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Coming into an anime like this, you are of course, aware that it's a piece of fluff, a show obviously made to appeal to the demographic that prefers heaps of fanservice in their anime. It's no masterwork destined to make a lasting change in humanity or the course of history, tackling grand ideas that would tear apart the very fabric of our society... except.. maybe it can tear down the concept that monogamy is the only viable relationship configuration in which you can expect loyalty?

Hear me out. Despite the (deeply rooted in male fantasy) and cookie cutter harem idea that a unremarkable nobody, rejected 100 ... times, MC like Rentaro would end up with 2, 3, 5 or even 100 girlfriends is preposterous; the idea that he would love and respect all 100 (or at least the initial 5) of them equally is what really throws the wrench into this harem comedy. Because the thing is, it managed to make me believe it.

Rentaro is so earnestly pure-hearted and set on ensuring the best outcome for each of his soulmates, without a hint of malice or self-serving gain, that he is the shinning beacon of what all men seeking a polyamorous relationships should aspire to.

He also has that uncanny ability to read the room or glean his current (and sometimes concurrent) girlfriend's need and provide what they didn't even know they needed at the time. Maybe this is a male harem fantasy from a female perspective, because having your emotional needs met is girl fantasy land. But I lay too much praise on the hero of this anime, since this is a "keenly attuned understand the unspoken trope" is quite common with average would-otherwise-be-NPCs male harem leads (Tadano from Komi-chan poses a similar talent which downright verges on mind-reading).

I know I chose this anime because I like low camera angles in my rom-coms and while 100 Gfs did not overdeliver on the fanservice, it certainly did not under-deliver. There could've been more opportunities to glimpse Hakari's thigh/butt mole, but maybe I wouldn't be so entranced by it's allure if it was always shoved in my face. Each girl's unique charm had it's chance to shine, and although I admit I had prejudices against some of the character types, I, like Rentaro, ended up wholly appreciating each girl's quirks (with the exception of Kusuri, ok no, not even! her "no da!" reminds me of Chichiri from Fushigi Yugi and I was a little sad to not see it subtitled as "ya know!" maybe the translator was not familiar with FY... I digress).

Either way, I found myself laughing out loud IRL at least once per episode sometimes more than that, and that's better writing than I can give credit to a bunch of other stuff that I've tried to watch recently.

But back to the original argument I was trying to make. While other shows like Girlfriend x Girlfriend have delved into similar territory, and I do like this trend to (maybe not normalize but at least to) explore the dynamics of non-monogamous relationships, 100 Gfs is a solid (and healthy!) entry on the subject. It almost feels as if, anime with polyamorous relationships are forced to have better conflict resolution and more kind-hearted partners precisely because so many hearts are at stake.

But that could just be my own polyamorous bias speaking...

For a person that has been watching anime for over 20 years, and certainly had mid expectations for this show, I was left thoroughly satisfied, entertained, and wanting more. While a part of me dreads bloated casts, being keenly aware that at 100 different girls would have to be introduced (and Hakari is best girl, so why cut down her screen time?), each girl was so exquisitely drawn that I don't mind seeing their take on 95 more anime cuties, a few of which are hinted at in the closing credits of the last episode.

Do I recommend it? Yes. Is it the best ever? Probably not.
But you could be watching worse things, with less cute girls, and less funny writing. So might as well waste your time with this one and join the Hakari-chan butt mole sight-seeing society like the rest of us cultured folks.

I was in the mood for a little retro anime piece but ended up wishing I did not bother with this piece of Swiss cheese. For starters neither the animation nor the music was notable.
I thought maybe in this "future" the characters are privvy to some special anti-aging tech or medicine but no, it's just the animators not being able to draw people aging 40 years, heck they didn't even try to draw a 40+ years aged Remy, you just never get to see what she look liked in the end.
It seems the characters are lifted from another series but just dumped into this weird ... plotline with no rhyme or reason, and no stakes either. I simply couldn't get my head around as to why any of these men cared for Remy, besides that she was the only female in the group and, as one character comments in the finale "always beautiful".
The dub is serviceable, so there's that.
I wish I could say it was so bad you will at least get a few laughs, but nope, not even enjoyable in a "haha campy 80s OVA" kinda way.
To put the final nail in the coffin, you're probably going to be deeply insulted by this anime if you are a Muslim.
Just another racist, sexist, unmemorable little piece of animation.

I was disappointed with Chevalier. I usually enjoy shows with a historical backdrop, and this is the reason why I first approached the series. Actually, that might have been the only saving point of this show, how it utilized actual historical events and fit them into the fictional existence of the Psalms and D'Eon's sister Lia.

I rated the story as mediocre because it starts out in a promising way, the first couple episodes carefully setting up the plot points and characters that will eventually develop, these few first episodes are crafted well enough to hook your interest in the series, and they made me genuinely ... curious as to where it would all develop, yet as the story progressed, while some enigmas were answered (which honestly you eventually suspect on your own), the use of the Psalms, their meaning, significance and ultimate goal become so convoluted and contradictory it made me feel that this particular element was misused in the story or unnecessarily exploited it. The last episode compressed some of the progress I would have rather seen explored within the series itself rather than packed as an epilogue.

Why is anyone giving high ratings to the art? Besides the first DVD which is lovingly and crisply animated, the remainder of the show the quality goes down the drain. This was ultimately proven when one of the characters has a flashback of his journey with his comrades, and in every scene he was in he looks slightly different, yes you know it's him, but there was such differing drawing standards from one episode to another, sometimes the drawing just looked downright lazy. Backgrounds are always lush and beautiful though, plus the use of 3D is well done, I'll give it that.
Another pet peeve for me was the costume choices... for a historical piece I was expecting more accuracy in the depiction of the fashion of the period. Most of the female characters are dressed in styles from different fashion movements, and Lia's "lolita-esque" ensemble with ankle length skirt would simply be nonexistent and inappropriate at the time. The lack of variety of fashions (ok, fine it's anime they will wear the same outfit over and over) was also a disappointment since these characters were nobles and would not be caught in the same outfit twice.

Characters were given a 6. D'Eon was bland. Lia's potential was not explored further. The rest of the cast fit into some sort of expected role. The only two that were of interest or showed some growth were Robin and Maximilien. I simply could not get over how plain Ana was, every single time she came on screen... that short hair? No noble woman in the Palais Versailles would ever have her hair styled in that manner during that period... agh Ana...

Music was wonderful.

Overall, halfway through the series I considered dropping it since I had a feeling of where it would all go, but kept my hopes up for something better after reading other reviews. Now I regret sticking to it instead of watching something else. The ending was not completely unsatisfying and they do their best to tie up all lose ends. Yet, it did not leave me with great excitement to share this with other people.