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Oh, Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, where do I even begin.

Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan is a rare gem in the anime industry- that is if I were to speak about it in terms of PR. It has one of the most impactful and exciting PR I have ever seen in my history of consuming anime, YET the show failed to deliver what it has deliberately shoved into its audience's faces. I, too, like many others, had my expectations set high from all the PR, expecting something similar to that of Konosuba, Bocchi the Rock, or The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, only to be let down.

Coming from Wit ... studio, the animation quality is NO WHERE near what the team is truly capable of; It's not bad, but the characters' design, foreground, and background don't have that impact that makes you go, "Wow, this is truly a product from WiT studio!.", and most of the time, the animation are just clumsy.

The jokes coming from the show are UNBEARABLE; not even a fourth-grader would laugh at them; all the jokes make you feel like it is forcefully forced down your throat; it is unhumourous, especially when humor is the main selling point of the entire series, the normalization of disgusting jokes like Koshi Torako being a virgin or incest is just awful, no punch line, nothing, just weird things being normalized in a poorly attempt trying to make the viewer laugh.

Now, there is quite a handful of gag-humor anime out there that don't give the viewer a clear flow of story development, but at least they HAD a story flow. After three episodes of Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, the plot is all over the place; where does Nokotan come from? Why does she know about Torako's past? What is their motivation? We know NOTHING about that; yes, I understand some anime will give clues for the viewer later in the series, but in the meantime, they at least tried to entertain the viewer; this series DOES NOT entertain its viewer whatsoever.

When we combined mediocre animation quality with shit-unfunny jokes and a poor plot, we got something similar to this; the only redeemable thing this series has is its PR material and the opening, nothing else. Please don't waste your time on this; make your limited lifespan worthwhile with Konosuba or Bocchi the Rock.

With the beginning of winter 2024, we have quite a few adaptations. Most of them are successful at it, which Mato Seihei no Slave could not be counted in.
As a manga reader, Seven Arcs FAILED or decided not to use the mangaka's art style for the adaptation. This ruined the series from the beginning when the director made this decision. By any means, the art style is not bad, but you could say it tried to mimic that of a 2000s style, but in my opinion, it does not go well with this series.
The ecchi scenes are way more "mwehehe" in the ... manga than in the anime; this also goes for the characters and coloring.
If you want to invest your time in this anime, go ahead, BUT I recommend reading the manga as it is more enjoyable and actually makes you hard.

Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru is a great example of an excellent manga with a bullshit adaptation.

As a manga reader, I find this adaptation rather disappointing. It failed to make the first impression for non-manga readers on the first-ever episode and did not improve that reputation throughout the next two episodes. You could call this the knockoff version of Kaguya-sama with all the comedy (?) that was poorly "translated" from the manga to the anime. I might have let my expectations go too high for an unpopular manga drawn and written by an ex-hentai artist. So, for those with ... nothing better to do, you can have the green light for this anime, but if you value your sanity and time, the manga is for you.

Have you ever wanted to read hentai but also not read hentai? Well, you found the correct manga to read!

Mato Seihei no Slave is basically a hentai disguised as an action manga, but hey- don't get me wrong, the fighting scenes are as incredible as those fanservice. Women in the manga are waifu materials, and the MC is one hell of a chad.

Fan service: 9/10; It's sex but without the central part.
Fighting science: 8/10; it seems pretty decent to me
Character: 9/10.

Overall, if you want something serious to "edge" to or just to enjoy cool fighting scene, you should invest your time in this.