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Pseudo Harem Review — C+
A girl acts as a variety of characters to be her own harem for her boyfriend.
Pseudo Harem
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First Impression: Pseudo Harem
Rin joins the high school drama club and winds up flirting with her clueless senpai Eiji, under the guise of practicing acting as different characters (referred to as…
First Look: Pseudo Harem
Rin Nanakura is a talented actress and naturally, she decides to join the drama club. One of her dorky senpais jokes about wanting a harem of pretty girls,…
Pseudo Harem – Episode 1
Pseudo Harem dares to ask "is somebody gonna match my freak" through protagonists Eiji and Rin. The answer is...undecided.
Pseudo Harem #01 — Theatrics
Ouch, my lack of budget. Impressions: There's something just plain pleasant to see with characters that actually have a bit of chemistry and being generally supportive and…
Pseudo Harem #04 — Wow
Definitely the sound dogs make. Impressions: Maybe I'm out of touch with the dating culture of Japanese teenager, but if somebody brought me to their house and…
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Pseudo Harem: A Healthy Side of Humor and Heart
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Pseudo Harem #12 — Time Leaps
Nothing says rushed like leaping back and forth in time about seven times to try to wrap things up. Impressions: This episode took a bit of a…
Pseudo Harem #09 — Ladies Man
Thank you for occasionally turning off the BGM this week. Impressions: At least the music wasn't nearly as obnoxious this week. Then again, we did have to sit…
Pseudo Harem #02 — Holiday Season
At least I'm not being yelled at. Impressions: My thoughts haven't changed much here. It's cute enough, and they've got more chemistry together than 99% of anime…
Pseudo Harem – 10 – Getting Serious
Eiji and Rin’s evening in her home alone starts off with a formal tour, but Eiji is having a blast being shown around as much as Rin is…
Pseudo Harem – 07 – Early Blooming
While cleaning the drama club room, Rin finds a time capsule from 2014, with a letter from a girl named Rin to her presumably unrequited love. While she…
Pseudo Harem #03 — Artistic Styles
Why not do segments in those styles? Come on, show some flair. Oh god. This new WordPress update slightly broke my editing interface. Ugh. Impressions: It's stil cute…
Pseudo Harem – 05 – Random Occurrences
This week Rin’s little sister Ayaka meets Eiji and instantly takes a shine to him as a big brother. She also clues Eiji in to a hitherto unseen…
Pseudo Harem – 12 (Fin) – More than a Dream
Eiji returns to school to help his friend film a story about falling in love, something in which he and Rin are quite experienced. The two get to…
Pseudo Harem #08 — Drowning in Pussy
I can still hear the damn BGM. Impressions: Maybe I'm just in a bad mood or something, but this episode was really grating on me through the…
Pseudo Harem – 02 – Telling the Difference
Rin’s crying is good enough to convince Eiji that it’s real, to the point he almost hugs her—something she’d actually like, since she digs Eiji. In keeping with…
Pseudo Harem – 01 – Rin Pluribus Unum
One day first-year Nanakura Rin meets second-year Kitahama Eiji, who claims to be the president and only member of the drama club she intends to join. When they…
Pseudo Harem #11 — Driving Miss Crazy
Whoever's asleep at the wheel for the BGM needs to be fired. Impressions: This was another episode where the background music was very quickly driving me completely…
Pseudo Harem – 08 – The Next Stage
Eiji may have graduated, but he and Rin carry on together as a couple with nary a hint of drama. Eiji introduces Rin to her mother, and a…
Pseudo Harem – 03 – *Fwump* Eek! Ahhh!
So far Pseudo Harem is a show of brief skits that together form a tapestry of adorable high school romance. Unfortunately, only Rin knows what kind of anime…
Pseudo Harem – 11 – One for All
Eiji had planned to “get serious” win Rin by choosing her over all her acting personas, but this ends up backfiring. For Rin, who after all is allowed…
Pseudo Harem #06 — “Antonio and Maria”
You can say West Side Story, guys. The title isn't going to sue you. Impressions: Guys, I'm like, 132% certain you can just reference West Side Story…
Pseudo Harem #05 — Throwing Small Children
Gotcha, Boss. Impressions: I guess that's one way to make dealing with anime children a little more tolerable; to physically throw them like a sack of potatoes.…
Pseudo Harem – 09 – The Same Boat
Eiji may be in college and Rin may be a senior in high school, but they’re still kids, and they’re in their first romance. It stands to reason…
Pseudo Harem – Ep. 1 (First Impressions)
It’s all fun and games until she introduces her Yandere personality.
Shoujo with a Shockingly “Violent” Twist: A Video Review of Prince Freya
The shoujo genre has quickly become one of my favorite manga genres. While sports manga and sports-themed manga is still my favorite, when I browse my shelves, I…
Pseudo Harem – 04 – Waiting Is Part of the Job
Rin’s getting restless, and I can’t blame her: we’re a quarter through the season and she and Eiji aren’t officially dating yet! She complains (more whines and cries)…
Pseudo Harem – 06 – No Mere Class Trip
Episode 6 is titled “First Date?”, formed as a question I was ready to firmly reply with a “Nah, not yet.” But what do you know, here at the…
Pseudo Harem #10 — Euphemisms for Teenage Sex
Let's 'watch the fireworks in my bed.' Impressions: This episode would've worked so much better had the segments been in reverse. Start with being separated from him…
Weekly Digest 07/19/2024 – Senpai wa Otokonoko , Giji Harem (Pseudo Harem)
Two ships passing in the night.
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Pseudo Harem #07 — Prince Charming and the Seven Dwarves
Is she really the only actress in that entire club? Impressions: I know there's no rule against it, but it feels really weird to have a second…
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