Hm... Three cute girls? One boy? A sharehouse situation? Ahh, we've got a love comedy then? Let's give it a go!
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Okay! So we start with a familiar premise: an average boy ends up living with three talented and beautiful sisters from his school. That's it. That's literally it. You can see that there isn't much of an overarching narrative, so the series primarily establishes itself as a comedic one. And if on the fun front it ain't enough... Oof...(And here comes the problem...)
I'll be real with you, it was initially fun watching their antics (it was very fun and energetic seeing how their personality built up initially!!!), the series quickly falls into repetitive patterns. Well, at least the title is honest, huh? the sisters are indeed "surprisingly easy to deal with" - but this becomes the series' main weakness at its cost of being beyond what they could have been. The way their constant accommodation and neediness toward Yuu is portrayed on screen becomes increasingly cringe-worthy from pure fluff. There isn't much character development; instead, the sisters simply become more pliable to please him, with the author portraying this as entirely the epitome of awww. My problem is... Yes, neediness can be cute... Occasionally! But with this one? it happens EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. By that, it started to make me reminiscing of how clingy girlfriend DMs work... Not that it's the same but it gave off that type of energy I'd like to avoid... Not sure if you get it? It can be cute the first month, then... Somehow... Pathetic and annoying the further things go on if there isn't any variance?... You get?
Okay, moving on... Let's see how other similar romcoms fare against it...
Comparison with other romcoms that are the closest to it
Let's go with the closest thing of "siblings in a share house falling for the same guy": "The Quintessential Quintuplets".
- Gotoubun manages to balance charm with stronger personalities: we've got the shy one, the energetic one, the flirty one all physically pinning for this one guy--yet just personality wise, they're extremely distinguishable--the OPPOSITE of this series.
- Meanwhile, even the classic share house harem To Love Ru offers more variance in its cast dynamics: we've got like 4 pink hair ladies and each of them has a different energy level and chaoticness.
- Up next, let's examine a series with a similar character dynamics --Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun in how it handles similar dynamics
- while Iruma's personality is comparable to Yuu's and girls there also admire him, they maintain their distinct characteristics (Ameli and Shiida are just better done, I'm sorry but that's the truth--the moe gap is just better with "less is more"). The Mikadono sisters?... despite starting as different characters, become increasingly indistinguishable over time.
On a Technical and narrative level
No real stakes - just saccharine fluff with a typically dense protagonist. Beyond the core cast of Yuu, the sisters, and their dad, the setting feels empty. Even side characters in "To Love Ru" (like Saruyama) leave more of an impression than anyone in this series' supporting cast. Nada. So yeah, this series is alllll about how you like the dynamics and characters. If you can't take it anymore. It's joever.
TL;DR
Well well well, i wouldn't disagree that I did find it enjoyable for the first 20-40 chapters and would give it a 7 there... Problem is, the series quickly becomes predictable once its formula becomes apparent. The weak world-building and gradually homogenizing characters make the school life setting feel particularly hollow. If you don't mind these issues and see it as a strength, you might rate it closer to 8/10 instead of my 4/10. On a personal level, I'd rather skim through "Rent-A-Girlfriend" discussions and rants for kicks (not actually read it) - at least that trainwreck is entertaining in an ironic way, unlike this series' earnest but repetitive sweetness that became a snoozefest.
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