Romantic Killer

Anzu Hoshino needs only three things in her life: video games, chocolate, and her beloved cat. Unlike other high school girls, Anzu has no time for or interest in romance. But as she begins playing a poorly programmed 3D otome game, a bizarre flying wizard named Riri emerges from the screen and calls Anzu "subject one," the first person who will experience a dating game harem storyline in real life.

Despite Anzu's fiery protests, Riri confiscates her favorite things to force her to focus on love. Riri orchestrates a series of unlucky incidents and romantic cliches that lead her to meet Tsukasa Kazuki, one of the most attractive boys in her school. Still enraged, Anzu is adamant about resisting Tsukasa's charm. As all the ridiculous fabricated scenarios help Anzu warm up to Tsukasa's pleasant nature, Riri throws other stereotypical pretty boys her way—and avoiding romance quickly becomes almost impossible.

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Hoshino, Anzu Main

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Riri Main

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Kazuki, Tsukasa Main

Umehara, Yuuichirou Japanese

Hayami, Junta Main

Kajiwara, Gakuto Japanese

Koganei, Hijiri Main

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Takamine, Saki Supporting

Iwami, Manaka Japanese

Tsuchiya Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Kazuki, Arisa Supporting

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Oda, Makoto Supporting

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Kishi, Yukana Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Hayashi, Tatsurou Producer

Murakami, Maasa Producer

Ichikawa, Kazuya Director

Ooba, Sayuri Script, Series Composition

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Oct 27, 2022

GG-WP

Recommended

OTOME GAME but in actual anime???

Route 1: A kuudere male.
Route 2: The childhood friend.
Route 3: A narcissist male.
Special Route: ????

Romantic Killer is an anime show that is modeled after an otome game. One day, a wizard named Riri appeared out of nowhere in front of Anzu Hoshino, the main heroine, and deprived her of her three daily life necessities, Momohiko, her pet cat, video games, and chocolate, to force her into the situation of actually finding love interests and dating, as her love life was essentially non-existent prior to that??? I know what I just said is in the synopsis, but it is just the ... beginning and only scratches the surface of what to expect from the show.

We see Anzu Hoshino having random encounters and triggering flags from Riri's antics, and Anzu Hoshino trying her hardest not to fall for the traps set by the said wizard as her life becomes more flowery and resembles that of an otome game. The comedy is what distinguishes this show from other romcoms because it was the main highlight of the show and the romance was just the icing on the cake, minimal but there is actual progression, which mimics that of actual otome games. We learn more about the backstories of the main characters, side characters, and the main routes (the ikemens). In terms of romance, I wouldn't say all of the encounters were particularly realistic, but they do resemble those of VN games. There were a few references to other shows here and there, and there isn't much to dislike about the show.

The OP and ED fit the vibe the show wants to emit and give to the viewers, and as you watch more and more episodes, you become more and more invested. The only thing I didn't like about the art was the 3D animation and art style, which felt strange and out of place, even if it was sometimes intentional, but in the case of 2D art style, the transition from realistic to comedic-ish was actually nice and really blends well with the vibe and adds to the overall enjoyment of the show.

This show is better than I expected, which is not surprising given how low my expectations were for the show. In all honesty, I'm sure many people are turned off by the 3D in the trailer and actual art style, but if you give the show a chance, I guarantee you won't be disappointed. If you like romcoms or reverse harems like Hamefura's, then this show is for you. It was a fun ride from start to finish, and a sequel is definitely a possibility.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Aug 13, 2024

BlackBusterMAL

Mixed Feelings

English.
The truth is I expected less from this series, I thought it would be a typical romantic series of the bunch and although sometimes it is, it also brings to the table an idea that is really interesting, which is harassment, this happens almost at the end of this season but seeing that it is in the series impresses me a lot that they will take risks, on the other hand there are generic episodes most of the time, I know that this is the purpose of the series since the girl does not want to have any love relationship with anyone but I think ... that they were able to make it a little different to make it stand out from the other series.
In general, the series entertains and makes you have a good time, but besides that there is nothing else to highlight, from the beginning of the anime you know who will be the right guy for the protagonist and there will also be a lot of filler in each chapter of the anime.
It is worth it for the animation that is very dynamic and a bit of the story, but don't expect so much from it.

Español.
La verdad esperaba menos de esta serie, pensé que sería una típica serie romántica del montón y aunque algunas veces lo es, también pone en la mesa una idea que es en verdad interesante que es el acoso, este sucede ya casi al final de está temporada pero el ver que está en la serie me impresiona muchísimo que se arriesgarán, por otro lado hay episodios genéricos la mayor parte del tiempo, se que ese es el propósito de la serie ya que la tipa no quiere tener ninguna relación amorosa con nadie pero creo que pudieron hacerle un poco diferente para que se destacara de las demás series.
En general la serie entretiene y hace que pases un buen rato, pero además de eso no hay nada más que destacar, desde el principio del anime sabes quién será el tipo indicado para la protagonista y también habrá mucho relleno en cada capítulo del anime.
Vale la pena por la animación que es muy dinámica y un poco la historia, pero no esperes tanto de esta misma.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 25, 2023

BadGuyBoog

Not Recommended

This is the difference between satire and parody. After I announced my frustration with the rom com genre where I finally got fed up with its bullshit in Couple of Cuckoos, I saw the synopsis of this show about a girl absolutely refusing to be part of that bullshit. It was a parody of the genre and I was all for it. There were some really funny jokes in this show shitting on the tropes and cliches. Rom coms are almost always driven by coincidence and contrivances and so this show takes it to the max with literal magic manipulating the events to cause, what ... I like to call, “anime moments”. Like when they fall on top of each other, or run into each other in the halls or when (this is my favorite in this anime) the love interests are forced to live in the same house with each other. This show goes so far over the line to make this shit happen that it’s genius. The only reason this show isn’t higher is because I don’t think it went far enough. It was a parody, not a satire like it should’ve been. Like all the love interests are all cliche. That’s of course part of the joke but it doesn’t stop the fact that they’re not enjoyable or interesting characters. If they were mind controlled to be as boring as possible then that’d be a different story but they are all supposedly real people in the show, so to have them just be the stereotypical archetypes in this parody is kind of underwhelming (especially the childhood friend). This show pokes fun at all the tropes but it doesn’t say anything about them or make them better. Konosuba worked as a parody because it not only parodied the isekai genre, but it fixed the flaws of the genre as a whole, which was boring characters and a boring world. In isekai you always have an overly virtuous overpowered protagonist, so Konosuba gave us a weak scumbag instead. When it did have the generic protagonist gag character in Mitsurugi, they pointed out the major flaws within his character and therefore the rest of the isekai protagonists as a whole. It didn’t fall into the tropes but instead subverted them. When it did fall into cliche it built upon them with new depths. That’s what I wanted for this show, but ultimately both with the characters and the plot, it’s as cliche and boring as the shows it makes fun of. Still there were still some top tier jokes. There was one character who was always in the stupid handsome-boy anime pose every time he was on screen and it was just hilarious. The main character Junta is very enjoyable as well and overall it was a funny and enjoyable show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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