Review of Love Tyrant

Warning possible Spoilers Now having watched Death Note myself and Love Tyrant being a parody of it that was pretty much my only reason for watching it and there was actually some enjoyment to gain from it. The story begins with Seiji Aino who is interrupted by a Cupid called Guri who need's him to kiss somebody in 24 hours before she dies, Keiji decides to chose Akane Hiyama a sweet, innocent girl who is really a Yandere however during the kissing process Guri added herself with them in her Kiss Note and now Seiji and Akane have to help her with her cupid business. If there's onething that Love Tyrant doesn't do great is it's story as the whole cupid business that Guri, Akane and Seiji had to do is quickly swept aside before the halfway episode and basically becomes like a harem anime where some of the girls start fighting over Seiji for attention while also having some arcs where the girls have their own problems to deal with like Akane and Yuzu's family issues which also involved their mothers because they didn't support what was going on or the fact that Guri doesn't know anything about love so Seiji has to help her understand it though he doesn't do a great job and she ends up becoming a demon until he says the right things to her, yeah the story isn't done well and was a pretty bumpy ride although the story isn't really the strongest part of the anime anyway it relies more on the comedic actions of the characters and using references to other things I mean this is a parody.
It was actually pretty funny seeing the gang doing ridiculous things that always ended up getting everyone hurt, yes for once it wasn't the MC that suffered and instead because of some peoples actions if pretty much affected everyone, although what the story did do right was it showed us an interesting viewpoint of what heaven and hell might look like which was pretty funny and how important the concept of love is to everyone and what it means to them which is what Guri and even Seiji has to learn.

The characters were a pretty mixed bunch luckily I liked most of them and each of them definitely has their own level of weird and craziness.
Seiji Aino is the male MC and is pretty much like your usual Harem protagonist which consist's of a dense personality although he does see the feelings that some of the girls have for him except Guri since she is very random plus he also has a very short temper often shouting at Guri if she does something wrong or annoying or when it comes to Akane shivering in fear because of her extreme Yandere nature, however he isn't annoying just stupid sometimes as some problems happen because of his indecisive behaviour.
Guri is the female MC and is a Cupid who goes around with her Kiss Note creating random couples, she is a very active yet lazy person and does things by her own accord since she doesn't follow orders very well which is a huge hindrance to Seiji since she always ends up dragging him and the others into bad situations that they have to clean up however despite being a cupid she doesn't fully understand the concept of love so seeing her trying to get past these problems like heartache or jealousy was actually interesting to see.
Akane Hiyama is another female MC who is obsessively in love with Seiji as he was the only person who has made her feel love for anyone, however her love goes to the point of being a Yandere and she will pretty much kill anyone who tries to make a move on Seiji so being in a forced harem isn't really the best thing for her, her personality can change rapidly from being sweet, kind and protective to going into a bloodlust nature depending on who pisses her off which most of the time is Guri , though despite her Yandere nature she does have a troubled upbringing as her mother made her to be a cold person so seeing her overcome her mother's family traditions was actually pretty inspiring.
Yuzu Kichougasaki is another female MC that got caught up in the harem except this time it was because of Akane instead of Seiji, Yuzu has feelings for Akane and joined because of her even though they are half-sister's however Akane only see's her as a good friend and always makes her love go unrequited, she can be pretty annoying sometimes mainly because she always goes into a fit if Seiji tries to do something with Akane though there are times where she can be a likeable character like her relationship with Guri which made them a pretty funny duo and other time she does actually start developing feelings for Seiji which does put her into a state of confusion.
Shikimi Shiramine is both the cousin of Akane and Yuzu, she is an absolutely terrifying person who is an even worse Yandere than Akane mainly because Shikimi wanted to be noticed and loved by someone which she never got so instead she tries to steal things from everyone hence why she tries to mess with Seiji whenever she can get him alone because she enjoys messing with Akane's feelings too, she is very flirtatious and is very good at disguising herself well from anyone who isn't Seiji, Akane or Yuzu who recognise her instantly, she can also be very devious always luring her prey and slowly torturing them afterwards.
Akua Aino is the younger sister of Seiji and does appear from time to time in the series, she is a tomboy Tsundere and always ends up arguing with her brother mainly because of the predicament he's in and how it is affecting their relationship too though overtime she does start to grow more attached to the girls after they help her multiple times from being attacked by Stola's who is a demonic penguin yeah I'm not joking.

The artstyle is compared to some other anime's pretty smooth and some of the hairstyles on the characters like Yuzu and Seiji looked like play doh for some reason like I could touch it and it would just fall off of their heads, it was also interesting seeing the versions of heaven and hell in this anime, heaven just looked like what is usually portrayed in cartoons which is clouds and a bright sun while hell looked like a city with an incredibly gloomy atmosphere which is pretty much what it should be like.

The comedy was actually pretty good as Seiji did suffer quite a lot from the girls, but the girls also had their setbacks too as Akane and Guri were always fighting for being the dominant girl for Seiji while Yuzu always fought against Seiji so she could be with Akane and then Shikimi would just come in and destroy everyone, pretty much most of the time everyone is getting knocked around by someone or something.
While this is also a parody there are a lot of references to not just Death Note, but a lot of other things like in one episode where the gang went to the school at night there was a lot of horror references and even a Ghostbusters reference and there was even a point where the show took a stab at anime censorship like the beam of lights and convenient steam that would always block the private parts of a person.

The Romance was pretty much a mess and I say that in a good way because even thought everyone is constantly fighting for someone in the group there are genuine moments where there is some sentiment like when Akane is trying to show her mother that being in love isn't a bad thing and Guri is trying to figure out how she feels for Seiji which she finds out the answer by the end of the series so amidst all of the fighting there are some nice moments although they do tend to get interrupted by someone.

Overall this was an ok series not great, but not bad either. I'm unsure whether I want to see a season 2 though I am interested where this group will go after the last episode and makes me wonder if they'll concentrate on other characters since Guri seems to have accomplished her goals, well we're just gonna have to wait.