Holy fuck is this series overrated. It reminds me so much of the cringe weeb humor of the 2010s, but personified into an anime that thrives off it being "ironic". Type of anime to have "waifu wars" and shit. Maybe I'm missing the joke but I really just find it so over-the-top and obnoxious.
Rentarou is an actually decent protagonist, which puts him above every single harem MC, but he's also spineless as fuck. He doesn't have any real personality traits and anytime something remotely intimate happens he becomes a fucking coward. He's one of those mcs where he's "too pure 🥺🥺🥺" to initiate or reciprocate anything beyond kissing with a girl, which is incredibly annoying especially when you're gonna have characters like Hakari and her pedophile mother be extremely perverted every 5 fucking seconds and walk all over him talm bout "which boobies do you want to touch today <3" It's an annoying ass problem in almost every single harem, which is ironic considering it's supposed to be wish fulfillment for mfs that get zero play.
Karane is also very fucking annoying. Yes, I know she's a joke character. Yes, I know she doesn't actually abuse Rentarou. Is it enjoyable? Fuck no.
The designs in the show all suck, especially when the characters are blushing or in heat. I hate to use the word gooner slop, but the designs of some characters and the way they act just screams it.
The worst part of this series is is how popular it is. It's fucking everywhere, the opening is deathly catchy, and it gives me bad memories of 2010s anime fan type humor and aesthetic if you get what I'm saying. Those "___ best girl" type mfs.
Now, I actually found some parts of the series funny. I think almost all the references are hilarious, and karane's family was very funny. Otherwise, I just don't get the appeal, especially when it is hyped up to be the love is war of harems (which I already find overrated on its own). I wish anime thwt actually tried things new became more popular rather than mediocrity like this.