Review of School Days

School Days is like watching a bunch of terrible people (with the exception of Kotonoha - God bless her soul) do retarded things and then get their asses handed to them for doing retarded and terrible things to one another - additionally, this applies heavily to the main character of this show, Matoko. Nothing about this show is in any way well written - many of the characters are quite shallow, and not a lot of depth is put into them, and many of the twists and turns of the plot can be considered outrageous and out of place, especially towards the show's conclusion. Even thevisuals (art, animation etc.) isn't anything to write home about (with the slight exception of episode 4 and the last episode, which for some reason had their visual direction improve in quality).

Though this may not be the case for all viewers, the only reason I enjoyed this was because of how terrible it was - it was terrible enough that I laughed at least once in every episode, in spite of the heavy atmosphere it would often try to convey. I'm not sure why, but it may be due to my sheer disconnection with the events of the story that I see everything from the outsider's view.

As Charlie Chaplin did say once, "life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot," and I can't think of a better example of anime than School Days.
Please note that in no way am I praising the craftsmanship and writing of this show - if you're a person that loves ironic viewings and watching anything for the shits and giggles, then I definitely reccomend this show for you, as you will indeed have a great time.

But for others who are seeking a genuinely good narrative, I would suggest to steer clear of this for now - unless the ancient memes about nice boats start to pique your curiosity.