Masamune-kun no Revenge

When Masamune Makabe was a child, he was rejected by a rich, beautiful girl named Aki Adagaki, who gave him the nickname ''Piggy'' for being overweight. Devastated, Masamune put great effort into working out to improve his appearance. Now a handsome yet narcissistic high school student, Masamune is determined to exact revenge—he will have Aki fall madly in love with him and ultimately reject her the next time they meet.

To his surprise, Masamune discovers he has transferred into Aki's school. Setting his plan into motion, Masamune first begins to form a relationship with the ''Brutal Princess'' but, despite his efforts, fails miserably at his initial attempts. Shockingly, when Masamune finally progresses towards his vengeance, he receives a mysterious letter addressing him by his old nickname. Unless Masamune discovers the sender's identity, his plan is doomed before it even starts!

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Adagaki, Aki Main

Ohashi, Ayaka Japanese

Makabe, Masamune Main

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Koiwai, Yoshino Supporting

Minase, Inori Japanese

Fujinomiya, Neko Supporting

Mimori, Suzuko Japanese

Shuri, Kojuurou Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Hayase, Kinue Supporting

Ogura, Yui Japanese

Futaba, Tae Supporting

Tadokoro, Azusa Japanese

Kiba, Kikune Supporting

Itou, Kanae Japanese

Hayase, Chinatsu Supporting

Oogame, Asuka Japanese

Kaneko, Sonoka Supporting

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Kaneko, Hayato Producer, Planning

Shioya, Yoshiyuki Producer

Kisara, Youhei Producer

Fukuda, Jun Producer

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Jan 10, 2025

ggol

Recommended

TLDR: It's pretty good for the most part, but the animation is disappointing, especially for season 2 where it didn't improve that much.

This review will be based on seasons 1 and 2.
8/10 for the whole series

Introduction
When Masamune was a kid he met a girl named Adagaki. Both of them were inseparable spending many quality time as children. However, Masamune was fat and chubby at that time until one day when Masamune was about to ask her out he suddenly got dumped and called Pig Foot by Adagaki. 8 years later he is now an attractive-looking kid and wants revenge on her by making her fell ... for him and doing the same thing back to her like how she did to him when they were kids.

Story 8/10
For the most part of season 1 is all about Masamune trying to make his rival Adagaki fall in love with him. They also introduce us to other characters such as Neko and Yoshino to slowly integrate them into the main story. So for season one, the narrative is used as an introduction that leads to season 2. It is a small activity or objectively based narrative where Masamune is doing step by step to reach that goal with many comedy and drama elements involved. Up to season 2 the series goes more in-depth with the drama that is focused on the character's background story and the characters are more connected than ever before as it explains how Masamune met them in their childhood past events. From that point on is about clearing things up with each of the characters on how they met in their past and how they always adore each other ever since the beginning. So season 1 is about an objective-based narrative where Masamune is taking step by step to make Adagaki fall for him with many comedy and entertainment based towards the story and season 2 goes heavily into the drama with many backstories to link up to the present day to intensify the drama.

Characters 8/10
At first, Adagaki looks more or less like a spoiled brat however when season 2 occurred MY GOD THAT IS ONE HELL OF A TRANSFORMATION by simply not tiring her hair up and looking silky smooth. She transformed into a bishoujo like it was nothing, especially towards the last few episodes she looks NOTHING like how she was in season 1 and it's a whole transformation. The characters in this series are pretty good and all have a great personality. At the start, everyone has an equal amount of screen time and interactions however toward the end of the series Neko mostly feels left out and doesn't have a clear interaction with Masamune to explain their relationship and Gasou does have a reasonable amount of screen time at the start, but towards the end, they could've given more screen towards his true self as we only see a little bit of it. As for Muriel is a missed opportunity as they could've given more stories about her, especially the mystery of her eye. We also have a few questionable ones like Masamune's mum... just look it up yourself and you'll know what I'm talking about. However, overall the characters are generally not bad most of the time however, they could've given more screen time, story, and interaction for certain characters.

Animation 5/10
At first, it was forgivable for the animation to be sluggish and a bit janky however it is especially disappointing for fans who have waited 6 years for season 2 to have an animation that has barely improved from the original. For the most part, the characters look gorgeous and well-drawn however, when it comes to the movement the animation sucks and looks very janky in the series.

Conclusion
The story is about Masamune's revenge where Masamune made all sorts of plans and activities to try and make Adakagi fall for him then towards the end of their relationship that is when he dumps her as revenge for what she had done to him before. Towards season two the drama has intensified by clarifying each character's past and the reason behind their actions. The characters for the most part are good, but could've been better utilized and the animation is disappointing as it didn't improve much from season 2 with a very long 6-year wait time for fans.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Sep 13, 2024

AriaLauraceae

Mixed Feelings

It’s fine. For the first 7 or 8 episodes I would have given this a solid recommendation for people who like decent tsundere romances. The romantic leads are reasonably engaging and the supporting casts adds a lot, both in terms of fun personality and some plot twists.

But the last 3 episodes are just garbage. They feel like filler content. Super contrived, lazily written slop that doesn’t take the plot or any of the characters anywhere. It’s just a holding pattern to fill in the end of the season.

I’m probably being generous giving this anime a 6 with how badly it ends, given that it was ... probably only a 7 before then. I’m just easily won over by a cute tsundere, which Aki most definitely is.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 23, 2023

PikajewXBT

Not Recommended

Gather 'round, folks. We're about to take a trip into the dumpster fire known as Masamune-kun's Revenge.

Picture a plot thinner than a sheet of paper, characters flatter than day-old soda, and a 'revenge' plot so juvenile it'd make even a high school drama seem profound. This anime redefines the art of cringe.

Masamune-kun's Revenge manages to squander a potentially interesting concept, delivering cringe-worthy 'comedy,' ludicrous drama, and characters you won't even remember once the credits roll.

In short, this anime is like a guilty pleasure you know you should quit, but you keep coming back for more disappointment. Grab your popcorn and brace for impact. You've been ... warned.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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