Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!?

If this anime was an Emotion it would be second hand embarrassment.

I have never cringed so hard watching any type of content before, and yet it was an absolutely fantastic experience.
A light-comedy anime has no right to be this immersive and yet this one is. Absolute Cinema!

I also quite like the animation and character design. The intro music is... well, a interesting choice for sure :)

If you are looking for something funny, cringe and wholesome you will probably really like this anime.
If you are looking for something deeper, it's very likely not for you.

Yes, this is another slife of life-anime with a otaku mc ... but the plot is actually quite unique for the genre in my oppinion.

Quick review here,

This anime outdid itself. I was expecting cute little blushing scenes, blank characters and fanservice. It seemed like this usual school harem, with the boring self proclaimed loser and hot girls with no personalities whatsoever. At the end of the day, 'Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai' proved to me, it has more to offer than cheap ecchi scenes and endless missunderstandings.

The first thing which was a great suprise: there are actual animaiton. High quality animation, with detailed backgrounds and smooth movements. I couldn't belive it, and I though the reason for it to make the eyecandy look better, and although there certanly ... is, they don't take full advantage of at and there is no fanservice at all. Which means they had time to do other things, like a proper "story", and time to give personalities to the characters.

Speaking of which, the story is more about a friendgroup who hangs out with eachother, than a harem, and they slowly break down the walls between eachother, get to know one another. There are things, little secrets that both girls are afraid to talk about to the other one, but is fine to discuss with the middle guy, and this creates and interesting dynamic. The protagpnist, as we might have already guessed, is quite an average in any way. He has his own interests, and doesn't really excel at anything. Similarly to Gojo from 'Dress up Darling', he doesn't think about the girls as love interests from the very beginning, he is just happy to have some friends, and he is not driven by sexual desires. He is two steps above the generic romance main character, but still easily the worst out of the bunch.

Overall, this anime was a big suprise. It still is the usual school romance, which might be a bit bland for some, but it finnaly does something else than being a generic, fanservice fueled cheap thing, made by some no name studio. This show has high quality animation, and the potential to be something far better than todays average.

Edit: there is some minor fanservice, but it took me four episodes. If you are looking for something "safe", something you can show to your parents, this is not it. It's nothing crazy, and it serves the plot, makes sense, but I felt like I should mention this as a "warning".

Otagal is great and interesting with a cool idea, it is fun and lighthearted but would have been better if tthe romance aspects were kept to a minimum as it seems that this might turn into a two girls love the same guy. It would have been more enjoyable if they focused in the friendship aspect with both more instead of it turning into a romance competition. The art is cute good for a series like this, and the characters are not too deep but to be fair there are only 4 episodes out already. To be honest anime like this dont have to be ... too "deep" or anything, the scenes and chharacters are mediocre but thats okay as this anime doesnt seem like a deep story or deep meaning, it is just a fun anime with an interesting concept, nothing more nothing less. Overall it is enjoyable, fun, and not too deep.