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I wanted to like this series. I really did. But goodness, this was just so, so disappointing.

I'll start with what I like. The series looks beautiful, props to the animators for this. Gentle, soft, and always really nice to look at, which fit the tone of the series. And the MC's neighbor, Kouenji, is always a joy to watch whenever she's on screen. Unfortunately, that's it, and it's far from enough to make me enjoy this series.

The premise: a salaryman suffering from massive stress receives a blessing in the form of the helpful fox, Senko (roll credits), who is willing to do just about anything ... to help him from day to day and get rid of his miserable life. A really nice, really comfy premise that had so much promise. But as I watched and watched, the novelty wore off extremely quickly - especially when you realized that every episode, every segment of every episode, had the same plot: "man is depressed, fox helps, fluffy-fluffy". It wore thin so, so quickly, to the point where I was constantly checking to see how much time each episode had left.

With a lackluster plot, the characters never had any room to grow, either. Apart from the neighbor, none of the characters were able to keep me interested - they neither started complex nor grew over time. Kuroto (the salaryman) was always depressed but happy to see Senko. Senko was just always helpful. And none of the other foxes that showed up were particularly fascinating either. At least the neighbor was funny and eccentric!

In short, this series was just really, really disappointing. Watch "Dragon Maid" if you want a series in this genre that still has fun and unique stories as well as complex and captivating characters, in addition to good animation.