Review of A Couple of Cuckoos

This show, I really wanted to like it. I just wasn't satisfied with the overall flow. Characters are somewhat stereotypical for a romcom harem-esc anime. The weird thing is this type of anime is one of those shows that I watch ironically and eventually get really into it for some reason. This didn't really happen because of the stop and go of the story, what little of it there is. I liked it but at the same time I hated it. *MINOR SPOILS AHEAD* - shouldn't harm your viewing experience. Let's talk about the art first and foremost. It's some of the best art I've seenin a while. I normally don't pay much attention to the art style but this one felt just right. It hit the spot. I'm not going to pretend that it's the greatest looking art I've ever seen but it's definitely in the top tiers and what really made the show stand out among the rest for me.

The characters are just, whew. Male MC is an over used stereotype. Male MC is interested in someone else and almost relentlessly trudges after her. No problem with that in all honesty but he does it so fervently that it honestly made me want to beat my head on the wall. This is REGARDLESS of whatever emotions he might develop for the Female MC. Speaking of Female MC, she can be irritatingly cheerful at times and borderline wildly emotional. She too is interested in someone else and this interest is, for the most part, why I started to REALLY dislike the show. One term: Bro-con. At least that was the vibe that I was getting, take it as you will. What's worse than one of the MCs being a bro-con? Having two bro-cons (Technically) in the same show. This trope ruins shows for me if it isn't kept in check.

Now let's address the elephant in the room, the story. Oh wow, male and female MC are engaged and they're both totally against it. Been there done that. As the story develops coldness starts to go away like it typically does and then enter the plot twist and wham episodes. It got me interested, enough to forget about dropping it at least. At the end of the 24 episodes what are we left with? Nothing, absolutely nothing but up in the air "What just happened" feelings. As mentioned earlier, the story does a stop and go thing. A little development and then a lot of fanservice. Rinse, mix, and repeat. Except at one point pretty much all development just kind of went out the window.

I really wanted to like this show because the characters grew on me. But at the end I just felt melancholic at best. In fact, it would be more accurate to say it was more of a feeling of irritation both with the story and with the MC and his frustrating wishy-washiness. There were 24 episodes to make some decent progress but nothing really happened. Bit of a rocky start huge wham moment in the middle and then nothing comes of it. It almost feels like the show was robbed of it's potential because the creators wanted to try to set it up for another season. Something that doesn't happen as much as it should. Would I watch a second season? Yes, but only if it's serialized for another 24 episodes and actually makes progress through the story. The manga is new, I get it but the ending was handled in classic harem sloppiness.