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Protagonist enters fake relationship with a gorgeous popular girl, we've seen similar premises in Nisekoi, Oreshura, and Kanokari. The fake marriage allows us to suspend our disbelief that she would ever be interested in such a dork, creates an immersive wish fulfillment fantasy, and sets up all the fan service hijinks without needing the MC to take the initiative. After many "MC is kakkoi/yasashii" moments, she eventually sees his good points and falls for him. Simple right?

The problem is MC-kun has the personality of a wet blanket. He doesn't do anything to justify Gyaru-chan falling for him, which in turn makes him irritable. It doesn't ... help that he's drawn like an otome game character when he's supposed to be a dweeb. Made worse is the love triangle with Osananajimi-chan who is a cardboard cutout of a pure type love interest, braids and all. With the inexplicable overuse of our heroines going doki doki at MC-kun's mere existence, the manga sometimes feels like it's collapsing into the gravity of its otome tropes.

This manga is at its best when depicting the everyday life of their fake marriage, the arguments, the making up, eating together, hanging out, pushing each other to grow, the organic friendship and conversations. It's warm, fuzzy, and comforting - that is the real wish fulfillment fantasy, not the tacky cleavage and panty shots. Overall it's an easy reading slice of life romcom, and Gyaru-chan's cute appeal will definitely make your heart skip a beat a few times, but don't expect stellar writing from the romantic development. It's junk food romcom, you know it ain't the best, but you'll still read it anyways.

Don't watch this anime if you haven't read the manga, plain and simple.

RE S2 adapts 120 chapters in twelve episodes. That's ten chapters per episode. You won't understand what is going on if you don't already know the plot beforehand. The anime cuts out all the exposition and context clues that are crucial to understanding the story, and leaves a jumbled mess of confusing events. All the scenes that should have emotional weight don't because there is no build-up to it. Tense high-stake situations become comical instead because of the horrible animation and lightning speed adaptation of a plot that jumps the shark.

"Please someone tell ... me what is going on." - Kuki Urie, in a scene that seems to break the 4th wall.

This show should be considered fan service for manga readers who want to see their favorite chapters animated and colorized. When looked at it that way, it isn't too terrible. The character designs stay surprisingly consistent throughout the whole series with no horrific deformations. Studio Pierrot took some creative liberties and animated an exciting Arata armor fight scene. The kagune stay true to their manga designs, and were sometimes even impressive - Tatara and Saiko's come to mind. It was exciting to see Kaneki's final form in action.

Should you watch this anime? If you haven't read the manga, it's a hard no. If you have, then it might be tolerable if you go in with low expectations and consider it to an addendum to a series you already enjoy.