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Good Luck! Ninomiya-Kun!
Anime Review
Sometimes you don't want a filet mignon, Goshusho-sama Ninomiya-kun understands. There are times when you just want to see a well animated, fast paced pile of contrived situations marked as ìplot devices.î Sure, the refined critic might complain about a plot centric on a female succubus who is afraid of men, and the disinterested boy who is forced to help her get over this issue.. but the show can just genuinely be quite fun.
There is little to no pretense, in fact, their cartoonish devotion to highly impractical/contrived situations is what makes the show bearable. The sheer concept of a fledgling succubus, a being who feeds on the energy of men, being terrified of men is enjoyable. Apparently, her lack of control forces all men (save the main character) to be irresistibly attracted to her, thus leading to her fear of men.
 A show of extremes, the cast and characters all seem to possess endurance and strength well beyond that of realistic proportions, the first episode starts with the main character casually wrestling a wild grizzly bear for training, only to apologize to the bear that he may have accidentally hurt it. Despite his prowess, his only fear is his older sister, who punishes his behavior by setting up the preceding training scenarios, with combatants like chainsaw maniacs, aliens, zombies...
While we've done little to discuss the meat and potatoes of this 12 episode series, there really isn't much here. The introduction of characters follows the standard tropes of the harem comedy, but somehow comes out better for them. All 12 episodes are available for free streaming (ad supported) on Crunchyroll, and we'd suggest giving the first episode a shot.
Reviewed by John Martone, May 2011
Below: Scenes from Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun.
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