Nisekoi is the Good Kind of Rom-Com Harem Anime

Okay, so a little while ago, I managed to finish watching Nisekoi. It's not much of an achievement, but considering the many anime that I watched and yet I still managed to finish Nisekoi, it's pretty great for me.

I'm just gonna put this here: If you haven't finished watching Nisekoi, then proceed with caution. This post may contain spoilers for Nisekoi.

Alright, let's begin.

1. I Must Admit, There's Some Cliche In The Plot


Okay, so Nisekoi tells the story of Raku Ichijo, the son of a gangster, who must fake a relationship with Chitoge Kirisaki, the girl he met who turns out to be the daughter of a rival gangster. They must fake their relationship to prevent a fight from happening between the two groups.

The problem? They don't get along that well. And as a matter of fact, Raku loves a fellow classmate with the name Kosaki Onodera instead of Chitoge. Raku also have to find a girl he made promise with from 10 years ago. The only lead that he have is that he have a lock, and the girl he made promise with has a key. Now, as the story goes, we will meet new characters. We got Tsugumi, the girl who wanted to protect Chitoge. And we also have Marie, or Marika. Marika is the daughter of a police commissioner.


WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILER AHEAD
Why do I say the plot has some cliches? Kosaki, Marika and Chitoge turns out know each other from 10 years ago. But they do not remember knowing each other from 10 years ago. And when we are served with the fact that Kosaki and Chitoge both have keys for Raku's lock, the writer added that Marika also have a key for Raku's lock. They cannot find out who has the real key because in a later episode, Raku's lock broke and must go on a repair.
END OF SPOILER

The plot is not that interesting, but when the writer tried to make it interesting, it turned out to be something that will make the viewers say "Ah, I knew it" or "This is so cliche"

2. The Characters Grows As The Story Goes


When a story progresses, I expect the characters to progress as well. Now, the characters in Nisekoi definitely experienced changes. We have Tsugumi, who ended up falling in love with Raku. Another obvious example is Chitoge who, in the end of the anime, finally admits to herself that she love Raku.

In the beginning of the story, Chitoge hated Raku. They are always arguing, and you could say they hated each other. But when their relationship is getting better as the story progresses, I find it really nice that the bond between one character and another grows along with the story

3. Don't Lie. It's Harem.


There's one thing to note before you watch Nisekoi: It's harem. If you hated harem, then stop reading right now. Personally, I love romance anime. I love romance anime with comedy. But when it comes to harem, I'm not much of a fan. I used to, but not anymore. Even though I'm not much of a harem fan, I can still live with watching harem anime.

By the end of the Nisekoi anime, everyone turned out happy. Did Raku choose someone? No. Hell, they say there is a second season coming up. Raku may be dense, but he is not indecisive. But the fact that Nisekoi ended with Raku not having the chance to choose anyone does not exclude Nisekoi from being a harem anime.

Well, let's just hope he did choose someone when the new season is out.

4. #TEAMONODERA, #TEAMCHITOGE


When there's harem anime, there are ships. I ship this character with this, I ship this character with that. It's a freaking debate in the comment section on which character is perfect for which character. This also happened to Nisekoi. There's this ship, there's that ship.

Nisekoi features some episode that will please those who are hoping Raku ended up with this character or with that character. So, if you fancy anime that has episodes for each character you ship with, then Nisekoi is probably for you.

Nisekoi is a harem anime. It's not for everyone, I know. But if you are looking for a romance anime with a good comedy and able to take the cliche-ness and endless teasing of who Raku ended up with, then Nisekoi may be the anime for you.