Review of Amnesia
Do I recommend this anime? No If you are new to the reverse-harem genre (one girl who has a million boys to choose from), DO NOT let this be your first one. If you have watched tons of reverse harem, and have become tired of the cliché storylines, watch it. However, don’t get angry at me if you hate it! Let’s start with the characters: All of the boys are one dimensional. From the very get-go, I already predicted who the heroine was going to end up with...luckily, I was wrong (since it was open ending). Nonetheless, that does not mean the story was completely original. Even whenthe story progressed, the characters are still very bland. You have the nerd, the popular one, the one that cannot express himself, and the boy next door.
Furthermore, there was a tendency of the men saying a line similar to this: I’m a man. I have temptation. Don't come near me or I'll do something to you!" Uh, do guys in real life really say that to women? Do women really like it when that is said? ‘Cause if that was me; I would kick the guy in the nuts and run away!
Despite how annoying the boys were, if you like a certain type of male character, there will be an episode satisfying your romantic set-up. I’m not going into details with this because the little spoilers can ruin the slightest enjoyable/intriguing content this anime actually has to offer.
On to the heroine!
I did not notice this until I read it, but her name was never mentioned! The whole show was like a video game, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the viewers were supposed to feel like the main character (I didn’t though…). Anyways, she was BORING. No personality whatsoever! I wanted to punch her because of how ridiculously dumb she was. If any character could raise my blood pressure, it’s her!! Also, she did not even have real dialogues/monologues. She went with the flow of life and rarely cared that she had amnesia even when it was negatively affecting her and the people around her. She was unique, but a show should NEVER have a main character like her! She really dug her own grave in each episode. So sad…NOT! (Also, I think they went with the Amnesia story because it gave a reasonable excuse for her to get to know the guys individually; a perfect reverse-harem setup, am I right?)
Honestly, I was about to give up on this show, but episode 7 explained why she was the way she was. The storyline became interesting. However, it went downhill again after that. I only continued to watch it because the main storyline/plot was original. I have never seen a reverse harem like this (I’m refraining from saying the spoiler). Yet, the originality of the show was overshadowed by the unoriginal and boring characters and dialogues. Not to mention, the storyline did not unfold nicely either. I guess the only thing that was okay was the open ending. Oh yeah, the art was different and nice too. Personally, the dichromatic eyes and hair looked beautiful. Also, I’m still wondering why the heroine had two different shoes. Can anyone answer that?
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As I mentioned, this show was absolutely boring and ridiculous. I only gave it a high rating (yes, 7- 6 is way too high for it) because I’m just tired of the typical reverse-harem, and I do applaud people that shed original content into a show (even if it is done poorly). Soooo, watch this show at your own risk.