nobahn's Anime

1. And the sleazefest begins.....
2. So Sensei has boyfriend issues.....
3. Another divorce?! This dumpster fire is burning additional fuel.....
4. 09:43 | This dumpster fire is insanely hot.
   The ending is simply too contrived.
5. 08:49 | So now a triangle has become a four-way polygon? Trying to keep an open mind here.....
6. 05:17 | Fan service for pubescent boys. I'm clearly going to have to pace myself to 1 ep./day here.....
   OK, I admit it: If this develops into a 5-way love polygon, then I'll be somewhat annoyed.

7. I don't know what to make of this episode; still, never was the animation of feet walking in house slippers so tense/dramatic.
8. • For some reason, I find this "Alex/Al" character to be really irritating.....
   • 09:44 | Dumpster fire. This is becoming rather silly; I really do wonder if the manga is as good as Gigguk says it is ─ I'm curious and apparently it has ended its magazine run.....
   • 10:05 | Kudos for the house slippers analogy.
   • 16:30 | This on-and-off agency for Hina is really irritating me; I don't find this flip-flopping to be realistic ─ she's an adult, after all!
   • I like the ED; other than that, I don't know what to think about this episode.....
9. Rui is conflicted about Hina moving out.
   Definitely a love triangle.
10. 17:30| Well, that's one way to make things even spicier.....

11. Rain definitely seems to be a recurring symbolism in this series.....
    Last scene: Now what?
12. The breakup was inevitable; that was the only way that Hina could move on
    • I am rating the sub at 10/11 because of the ending.
    • The dub ain't half bad.....

• "Domestic Girlfriend: A Dumpster Fire I Can't Stop Watching" | Gigguk (Says that the manga is much better than the anime.....)
• "Domestic Girlfriend and the Beautifully Complicated Nature of Love" | AnimeUproar (Compares & contrasts realism in this series with Hollywood clichés and emphasizes the moral ambiguities that the characters present.)

1. not everything is explained; but maybe that's the point?
   • Why is Salvatore Bianco unscathed by bullets/violence?
   • Who (& how) organized the mission of Salvatore Bianco & Shibana?
2. the tragedy of death only exceeded by the tragedy of war.
3. but the war seems to have been ended amicably..... But the war seems to be a distant memory and the world seems to be in a prosperous peace.....
4. Re-listening to the dub, it seems to me that the civilians and ground troops have a quasi-Scottish accent.....
5. "The ending is paramount."
   Bell's ending monologue, combined with Nonoko Kishii's last lines (calling for Bell) causes me to change my mind and change my rating from 10/11 ("Excellent") to 11/11 ("Masterpiece").

• Review by Gabriella Ekins

First of all, this is neither for the children nor the squeemish. THERE IS GRAPHICALLY EXPLICIT VIOLENCE ALONG WITH SOME NUDITY (please note that this in not hentai). For those with a very healthy tolerance of both violence and nudity, then you will probably be interested in this series. The plot lines (and corresponding character development) are excellent. It is true that the violence/gore and nudity does beg the question: To what degree does it advance the plot/character development; and to what degree is it fanservice that panders to the lowest common denominator?

The series should be seen twice in its entirety because everything (and I do mean everything) is inserted into the anime for a reason – if not a purpose. Consider, for example, the song Lilium.

Here is not just a translation, but an interpretation as well.

1. "OS IUSTI MEDITABITUR SAPIENTIAM
   The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom
2. ET LINGUA EIUS LOQUETUR IUDICIUM
   And his tongue shall speak judgement
3. BEATUS VIR QUI SUFFERIT TENTATIONEM
   Blessed the man who resists temptation
4. QUONIAM CUM PROBATUS FUERIT ACCIPIET CORONAM VITAE
   For when proved he shall receive the crown of life
5. KYRIE, IGNIS DIVINE, ELEISON
   Lord, Divine Fire, have mercy
6. O QUAM SANCTA, QUAM SERENA
   O how holy, how serene
7. QUAM BENIGNA, QUAM AMOENA,
   How benevolent, how comforting,
8. O CASTITATIS LILIUM
   O Lily of Chastity.

"Presumably, the point of the song is that the 'just man' (the kid who’s hiding the genetically engineered girl) has to undergo trials, while the mutant girl is being compared to Mary." ―M.S. O'Brien

• Here is an analysis of the OP.
• Here is a listing of YouTube reviews.
• Here is a list of reviews as shown by DuckDuckGo.
• Am in the process of rewatching it and in the 1st episode no one is the slightest bit curious about the not-so-minor fact that everyone but one person in the control room has been murdered by a diclonious; so I'm cutting the ratings by one notch.

• NIce OST! (look up composer)
• Not just AN open-ended ending, but multiple open-ended endings!