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8/10
Everyday Life with Monster Girls
Tweekums1 October 2015
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Monster Musume is set in a world where the existence of mythical creatures are real and their existence has been made public. These beings can only visit our world with permission and if they live with a human host as part of an exchange program. Protagonist Kimihito Kurusu has not volunteered for the scheme but still finds himself with a growing harem of 'monster girls'. This starts when Agent Smith accidentally delivers Mila to his house. Mila is a Lamia, a creature that is similar to a mermaid only her lower half is snake rather than fish-like. Kimihito feels sorry for her and lets her stay. As the series progresses more and more he meets more and more such creatures who end up living with him; these include a centaur, a mermaid and a harpy. These girls don't just live with him they all fall for him and get jealous of each other.

Viewers will know whether or not they are going to enjoy this series by the end of the first episode… probably before that. It quickly becomes very apparent that this series will contain a lot of fan service and sexually suggestive moments so if that sort of thing offends give this series a wide berth. However if that doesn't bother you this is rather fun; the situations Kimihito finds himself in are pretty funny… and sometimes laugh out loud hilarious. The monster girls are an interesting and amusing bunch; the fact that they are different mythical creatures means they are immediately distinctive. As well as all the comic situations there are also plenty of dramatic moments; when most of the girls are introduced they initially appear to be threats. The animation looks good and the girls' character designs are great. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of the harem genre just be aware that there is a lot of suggestive material included.
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8/10
Perverted but still great
Pukeonthestreet6 February 2021
Some animes are just perverted to be creepy. This is an entire other story. Yes it is perverted. But it's also really great and well done outside of the perviness.
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7/10
Better than I expected.
invisibleunicornninja19 January 2019
Overall, this is a pretty good anime. I'd recommend it. Its definitely not for everyone. There's probably few people who are into everything that this show has to offer *cough* but if you're not into any of it at all, then you're probably not going to want to watch it.

Visuals - The animation is surprisingly fluid, and the overall direction is actually great. This show plays around with animation styles and aspect ratios, and in all seriousness has a distinct energy to its visual style. All these elements combine to make the ecchi fun that more effective. My only complaint with the visuals would be that for some reason the protagonist has no pupils most of the time. Its not even a bad thing, and you get used to it, but its just a bit odd.

Characters - While these aren't the greatest written characters on the planet, I've got to say that they are actually fairly well written. Except for maybe one or two characters, I can't think of any that fit into any of your typical anime archetypes. Not that I can tell, anyways, and I'm fairly familiar with most of them. Even the protagonist isn't your typical blank slate audience surrogate that you get in these types of shows a lot of the time. He probably could've used a bit more development, and we could've gotten more information on him, but he's still a character.

World - I don't have a lot to say about the actual story, as there isn't really any ongoing narrative. Every episode has its own thing going on and overall the show is mainly a slice of life structure. The world building is actually pretty good for the most part. There are some things that they could've focused on that they didn't (although most of the things I can think of would just become irrelevant). I like the effort put into creating all these different types of monsters and how this world functions. (At the very end of every episode there is a short title screen giving some extra info on certain species that also helps with this.)

This anime was a lot better than I was expecting and I am looking forward to a season 2 if there is one.
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7/10
Just called it story of pervert. But hilarious
puneetsharma913 September 2018
This anime has a lot of boobs. And it's not a bad thing if you just check with a one girl you know get healthy relationship with one girl that end with a one girl.

But the stupid character just appear and engage with the hero again and again and again it's not a good thing you know a man have a relationship with a certain group of girls is not healthy kind of thing in my prospective.

Maybe it's a fantasy of author but it's never a healthy thing you know and until final episode I think maybe he just trying to take everyone with himself but on last episode he just refuses to let let it go one Monster from his house what's the problem with him.

For my prospective he is just a loser that can't get a girl on Women World so he just look at Monster for it.

Bus but still this animal has a lot to offer in the form of some Encounters specifically some adult and counter type of things that is little bit awkward but on the same time is hilarious and that is only one point that he should watch this anime if you just want to do some fun but it has no real story or no real potty just have fun and you just want to Fun go have one but if you're looking for serious stuff is not for you.
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7/10
Fun twist on the classic harem trope
dameon_green13 June 2020
Starting with a mistaken identity and continuing with cultural differences "Monster Musume" is a surprisingly cute anime with a fresh take on the harem cliche.

Add in creative ways to squeeze in lol-worthy "Fan Service" (though it does get over the top at times), clever monster introductions to the harem (to say nothing of their interactions with each other) and you end up with a very watchable anime.

Pros:
  • Good cast of characters.
  • Amusing ways to give the viewers "Fan Service".
  • Silly in all the best ways.
  • Amusing 4th wall humor.
  • "Monster Manual" style species breakdown at the end of episodes.
  • Consistent animation.
  • Solid soundtrack.
  • Fantastic English Dubbing.
  • Multiple OVA's and Specials (with English Dubbing).
  • Season two confirmed this year.


Cons:
  • Ecchi moments get a little over the top at times.
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10/10
Awesome Sexy, Fantasy Comedy Series
ja_kitty_719 December 2015
As you know, I am always on the lookout for new anime to see and manga to read. I came across this "Ecchi" manga and thought it was really funny; I had read all the way through volume one. Now it's one of my favorite manga series because of the mythical monsters (known as liminals) in it: lamias, harpies, etc.

I was really surprised that an anime adaptation of the manga was made in July. I took a peek at episodes on Crunchyroll, and I found the series awesome! The series is about a "Interspecies Cultural Exchange" program in which all the monsters we have read about are real. The program also includes having the liminals as representative au-pair visitors. The liminals also have jobs like humans. And lastly, humans and liminals are forbidden to harm each other. Anyway, the story revolves around Kimihito Kurusu, a Japanese student who is forced into taking part in the program by taking in his home six liminal girls who are crazily in love with him: Miia the lamia, Papi the harpy, Centorea (Cerea) the centaur, Suu the slime, Mero the mermaid, and Rachnera the "arachne" (spider creature).

I love Papi and Cerea; I think Kimihito and Miia's chemistry is starting to get genuine, even though she does try too hard. So all in all, I love every bit of this sexy, fantasy comedy series.
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6/10
Meh..
elbeer18 November 2020
It's only a teasing show nothing more. I don't like how they play with the audience
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10/10
Amazing anime/ very little episodes
jmox-825563 January 2018
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When I was first started to watch this, it was good and I just kept watching the rest of the episodes because the story line is really good.

The one thing I am really disappointed with that there are only 14 episodes and I would like to know who is he going to pick so he can marry because he has not thought about it.
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6/10
Enjoyable harem comedy...
paul_haakonsen13 August 2023
When I sat down to watch this 2015 Japanese Anime titled "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" (aka "Everyday Life With Monster Girls"), I had actually never heard about it before. So I wasn't aware of what I was in for, nor did I have any expectations.

And without having read the Manga, then I don't know how true the 14 episodes were to the source material. But the storyline and script for "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" was good and entertaining, and I will say that I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the entire season.

There are lots of really funny situations throughout the course of the storyline, and I had some great laughs along the way. Which definitely helped with the overall impression and entertainment value of the series. Keep in mind, though, that the Anime is not suitable for a younger audience, as there is an abundance of top nudity and also some semi-lewd scenes - though they are funny.

The character gallery in "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" was good and had some very likeable and memorable characters in it.

Unfortunately then the version of season one of "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" that I had the opportunity to watch was dubbed in English. I am not fond of dubbing in anything, as I prefer to watch things with their original language, as dubbing takes something away from the overall impression. Fortunately, then the dubbing work was adequate, but it was dubbing nonetheless.

Visually then I found "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" to be good. I like the art style and drawing style they used for the bringing the series to life on the screen. And the animation was good as well.

My rating of "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou" lands on a six out of ten stars.
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3/10
An unerotic harem waste
residentgrigo28 August 2015
Here is my 3/10 mangaupdates review for the manga and the anime is a direct adaptation: Fellow reviewer Dickegrobe already said all with his assent that the series has been assembled with a manga construction kit for beginners so i will keep the actual critique short and focus on what should be read instead. The avatar MC is the typical virgin wimp who gets all the "women" due to a deus-ex-machina as this is how porno/harem works while the readers objects of attraction are a quirky girl next door (the snake), a Yamato Nadeshiko (the horse), a tomboy (the bird), a bisexual temptress (the spider) and a Rei clone may have joined the cast too but i can't care to check as i won't waste any more of my time with this circle jerk nonsense that preaches friendship at first and to then give you random lesbian SM sex next. Harem is further a dead waste 99,5% of the time and the deconstructive Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei (9/10) should be the final word on it. A real romance would be Kids on the Slope (10/10) or Mars (10/10) while the satirical Love in Hell (8/10) proves that even ecchi can have it's place in the world. The Eisner winning Saga (10/10) by Image actually bother to have explicit man on beast-woman action in-between the gore and social commentary so even mock bestiality can work. So why does this sell again? Oh right the manga started out the exact same time a certain pony show got big on the web and thus filled a void in the marketplace so have fun with the copycats as even the author started a "spin-off". It may be minimally more readable do to less sexism while having better character designs but Okayado is now dead to me and i have my hopes up that a real mangaka will step in at some point to deconstruct the beast girls phenomenon as it grew out of control. Have fun with the unenviable Tenchi ending after 20+ volumes of vapid and unerotic nothing if you care to stick around or read porn by let's say Tanaka Yutaka instead.
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10/10
Love Anime
cyprata30 January 2023
This show is the first anime I ever loved and have since been watching many others just like this one. I'm a sucker for romance and this show has all the romance I could ask to see. The characters are great and the setting is cool for a harem series. I really wished that something similar to this could have happened in reality where one guy has to house a bunch of women and they all fall in love with him. It's a shame that this is all fiction but it's my kind of fiction to enjoy for the rest of my life. I'm great full to have stumbled upon this show and the many others that are quite similar to it.
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1/10
Who is this for?
warren-235172 May 2020
I've never seen anything so stupid in my life. Worse, I can't imagine who the intended audience might be. You can't be older than about fourth grade to appreciate the silly attempts at humor. But the nudity and adult themes make it obviously intended for adults. Adults with an IQ of 12 perhaps?
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10/10
I am so happy for you that you're doing well I love your anime videos
znprh4 May 2023
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Hi love your anime it so cool keep up the good do the best work and I hope you will have an amazing day and I love all your anime videos you are so awesome and you have been so tired of all the work you made on your show you are a good man I love anime too so much I will always watch your anime videos on your show if I can find one that I like to do that with you but I can't my mom and dad are not the only ones that I have to do so much and I'm sorry for your loss but I'm not going to be able to do this anymore because I'm going through a lot of stuff that you do not want to now I will be each your anime videos.
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10/10
A really funny watch.
pittmancameron1 March 2023
The anime is absolutely hilarious. The characters are unique and hilarious. The situational humor the Mc finds himself in is gold. Like Manny harem anime the show finds a way to rope one boy into a house full of crazy or strange girls. Who all come to want him, in one way or another. This anime is different from other harem anime, In the way that each girl is a different and new species that each pose there own problems for our Mc to solve. If your looking for a new harem anime monster musame. Is a fun perverted adventure anime with all sorts of laughs and gags interwoven throughout the story.
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1/10
Stupid with no proper intro to make me want to watch the first episode....
Irishchatter7 October 2018
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So at the beginning of an anime, we see a guy getting up to go to school but he knows he's slept with an elf like girl who has big boobs, has a snake tail that arouses her whenever her tail is being touched by the guy and she is primarily a desperato. The guy is trapped and is nearly dying of suffocation by her big boobs because she doesnt want him to leave her.

After that scene, I immediately dropped it. Normally I give an anime a chance by watching a full episode or two. However, I had to move onto something else after watching that scene. It was one of the worst openings on an anime that I've ever seen. Thinking about it just makes me cringe even more so 1/10 from me...
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