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 Tsundere-chan, Cool-chan, Spoiled-chan, Imp-chan—a veritable “harem”). That’s it. Silly flirting. That’s literally the whole episode.

So, it’s another high school romcom. Well, Rin is cute, and Eiji is mildly likeable (enough that it’s not completely unbelievable she’d crush on him), so I guess it works. That said, I didn’t really feel like this episode did much to distinguish itself from the approximately 19,604 other high school romcom anime out there, a few hundred of which you’ve probably seen. Also, while I definitely got a laugh out of it, I’m not sure I’d enjoy another dozen episodes of the exact same gimmick. Of course, that’s how it always is with comedy series: they’ve got to stay funny and avoid growing stale. This episode was genuinely amusing, so I think I’ll give the second one a chance, but I wouldn’t be shocked if I eventually grow bored and drop this show. That said, if you’re in the mood for something lighthearted this season, you might want to check this out. Just don’t expect anything groundbreaking.

Pseudo Harem is streaming on Crunchyroll.

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