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TopicKokoro's top 100 anime of the past five years.
KokoroAkechi
09/19/17 2:01:40 AM
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48. Shomin Sample
https://myanimelist.net/anime/25099/Ore_ga_Ojousama_Gakkou_ni_Shomin_Sample_Toshite_Gets%E2%99%A5Sareta_Ken

Shomin Sample is bound to be one of the more polarizing shows on the list. It's about Kimito, a lucky boy who is chosen to stay at an all girls school to teach them about commoner life and also about males. When I say chosen I obviously mean he's kidnapped and semi held there against his will. And when I say teach I mean basically explain everything that normal people actually do.

As mentioned the girls are incredibly ignorant of like real life. There are some wonderful scenes like one where they have to order from a starbucks and call the ordering an "incantation" or when Kimito gets cup coodles and they think it's the best thing in the world. It's almost surreal in a sense that these small things that we take for granted or might even annoy us they think is like a wonder of commoner life. Okay not really they are just funny scenes that do their job well.

The main girls are pretty crazy. The normal one is Aika (Tsun-pure) who is "unpopular" or whatever but also very gullible. In addition there is a loli genius who has to take off her clothes to solve problems, a girl who carries around a katana, and maid who threatens to cut off Kimito's dick, etc. The sword girl is particularly entertaining when paired with the loli. The main guy too is not that bad. There is some level of "romance" going on but it's really like they are a group of friends who might be a little too forward with each other for the amount of time they've spent together, but this is a comedy so I can let that slide.

The story if there is one is really that they are members of a club called the "Commoners Club". It's where kimito can teach them more about normal life. It's basically like normal things people might do with friends and stuff. There's also some minor drama and such but not enough to take away from the comedy. There's also a bit of fan service in the show. Not the get you hot and bothered type, but the lets put it in there because people like to see it type. To be honest the character designs are pretty cute and the fan service is done fairly well especially the comedic parts of it.

Shomin Sample can be dumb, but it's a good comedy with a likable cast, good fan service (has a thing for thighs), and some great cast interaction.

47. Actually, I am...
https://myanimelist.net/anime/29785/Jitsu_wa_Watashi_wa

Actually, I am is a shonen romcom. Asahi Kuromine is a boy who has a hard time keeping a secret, so when he finds out that the girl he's had a crush on is actually a vampire and that if anyone finds out her dad will take her out of school he has to keep this secret... but can he?

Each of the characters has a certain "secret" about them. Not going to go through them all but each of them provide a certain challenge for Kuromine in his growing harem. Kuromine is a bit generic overall but he fills his role well. Youko (the vampire) has scenes where she can look hot but a lot of times she's just incredibly cute.

Eventually in the story the keeping the secret part is not as important as the harem aspects, but there's a certain level of depth to the characters that keep it enjoyable. Honestly a lot of the show is fairly generic with a small spin on things but the execution, comedy, and the characters bring it all together. The comedy is stronger than the romance, but there is some level of harem aspects that actually do get addressed.

No more to say about this one just a well executed anime that does most things it has to very well. Could have used some more time as the romance aspects get stronger later on, but that's the life of anime.
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