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Vaisaga
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Hey, as a straight man I can appreciate sexy anime guys too. While I will say Soushi is physically attractive and anyone voiced by Yuuichi Nakamura always sounds hot, fox-boy is, at the end of the day, a total creep. As pointed out, while Soushi does active submissive he is actually extremely manipulative. As Kage said, he's an S pretending to be an M. He outright guilt trips Ririchiyo several times and this gets a lot worse spoiler[when they actually do hook up.] Doesn't help that he's 22 and she's 15, which I normally wouldn't mind if it wasn't for the other stuff. This messed up power dynamic is kind of interesting, but 'unhealthy' is definitely the right word for it. Overall I do find the show funny and charming, though, which is why I keep watching. I am more interested in the secondary characters, though, specifically Watanuki/Karuta. Renshou is hilarious too. |
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Ryu Shoji
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I assume we've had a few fillers now because the anime wants to end at a certain point in the manga, where spoiler[it is revealed that Miketsukami is well...his demon is a kitsune for a reason. He used his charms to advance himself from his typical half-demon situation so he could get higher and higher in the family he was in and by charms, yes I do mean seducing the ladies] |
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escahime65
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I agree with this review 100%. I so want to like this series but it is just so bland and slowwwwww..........Sorry but I can't take any more teasing with no follow through. Bye bye Inu x Boku.
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Agent355
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Um, back in the late 80's, maybe, but now the fandom has a gender representation of about 50-50. Did you miss the "Sexism in Anime" ANNCast? 
So, I wanted to like this show. Ririchiyo is smart and sympathetic, Zange is laid back and humorous, the hotel staff is wacky, etc. But, um, the plot is non-existent. And boy is that lesbian servant annoying (not because she's a lesbian, but because it's apparently "funny" that she hits on underage girls in very inappropriate ways. At least Chizuro from Bleach picks on girls her own age!) And Miketsukami? Creepy stalker-type, total lack of self esteem, both? Neither? He'd be more interesting if they just showed us that skeleton in his closet. Right now he's either personalityless or creepy. I wonder if the manga is any good, because it seems like such a waste to have such an interesting bunch of characters (Ririchiyo, Zange, Watanuki, etc) and just not give 'em anything to do! |
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Darkmagick
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Well, the manga is definitely better in my opinion. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call it good, though - at the very least, it does get Miketsukami's skeletons out of the closet much more quickly, in what I at least found to be a genuinely touching way. But then after going with its plot for a little while...It goes right back to floundering in its own cliches. Yet I know I'm going to keep reading it, because I want to see the plot they keep hinting at...*sighs* I'm too easy to drag in...>_> |
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LaFreccia
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Wow! I have a different perspective than the review, and most of the comments here. First the reviewer tried to grab a hold of something substantial in the wrong place. Ririchiyou and Miketsukami are not psychologically strong enough to love other people BECAUSE THEY BOTH HATE THEMSELVES. The place to grab a hold of something substantial is that hatred. That is what this show is about.
I'll certainly admit that the show has moved slowly in the first 6 episodes, especially because they introduced a whole bunch of characters. The story itself, however, was clear to me from the start. Ririchiyou acts tsuntsun, but she hates herself for it. Nevertheless she doesn't know how to be real with other people. I see a lot of people criticizing Miketsukami because he is too servile, or too perfect, but they are just looking at the surface. He clearly has issues as well, we just haven't had the opportunity to dip into his mind, the way we have with Ririchiyo. spoiler[Somebody mentioned that in an early episode they implied that Miketsukami had been a sex slave. In several episodes he says he doesn't want Ririchiyo to find out about his past.] Miketsukami is ashamed of what he has done, and hates himself. Within seconds of meeting him, he asks to be killed by Ririchiyo, because he says he is worthless unless he can do something for her. The substance of this story is in the healing that the main couple need before they are able to have a healthy relationship. I think it is a delightful show. |
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