Monday 16 January 2023

Hyouka Review

 Overall rating 5/10 - Mixed bag of good and bad.

This one is a real shame. Much like Accel World it gave me mixed feelings.

On one hand I very much liked Chintanda, she is almost a perfect girl. To top it up I find main protagonist very relatable as well. That was almost perfectly set for a perfect romance man can enjoy... until it was ruined:

The dynamics of relationship what ultimately made me drop it.

The whole show is written and driven by Chintanda and other characters constantly dragging Houtaro into more and more of their adventures. As show progresses Chintanda get progressively more and more assertive and exploitative of her charms. That makes her more and more unlikable.

The other two characters are rather unlikable as well, as are dynamics of their relationships.

Surely one may say that without someone provoking some action there would be no show, but that is no excuse to make any show, especially a romance one. They could have thought of something better.

Because of all that, I would not recommend this show if you do not like when main character is manipulated by a woman. Otherwise it is rather ok.

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