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Spoiler-Free Review:

First of all - this is a "Feel good"-Anime, the main plot revolves around the male biology teacher, his (up to this point) 3 demi-humans ("monster-girls") students and his demi-human co-worker in a world, that has pretty much accepted them into society. There are very few of them, so not many people actually know how to interact with them, or what even makes them different (as there are very different kinds of demi-humans out there, from very noticeable ones like a dullahan (think of headless horsemen) to ones that show almost no outward signs of their status as a demi-human).

In comes the teacher, ... who wants to interview those demi-humans about how they perceive the world and what kind of problems they face day-to-day (hence the title).
Storywise there is a small thread, however most of the time the themes and interactions speak for themselves.

This anime is surprisingly mature for its handling of most situations and (if this is something you are interested in) progressive. The theme is acceptance of difference in a non-shove-down-the-throat-kind-of-way, different people learning about each other and still finding friendship.

Let's break it down a little further:

Story 7/10:
Not much to write home about - like I said - most of the series depends on the theme of learning and acceptance for each other and the friendship they share, so no crazy huge plot.

Art 10/10:
Having read the manga - this anime adapts the mangas theme and ... adjusts the art to really look awesome (personally I did not like the art in the manga very much). Every character (esp. Hikari) bursts into life and is well animated. As I mentioned - as Hikari is the most "active" character they flexed a lot with her animations. Really loveable and well done. As I am somewhat of a color-fetishist in anime I loved their use of bright colors and character designs.

Sound 8/10:
Good music, nothing crazy in terms of sound overall. Good.

Characters: 10/10:
Every character is his/her own and memorable. The great animation makes them even better in my opinion.

Enjoyment 10/10:
A Feels Good Anime has to actually feel good. That it does. The characters never act out of line and I wouldn't have minded 12 more episodes just to see them interact with each other.

I just finished my second full rewatch of this series (Sometimes I just rewatched Episode 11 and the OVA just to give me all arm and fuzzy inside) and I decided to review this series, as I was reminded of how much I liked this show back when it aired. For the manga readers out there - the series has a few chapters after the first season ends, for more fun and crazy interactions.

Spoiler-Free Review:
This Anime has one purpose: To make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. And this it does - While I have heard some unflattering things about this anime, I can say - as someone who has had/has a very stressful job, working long hours, getting home alone - this anime always manages to lift my spirits.
The story is only somewhat relevant, because the episodes are supposed to be pretty much selfcontained (with a few side-characters- and the plot sprinkled in).

Something I have been asked from my friends, when talking about this anime - no, I do not believe, that senko being a "legal ... loli" has much- or any bearing on the story and enjoyment. I have heard, that some call it loli-bait, but I have to disagree. 95% of the time I see senko-san more as an old-lady, more than just the "lol but i am legal"-trope. I will talk about the character-design a little later in this review.

Breaking up the points a bit more:

Story 7/10:
Like I said - only secondary most of the time, however I quite liked the dynamic between the two main characters and their feelings for each other.

Art 10/10:
It tries to seperate between the cold colors, harder edges between the "real world" and the very warm colors, softer edges, when senko-san is around. The art itself looks very nice to look at (maybe some of the "real world" looks kinda "too" real aka bland but that is a nitpick).

Sound 8/10:
10/10 for the voiceacting, even the english dub sounds quite nice (even tho I personally prefer the "older"-sounding senko-voiceactress in the japanese dub).
Everything else, including music is a 7/10 from me, there is nothing really that stands out to me.

Characters 10/10:
While the character of nakano is quite bland by design, I think he captures who the audience is supposed to be quite well - worn out, very tired and getting older.
Where the character-design stands out are the three Kitsune-Characters. I think, that the idea to make Senko-San so young/very old looking was a good idea to keep the "romance" towards the "caring" side, rather than the obvious attraction between characters, if Senko would have looked a lot more like .. well like Sora, the story/feel of the show would have been a lot different, (not that a little eyecandy is something bad, but I think the story would have been a lot less wholesome IMHO).

Enjoyment 10/10:
As I said - I have watched this anime a lot over time and I still enjoy it. Hell, I am in my third rewatch and I just had to write this review, because even tho I am a very cynical person - this anime still manages to make me smile.

Thank you for reading this - I hope, you will enjoy this show as much as I did.