Reception
Deb Aoki found the manga characters to be interesting with distinct personalities and conflicts, but the fanservice to be utterly ridiculous and distracting. Chris Zimmerman of Comicbookbin.com criticizes the "one-note characters that have undergone little development" in the manga.
Nick Browne of T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews found the characters utterly dull and vapid; he states there was "no hope for characters who must be stripped naked to become remotely interesting." Theron Martin of Anime News Network found the character dynamics interesting to watch especially between Kohta Hirano and Saya Takagi, and the "solid give-and-take relationship" between Takashi Komuro and Rei Miyamoto, although Shizuka Marikawa as a busty airhead was disappointing. Marcus Speer of Japanator.com mentioned Saeko Busujima in his yearly list for best female characters, praising her delivery of the phrase "I'm wet!" (濡れるッ!, Nureru!?).
Zac Bertschy of Anime News Network remarked how the English dub voices were all just fine except for Monica Rial's "nigh-unlistenable high-pitched bimbo voice", and also noted how Takashi changed from a "soft-spoken, straightforward fellow to a kid who just found out he can drop F-bombs without mom getting angry". Bertschy also criticizes the character design of the girls in the show as "ridiculously-endowed heroines" with "cartoon bombshell bodies" that are "tiresome and feels like it was written by a 13-year old."
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