Hentai Ouji To Warawanai Neko Weekly Update – Episode 5

This is probably the funniest episode of this show so far. I laughed so much and I think I died a couple of times because of the excessive cuteness. HNNNNNG~

After discovering that his house is gone, Youto asks Tsukiko for help. Surprisingly, she comes even though she has been cold to him lately. Tsukiko doubts him at first so Youto tells her that he won’t lie to her just because he wants to see her. That causes the whole “worthless” scene, which is so funny. Being emotionless helps Tsukiko to be an effective form of comedic relief. We can tell that she’s pissed by what Youto said but her face and tone shows none of it.

Tsukiko invites him to spend the night at her house. Youto takes the bath first and waits for a girl to walk into him. He hears Tsukiko and Tsukushi arguing outside the bath so he rushes to take a look. That’s when hilarity breaks out. The two see him naked and, because he lost his sense of shame, he keeps on swinging it in front of them (not intentional). That gains him a lot of beatings from Tsukushi while he is wrapped around a blanket.  That’s one of the funniest scenes in episodes and words don’t do it justice.

Tsukushi falls asleep on top of Youto. He hears her talk in her sleep while her boobs are pressing on his back. I don’t know but Youto’s personality doesn’t change that much. Having his shame gone is like having his facade gone. I’m surprised that he didn’t make a move on her given that he’s a self-proclaimed pervert. Youto x Tsukushi will be awesome.

Meanwhile, Azuki Azusa is at Okinawa with the two girls who bullied her in her previous school. Youto sets them up so that they can relive what they lost before. Azuki is so cute in her swimsuit.

Youto tries to call Azusa but he can’t reach her so he walks back to his room. He sees that the light from the bath is open so he checks it out. There he sees a naked Tsukiko. That’s the second time he sees her in her birthday suit. Lucky bastard! However, Tsukushi catches him and tries to beat him but before she can do it, Youto flees. While he’s trying to find a place to hide, he sees a storage room. There he finds all of his belongings and the large cat statue.

Youto still sees Tsukiko as his little sister and he’s locking Azusa in the friend zone. I wonder when will he realize the feelings of those two. Right now, let’s go to the ugly.

Though it is the funniest episode, it is also the corniest. There’s a lot of cringe worthy scenes, which prevents this episode from being perfect. The whole crying and talking while asleep is so cheesy. Apparently, Tsukushi doesn’t want Tsukiko to leave her behind like some people did (maybe their parents). I think they have or had a brother, because of the jacket. Though I find her sentimental side cute, I think it’s quite a weird way to develop her as a character.

Also, the Azuki Azusa scenes are quite distracting to the flow of this episode. I don’t know, maybe that’s just me. I can feel the uncomfortable atmosphere that must be there. Really? She’s left together with the two girls who bullied her and she’s COOL with it? Yeah, the whole Hokkaido issue was just a misunderstanding and Azusa has already forgiven them but their interactions with each other feel forced.

All in all, it’s a good episode. It’s fanservice’y in my opinion and that’s all we need, right? There’s a mystery regarding what happened to Youto’s house and why are his belongings and the cat statue in Tsukiko’s residence. Maybe he accidentally wished for them to be siblings and the cat statue transferred his house so that they can be together. Anyway, let’s look forward on what will happen next week.

What can you say about this episode?

Hentai Ouji To Warawanai Neko Weekly Update – Episode 4

A sister’s love knows no boundaries (?)

This episode started off on a serious not but it’s not too long before the hilarity breaks out. Like Maou-sama, Henneko did a really good job in incorporating humour in the supposedly dramatic moments of this episode.

Last week, Tsukiko claims that she’s not on good terms with her sister because Tsukushi hates her. She believes that her childishness is the reason for this. Ever since their parents died, she clung too much to her sister and became too dependent on her. After she graduated from Junior High, Tsukushi has been avoiding her. In order for them to be on good terms again, she wished to the cat statue to be more adult-like thus resulting in her being expressionless.

When Youto brings Tsukiko home, Tsukushi confronts him about her sister. All throughout this episode, she believes that Youto has a twin brother and that he’s the one together with her sister, which seemed ridiculous. She’s not so smart eh? Youto takes this chance to ask why she’s acting like that. She tells him that she wants to cut her sisterly bonds with Tsukiko because she wants to do whatever she likes. It’s a little bit reasonable right? However…

With Azusa’s help, he looks for what Tsukushi’s going to do after she graduates from high school. They discover that she’s going to study in Massachusetts, eventually leaving her little sister behind. He confronts Tsukushi and discovers that she has a sister complex. From that point onwards, her personality takes 180 degrees.

So the REAL reason for her having fights with Tsukiko is the so-called Wedding Blues. Apparently, she wants to marry her little sister to fulfil their promise of being together forever. I didn’t expect something like this to happen and it seems really stupid but oh well. She heard that Massachusetts allows same sex marriage, but her dreams are crushed when she discovers that incest is not allowed.

This is literally my reaction

The cat statue gives back Tsukiko’s expressions but she chooses to give it to her sister. She thinks that her sister is often misunderstood. With her expressions, Tsukushi can show her feelings properly. She did that because she doesn’t want her childishness to become a problem again and she doesn’t want to cut the ties that bind her and Youto together.

Now, I feel too bad for Azuki Azusa. She was friend zoned by Youto although she has feelings for him. I mean, they look so good together right? Anyway, that’s not what’s so bad about Youto. During her confrontation with Tsukushi, he declares that he loves Tsukiko… as an IMOUTO! Yes, and Tsukiko hears him loud and clear. We all know that she loves him so much to a point that she’ll give up her expressions for them to be together. She even tells him that she’d rather bring Armageddon than to have Youto as her brother. As I’ve said in my previous post, Youto is that clichéd oblivious guy and now he’ll have to face the problems regarding his true feelings for Azuki and Tsukiko. But maybe not next week. He’s facing a much more dire problem – his house vanished! Let’s see where he is going to stay.

Overall, it’s a really great and funny episode though there are some weird developments. I wouldn’t say that it’s the best episode yet but it doesn’t disappoint with my expectations. The jokes and reactions are totally spot on! And I can’t ask for more when we are given this kind of fan service 😉

What can you say about this episode? Lemme hear your opinion!

Snapshots!!!

Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko Weekly Update – Episode 2

Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko – First Impressions

So far, Spring has been a really great season for anime. Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko., Henneko for short, came out as one of its surprises.It’s a romantic comedy show produced by J.C. Staff based from a Light Novel of the same title. The first episode is really entertaining and energetic and there seems to be something more in this show so let’s see how it unfolds.

The story starts with Yokodera Youto, who’s not been able express his actual thoughts. He has this facade, which prevents him from doing what he likes and that is – Spending time thinking about women! So, after hearing about the rumour evidenced by his friend Ponta, he goes to see the Cat Statue. It is believed that it can free someone from something they don’t need and give it to someone else who needs it more. He wishes to remove his facade and let his perverted self prevail. But before that, he met Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, a girl who can’t hide her feelings at all. She prays together with Youto to be more adult like and to be able to hide her feelings a “little”. The Stone Statue grants their wishes and that’s when the problems start.

Youto’s facade is gone and he constantly blurts out every perverted thought in his mind. Tsukiko, on the other hand, can’t  even show her feelings on her face. The two learn that their wishes have caused them more problems and difficulties than before.

Together, they came up with a plan to find who gained their lost traits. Here comes our Ojou-sama tsundere Azuki Azusa. She’s been unable to show her true feelings in front of others and keeps up her ladylike demeaner, which made Tsukiko think that she gained Youto’s lost trait. Youto then asks Azusa to stay by his side in front of many people in an attempt to regain his lost modesty.

Henneko has the chance to explore themes like accepting who you are and improving yourself, of course, in a not so serious way. Though I expect a tad bit of drama in the end as they’ll come to realize how important those traits are in their lives and in building up their own selves.

I’ve really enjoyed this show probably more than I should. It was really funny and the jokes have more hits than misses. The overall atmosphere is light and upbeat, with the help of its bright and colourful visuals. The characters are very adorable with their own unique personalities and dialogue done in really good taste. Their designs are also very appealing and cute, look at those girls!

The sounds are great and the OP “Fantastic Future” by Yukari Tamura [Tsukiko’s VA] is very catchy and memorable. I’d like to note how great Yuki Kaji’s performance for our main lead, Youto. After watching his role as Eren from Shingeki, then now as Youto, he’s proved to be very flexible in his roles. Though, in my opinion, he’s much more suited with this kind of role.

The pacing of the show is a bit fast though. So many events happened in this episode and half of the problem was already solved within this debut. Not that I’m complaining because overall it’s a really fun show.

Here are some screenshots!