The show has 4 nerdy characters split into two couples. The supporting lovers, who run hot and cold, are supposed to contrast the typical "sweet" romance developing between the protagonists. Nothing original but could have been enjoyable. I mean 4 otakus ineptly navigating through the subtleties of a romantic relationship should equal something funny and endearing. But it was a gigantic let down for me. It slid into generic anime "romance" so fast I got nauseated. Both the male characters wield insults as a method of being charming or manly. And the ladies love it! The worse they are treated the harder they are falling for the guys.
A bit later into the show the imbalance between the status of a male otaku and a female one was spelled out for the viewer: a male otaku has way more options. I had to stop watching from that point on. Honestly the light-hearted anime "Teasing master Takagi-san" portrays affection and comedy a million times better. "Teasing master Takagi-san" even went as far as parodying everything wrong with rom-coms with the comical "100% unrequited love" show within a show. The swooning of the heroine, the cruel attitude of the hero and rejection having the effect of an aphrodisiac were all hilariously hyperbolized. Or so I thought at the time until I started scraping the bottom of the rom-cam barrel...
If you want a juvenile fantasy were women ask to be hurt, at times even physically, then yeah this anime is for you.
A bit later into the show the imbalance between the status of a male otaku and a female one was spelled out for the viewer: a male otaku has way more options. I had to stop watching from that point on. Honestly the light-hearted anime "Teasing master Takagi-san" portrays affection and comedy a million times better. "Teasing master Takagi-san" even went as far as parodying everything wrong with rom-coms with the comical "100% unrequited love" show within a show. The swooning of the heroine, the cruel attitude of the hero and rejection having the effect of an aphrodisiac were all hilariously hyperbolized. Or so I thought at the time until I started scraping the bottom of the rom-cam barrel...
If you want a juvenile fantasy were women ask to be hurt, at times even physically, then yeah this anime is for you.