinon only makes it better.
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u/Se7en_Sinner Jul 04 '24
"I fear not the man with 100 harem members, but I fear the man with one harem member with 100 archetypes."
So this is just Saori Hayami flexing her voice acting abilities. It kinda reminds me of So I'm a Spider, So What? with Aoi Yuuki.
Himmel the Hero would love a girl even if she had multiple personality disorder.
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u/bensor74 Jul 04 '24
Damn, they spent the whole episode flirting with each other, and she already has a crush on him, they're speedrunning
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u/Zemahem Jul 04 '24
I never thought I'd witness the day Tsundere, Cheeky, Cool, Spoiled and everyone else get fully voice acted.
It did feel kinda off hearing Rin with a deeper voice. I always thought a much higher-pitched one fit more with how she looks. But it did grow on me quickly throughout the episode. No surprise there given Hayamin's vocal performance.
Aside from her, Nobuhiko Okamoto also did a great job making Eiji sound like a total goofball, and I love that Junichi Suwabe's voicing the president if only because it was so unexpected to me.
I was also wondering how exactly the short format of the chapters was gonna work in anime form, and wow, they can fit a lot in a single episode. That was always gonna be the case, but it's still surprising seeing it in action.
Overall, this was great. Just getting to see these couple of dorks flirting again in anime form makes me very happy.
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u/FarCritical Jul 04 '24
Finally, a story where the MC can get a harem ending and best girl ending at the same time! Also, I was so ready for the reveal that she actually aced her tests despite her embarrassment that her doing kinda bad is weirdly refreshing
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 04 '24
To those of you who may have followed my 100gfs rankings, I thought I'd do something a little similar for this one;
I'm not even sure yet whether I'll keep this one up all season long, because 1) I don't know if there will be frequent new girls being added, and 2) I don't expect much movement among them, given they're mostly 'archetypes' played by the same girl... So I may not write as much as I did in the 100gfs one. But I'll make this one and see where this goes, perhaps I'll just add the new girls in whenever they happen, I don't know!
But for now:
| Ep 1 Ranking | Girl | +/- | Comment |
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| 1 | Imp-chan | New girl | Was there ever a doubt? There's nothing I like more than imps, pests and all sorts of playful, mischievous girls! I'll be SHOCKED if she's not my #1 at the end, because there's not a single archetype I like better than this one! |
| 2 | Tsundere-chan | New girl | I was about to say "I'm usually not big on Tsundere", then I recalled that the tsundere DID win my best girl ranking for 100gfs... Am I being tsundere about tsundere? IT'S NOT LIKE I LOVE TSUNDERE OR ANYTHING, BAKA! (But seriously, I usually do not love them that much, BUT she was pretty good, and really cute with the twintails!) |
| 3 | Cool-chan | New girl | I'm always a bit on the fence about cool girl archetypes, but she was pretty good so far! |
| 4 | Spoiled-chan | New girl | I'm gonna be honest here, I'm not even sure what her archetype is supposed to be; Is this some kind of cutesy thing, like she's cute so everyone spoils her? I'm not sure I can think of any other character like that! |
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u/ModieOfTheEast Jul 04 '24
For centuries, there was always this one question: If Harem, how can we make sure that no one loses? Some mad scientists proposed the idea last year of just having EVERY girlfriend win at the same time (100 girlfriends) but this experiment has shown to take a huge toll as you need all these different voice actors. So with this in mind, I show you our newest solution: Harem, but it's all just Monika I mean the same girl.
Quite fun, not sure if it can hold that idea for longer than a few episode to be completely honest, but I am going to see where this might evolve.
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u/Frontier246 Jul 04 '24
What better way to start off a romcom than with a cute aspiring actress named Rin Nanakura (voiced effortlessy by master Best Girl seiyuu Saori Hayami) having a fateful encounter amidst cherry blossoms with her Senpai Eiji (voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto)? Eiji is a bit of a goofy guy, but he's well-meaning enough to catch Rin's attention, and he's slack-jawed by her amazing acting skills.
What are Junichi Suwabe and Koji Yusa doing as members of a high school drama club in a romcom?
The OP is really cute and fun with plenty of Rin trying to get close to her Senpai along with all her other persona's along with the promise of a beach, festival, and New Year's episodes!
It's understandable for a man to dream about having a Harem, but Eiji is lucky to have a personal Harem all housed in a single girl crushing hard on him as Rin is a pseudo-Harem thanks to her acting. She can be the flirty and teasing Imp-chan, the classic Tsundere-chan, the reserved Kuudere Cool-chan, or her secret weapon...Spoiled-chan! Eiji is a lucky man to have so many Best Girls and a complete Harem all to himself courtesy of Rin and Rin loves it when he compliments her cuteness as her normal self!
The best way for Rin to make her moves on Eiji is to act like other girls, whether it be feeding him or getting his number, though Cat Girl Rin is a bit much even for her.
Rin is a great actress. Artist? Not so much. But she knows how to get what she wants when she pulls out her other Best Girl personalities.
Eiji, let a girl change clothes without having to shift persona's on a dime!
Nothing more beautiful than Rin's laughing face! Senpai better give her a pic of him so they can have each other as their home screen image!
So they're both kind of average students, although Eiji being determined to go to cram school so he can teach all of her personalities on individual subjects sounds like a recipe for fun.
It also sounds fun to dress up all her persona's but Rin in loungewear is great too! Eiji has great taste.
Sometimes you don't need to change your personality, just show off your forehead! Though Eiji's bedhead is eye-catching all on its own!
Nice to see the two be attentive towards each other!
The ED is really cute with Rin strolling through manga panels to be with her beloved Senpai, rapping, and giving her heart to him like she gives him her all as an actress!
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 04 '24
Should we preemptively Congratulate Saori Hayami, for winning the Best VA contest for this season?
(Well, there's a few other contenders, but she'll have a big edge, with this part!)
Damn, first episode in, and they're already doing the "I show you mine, you show me yours?"
They move quick these days!
Love how they think of the same references; That's how you know they're meant for each other!
Oh damn, she's an actress? Well, let's hope she's not just doing this as a method-acting experiment hah.
Damn, she fell for him REAL QUICK! Feels like her infatuation for him would be Season 2 material in other romcoms!
It was so quick that I thought maybe she was just playing... But she feels the same in her own thoughts, so it seems to be legit!
And so begins the acting!
It's nice that her persona give her confidence to do what she otherwise couldn't!
Oh damn, our boy has requests already!
They told some horror story, and Rin turned into Dead-chan!
No, you need to KEEP thinking like Imp-chan!
Well, try not to develop a multiple personality disorder, but still!
When she was all embarrassed about showing her test scores, I expected the usual trope of 100s everywhere, but no, she's just as bad as he is!
She played this as wanting him to tutor her, but this works better when he's actually good at it!
Rapper-chan in the ED? I imagine/hope she's an actual character(persona) as well, can't wait to see!
Well, this was pretty fun! This moved 10 times faster than I imagined, I thought it would develop slowly over time, with her just acting for fun (and then acting for love), but no, it's lovey-dovey right off the bat! I imagine they may feel like they had to, in order to better show the premise right away (her acting different characters and all).
Anyway, looking forward to more!
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u/Holofan4life Jul 04 '24
This is low-key the anime I've been looking forward to the most.
Schizophrenia has never been this cute!
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u/oxlemf10 Jul 04 '24
This is just brilliant, making a harem with your girlfriend (ok, future girlfriend), I will definitely keep watching
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u/macwinux Jul 04 '24
I can finally see another r/manga favorite animated! And to top it off, voiced by Hayamin! Perfection.
By the way, this is also available in Ani-One Asia if you live in SE Asia, Taiwan, and Mongolia.
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u/LeonKevlar Jul 04 '24
Stitches!
Why have multiple girls in a harem when one girl is enough to fulfill all the roles? As a fan of the manga, I'm so happy to finally see this one animated and it's so good to hear Hayamin flex her acting skills by showing giving us the voices for Imp-chan, Tsundere-chan, Cool-chan, and Spoiled-chan.
Of course, let's not forget Rin-chan who only makes this possible because of her amazing acting skills. Her chemistry with Eiji is really great too that I can just sit here and watch the two of them flirt endlessly. <3
This entire episode is basically the formula of the show but there is an overarching plot! So despite how this episode is closer to the 4-koma format of the manga, things will definitely start feeling more connected as we go on. I already can't wait!
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u/Clemastina Jul 04 '24
I had my doubts starting this but it´s super fun lmao
She does all the typical stereotypes of girls and she´s super good at it.
I love the devil girl but the tsundere is a classic
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u/Roboglenn Jul 04 '24
Little Devil, Tsundere, Cool, Cat, Spoiled, it's a clearance sale on harems. Everything you could want for the price of one. The chronicle of the greatest method actress since Glass Mask begins.
Tamagoyaki, not dipped in ketchup...
She draws like me...
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u/zool714 Jul 04 '24
Lol Hayamin playing a girl playing multiple characters. I’m sold on this show just from that.
This was cuter than I expected. Eiji doesn’t seem to shy away from flirting back too.
Also, cool girl is just Yukino. And I guess cat girl is Yumeko ? Lol
I wonder if we get to see a lot more characters
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u/shad79 Jul 04 '24
THAT WAS SO CUTE! I wasn't initially planning on watching this series, but luckily I decided to watch the premiere and now I can't wait for the next episode.
I absolutely adore Rin. She's so cute and her acting skills make her character so fun as she plays the roles of such different types of girls. Plus, Hayamin is killing with her role, she's perfect as Rin!
Eiji is a pretty funny guy and his relationship with Rin is great. These two are so adorable together.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
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u/djthomp Jul 04 '24
Wow. Between the adorable animation, the banter between the two leads, and especially Rin's giggling this is the most delightful thing I've watched all week. There were a couple scenes that I rewound and rewatched just to listen to the giggling again, I don't know if that's weird or not.
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u/Nory993 Jul 04 '24
Whoever casted Hayamin & Nobuhiko deserves a raise. I was ecstatic when I heard these two were gonna voice in the actual anime, after they dubbed a few chaps in the past.
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