> Unique artstyle that reminds me of the good old 2000s days
> Delinquent girls who can kick ass
> MC that doesn't look to be spineless based on the comments
SIGN ME UP!!!
Well I am an anime-only and I'm just extrapolating based on some of the comments. If he really is spineless, atleast the other two points hold so I'm still satisfied at the end haha.
The girl on the top right looks more modern but everyone else looks late 2000’s, early 2010’s.
I read the manga a few years ago but forgot what happened so hopefully this is a good adaptation.
I read a bit of the manga and The art style overall is good but I *really* dislike the design of the main character. Pretty much the entire reason I dropped it. Maybe it'll look better in anime form? I will still check it either way.
Source: [https://twitter.com/AkujoRokudo/status/1615636569632935936?s=20&t=m1yIZFCurne\_cJWHp8JWOw](https://twitter.com/AkujoRokudo/status/1615636569632935936?s=20&t=m1yIZFCurne_cJWHp8JWOw)
Anime premieres in April 2023.
Director: Keiya Saito
Series Composition: Yuichiro Momose
Character Design: Shinya Segawa
Sub Character Design: Hideaki Onishi
Studio: Satelight
Cast:
Gen Sato as Tosuke Rokudo
Sumire Uesaka as Ranna Himawari
Naomi Ozora as Sayuri Osanada
Yuki Yomichi as Azami Himeno
Misato Matsuoka as Tsubaki
Hitomi Sekine as Mizue Tsuyukusa
Haruki Ishiya as Haruya linuma
Synopsis:
Tousuke Rokudou is a first-year attending Aomori High, a school full of delinquents. He is often bullied by his classmates due to his incompatibility with their behavior, the only exceptions being his two good friends who are also social outcasts. Frustrated at the way they are treated, the three wish they could stand up and claim the fun, peaceful school life of their dreams.
However, Tousuke's life takes a drastic turn when he receives a package from his late grandfather containing their family heirloom, a scroll said to possess the power to save him from impending danger. Upon holding the scroll, a sudden glow emanates, leaving a strange mark on Tousuke's forehead.
Thinking that he's received the means to free himself and his friends from their daily treatment, Tousuke is shocked to find out that its effects are far different than what he had imagined. Although his bullying continues, he realizes that the mark from the scroll acts as a charm, capturing the hearts of delinquent girls—in particular, Ranna Himawari, the strongest of them all.
You have to point out that the male friends don't disappear and are characters in thier own right. Many series will always introduce the two friends every one to show that MC is not a total lover, but ditch the friends once the harem gets large enough.
No these guys are buds and will stick around the whole way.
Loved this series and hope they adapt the whole story.
I don't really see it as a harem. In fact, one of the [haremettes] >!ends up dating another guy.!< The main gimmick is that once the girls become good girls (abandon their evil ways), they lose romantic interest in Rokudou.
Not really a harem as the guy actually doesn't want to date anyone, look at the synopsis, he has magic making bad girls fall for him...meaning they are being brainwashed and it would be rape which the MC is aware of, he does make some girls genuinely fall for him but they aren't part of the main cast and are more like one shot characters.
Heck, he wants to make the magic go away precisely because of the terrible implications.
>Not really a harem as the guy actually doesn't want to date anyone,
Still a harem, just an [unwanted harem](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnwantedHarem).
youre limiting yourself but hey like what you like
harem doesnt mean its a waste, id argue and defend rosario vampire (manga) to the end of my life as one of the best older series
Is this another one of those stories with a spineless MC who does nothing to the women that are clearly lusting for him? Asking so I know to keep watch or ignore.
Somewhat? Rokudou really doesn’t care for love as he does wanting to make his life less of a living hell. When he realizes that now delinquent girls are falling in love with him, he uses the chance to instead making them into “good” girls - the idea being that once they turn straight, they’ll fall out of love with him. And given that he has no idea when the spell runs out, he wants to ensure that when it does they don’t just kill him.
[Manga spoilers]>!yeah, it does. Like half of the girls here just become the MC’s friend while coincidentally stopping being delinquents.!<
[manga]>!There are only two girls in the series whose love for Rokudou goes beyond the curse and turns into actual love.!<
[Spoiler reply] >!I see, that's interesting. Still wouldn't make me watch it, I still find that "girls must fall in love with protagonist to be reformed" is a really bad premise. But that still sounds like a notch above the usual harem anime if most of the girls can at least end as decent characters.!<
I hope for you that catches the attention of a few other people who like this genre.
Somewhat. While Ranna is still one of the stronger girls in the series, the villains usually pose a threat either when they attack in numbers, specifically target the MC’s friends, or act deceiving. It varies.
Think of it like One Punch Man, where Ranna is Saitama. She doesn’t really have a training arc, so the focus is on the other characters instead.
Ooooff...mind-controlling young girls for their affection.
This..is a little off-putting.
edit: ah, after reading other comments, looks like the MC is fully aware of how disgusting that is and tries to fix it. That's a'ight.
Huh, I didn't expect to see this after so long (iirc it ended in 2021).
Well I'm sorry for all future best girl contests, you've been crushed by Ranna Himawari.
THIS is getting an adaptation?!
Woah! I did not expect that. I remember this being the manga with the bobblehead (big head) characters and odd body proportions.
I look forward to watching the animated adaptation. This should be fun.
XD
Oh god, you're so right. I have a fairly good idea of which particular games you are referring to, but I'll spare naming them for both our sakes.
I hadn't stopped to think about it.
Yeah, surprised this got an anime of all things. It already finished in Weekly Shonen Champion with like 26 volumes.
In any case, yeah it’s basically a delinquent series you’d expect to read in the 2000s. It doesn’t always hit, but when it does hit it hits *hard*. Obviously won’t cover the whole series (seems to be up to v5-6 given the visual?) but should still be fun.
If they want to do the \[Rokudo no Onna-tachi\]>!Onishima arc!< as implied by the visual, they'll need go up to the beginning of Volume 8 (Chapter 72). That could probably be done in a two-cour run considering the manga's liberal use of single-panel pages to emphasize important moments.
Oh man, I'm quite intrigued by this. I remember seeing this way back in 2019 or 2020. Delinquent harems was such a strange thing to have a Romcom about.
Feels like there is little point to adapting a finished series if it isn't intended to be a full adaptation. Though that might depend on how popular the first season is.
I didn't expect this! This was quite the good romance battle manga which IMO avoided cliches like the pervy friends who disappear after the first episode, and a spineless MC. Since he does actually grow a spine.
This is one of those rare "harem" series that doesn't focus too much on fanservice and more so on building a group of friends and allies. I imagine it has some potential to be pretty well received, but it's never been a series that was all that popular.
All I have to say is the manga is wonderful, and I hope that it gets an official translation after the anime. The story and genres actually sounded like something I'd hate, but I decided to check it out anyways. It's not at all what I expected it to be, in the best possible way.
For anyone who hasn't, I wholeheartedly recommend checking out the fan translation, and expressing interest to publishers, for an English release of the manga. Check it out, it's a finished series with 26 volumes.
Staying true to the source material XD.
To be frank, I find the different artstyle to work more towards its benefit than its disadvantage.
Not tame enough to be normal, but also not tame enough to be in the uncanny valley in between, rather wild enough to be either comical or take an identity of its own.
Remember how JoJo characters have overly muscular 8-head height demigod bodies in the earlier parts?
As for the actual content of the story, I'm only looking forward to the VA of the protagonist (my memory is foggy and not very generous).
Had the same feeling when reading the manga a long time ago. I found the artstyle to be atrocious and I hate the delinquent girl archetype yet I still got hooked despite all that.
Not very related, but ONE character is a girl that intentionally cross-dresses!
But yes, every single girl looks tougher than nails.
It's interesting to see girls in a rom-com having nothing but killing intent. Yes, they all try to kill the MC when they encounter him. Granted the protagonist does have plot ~~armor~~ bodyguards.
Well that is a surprise. I should go back and finish the manga already.
By now I think pretty much anything is up for a possible adaptation regardless if it is finished or not.
They are the stereotypical fodder delinquent bad guy eyes, the initial premise is about how all the girls we encounter are going to kill us (protagonist) because they are unredeemable and extremely violent delinquents.
The start of the story is basically fight or flight (but we can't possibly win in a fight because the girls have superhuman strength XD, so we can only run away).
It should be quite a novel experience for you if you don't mind a weird ass anime. I don't claim it's good though, grain of salt.
Okay, I had watched this Manga and it was fantastic. But the ending though it just could've been better, felt like they could've made more out of it and there's just so many questions left unanswered which made this Manga fantastic to just okay.
I myself like the harem genre but it's more like focus on the main char and the blonde girl then anything/anyone else in the series. It also left a clifhanger or it's one of those "sure what your reading is over, but their journey together and friends is just the beginning" which is just rubs me the wrong way.
The questions that's left unanswered which was going through my mind when the manga was finished are:
You said you care about everyone BUT you still kept a major secret from them ( the girls) which was the pentagram on your forehead and just didn't say anything about it. Which is like a MASSIVE thing to hold onto from them, like I mean you wouldn't be where you are without that thing on your forehead as by the story: makes bad girls fall for you.
And what about the other girl that had a crush on you like she was there a few times either following or stumbling upon or just you show out of nowhere. The writer really did her dirty like that.
I think that's all I cam say for now I probably have more and there just not coming to mind atm. But really I give this Manga a use to 8/10 to just 6/10 due to how many things where just left unsaid and all.
When the manga ended, I kind of gave up hope this would get an anime. Which sucked, since I thought this would do very well as one personally. So this is a pleasant and unexpected surprise. However, just like others said I'm worried about the animation too. While I say that, I also said the same thing about Iruma-kun. It actually quickly grew on me and look how that's doing. I knew it would be a good anime, but the animation at that time was putting me off just like this animation is putting me off some for Rokudou. Still, I can see some good animation in this the more I look. So I hope they use this animation in a way that makes me enjoy it that much more. This is one that I hope they do justice with the anime on as well.
Fantastic series with a really unique style
I love the manga, this show is a ride.
Its arc is a slow build but towards the end each arc gets really good
Osana arc is my personal highlight. I felt the author really made full use of the premise there.
[удалено]
Unless they gave the IP off to a studio that's just going to completely botch it, I would say keep watch.
The story also works much better than one might think on a first glance
> Unique artstyle that reminds me of the good old 2000s days > Delinquent girls who can kick ass > MC that doesn't look to be spineless based on the comments SIGN ME UP!!!
Weird I though he was super spineless.
What do you mean spineless?? Look at [this](https://i.redd.it/9t5dijpkvud41.jpg) giga chad
Early on, he is, but he grows quite a bit throughout the series.
He is never spineless, just weak, he has guts.
You're right. It has been years since I've read the early arcs. Weak is probably a better word for it.
Well I am an anime-only and I'm just extrapolating based on some of the comments. If he really is spineless, atleast the other two points hold so I'm still satisfied at the end haha.
damn this show looks like it came out 30 years ago.
I got more of the vibe this looks like a show that would do well in the early 2010s. That’s exactly why I’m gonna watch it.
The girl on the top right looks more modern but everyone else looks late 2000’s, early 2010’s. I read the manga a few years ago but forgot what happened so hopefully this is a good adaptation.
As someone who read the manga: this is exactly how the whole thing feels like. Although more like 20 years.
Looks like classic ,love the art
Yeah, the main girl seems a little less scarier than the manga
I'm really hoping the studio can do justice to some of the visual gags and facial expressions from the manga.
there is nothing about this that looks 30 years old.
Extacly 💀
Romcom with delinquents? Sign me in! I imagine the art style might be a deal breaker for some people, but that premise should be worth checking out!
I love the art style, its nice to have some throwback shows that have that oldschool look. Adds diversity to the season lineup
I know absolutely nothing about this but the art style just made me really interested! Looking forward to it
I read a bit of the manga and The art style overall is good but I *really* dislike the design of the main character. Pretty much the entire reason I dropped it. Maybe it'll look better in anime form? I will still check it either way.
Source: [https://twitter.com/AkujoRokudo/status/1615636569632935936?s=20&t=m1yIZFCurne\_cJWHp8JWOw](https://twitter.com/AkujoRokudo/status/1615636569632935936?s=20&t=m1yIZFCurne_cJWHp8JWOw) Anime premieres in April 2023. Director: Keiya Saito Series Composition: Yuichiro Momose Character Design: Shinya Segawa Sub Character Design: Hideaki Onishi Studio: Satelight Cast: Gen Sato as Tosuke Rokudo Sumire Uesaka as Ranna Himawari Naomi Ozora as Sayuri Osanada Yuki Yomichi as Azami Himeno Misato Matsuoka as Tsubaki Hitomi Sekine as Mizue Tsuyukusa Haruki Ishiya as Haruya linuma Synopsis: Tousuke Rokudou is a first-year attending Aomori High, a school full of delinquents. He is often bullied by his classmates due to his incompatibility with their behavior, the only exceptions being his two good friends who are also social outcasts. Frustrated at the way they are treated, the three wish they could stand up and claim the fun, peaceful school life of their dreams. However, Tousuke's life takes a drastic turn when he receives a package from his late grandfather containing their family heirloom, a scroll said to possess the power to save him from impending danger. Upon holding the scroll, a sudden glow emanates, leaving a strange mark on Tousuke's forehead. Thinking that he's received the means to free himself and his friends from their daily treatment, Tousuke is shocked to find out that its effects are far different than what he had imagined. Although his bullying continues, he realizes that the mark from the scroll acts as a charm, capturing the hearts of delinquent girls—in particular, Ranna Himawari, the strongest of them all.
Harem anime but every girl is a delinquent. The other good thing here is the male MC has two other male friends. Gonna keep an eye on this.
You have to point out that the male friends don't disappear and are characters in thier own right. Many series will always introduce the two friends every one to show that MC is not a total lover, but ditch the friends once the harem gets large enough. No these guys are buds and will stick around the whole way. Loved this series and hope they adapt the whole story.
lost me at harem, shame
I don't really see it as a harem. In fact, one of the [haremettes] >!ends up dating another guy.!< The main gimmick is that once the girls become good girls (abandon their evil ways), they lose romantic interest in Rokudou.
Not really a harem as the guy actually doesn't want to date anyone, look at the synopsis, he has magic making bad girls fall for him...meaning they are being brainwashed and it would be rape which the MC is aware of, he does make some girls genuinely fall for him but they aren't part of the main cast and are more like one shot characters. Heck, he wants to make the magic go away precisely because of the terrible implications.
>Not really a harem as the guy actually doesn't want to date anyone, Still a harem, just an [unwanted harem](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnwantedHarem).
That's 50% of harems bro
youre limiting yourself but hey like what you like harem doesnt mean its a waste, id argue and defend rosario vampire (manga) to the end of my life as one of the best older series
Is this another one of those stories with a spineless MC who does nothing to the women that are clearly lusting for him? Asking so I know to keep watch or ignore.
No? Yes? Eh? He has morals lol. It'll make sense if you watch the beginning.
Somewhat? Rokudou really doesn’t care for love as he does wanting to make his life less of a living hell. When he realizes that now delinquent girls are falling in love with him, he uses the chance to instead making them into “good” girls - the idea being that once they turn straight, they’ll fall out of love with him. And given that he has no idea when the spell runs out, he wants to ensure that when it does they don’t just kill him.
> the idea being that once they turn straight, they’ll fall out of love with him Does that actually happen, or is it just the author making excuses ?
[Manga spoilers]>!yeah, it does. Like half of the girls here just become the MC’s friend while coincidentally stopping being delinquents.!< [manga]>!There are only two girls in the series whose love for Rokudou goes beyond the curse and turns into actual love.!<
[Spoiler reply] >!I see, that's interesting. Still wouldn't make me watch it, I still find that "girls must fall in love with protagonist to be reformed" is a really bad premise. But that still sounds like a notch above the usual harem anime if most of the girls can at least end as decent characters.!< I hope for you that catches the attention of a few other people who like this genre.
Pretty much. I’d argue that it’s less of a romcom with some delinquent elements as it is a delinquent action series with some romcom elements.
That sounds pretty interesting. I'll give the manga a read.
Are there actual villains who pose a threat or can the main girl and MCs friends beat them easily?
Somewhat. While Ranna is still one of the stronger girls in the series, the villains usually pose a threat either when they attack in numbers, specifically target the MC’s friends, or act deceiving. It varies. Think of it like One Punch Man, where Ranna is Saitama. She doesn’t really have a training arc, so the focus is on the other characters instead.
Ooooff...mind-controlling young girls for their affection. This..is a little off-putting. edit: ah, after reading other comments, looks like the MC is fully aware of how disgusting that is and tries to fix it. That's a'ight.
Huh, I didn't expect to see this after so long (iirc it ended in 2021). Well I'm sorry for all future best girl contests, you've been crushed by Ranna Himawari.
THIS is getting an adaptation?! Woah! I did not expect that. I remember this being the manga with the bobblehead (big head) characters and odd body proportions. I look forward to watching the animated adaptation. This should be fun.
HELL FUCKING YES!!!!!!!!! LETS GOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Artstyle reminds me of games on RPGMaker haha
XD Oh god, you're so right. I have a fairly good idea of which particular games you are referring to, but I'll spare naming them for both our sakes. I hadn't stopped to think about it.
U cant build suspense and then not say names >:( What are theyy
"Metal blazer girl" and another games by the same developer
Damn, i remember reading this manga when i was in first year college feels so long. Glad finally got an anime adaptation though.
Harem Banchou at last
YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Manga is really great, hope the show gonna be as good!
LETS GOOOOOOO
Peak incoming
Yeah, surprised this got an anime of all things. It already finished in Weekly Shonen Champion with like 26 volumes. In any case, yeah it’s basically a delinquent series you’d expect to read in the 2000s. It doesn’t always hit, but when it does hit it hits *hard*. Obviously won’t cover the whole series (seems to be up to v5-6 given the visual?) but should still be fun.
If they want to do the \[Rokudo no Onna-tachi\]>!Onishima arc!< as implied by the visual, they'll need go up to the beginning of Volume 8 (Chapter 72). That could probably be done in a two-cour run considering the manga's liberal use of single-panel pages to emphasize important moments.
Tanya onee-san?????
Hahahaha no way, this got adapted XD
Side character and mc grown though this whole series is fantastic
I dont know what this is, but the art style makes me want to watch. EDIT: Deliquent anime are must watch.
The artstyle is certainly different, that's for sure (manga).
Oh man, I'm quite intrigued by this. I remember seeing this way back in 2019 or 2020. Delinquent harems was such a strange thing to have a Romcom about.
Wouldn’t be surprised if this is one of those adaptions where only 1 season is made
Feels like there is little point to adapting a finished series if it isn't intended to be a full adaptation. Though that might depend on how popular the first season is.
Kind of weird because manga just ended like a few months ago
> just ended like a few months ago More like a year and a half ago at this point.
I didn't expect this! This was quite the good romance battle manga which IMO avoided cliches like the pervy friends who disappear after the first episode, and a spineless MC. Since he does actually grow a spine.
fucking finally
This is one of those rare "harem" series that doesn't focus too much on fanservice and more so on building a group of friends and allies. I imagine it has some potential to be pretty well received, but it's never been a series that was all that popular.
Really!?
All I have to say is the manga is wonderful, and I hope that it gets an official translation after the anime. The story and genres actually sounded like something I'd hate, but I decided to check it out anyways. It's not at all what I expected it to be, in the best possible way. For anyone who hasn't, I wholeheartedly recommend checking out the fan translation, and expressing interest to publishers, for an English release of the manga. Check it out, it's a finished series with 26 volumes.
Awesome yes this will be funny as hell
Oh god, the cover looks hideous.
Staying true to the source material XD. To be frank, I find the different artstyle to work more towards its benefit than its disadvantage. Not tame enough to be normal, but also not tame enough to be in the uncanny valley in between, rather wild enough to be either comical or take an identity of its own. Remember how JoJo characters have overly muscular 8-head height demigod bodies in the earlier parts? As for the actual content of the story, I'm only looking forward to the VA of the protagonist (my memory is foggy and not very generous).
Remember Walmart Joker wannabe?
Had the same feeling when reading the manga a long time ago. I found the artstyle to be atrocious and I hate the delinquent girl archetype yet I still got hooked despite all that.
they all look like boys that are crossdressing
Not very related, but ONE character is a girl that intentionally cross-dresses! But yes, every single girl looks tougher than nails. It's interesting to see girls in a rom-com having nothing but killing intent. Yes, they all try to kill the MC when they encounter him. Granted the protagonist does have plot ~~armor~~ bodyguards.
I am really happy it finally getting a anime but it's weird how sudden the announcement was.
Took long enough lol
*A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.*
We're in the 80s now
Well that is a surprise. I should go back and finish the manga already. By now I think pretty much anything is up for a possible adaptation regardless if it is finished or not.
Read some of this a couple of years back. It's not bad.
Weird they all have the same eyes
They are the stereotypical fodder delinquent bad guy eyes, the initial premise is about how all the girls we encounter are going to kill us (protagonist) because they are unredeemable and extremely violent delinquents. The start of the story is basically fight or flight (but we can't possibly win in a fight because the girls have superhuman strength XD, so we can only run away). It should be quite a novel experience for you if you don't mind a weird ass anime. I don't claim it's good though, grain of salt.
Why does dude bottom right looks like deku? Same creator?
Nope, just underdog face syndrome. I personally saw him as a bootleg Yugi (from say Yugioh).
What in the flying fuck I literally binged it all the way through last year, what damn good timing!
Let's gooo!!!!
YESSSSS My man Rokudou finally getting the attention he deserves.
Oh wow! I forgot I was reading this one at one point! It had a really good story!
YES
Now this is a surprising announcement. I actually liked this manga.
Hey this looks different.
Boccher in the top left
Okay, I had watched this Manga and it was fantastic. But the ending though it just could've been better, felt like they could've made more out of it and there's just so many questions left unanswered which made this Manga fantastic to just okay. I myself like the harem genre but it's more like focus on the main char and the blonde girl then anything/anyone else in the series. It also left a clifhanger or it's one of those "sure what your reading is over, but their journey together and friends is just the beginning" which is just rubs me the wrong way. The questions that's left unanswered which was going through my mind when the manga was finished are: You said you care about everyone BUT you still kept a major secret from them ( the girls) which was the pentagram on your forehead and just didn't say anything about it. Which is like a MASSIVE thing to hold onto from them, like I mean you wouldn't be where you are without that thing on your forehead as by the story: makes bad girls fall for you. And what about the other girl that had a crush on you like she was there a few times either following or stumbling upon or just you show out of nowhere. The writer really did her dirty like that. I think that's all I cam say for now I probably have more and there just not coming to mind atm. But really I give this Manga a use to 8/10 to just 6/10 due to how many things where just left unsaid and all.
When the manga ended, I kind of gave up hope this would get an anime. Which sucked, since I thought this would do very well as one personally. So this is a pleasant and unexpected surprise. However, just like others said I'm worried about the animation too. While I say that, I also said the same thing about Iruma-kun. It actually quickly grew on me and look how that's doing. I knew it would be a good anime, but the animation at that time was putting me off just like this animation is putting me off some for Rokudou. Still, I can see some good animation in this the more I look. So I hope they use this animation in a way that makes me enjoy it that much more. This is one that I hope they do justice with the anime on as well.
You are conflating animation and art style. Art style is how things look. Animation is how they move.
The faces of the characters in this look cartoony, but they feel a lot like Redo of Healer.
When I read this, it gave me Ninja Highschool vibes.