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Kemono no Souja Erin is a children's show, but by no means does that implies that it is bad. Quite the opposite! This show is quite good!

The art is simplistic and is not for everybody. I have heard some people call it ugly and the animation is cheap at times, but this is a 50 episode children's anime, so I can give it a pass. One of the highlights of the show is the shift in art style that makes me feel like I'm reading a storybook or viewing a piece of historical art. Whether the art is good or bad, it gets the ... job done.

The story is the backbone of the story. It starts off relatively slow, but it does have periods of times where the story picks up, only to eventually go back to a slower pace. Most of the episodes revolve around slice of life moments, or world building. It's not until the last chunk of the second half does the story really shine but for the most part, the story is about Erin and the world she is growing up in.

Sound wise, the OST is very charming, and I personally love the opening Shizuku by Sukima Switch. However, you will hear a lot of the same songs being reused, especially if you marathon this series.

Character-wise, Kemono no Souja Erin has a very diverse cast of characters, ranging from Erin herself, her classmates and teachers at a Beastinarian academy, royalty, and assassins. There are two comedic sidekicks that follow her around that most people consider annoying. Although they are stereotypical screwups, they really care about Erin and have their heart in the right place. Overall, none of these characters felt 2 dimensional. All of them have a personality and none of them felt forced (aside from the 2 sidekicks). A breath of fresh air considering the amount of stereotypical Tsunderes, Kuuderes, and whatnot that plague anime today.

The anime is good, but it isn't perfect. Again, sometimes the pace is as slow as pudding, and the art is kinda wonky, but it does world building well and almost all of the characters are interesting and play their part well. Watch it if you have time and patience.

Finally, an otome game adaptation that sits well with me! Kamigami no Asobi has an interesting premise-- Girl and a bunch of Gods (only dudes, no Goddess because this is a dating sim) are trapped in a magic high school. The human girl must teach the Gods about humanity and love, otherwise they'll be trapped in the school.

Characters are all interesting. Of course, there are some that follow certain cliches/ has one outstanding trait about them, but for the most part, they are all fleshed out. The main character is a cut above most other otome adaptation heroines in which she does get things done, ... but her personality is rather stale in comparison to the male cast.

The story is pretty okay as well. It starts off pretty much slice-of-life ish for the first half, but quickly dives into full throttle near the end.

All in all, would recommend if you wanna see reverse harem.

If you're looking for something deep, then this is definitely not the manga for you. It has an interesting premise and fairly decent art, but is crippled by the characters, lack of story, and harem bait.

The main character Rou is too OP to take seriously. His personality was interesting to begin with, but slowly devolved into wish fulfillment character he has very sketchy views on morality. The rest of the characters aren't all that special either.

The harem he has is mostly forgettable personality wise. Literally, their characters are cliche cardboard cut outs who do nothing to enhance the plot, save Mi. I liked Kichi and ... E, but they are not the main focus of the series.

In short, if you don't like wish fulfillment fantasy that revolved around an OP main character, then this is probably not the manga for you.

With that being said, I do enjoy reading it for fun, but I have to turn my brain off first. There really isn't an ongoing story as far as I can tell (might be different for the Light Novel) and it mostly seems to equates to Rou spending his days either fighting, eating, or spending time with his harem.