Sep 25, 2014
Majimoji Rurumo is a very lopsided piece of work. It would be a terrible show if not for the presence of Rurumo herself.
Majimoji Rurumo is a very corny show. They way each episode is laid out is painfully predictable and trite, always ending with Rurumo showing emotions at the end and learning what it is like to enjoy herself. These scenes have very little emotional impact since you saw them from a mile away, and the slow and emotional music only makes you want to look away from how cheesy everything is.
All the characters in the show are bland and 2-dimensional. The main character
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is the typical "nice" pervert, his friends (who could all be lumped into one character) are also perverts, there is a boob girl, another boob girl, a tsundere, and so on. Because the show is centered just on growing Rurumo as a character, the growth of everyone else is pretty much ignored, and they stay the same throughout the entire series. As a result, the characters act the same every time, always leading Rurumo to the same predictable end.
The humor is almost not worth mentioning, it's just standard jokes based on boobs and Rurumo being a klutz. I don't remember any moments in which it's made me laugh at all.
Despite all this, Rurumo herself somehow single-highhandedly carries this show out of the trash into the range of mediocrity. Rurumo herself is not special character by any means- she has difficulty expressing herself, but is nice inside. All of Rurumo's scenes portray her as cute and klutzy. She says herself, "I'm a bit slow, so I have to try hard." It seems like she's just as artificially engineered to draw out emotion like the rest of the show, but the difference with her is that it works- she ends up being very endearing.
I cannot recommend Majimoji Rurumo as a good show to anyone. I watched it only for Rurumo, and every scene without her felt like a struggle to get through. However, when she got screen time, the show was largely enjoyable. Overall, I had a fair enjoyment of this show. If you are looking for an ok show devoid of any meaning just for fun, then Majimoji Rurumo isn't such a bad show to watch.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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