Review of Nisekoi: False Love

It was all the hype back then. The Jump romance series is getting an anime! By SHAFT nonetheless! With people jumping right and left, did it live up to its hype? Story - 6/10 The story revolves around Ichijou Raku. The heir to some kind of Yakuza family. One day, on his way to school, he was kneed-to-the-face by a transfer student Kirisaki Chitoge, who later is revealed to be a gangster family's daughter. After a few things happened, he and Chitoge must fake being lovers to stop a turf war. And the other side of the plot involves Raku's promise with a girl from his childhood, a pendant,and a few keys.

So it's a usual "two-people-must-fake-being-something-they're-not" kind of story. It appears to be pretty boring at first, but there's something about it that comes out as... refreshing somehow.

I don't know why, it's just... maybe it has something to do with the art style, but the way that the story is told is just so... I don't know.

Unlike the ever-dragging manga, since the anime is just parts of it, the pacing felt like a normal Romance Comedy series.

With the usual stuff. You know, hot springs, homestay, beach, and others.

P.S. Nisekoi is the anime with the most monologue I've ever watched. like, seriously.

Art - 8/10

The art style of Nisekoi is somewhat colorful. Like really, most of the color for the backgrounds consists of patterns. Only the characters look normal to the eye.

That's what gives this anime the feeling of fluffiness. The cuteness goddamnit.

Sound - 7/10

Music-wise, Nisekoi is on the average side. The music is mostly soft and light, befitting of the series' personality.

Character - 6/10

To be honest, Nisekoi's characters are nothing too unique or new. They all have their archetype. But they live up to it wonderfully, with just enough knicks and knacks to make themselves different.

Raku is a Harem protagonist. Therefore, he will be nice and caring. He's a bit clueless, but not that much. He also have something that most protagonists lack, self-awareness! Even if just a bit.

Chitoge is the main heroine. So she takes the Tsundere card. What's a bit different about her is that as the series progresses, she's mostly Dere and less Tsun. Meaning, she's more in-touch with her feelings than most Tsunderes

Onodera is the generally shy one. She doesn't have much backstory or anything, but she's my personal favorite. SO MUCH GODDAMN KAWAII!!!

Tsugumi, by herself is quite the Tsundere, actually. She appears to be a guy at first, but as we all know, if there's a new guy in a harem, it's most likely a trap. As such, she's the reverse-trap.

Marika, is actually quite interesting. You would think that she's the princess, but after a few events, her character is quite unique.

Also, if you're wondering who's the childhood friend character is, fear not! For everyone is basically a childhood friend in a sense.

So overall, Nisekoi characters are quite dry, but they still have some juice to make it more interesting.

Overall - 7/10

Nisekoi isn't terribly deep, and it's not pretending to be deep. It's a light-hearted show that focuses mostly on the character interactions.

If you want a fluffy Romance Comedy series with an open-ended finale, this might just be perfect for you.

If you want a deep series with a real plot progression, you might have to look elsewhere.