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First of all, the ecchiness of this manga doesn't come from panty shots or huge boobs almost spilling out of clothes but it's straight up nudity so it's definitely nsfw. Nudity starts at the 2nd page when main character comes across a passed out, naked girl and continues throughout the manga, but it's never felt forced. The story is about relationships between adults, so naturally nudity comes up but to me it's much better than a some kind of forced cencorship to make the manga more approachable by wider viewers or obvious fan service to lure viewers. This manga excels at integrating nudity into the ... story and it's really hard to find mangas like that.

Art, story and main characters are outstanding. Unfortunately, supporting character's are a bit weak. Main characters' best friends start strong but they wane with everybody else as the story progresses. There are some attempts to widen the story with added characters on new school year or shining a light on one of the side character's love life but they all fall short. I overlooked this because of the allure of the main characters and the story. Both mains are really lovable and the author does a really great job at conveying their feelings to readers through the art. Story doesn't keep you at the edge of your seat but its it's exciting enough to make you wanna read the next chapter after you finish the last. Although story development feels a little bit slow here and there, it's never dull. It's that way only because of the main character's personality and I think more appropriate as the nickname "grandpa" suggests he is an old-fashioned guy. Time progresses more quickly during these periods so they don't prolong too much. The length of the manga is just right, no rushed ending or forced story development to squeeze out couple more volumes.

Overall, it's a really enjoyable manga but nudity makes it hard to recommend it to everyone. If you're fine with nudity, you should definitely check this out.

P.S.: I'm not really good with words and writing reviews but I do it because I love mangas and animes so any negative or positive feedback that help me improve myself is much appreciated.

First of all, when I grade an anime I usually don't base my score on art and sound because I don't think I've got enough experience or knowledge to assess an anime for that aspects. Sometimes they can affect my grade if they're extraordinary but most of the time I give a grade based on my enjoyment through characters, development and story as it happened for this show.

Parody is not a genre I like very much and watch often that's why the somehat low grade. In all fairness it is one of the better parody anime I've ever watched so you should give it a ... try if you like this genre and most probably you wouldn't be disappointed.

The story is about a kid who had to marry a mermaid from a mafia clan. Mermaid comes to his home and lives with him and goes to the same school. Since they can't tell anyone that they are supposed to be married and because it is a harem anime, girls in the show one by one falls in love with him as well.

As I said before I don't like parody genre and there were couple of times when I almost dropped this anime however due to its good rating I tried to finish it and I'm glad that I did because I don't know if I get used to the comedy of the show or if it was the plot but after 20th episode it really picked up. Especially 20th episode is one of the funniest anime episodes I've ever watched.

There is almost no character development but it is a comedy show and all of the characters' roles are pretty set at the start and it works. One thing I don't like is how they got to the ending. It feels really rushed. At the last 2 episodes all of a sudden lead character changes and that change start the ending story.

One last thing. I'm gonna try to be as vague as I can be to not give away spoilers but if you like to know how they conclude the harem aspect of an anime, like me, then this might interest you. When this show is finished nothing had set in stone but I think it is one of better one on that aspect.

English is not my first language so I might not be able to explain myself and the anime the way I intended to, but I gave it my best and I hope you enjoy.

To start with, this is a recap of Shuffle! and if you read this to decide which one you choose to watch, I suggest you to not take the shortcut but watch the original 24 episodes anime, and here are the reasons;

10 episodes of this anime are dedicated to 5 main girl characters (2 for each) and shows the important events concerning them. To make it clear 12 episodes are; 1: ... intorductory episode about the characters, 2-6: 1st parts of events that are concerning each characters, which are in the 1st to 10th-15th episodes of the original Shuffle!, 7-11: 2nd parts of the events which are in the 10th-15th to 24th episodes of the original. 12: a filler episode.

This way of narrating doesn't sit well with me because you can get exposed to spoilers. For example 7th episode which is dedicated for Kaede shows events unfold in the last couple episodes of the original which you will see again and again for every episode after that, only shown from the eyes of the other characters.

Another problem comes from squeezing 24 episodes into 10 episode (maybe even less time considering important events that are concerning more than 1 character is shown couple of times) which is a huge hit to character and story development. We see important scenes but not the little events or character changes that led us there.

If you think about whether Shuffle! is worth watching and investing time considering it has 24 episodes, don't take the easy way out thinking this will take it's place. This anime is not even a good summarization of the original but a recap that I believe only people who watch the original and want to see the events again could enjoy. You will waste your 6 hours while you try to save it.

P.S. If you watch the original and don't want to see the scenes again you can watch the 12th episode of this anime, though, it's just a filler episode.

This is my first review and to be honest it will be more like an advice or a warning than a review. If you're reading reviews to get an idea of the anime before watching, I hope this one will be a good help to you.

I started watching Steins;Gate because of its high ranking and when I checked the reviews before start, I saw warnings about its slow start. This review will purely focus on this issue. No need to beat around the bush; first 5-6 episodes are really boring but you need to grit your teeth and survive those because this anime really deserves ... its high ranking. If you are interested in time travel at all you will find this anime interesting and can't wait to watch the next episode after you finish the last.

In concluison, I gave it a 9 because of the slow start but I think anybody who likes to watch anime should watch it especially if time travel intrigues you.This whole review is written as a warning for fellow anime watchers to not give up at first few boring episodes because when you finish it, you will be happy that you watched it and you probably will think it's one of the best animes you've ever watched.

P.S. you don't need to watch Chaos;Head before watching Steins;Gate. It is alternative settings and totally unrelated. You won't miss out on anything.