Review of My Girlfriend is Shobitch

I'm seeing an absolute smattering of ones for this show- and I can certainly see why it's being received so poorly, but I myself cannot in good conscious give this show a rating of "one", which MAL describes as "pathetic", or "appalling". It simply isn't that awful. STORY: "Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken" (from herein referred to as "Sho-bitch") is a sketch comedy anime through and through. It's structured episodically, as opposed to serially- meaning there's no continuously running plot or need to remember minor details that may come back down the line. There is very little to mention in terms ofstory, really- local MC goes to school and is shocked at the lack of innocence possessed by the girls around him. He tries to be a good boyfriend to rather inexperienced and outlandish class-rep girlfriend. As is life in "moderately ecchi comedy" land.

ART: I can literally only say that it's "okay". It does nothing interesting visually, save for a couple slightly funny sight gags here and there.

SOUND: OP and ED are not my thing, well produced enough. Sho-bitch overuses audio clips criminally however- putting them over splash cards and playing them at every gag. The sound otherwise is okay at best, hence my 1 point reduction from "average" in the sound category.

CHARACTERS: MC Haruka Shinozaki is undeveloped, and his other half- whom the show is really named after, the "loyal virgin bitch"- Akiho Kousaka is underdeveloped as well. Their relationship goes nowhere exciting through multiple dates (and the episodes encompassing them). Both characters are quite monotonous in nature, at day's end. While this is excusable for the deadpan comedy Akiho Kousaka uses, it is quite annoying when Haruka Shinozaki reacts with the same absurdist phrases every single time he notices some absurd sexual innuendo. It's almost insulting to the viewer really- he's shocked when we're supposed to be shocked, quiet and listening when something ""intriguing"" is happening- the writers of the show are quite unsubtle in telling us how we're supposed to feel through Haruka. Several minor characters pop-up here and there, but not a single one of them is worth mentioning in the slightest. Every side character is a textbook trope and/or uninteresting- from "creepy overtly sexual *heavy breathing*" girl to "ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-CHAAAAAAAAAAAN" girl. The show had some potential in this department, and squandered it.

ENJOYMENT: I laughed a couple times, not going to lie. But for every joke that got me, 20 more made me groan and wish for death's embrace solely.

OVERALL: It's somewhat entertaining and wholly trashy. If it's your thing/you can bear it/you're really bored, it might be worth a shot. There's worse stuff out there, but unless you're some 500 days into the medium, I guarantee there's better things out there.

3/10