Seitokai Yakuindomo

On his first day of high school at the formerly all-girl's Ousai Private Academy, Takatoshi Tsuda is called out for his untidy uniform by the student council president Shino Amakusa. In apology for delaying Takatoshi for his first class—and stating that the group needs a male point of view to accommodate the arrival of boys at the school—Shino offers him the position of vice president of the student council. Though unwilling, Takatoshi finds himself appointed as the newest member of the student council having yet to even step foot inside the school building.

Takatoshi soon realizes that the other student council members who are more than a little strange: President Shino, who is studious and serious in appearance, but actually a huge pervert, fascinated with the erotic and constantly making lewd jokes; the secretary Aria Shichijou, who may seem like a typical sheltered rich girl, but is just as risque as the president, if not more so; and finally, the treasurer Suzu Hagimura, who may act fairly normal, but has the body of an elementary school student and is extremely self-conscious of it. Surrounded by these colorful characters, the new vice president must now work through a nonstop assault of sexual humor and insanity.

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Amakusa, Shino Main

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Hagimura, Suzu Main

Yahagi, Sayuri Japanese

Tsuda, Takatoshi Main

Asanuma, Shintaro Japanese

Shichijou, Aria Main

Satou, Satomi Japanese

Hata, Ranko Supporting

Arai, Satomi Japanese

Mitsuba, Mutsumi Supporting

Omigawa, Chiaki Japanese

Yokoshima, Naruko Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuu Japanese

Tsuda, Kotomi Supporting

Shimoda, Asami Japanese

Dejima, Sayaka Supporting

Tamura, Mutsumi Japanese

Igarashi, Kaede Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Nakanishi, Go Producer

Hariu, Masayuki Producer

Kishimoto, Reigo Producer

Kanazawa, Hiromitsu Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Jul 11, 2010

maukilup

Recommended

-This review has been updated after all the episodes were aired, and was first written while the show was airing. It is meant to help the reader determine if it is worthwhile watching an episode or two to form their own opinions.-

Seitokai Yakuindomo is a school comedy with little or no relevant story that focuses largely on verbal adult humor, generally avoiding visual adult humour. As with most shows of this genre, it isn’t mind-blowing or beautiful – throughout the show I found myself noticing little aspects that the show could have done without.

However, at the end of the each episode, I looked ... back and realized that I had laughed throughout. I had realized that the show may not be spectacular, but it was funny. The randomness and quick pacing of the humor is vital to the show's appeal, and the show begins to settle into a quick, smooth pace after a few episodes.

What is important to note is that this humor will not be for everyone, and after two episodes the viewer should be able to decide whether or not they enjoy the type of humor enough to continue on with the show.

Artwork & Sound: Average; nothing worth highlighting, nothing negative. It is worth mentioning that the Ending song is very catchy, however.

Characters: The characters in Seitokai Yakuindomo are not terribly unique. Each character can be summed up as having some of the usual generic characteristics normally found in anime. However, the characters fit into their roles well, and it is because of this the humor succeeds.

Enjoyment: The enjoyment of this show is what carries my generally favorable review of it (especially as the show progresses into its later episodes). At the end of the episode, you may not walk away amazed, but you will walk away with a few good laughs.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 28, 2010

Andristian

Mixed Feelings

What comes to mind when you think about high school girls? No, I’m not talking about perverted stuff, but rather how they act. Most of us think that high school girls are shy, oversensitive and keep to themselves and that’s pretty much how they’re depicted in a lot of media these days, especially in anime. Seitokai Yakuindomo shows us a different side of modern teenagers and brings lots of humour and parody with it.

Basically, Seitokai Yakuindomo is about a teenager named Tsuda Takatoshi who decides to attend Ousai Academy due to the fact that it’s close to his home, even though this particular high school ... used to be a former all-girls’ academy up until recently. During his very first day at school, Tsuda meets a couple of girls who turn out to be members of the student council. Some of them are actually quite perverted and often spurt out the dirtiest jokes, but what’s worse is that they recruit Tsuda into the student council and even go as far as to make him vice-president. This all happens in a matter of minutes and our unfortunate hero has little say in any of it.

During the thirteen episodes of Seitokai Yakuindomo you’ll be constantly bombarded with dirty sex jokes, perverted talk and unwanted information about the female body and their period cycle. There are little to no serious scenes in the entire anime and most of it comprises of convenient situations to score another sex joke or a dirty conversation, with Tsuda often used as a serious retort or an enraged response.

There aren’t too many characters in the anime, though most of them are put to good use and no of them feel forced or useless. You’ve got the protagonist, Tsuda Takatoshi who just wants to lead a normal life and high school but is constantly attacked by his fellow female students with dirty jokes and unwarranted accusations. Then there are the three other members of the student council, all female, obviously. Shino Amakusa is the president of the council and maybe the most perverted of all characters, always available when you need a quick dirty joke. Aria Shichijou is the mature rich girl, though her mind is just about as perverted as that of Shino’s. Last but not least, yet definitely the shortest, is Suzu Hagimura, the intelligent and silent girl. She is about the same age as Tsuda, but has the body of an elementary school student. You won’t get any dirty comments from her, but her short height will often be used as comic relief and target of several jokes.

Seitokai certainly works well as a comedy and its non-stop approach at humour and constant verbal gags keeps every episode fun and entertaining. What the anime lacks in proficiency it makes up for with its engaging plot and easy-going nature. It’s definitely not a great series and apart from an episode that takes place on the beach or another one where our heroes celebrate Christmas, Seitokai Yakuindomo lacks diversity. Most of the anime takes place at the academy, namely inside a couple of rooms and on a corridor. Whenever our characters are taken in a different location, it’s often only so as to set up a joke or make a funny remark at something in that particular environment. Another weak point is that every episode seems to be cut down in short scenes, each about one minute, that feature some random dialogue between a couple of our characters followed by one or two dirty jokes. Every scene starts with a build-up to the future joke or gag and usually ends directly after its purpose has been complete and the laughs and giggles have taken place.

It’s rather hard to predict if you’ll like Seitokai Yakuindomo or not. Some will be drawn to it by its simple premise and fast pacing while others are going to be turned off by the overwhelming amount of sex jokes and weird character interactions. I really didn’t know what to make this series during the first few episodes and I simply couldn’t connect with certain scenes, which in the ended left an awkward impression on me. I got used to it eventually and after a while each episode turned out to be even funnier than the last one. It’s not an anime that I’ll remember for too long, though. It all comes down to what you’re looking for: there are enough laughs to be had in Seitokai Yakuindomo and it’s rarely boring or changing pace, so you can hardly go wrong with it. If you’re looking for a little more substance, on the other hand, then I advise you to keep on searching.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jul 2, 2021

abcman12321

Not Recommended

I would refer to this show as 'sex jokes: the anime', but even that title would be too offensive to the idea of a joke. Quantity should never supersede quality. Unfortunately, it appears this show's writers missed the memo. I'll grant that, as a non-Japanese speaker, it seems at the very least that some 'good' jokes that can't be translated went over my head, but at this point, it may not have made a difference.

Story 4/10:
The basic storyline is about as cut-and-dried as any other. Stop me if you've heard this one before. A slice of life high school anime about a male protagonist - ... the only person with common sense of course - surrounded by a harem of girls (a tsundere, an obnoxiously nice girl, a nerd, an annoyingly high pitched little sister) who are forced together by some sudden and random event but quickly become close friends over the course of the school year. Basically, the vanilla ice cream of anime.
Of course, however, there is the twist! That being that every five seconds, a character makes some unnecessary and unprovoked sex joke.
At first, the jokes are cute. They aren't necessarily belly-achers, but they're relatively amusing. Mostly it's nose exhales, but every now and then you may even let out an under-the-breath chuckle. By episode 2, you're just asking for it all to end.
Here's a little taste of what the jokes may sound like (btw I literally just clicked a random episode and went to a random timestamp because that's how often and pattern-like the jokes are):
*Someone spills tea on other girl's phone
Girl: Oh no... it's okay. This phone is waterproof. That's why it stays fine even if you put it 'inside'.

......

So, like me, you may be wondering: where is the joke? Indeed, 'putting it inside' is certainly a sexual innuendo. Congratulations, the show mentioned something sexual. But... where is the punchline? Where is the clever writing? That's the thing. It doesn't exist. Almost every joke is simply a throwaway line about some sex-related thing.

Art 6/10:
The animators tried their best to build off of what little material they were given. There was nothing particularly outstanding, but the art certainly complimented the jokes as best they could.

Sound 6/10:
Again, nothing particularly good or bad. It felt fitting for the context of the show.

Character 3/10:
The two best characters of the show, Tsuda and Suzu, were the only two not constantly making sex jokes. Who would have guessed. Even then, every character could pretty much be boiled down to one or two personality/physical traits that defined their character throughout the entirety of the run time. Aria, that one girl who constantly talks about masturbation. Suzu, the girl that is very short and very smart. Hata, the girl who is a perv that sells questionable photos of others and inexplicably misrepresents others in the school newspaper. Mitsuba, that judo girl. The predatory female teacher. The list goes on.
Ironically, the best parts of the show came when characters weren't attempting unfunny sex jokes but actually just earnestly and genuinely interacting with each other. Unfortunately, these interactions are far too sparse and infrequent to invoke any emotional impact.

Enjoyment 3/10:
I tallied the number of times I laughed during the show. Four times. That also ended after episode 4.

Overall 4/10:
If you don't understand Japanese, don't even bother. Even if you do, I still wouldn't get my hopes up. This is a show that thinks itself clever but ultimately boils down to the eastern equivalent of 'that's what she said' jokes. Funny. Until it's repeated about 100 times.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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