Seitokai Yakuindomo
2010
Original language: Japanese
- animation
- comedy
The story
Ousai Academy is a former all-girls private high school which has recently been integrated for both genders. Takatoshi Tsuda is pushed into becoming the vice-president of the student council, where he is the lone male member surrounded by three beautiful girls.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated anime palettes with bouncy, exaggerated character animation and quick-cut gag timing: a 2010 TV adaptation that plays like a sunny, cluttered school hallway at lunch break. Backgrounds are clean and pastel, with sudden zooms, freeze-frames and deadpan reaction shots punctuating the chaos, and the opening and ending themes run bright and peppy over the comic tempo. The mood is light, goofy and restless rather than cozy-quiet, the kind of thing to put on for easy laughs while doing something else. Its people are a loose, affectionate ensemble of exaggerated personalities whose squabbles and small schemes settle into a warm, teasing camaraderie. Fanservice runs frequently through the episodes: suggestive camera angles, accidental-looking exposure, bathing and changing-room gags, and innuendo that is played for comedy rather than real danger. There is no serious violence and nothing frightening; the sexual content is non-explicit but constant, so it suits viewers who are fine with lewd jokes. It is aimed at fans of lighthearted school comedy and ecchi-leaning anime who enjoy a fast, silly, low-stakes watch.
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