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68. My Little Sister Cant Be This Cute (OreImo)
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How fitting that this comes right after Haruhi. Like Haruhi, it starts out pretty great, and is ruined by a later entry in the series - namely the ending, which is one of the worst endings of all time. But well get to that later. I quite like most things about OreImo, especially in the first season. Pretty much the whole cast is quite good (though Manami is boring). Kuroneko is amazing and was one of my favorite characters for a while, Kirinos super entertaining, Kyousukes a cool dude until later in the show, and Ayase is great until the second season too. I like Saori a good amount as well, though her no-glasses design is bad and she doesnt get much screentime. Throughout S1, they all become good friends, and the antics they get up to are generally really entertaining. Almost all of them are not very good people, and the way they nerd it up all the time is great. The second season is still good while focusing on these aspects, but it adds romantic elements which dont always work so well. The harem aspects of the series are played up much harder, which is bad with all the characters, since only two characters ever have a chance and the rest is just a waste of time and hurts the girls characters.

Some people were weirded out by the relationship between Kirino and Kyousuke, but I enjoyed basically all aspects of it. The romantic tension between them is fun, and I dont have the hangups relating to incest that some viewers seem to. Its great when theyre just being friends too. Learning to rely on each other and become better siblings is cool from a dramatic perspective, and they play off each other in a funny and generally entertaining way. I usually dont dock a series for shipping reasons, since ending up with one of the characters who gets lots of development is generally the best thing for a series - the characters that get the most development should get the most focus, and the best girl is usually cooler than the main character anyway. OreImo failed really hard with the execution though. First, the arc where he dates Kuroneko is awesome. They made a wonderful couple, and they seemed like they would be very happy with each other. Kuroneko had a lot of room for development, too, so this wouldve worked well for the show. Seeing her and Kirino become sisters would also have been awesome. Second, the way he ends up with Kirino is terrible. Its over the top in a way that the rest of the series isnt, and having them get fake married only to break up less than 60 seconds later is one of the most painful endings ever. What the fuck was the author thinking? Just have him stay with Kuroneko if hes not going to get with Kirino. Total garbage ending.
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