Review of The World God Only Knows

"Hello there devine one" How does it feel to be a god? A god who can conquer any woman, regardless of diffulculty? One who has the power to change the girl's heart! But wait a minute! What if I tell you that this guy name Keima Katsuragi, can do just that.. Well he can, only to 2-D girls of course. Hey it takes alot of work and dedication to conquer a girl in those dating sims so don't bash! But what if you were to be those gaming skills to the test? Against oh I don't know.. Real girls maybe? Well that's up to you tofind out.

Story: 7
Well apart from being a nerdy gamer who is obsess with conquering 2-dimensional girls, this story is rather unique, not like any other anime has ever went in the same direction, but somehow this one just feels different. The nerdy gamer of course is the guy I mentioned before Keima Katsuragi, and the story goes like this. Keima, agrees to a contract in which he misunderstood (he should had kept an open mind but oh well), from there a demon appears known as Elucia de Lute Ima a.k.a. Elsie (I will direct her as Elsie throughout the review). Why does she appear? Well it's her job to gather souls, not everyone souls, just the bad that escaped from the demon world and took residence within girls, in specific the girl's heart, now Keima against his will must using his gaming skills to wooh those girls who are possessed thus releasing the souls and everything returning back to normal, if he fails to do so, well as the Monarch leaders during the medieval ages "off with his head!" Sorry this is sounding more like a summary... Back on track, this story is a bit mediocre but it works! And that's why we're drawn to it, because of the otaku dating sim gamer, it's relatable to current japanese citizen who are too addict to these games, so this story draws out the relatebility of that. (Gosh I hope that made sense).

Art: 6
Art/animation style its ehhh tolerable, not wow, but then again not awful. However the anime draws in the typical disproportional element of anime, like chibi characters, eyes that are all circle white when surprise or sad, stuff you mainly see in comedy anime of course. Does it fit well with the anime? Yes, but something felt odd about it somehow and that I can't ged my head wrapped around it.. The appearence of the characters normally animated looks well as well as the color though some character should have gotten a lighter saturation, but the again it could've just been the computer.

Sound: 4
Sound, well if you're talking about voice acting the sub wins in this one, however in the dubbed version listening to Elsie's voice makes it worth it and that's where the 4 comes in. As for the soundtrack its not that appealing and the opening just makes you want to turn away, the ending is kawaii however, so it contrast each other between negative and positives... Some sounds are bliss and some just are not.

Character: 7
Now this part I can get into, the characters in this series are well made. Each girls besides Chihiro, have a backstory that helps you better understand the girls and why they act the way they do, it just gives the character more depth, and that as viewers is what we like to see a way to know who the character truly is. As for character change, well don't expect them from the main characters of Keima and Elsie cause they don't need change, however all the girls that was conquered haven changed in somewhat, either by attitude, or communication, just in someway.. Finally supporting characters get the love they deserve, cause without them there is no story, so good job. However the character that draws you into this anime the most is the happy-go lucky, loving, moe-ish girl Elsie, she's just the most adorable thing ever! I was more drawn into her then Keima.

Enjoyement: 7
There were some dull moments especially towards the ending but let me stop it right. But there was funny moments and that is what we got to look at, there's more positives than negatives in this anime, and letting those negative aspect affect you, will in fact get in the way of you actually enjoying this anime, just let it go at first and you'll like this anime, then complain about it afterwards, it appeals to a wide-broad of audience, it's innocent enough for younger audience, romantic for lovey-dovey audience, and relatable for the gamer audience. It appeals to all and that's what makes this anime so enjoyable.

Overall: 6
Yeah it seems low especially for how much praise I give it, but like i've said there are some negatives to it that may interfere with your judgement. However it's good, relatable besides the parts of catching souls, and thrilling as you get glued into the story. Especially for a harem that isn't ecchi, it's a B average material, but hey give it a try regardless, I hope most you enjoy this as much as I had, and let me know what you think!