Friday, 2 April 2010

B Gata H Kei - Episode 1 (Dropped)

The sex-obsessed virgin male has been a staple part of the anime diet for some time, but how's this for a turnabout for the books - A sex-crazed female lead character? Such is the case with Yamada, the star of B Gata H Kei and a girl with the decidedly odd ambition of having 100 sex partners. There are careers you can get into to help with that kind of thing, you know...

Anyhow, despite these grandiose plans, Yamada isn't simply just a virgin, but she's also never had a boyfriend, which makes her more than a little clueless around guys. What's more, she's not exactly the most selfless and understanding of people, so when she literally bumps into a guy named Takashi Kosuda at a local bookstore (who, naturally, later turns out to be in her class at school) and decides that he's the one to ease her into a life of non-stop sex, things don't exactly go to plan.


While the concept of this show is at least a little different from the norm, and the comedy to be derived from the scenario it portrays is more than a little obvious, B Gata H Kei falls flat on account of featuring possibly one of the most annoying female lead characters of all time. To put it simply, she's a selfish bitch with no self-restraint and not a care in the world for anybody else, and although doubtless the series will progress to see her fall in love and become a thoroughly nice girl, she's succeeded in putting my back up so much in this opening episode that I honestly don't care. Mix that in with some pretty average at best animation, a male lead character who is as dull as dishwater, and jokes that largely fall flat on their face, and you I can't think of any reason to persevere with this particular series. I don't think I've ever dropped a show on this 'blog after a single episode, but there's a first time for everything...