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This is just a short and sweet review because I enjoy this anime a lot!

Okay for starters, when the show first started airing, I was a little confused because I was expecting some epic sports anime like Haikyuu!! or Kuroko (i have never read the manga for aoyama, don't judge me), but boy was I wrong.

To sum things up, this is a light and comedic anime that has little sports actually involved. So if you came here to watch something specifically about soccer, try to find something else because that is definitely not what you will get.

This anime mainly revolves around Aoyama and ... his cleaning habits. All the girls love him and want him, but he is totally dense and seems to never care what they think. People either love him or they hate him but then end up joining the loving side. It's pretty great, to be honest.

I have a good laugh every episode, and what's great is that every episode is a new story that centers around the one main topic: Aoyama.

It's one of those animes that you watch to have fun and laugh at, not to be taken seriously. Think of Sakamoto Desu Ga.

Overall, it's a great comdey anime that I highly recommend if you are in need of a good smile :)

(SPOILERS)

Okay, I just finished the last episode today, and all I can say is that I was incredibly disappointed. When I watched the first season of Super Lovers, I can definitely say that I was intrigued. The plot was somewhat interesting and it was a yaoi (i tend to have a huge interest and liking in this genre). But boy oh boy, this season was complete.... trash. I am so disappointed to say that, but I can't lie to myself and say that I enjoyed it, because I really really wanted to. I had to give such low scores because honestly, that is exactly what ... I felt. As I watched each episode as they came out week by week, I would try to hard to hold back my cringes and push them to the side, but now I am just coming out and confronting them.

First things first, let's begin with the story. Okay, so if I'm wrong, the main focus is centered around Haru and Ren's relationship as a... couple? Brotherly love? Honestly, I don't even know. I continued to stay confused throughout the entire season because it would go back and fourth between each "conflict". One time, Haru would be talking about how Ren is his brother, and then the next time he would be kissing him and talking about something that doesn't even really correlate to the story? Oh, and speaking of Haru, things got somewhat interesting as the conflict with his parents came up. He had to go see a psychologist and he was faced with a REAL problem. But... they never really touched on it after that? I mean, it was brought up and he was being asked to go back, but after that, there was really no more insight. And when episode 10 finished up, the final shot came up on the screen that read "Thank you for watching Super Lovers", and I was soooo confused. It was over? Already? I felt so incomplete and just... incredibly disappointed. I literally had to search up if it really ended there, and when I found out it did, I instantly deflated. What about Natsu? What about Haru and Ren's relationship? What about Ren in general? I was left completely empty. There were so many plot holes in this series, it is almost impossible to count. I gave the story a rating of 3, and that's just being considerate to all of the things that aren't included in everything that was WRONG with the story.

Okay, moving onto art. I gave this a rating of 2 because JESUS... It is so... dreadful. Please tell me I am not the only one who thinks this.. I wish I could insert pictures of screenshots of all the scenes that I cringed at. The art was so bad that I was legitimately wondering if it had been messily sketched and colored the night before by someone who was running off of 5 cups of coffee and energy drinks. Jesus, in most of the scenes, Haru's nose was completely MISSING and everyone's eyes were a solid block of color. The only decent art was in the opening and closings, SOME close-ups, and scenes where Haru and Ren were being "intimate". I really don't have much to say further than just WOW.

I'm skipping sound because.. Idk what I can say about that?

Character, I gave a 4. I wasn't too sure how to rate this because I wasn't sure if my judgement is worthy of any score lower. This was probably the most confusing rating I can give because of all of the plot holes and missing information I don't have. Throughout the series, Haru acted like a piece of trash that treated Ren like he was his lost puppy. The whole "clueless overprotective dad" scheme he put on throughout the episodes made me want to jump off of my house, and the way Ren really NEVER stood up for himself made it even worse. Haru has a really trash-like personality and the way that it was never resolved bugs the hell out of me! When the series ended, I kind of laughed because there was absolutely ZERO character development. I guess that just means that Haru really is just a stingy clueless man. Ren is a smart boy, but sometimes the things he did made me stuff a pillow in my face and question why the universe had made me this way. Like, why couldn't I just be as dumb as him and think "yeah, this is a good idea!" specifically, I'm talking about the whole "sex with natsu because haru wont have sex with me" ordeal. Instant facepalm. And this is a little off-topic, but Haru's constant whining about Ren not sleeping with him would always annoy the hell out of me.

ANYWAYS, this anime gave me a really sad and empty feeling. You know when you haven't eaten in a couple hours and there's no food around so you kind of have to just sulk and deal with it? Yeah, that's how it made me feel. I can't really do anything about how I am feeling because there's nothing to fill that empty hole with.
I can compare this to an anime like Say I Love You or Orange. They are both romance animes with conflict (like Super Lovers). The only difference with those animes and this one is that yes, they had conflict, but they were RESOLVED and actually made sense without leaving me a confused mess. When it comes to Super Lovers, I have no idea if their conflict was resolved or not... In episode ten, was Natsu kissing Haru and Ren getting upset and yelling "This is mine!!!" the resolution? It's the only conclusion I can come up with.

I am so sad that it had to be this way, because I genuinely wanted to like this anime.. I think the main issue here was that there was only 10 episodes in this season. There could've been so much more growth and development with the characters and story line if it had the regular 25 episodes like most animes, but I understand if it was money issues or something related that hindered that from being able to happen.. I don't really have anything else to say except that I am really sad that I didn't get to grow attached to this anime. The direction and overall theme or whatever that the anime is mainly 'about' goes right up my alley! If only it was better and more carefully written, I really could see the potential and success it could've had.