Domestic Girlfriend

So this was quite the weird show/series or whatever you want to call it. But it is sort of fantasy/dream/nightmare scenario. And in the middle of it, as often is the case, we have a boy who is shy and gets teased and played and toyed with by girls. Now there are other movies/shows that are way more explicit than this is. Still it has nudity and it has sexual situations. You shouldn't watch it because of them though (I would guess you would be dissapointed), they shouldn't put you off either though. The disc cover proclaims "strong sex", I think that is a bit of an exaggeration.

Nevertheless back to what counts here: the story and the teasing and the innuendos. And the relationships ... what would you do? Depending on your moral codex ... but then, those darn feelings, can you repress them? Should you repress them? Is it even wrong? And the ending only adds fiel to the "fire" so to speak ... and leaves possibilities open for this to continue ... it does seem to be over though and it is quite the high note we leave here ... satisfying or not, will be up to you

A cliché start, a student in love with the beautiful teacher, a friend tries to push a weirdo out of his predicament, but it is at this moment that this anime begins to find its highlight, deep issues experienced in adolescence mixed with fiery actions. Throughout the episodes new situations that makes us wonder what we would do, without much response, in moments we twist to some side to side, between waves and comings the anime presents a beautiful script with real and unusual situations.

Natsuo Fujii is a high school student who has developed strong feelings for Hina, one of his teachers; he knows any relationship is impossible so agrees to go to a mixer with friends. Here he meets Rui, a girl who surprises him with an unexpected request... she wants him to have sex with her so she can find out what it is like; she is not after a relationship. He accepts and afterwards doesn't expect to see her again. Shortly afterwards his father remarries and as well as a new step mother he acquires two step-sisters... Hina and Rui! His life is about to get complicated. In the background to this Natsuo has joined the school literature club as he hopes to become a writer on day.

I was a little unsure about watching this series but I'm glad I did. Thankfully it avoided gratuitous fan service and forced comic situations in favour a rather touching drama. It handles two taboos; relationships between step-siblings and those between a teacher and her pupil in a mature manner. This gives many genuinely emotional scenes as well as keeping the viewer guessing as to how his relationships will develop. There aren't too many main characters; this means that the characters of Natsuo, Hina and Rui can be developed impressively. The secondary characters are still fun and each contribute nicely to the story. The series has a solid ending which doesn't eliminate the possibility of a second season... I have no idea if there will be more but I certainly hope there is. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to anime fans looking for a maturely handled romance.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

This was really good but the suspense is killing, I hope they continue. I think this should be one of the best anime's this year.

If you like drama and romance, which is spiced up to a whole new level, this might just be perfect for you. Has a banger intro as well.