Die Monster Mädchen

When I sat down to watch this 2015 Japanese Anime titled "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" (aka "Everyday Life With Monster Girls"), I had actually never heard about it before. So I wasn't aware of what I was in for, nor did I have any expectations.

And without having read the Manga, then I don't know how true the 14 episodes were to the source material. But the storyline and script for "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" was good and entertaining, and I will say that I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the entire season.

There are lots of really funny situations throughout the course of the storyline, and I had some great laughs along the way. Which definitely helped with the overall impression and entertainment value of the series. Keep in mind, though, that the Anime is not suitable for a younger audience, as there is an abundance of top nudity and also some semi-lewd scenes - though they are funny.

The character gallery in "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" was good and had some very likeable and memorable characters in it.

Unfortunately then the version of season one of "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" that I had the opportunity to watch was dubbed in English. I am not fond of dubbing in anything, as I prefer to watch things with their original language, as dubbing takes something away from the overall impression. Fortunately, then the dubbing work was adequate, but it was dubbing nonetheless.

Visually then I found "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" to be good. I like the art style and drawing style they used for the bringing the series to life on the screen. And the animation was good as well.

My rating of "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" lands on a six out of ten stars.

Starting with a mistaken identity and continuing with cultural differences "Monster Musume" is a surprisingly cute anime with a fresh take on the harem cliche.

Add in creative ways to squeeze in lol-worthy "Fan Service" (though it does get over the top at times), clever monster introductions to the harem (to say nothing of their interactions with each other) and you end up with a very watchable anime.

Pros:

• Good cast of characters.
• Amusing ways to give the viewers "Fan Service".
• Silly in all the best ways.
• Amusing 4th wall humor.
• "Monster Manual" style species breakdown at the end of episodes.
• Consistent animation.
• Solid soundtrack.
• Fantastic English Dubbing.
• Multiple OVA's and Specials (with English Dubbing).
• Season two confirmed this year.

Cons:

• Ecchi moments get a little over the top at times.

It's only a teasing show nothing more. I don't like how they play with the audience

Overall, this is a pretty good anime. I'd recommend it. Its definitely not for everyone. There's probably few people who are into everything that this show has to offer *cough* but if you're not into any of it at all, then you're probably not going to want to watch it.

Visuals - The animation is surprisingly fluid, and the overall direction is actually great. This show plays around with animation styles and aspect ratios, and in all seriousness has a distinct energy to its visual style. All these elements combine to make the ecchi fun that more effective. My only complaint with the visuals would be that for some reason the protagonist has no pupils most of the time. Its not even a bad thing, and you get used to it, but its just a bit odd.

Characters - While these aren't the greatest written characters on the planet, I've got to say that they are actually fairly well written. Except for maybe one or two characters, I can't think of any that fit into any of your typical anime archetypes. Not that I can tell, anyways, and I'm fairly familiar with most of them. Even the protagonist isn't your typical blank slate audience surrogate that you get in these types of shows a lot of the time. He probably could've used a bit more development, and we could've gotten more information on him, but he's still a character.

World - I don't have a lot to say about the actual story, as there isn't really any ongoing narrative. Every episode has its own thing going on and overall the show is mainly a slice of life structure. The world building is actually pretty good for the most part. There are some things that they could've focused on that they didn't (although most of the things I can think of would just become irrelevant). I like the effort put into creating all these different types of monsters and how this world functions. (At the very end of every episode there is a short title screen giving some extra info on certain species that also helps with this.)

This anime was a lot better than I was expecting and I am looking forward to a season 2 if there is one.

As you know, I am always on the lookout for new anime to see and manga to read. I came across this manga, and I thought it was really funny. I had already read all the way through volume #1. It has quickly become one of my favorite manga series, featuring mythological monsters, also known as liminals, such as lamias and harpies.

An anime adaptation of the manga surprised me in July. I took a peek at episodes on Crunchyroll, and I found the series awesome! The series is about an "Interspecies Cultural Exchange" program in which all the monsters we have read about are real. The program also involves featuring the liminals as representative visitors. The liminals, like humans, also fulfill tasks. Lastly, humans and liminals must not harm each other. Kimihito Kurusu, a Japanese student, unwillingly houses six liminal girls as part of the program. But these girls are crazily in love with him: Miia the lamia, Papi the harpy, Centorea (or Cerea) the centaur, Suu the slime, Mero the mermaid, and Rachnera the "arachne" (spider creature).

I love Papi and Cerea; I think Kimihito and Miia's chemistry is starting to get genuine, even though she does try too hard. So all in all, I love every bit of this sexy fantasy comedy series.