Fuutarou is a slice of stale bread, but the girls all learn to like him because, apparently he's the first guy they've ever met.
I mean, it's pretty typical for male MC's (especially harem ones) to be utterly nothing, but Fuutarou has absolutely zero charm. Other harem MC's are aloof at times or say something funny. They might be bland, but they'll have some quirk about them that makes them attractive. But Fuutarou has none. He's annoying and likes to show off his high grades. He's just standoffish and very curt.
But then again, it makes sense, when you consider 4 out of 5 of the Quintuplets are essentially hating on him or messing with him 90% of the show's runtime. It isn't until the show hits around 8-9 episodes in that it goes, "oh wait, this was a romance with a marriage or something, right? Shieettt", and then all of the girls are rewired into loving this man.
This is the biggest problem with the show— it barely feels like a romance at all. Every single "moment" in the show feels forced and contrived. It's made worse by Fuutarou showing zero emotion back. Does he even like any of them? There is no give and take at all. There is absolutely ZERO (TN: Zero means "none") chemistry between Fuutarou and any of the girls. It's embarrassing that even the most trash of harems contain more chemistry than this show.
It's not actually romantic, and it's not funny either— there isn't even fanservice, so there's nothing to make up for the weak points.
I don't even need to talk about the plot, because plot isn't why anyone sits down to watch a romance or harem— you watch it for character interactions, and there are NONE to be found here. Avoid.
3/10 (gets points for the ED)
