{"id":20386,"date":"2023-10-13T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=38101"},"modified":"2023-10-13T16:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:25:33","slug":"the-100-girlfriends-who-really-really-really-really-really-love-you-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/13\/the-100-girlfriends-who-really-really-really-really-really-love-you-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You \u2013 Episode 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we\u2019re checking out a brand-spanking new production, as we explore the first episode of the currently airing 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You. Just by that title, it seems we\u2019re in for a tongue-in-cheek take on the distinguished harem genre, a genre that was actually instrumental in both my original induction into anime fandom (Love Hina), as well as my migration to professional anime writing (Bakemonogatari). Though the base concept of \u201cone protagonist surrounded by a crowd of romantic prospects\u201d might not seem like the most thoughtful or poignant of premises, the genre frequently exhibits uncommon flexibility, ranging from hilarious sex comedies to trenchant explorations of the human condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for The 100 Girlfriends, I\u2019ve heard plenty of positive things about its manga, which fans praise as both funny and frequently heartwarming, with a cast who all seem to like each other on the whole, and not just exist in parallel orbit of our central protagonist. That all sounds like a good time to me, so let\u2019s dispense with the preamble here, and see what these hundred girlfriends have in store for us!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Episode 1<\/b><\/p>\n

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Opening on bright pink cherry blossoms against a blue sky, an eternal sign of rejuvenation, new beginnings, and presumably the new school year<\/span><\/p>\n

Lush color design as we pan in on our presumed protagonist, confessing to a girl in one of the most archetypal situations imaginable: a long-awaited declaration by the side of the school, just as your middle school years slip behind you<\/span><\/p>\n

The characters offer a nice mix of simplified, iconic mid-distance designs and significantly more detailed closeups, complete with lots of eye highlights and thin, expressive linework<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our MC\u2019s name is Aijo<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re so cheerful, friendly, and straightforward. And you\u2019re nice to everyone.\u201d Already, our protagonist seems defined as a more gregarious, well-adjusted person than your usual harem lead<\/span><\/p>\n

A brief peak of hope ends in a crushing rejection<\/span><\/p>\n

Aijo Rentaro is his full name<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cQuit looking like a doomer falling into darkness, dude.\u201d His friend is known only as \u201cFriend A.\u201d Is this how kids talk these days? I\u2019m too old to even pretend I could parse convincing youth slang these days<\/span><\/p>\n

Feels like a quiet riff on harem convention to have his buddy defined only by a letter, not an actual name. Characters like this frequently show up for just the first or second chapters, just to give the protagonist someone to riff off before the love interests are introduced. Even Love Hina made jokes about how forgettable and irrelevant Keitaro\u2019s two friends became<\/span><\/p>\n

Nice expressions of ultimate sorrow as Rentaro admits this was his hundredth rejection<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our director Hikaru Sato has experience with both key animation and directing sitcoms, so he seems well-positioned for this production, which will presumably lean heavily on lots of funny faces. Series composer is Takashi Aoshima, whose resume is absolutely brimming with sitcoms<\/span><\/p>\n

Rentaro\u2019s big eyebrows and sorrowful eyes give him a sort of naturally hangdog look, which can break into quite the soulful smile. As his friend says, it\u2019s actually a mystery why he\u2019s been rejected so much, given his good looks and likable personality<\/span><\/p>\n

Rentaro prays for love at a local shrine, only for the local shrine deity to show up and personally promise him a girlfriend. It seems the original manga was heavy on dramatic hatched shading for impactful panels, which the anime is doing its best to replicate<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMy ideal\u2026 romantic partner?\u201d I like the inherent, ongoing gag of teenage romantic entanglement being treated as some mystical universal force. Less enthused by the call-and-response reference gags, like Rentaro taking on a Tokyo Ghoul look only for this deity to say \u201cwhat are you, some kind of Ghoul from Tokyo?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I know it\u2019s a boke and tsukkomi staple for the tsukkomi to basically explain the joke, but I\u2019m not sure it will ever feel like elevating rather than deflating the comedy to me. Surprise and timing are the essence of comedy! Explaining the joke is the opposite of both!<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently girls know immediately when they\u2019ve met their soulmate, whereas boys only realize it over time. Sounds reasonable enough<\/span><\/p>\n

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I do appreciate this god griping about getting lines cut for time in the adaptation. It\u2019s true, spoken lines consume way more real estate than written ones!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re lying, can I burn down this shrine?\u201d And then the show actually fast-forwards to Rentaro\u2019s next relevant punchline. They\u2019re making the self-awareness work for them<\/span><\/p>\n

Yeah, the show\u2019s active disinterest in boilerplate connective tissue is quite charming. Rentaro swiftly ushers us along to his new high school life, wasting no time on tedious events like the entrance ceremony<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also a nice play on convention for him to bump into <\/span>two<\/span><\/i> romantic prospects simultaneously, immediately muddling the normal convention of \u201cwhoever the protagonist meets first is his eventual destined love\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The sound design is also working hard to elevate this material, offering appropriately bombastic backing for Rentaro\u2019s cosmically ordained hookups<\/span><\/p>\n

More effectively quiet gags playing on convention, as he extends a hand to <\/span>both<\/span><\/i> of them while asking if they\u2019re okay<\/span><\/p>\n

Pink-hair immediately plays up her fall, saying she must have twisted her ankle<\/span><\/p>\n

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While she is all-in on seducing Rentaro, Rentaro himself is sobbing over his crime, ashamed to have twisted the ankle of his beloved soulmate. A delightful inversion of convention, and further confirmation that none of these romances are going to proceed in any sort of sane fashion<\/span><\/p>\n

Really, my number one complaint with a lot of older harems is \u201cI wish the girls could be proactive and interested in romance too,\u201d and I\u2019m glad this new era is allowing for more equal opportunity horny harems<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I twisted my ankle. You got a problem with that?\u201d Meanwhile, pigtails is going for the most exaggerated tsundere routine imaginable. A bold play!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat kind of messed-up way do you have to walk to hurt everyone you touch!?\u201d Oh my god Rentaro. This is such a good play on convention, having him be oblivious to romantic overtures in the most self-effacing way imaginable. This helps to explain why he\u2019s so far failed in romance, while also providing continuous opportunities for the layered comedic payoff of absurdist reactions to meet-cute and underlying commentary on the inherently contrived nature of anime meet-cutes<\/span><\/p>\n

The two girls briefly forget their alleged sprained ankles in their rush to stop Rentaro. Excellent snappy timing on the transition from this realization to them back clutching their ankles, complemented by appropriately unconvincing pained noises<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat is even going on?\u201d Rentaro becoming a well-meaning yet entirely bewildered love magnet is an excellent transformation. The guy\u2019s so harmless and honestly intentioned that it almost feels like he\u2019s being bullied by love<\/span><\/p>\n

The two girls are Karane Inda and Hakari Hanazono<\/span><\/p>\n

Upon hearing of a four leaf clover love confession courtyard, the two rush off to seize their destiny<\/span><\/p>\n

Another nice beat of skipping the dull stuff, as we jump to first the standard end of class, then four hours after that, because apparently nothing interesting happened in the interim<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t expect to help a teacher find his contacts after school, nor did I expect it to take a whole four hours.\u201d I\u2019m sure it\u2019s obvious that I tend to prefer comedies of restraint to comedies of exaggeration, so all of these deadpan punchlines and plays on structural expectations are candy to me<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHave they been looking for a four-leaf clover for four hours? And they\u2019re trying so hard, too\u2026\u201d The persistent fact that it\u2019s <\/span>two<\/span><\/i> girls simultaneously playing through these beats adds such a delightful note of absurdism to these hoary harem staples. This is basically the opening of Nisekoi, played with the same tone of fated connection for two love interests at the same time<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m being kinda gross, huh? We\u2019ve only just met and all.\u201d Rentaro\u2019s mundane acts of courtesy leading into willing self-effacement never fails<\/span><\/p>\n

Really like the loose, thin approach to linework for the character closeups. Their faces feel expressive in an appropriately disheveled, clearly love-struck sort of way, and there\u2019s a lot of personality in the wild folds of their hair<\/span><\/p>\n

Hakari attempts to snag an indirect kiss by asking Rentaro to drink half her can of juice, but he just so happens to have a smaller can on hand for her instead. \u201cRentaro is too considerate for these girls\u2019 obvious romantic ploys to work\u201d is the gift that keeps on giving<\/span><\/p>\n

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In response, she claims she still simply cannot handle the hurdle of that extra fifteen milliliters. You fight for it, girl<\/span><\/p>\n

The contrast between these goofy plays on convention and the absolute sincerity with which the show articulates moments like Rentaro offering his handkerchief is a very winning combination<\/span><\/p>\n

And in response to this gallant offer, Hakari confesses her love. Well, with one hundred girlfriends to get through, there\u2019s really no time to waste!<\/span><\/p>\n

Karane then arrives with payback juices in hand, devastated to have been preempted by Hakari<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re your soulmates, both your ideal romantic partner.\u201d I like how this show\u2019s fast and loose interpretation of \u201csoulmates\u201d just sort of inherently deflates the whole concept. While the show plays up the tropes of destined love or love at first sight, its base concept emphasizes that “true love” can be found with whoever makes you happy<\/span><\/p>\n

The God of Love admits Rentaro has 100 soulmates because he was busy watching Castle in the Sky while filling out Rentaro\u2019s paperwork. Another nice quiet gag in the very idea of having to fill out a box for how many soulmates someone will have<\/span><\/p>\n

The god further states that if you <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span><\/i> match with your soulmate, vast misfortune will befall you. So I suppose Rentaro is now morally obligated to date all one hundred of them<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Lovely worm-like animation as Rentaro laments his task<\/span><\/p>\n

After briefly contemplating hiding his dating of each from the other, he remembers how brave they were to confess their feelings, and gallantly declares his desire to date both of them at once. Truly an icon of chivalry and compassion<\/span><\/p>\n

Once again, the entirely sincere musical backing to this brave confession is an all-star<\/span><\/p>\n

And thus Rentaro\u2019s heroic quest begins, with the first two of his prospective girlfriends at his side!<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Done<\/b><\/p>\n

Aw man, what a delightful dash of nonsense that was. This production\u2019s base structural riffs on the standard assumptions of harem comedies made for a generous sampling of both overt and unspoken comedy payoffs, sending up the goofiness and predictability of harem stylings even while lovingly recreating them. And perhaps most importantly, Rentaro himself is an extremely endearing lead, hungry for romance yet oblivious to even the most obvious of seduction techniques, pushing forward gallantly with his determination to make one hundred girls the luckiest lovers in the world. Sharp in its genre savviness yet sincere in its affection both for and between its characters, I can already see why 100 Girlfriends is such a fan favorite. Good luck, Rentaro!<\/span><\/p>\n

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