Kamigami no Asobi

Kamigami no Asobi (2014)

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars


Also known under the title Ludere Deorum or Play of the Gods, this series was a bit different than anticipated. It seems to be a bit of a twist on the 2 videogames by similar titles, combining the otome routes in both and changing the specific learning about love direction to learning about humans in general. Despite that switch, this is still very much a reverse harem with everyone ultimately falling for Yui in some small way, even if they see it more as a friends (though it sure doesn't seem that way when the the school play comes about). Really, Apollon seems set apart from the beginning in the relationship spectrum, with Balder being a close second. Zeus himself even seems to have a few lessons to learn in the process, especially given his background knowledge and very high handed way he goes about setting this all up. The first episode starts off at the end with some very obvious fanservice clips before basically rewinding to start from the beginning and tell the story of how they end up there, carrying on to the end. It's an interesting twist with a mix of myths from various regions all brought together in one place and mixed with a bit of humanity. The ending is still rather open ended, as most anime tend to be, but it's also a much better note than some have chosen to land on. It would be fun potentially to see the chaos that may happen with this group in the human world, but it seems as if that isn't to be. 

Papa Datte, Shitai

Papa Datte, Shitai (2019)

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Asumi and Keiichi first meet when Asumi accepts a job essentially as a housekeeper for Keiichi. Originally considering himself straight, it's a surprise for both that Asumi ends up rather aggressively pursuing a relationship (in perhaps a very unhealthy and inadvisable way). Despite this, the two ultimately come together and decide to live together after trying to separate for multiple reasons on both sides. Overall, it's very fast paced. The art is decent, but the story itself is forced a bit in favor of the romance just for the sake of it rather than it being healthy or having any build to it.