Review of Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
So Nagatoro just ended...and that means its time for me to write a second review of it. Yes, this is my second review. I made a review of the series on my Youtube channel a couple months ago which mostly goes over the manga and barely talked about the anime. I have the same complaints in it that I do for the anime so if you'd rather watch a video review then you can watch that instead. Plus theres a lot more to it than there is here. EDIT: Apparently I'm not allowed to send links in reviews so you can find it by searching NagatoroSucks and Here's Why by The Harem Reviewer
Story: 3
Nagatoro's plot is almost non existent.
The only sort of plot in Nagatoro is that Senpai gets teased and bullied by Nagatoro. Thats honestly it. Episodes usually centers around a new way Nagatoro can tease Senpai and then the episode ends.
Rinse and repeat.
The last two or I guess two and a half episodes cover the arts festival arc which is easily the best part of the series but thats not saying too much.
This is basically if Teasing Takagi was shit. Teasing Takagi doesn't really have a plot like Nagatoro, but it makes up for it with its characters. I really wish I had more to say about the plot but there's really nothing to it nor much to say.
Characters: 3
Nagatoro is a fucking asshole and she's also loud and annoying. As for Senpai he’s a loser, he’s a pussy, he’s boring and generic. He does get some development as it goes on but he’s still not interesting even if he gets a bit less nerdy and wimpy. The side characters in Nagatoro aren’t forgettable, they’re just unlikeable. Gamo, Yoshi, and Sakura are just annoying. They aren’t as dislikable as Nagatoro but its like choosing between Pearl Harbor and 911.
A simple concept like this needs to be carried by its cast which is why Nagatoro fails. Its main characters suck and its side characters suck. I would say the entire cast is unlikable but I would be lying if I said that. There is one character that I actually enjoy which is Art Club President? Jesus Christ the creator is terrible at naming his characters.
She’s the only good part of the entire series. She isn’t unlikable, she’s not annoying and most of all she has fat titties. She also gets nude for her art projects which is great. The only problem is that she isn’t in the series that much. I mentioned before that the art festival is probably the best part of the series and thats because the President is in it a decent amount. Besides that she doesn't make appearances too often which sucks. If she was the main character the series would be leagues better than it is now. But overall besides the President, the cast is poo poo, moving on.
Art: 6
The anime looks fine for the most part. Sometimes the animation can look cheap but normally its nothing to praise or complain about. Character designs are fine, but the backgrounds can actually look pretty good when they want to be. I don't have to much to shit on except for one thing. It was a design choice to have all the background characters have no eyes. This really bothers me. These background characters are usually framed so that its very notable that they have no eyes. In the last episode there's a close up of one of them giving a reaction to Senpai's response and it looks disturbing and awful. I don't know why this was done but I hate it. But besides that, the art is the best part of the show but its nothing to write home about.
Sound: 5
Most of the soundtrack is kind of forgettable. Some are fine but then there are other cringey Minecraft dubstep tracks that play whenever Nagatoro starts teasing Senpai. They're so bad its even kind of funny at times. The OP is whatever, I always skipped it but I actually really like the ED song. So if theres one good thing we got out of this show its that...also the sus memes.
Entertainment: 3
This is one of those rare cases where while I do hate the show, I was never bored by it. Typically shows I hate are ones I find boring and uninteresting. Here thats not the case. Nagatoro is just unlikable because of its cast. I don't really find any of it funny and only laughed during it since I was making fun of it. This show is just frustrating and generic, I fail to understand how people can genuinely enjoy this.
Conclusion: 3
This show sucks, don't watch it.