So, I Can't Play H?

Genre: Comedy
Age Appropriate: Older teen+
Emotional Response: Amused and mildly interested
Notable Features: grim reapers, pervs, fan service
Language: Japanese
Length: 12 episodes
Overall Recommendation: Okay

"The size of your breasts isn't important. It's the warmth generated by what's behind them." - Ryosuke

So, I Can't Play H! is all about the perviness. Ryosuke is a young man in high school known for his unabashed love for the female body. He has one great friend, Mina, who loves him despite his awkward inability to keep his thoughts to himself. Even though he's a huge pervert, he also has a good heart and would never do anything (aside from his bizarre commentary) to ever hurt a girl. The whole things goes to hell when he meets a woman outside of his house, who wants him for his energy.

Lisara is a young woman who has come to Earth in search of a person with awesome soul powers that she can use for herself. Until she finds that person, she needs a temporary contract for power with someone, and Ryosuke was the most immediate person when she was in need. Now she's a bit stuck with him until she meets her goal. The story is all about his new found acceptance of how awesome him perviness, his perverted powers that put Lisara above the others and their budding friendships.

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So, I Can't Play H? was a simple series about a pseudo-demonic girl who stumbles on a perv boy and decides to use him for her benefit and ends up in more hot water than she was anticipating. Much like most harem anime, there is a lot of fan services everywhere but slightly better with conveniently placed smoke/steam/beams of light. There were some pretty funny moments, and I didn't hate it or anything, but I would only call it okay.

I never really cared too much about the characters. It was a pretty standard plot line for any harem anime and I didn't see anything special. The only different thing was the almost unique way they tried to spin the main characters perviness. I would say that it couldn't quite pull it off, especially when considering Heaven's Lost Property. So, it was okay. ::shrug::

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Cosplay Complex

Genre: Comedy
Age Appropriate: Older teen+
Emotional Response: Kinda funny
Notable Features: cosplay and dirty jokes
Language: Japanese
Length: 3 episodes
Overall Recommendation: Not so much

"Well, doesn't it look like I'm making love to the cameraman? "-Ranko

Cosplay Complex is a short series of only 3 episodes. They focus on a small school group of girls (and one guy) who are interested in cosplay - particularly in cosplay competitions. The primary character, Chako, is a bit of a spaz and has a strange relationship with a strange fairy (and an owl?) who can magically become any outfit needed - provided her dear friend is willing to pay her in tasty treats. Despite the cosplay premise, the series is generally a comedy with a wealth of dirty jokes and fan service. The various members of the cosplay club all have outrageous personalities, that are highly focused on absurdity.

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Um, I can't really say much positive about this series. The jokes are okay, I suppose. I got a few giggles in there, but otherwise I wasn't super impressed. It certainly wasn't the worst anime I've seen, but I wouldn't recommend it. Well, that's not entirely true. If someone asked me for an anime that was pretty stupid and maybe funny, this one would be on the list. I think the owl was probably my favorite character, although the younger girl, Athena, is pretty darn cute. So, yeah, not exactly a productive use of anime viewing time.

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