Review of Absolute Duo

"We two shall remain bound together always and do everything together as a duo always to the best of our abilities In joy and sorrow In sickness and in health Until death do us part" ---- The Duo PledgeMan in this world you really have to commit hard to get a dorm roommate. It's particularly bad when you consider most of the dorm pairings are same sex.

Well if you can't figure it out from the above Absolute Duo is the charred steaming remains of a dumpster fire. Too many cliches that are too overused and too done to death. Battle High School, really awful harem, MC who is impossibly awkward and unobservant, pointless backstory, ridiculous characters, it;s just really annoying.

Lets look at the characters

Clueless and stupid main character with zero initiative. Played badly.

Low energy zero personality harem candidate 1: She's there because she is there. Puts the depression in depressed.

Useless best friend: He's only there to make observations about how much an idiot the MC for the viewers.

Doesn't respond to inputs harem candidate 2: Gets beaten by MC and kicked out of school because of it, (first few minutes of the first episode no spoiler) still pines for MC

No self confidence girl: Useless woman makes another appearance, gets depressed over nothing, gets cheered up over nothing.

Girl Next Door: Possibly yuri maybe the most interesting character in the show. Still apparently falling for the MC constantly humiliated by interacting with him (possible masochist ?)

The annoying princess: Has no boundaries needs a spanking

Psychotic school staff: Yeah they have no trouble injuring or killing students.

Even crazier villains: Yeah these guys never saw toy soldiers. For some reason they think it's a great idea to attack the equivalent of VMI just as they are gearing up to fight in the battle of new market.

The story goes from fight scene that's decided by plot, to fight scene that's decided by I win because I win. Harem candidate 1 goes from strongest to worse for no apparent reason other than she hooks up with the MC (not unreasonable but just isn't well done)

"Be a good girl and wait your turn I'll kill you next"
---Kevin Wayfair

"I'll kill you the next time we cross paths, you can call me K"
---Kevin Wayfair

That's what passes for dialog. In the words of the immortal Jackie Mason "Are you always this stupid or is it a special occasion?"

The art isn't bad. The music is mediocre. The voice acting I really can't tell because lets face it even Kenneth Branaugh, Richard Burton or Laurence Olivier could elevate the steaming pile of garbage that passes for dialog.

"It's almost like watching some awful teen movie"
---Kevin Wayfair

Take it from the guy in the anime.