nathandouglasdavis

I was reminded of the scenes in Charlie Chaplin's movie Monsieur Verdoux where fe was scrambling to juggle multiple romantic relationships while the girls were in close proximity. In fact, the tension (and a lot of the humor) from this story is dependent on Kaoru Minaguchi entering situations where several of feir girlfriends are around and there is a risk of feir four-timing being discovered. Some of these moments are just coincidence, but many of them are the results of grim reaper scheming.

We get to know the girls over time and they each have at least one moment where they bear their souls and show their vulnerabilities to Minaguchi. Yui is an idol and has a slight sadistic side. Risa is the student council president and has an obsession with sexuality and libidos. Emiri is the daughter of a politician and has a nontalkative personality and a love for video games. Aoi is the ace of the swimming club and has yandere tendencies. And finally, Airi is the grim reaper and has a love for anime culture. Each of these girls grow to genuinely like Minaguchi, even if they might not have in the beginning. Yui's arc is probably the most interesting, and Emiri's arc probably the least.

Artwise, the characters can feel stiff and the backgrounds simplistic. I didn't find Aoi and Yui's character designs to be distinct enough from each other.