Maidens of the Savage Season

The Japanese discovered Girls On Top and made a show based on that premise without any excessive awkwardness. It has surprisingly likable characters and interesting dramatic scenes that are ultimately resolved in a rather surprising and original way. SPOILERS I guess no one would have believed that you could build a really good romantic love triangle narrative with understandable high points. I mean, who could have imagined you would be subconsciously wishing an unhealthy relationship between a teacher and a pupil would actually work out, and that the end result would not be disappointing? Also, what about the brilliantly implied exploration to find your true sexuality and sexual orientation, or the discovery that the healthiest romantic relationship in the show has the most avowed puritan? END OF SPOILERS. This anime series offers quite a lot and shows it all in a way that is not offensive and is rather entertaining. Even though it is fun, it also approaches some of the subject matter very responsibly at the same time, and so the dramatic moments are quite emotionally charged, and the motivations and behavior of the teenage girls are understandable and in line with how you would imagine them to be in real life (although it is still perhaps a bit far-fetched at times, even though this to be expected regarding Japanese productions). Also, it even has one character who gave most of the audience goosebumps because the anime’s creators portrayed him in a very realistic yet uncomfortable way... All in all, I have to rate this as a very good production, even though at the end of the penultimate episode I had very grave misgivings over how over the top they were going to end this - however, in the end, it worked, and so I am awarding it a well-deserved 7.5/10. (20/09/2019)