Tomodachi no Imouto ga Ore ni dake Uzai

Many decided to gloss over this anime as it reminded them too much of "can a boy/girl friendship survive", but those who checked it out knew that this anime is anything but that infuriating story. While some elements are similar this is very mild love story that can be indeed enjoyable.

Animation and sound: they are alright. Animation is pretty average, not bad and not good but well enough that it's passable. Music is average with the exception of OP which not only has catchy song but also has tons of cultural references.

Overall: animation and music are fine and the OP is great.

Characters: Akiteru is ... serious high school boy that decided to invest all time he has into improving himself and securing good future. Contrary to him Iroha is his best friend little sister whose favorite pastime is teasing her senpai. The dynamic between the two is great, Iroha may act like Himari at the start but she never crosses the line that makes her downright annoying. And Akiteru is a kind soul that will help others by applying his own method to their problem. When dealing with Iroha he shows restraint and patience, never loosing his cool and ever doing a twist on her teasing attempts. Joining them is Ozuma who is Iroha's brother and nice, calm PC genius and Mashiro who is Akiteru's cousin and has difficulty of communicating her thought to not just him but everyone else - like a typical tsundere.

Overall: Akiteru and Iroha are great duo and the rest of the cast are enjoyable to watch, with the exception of Mashiro who is downright annoying at the start of the show.

Story: The story follows Akiteru and his wish to break big in the gaming industry with the help of his uncle. But his uncle puts a condition on him - to pretend to be Mashiro's boyfriend for the entirety of high school. He reluctantly agrees and has to deal with that along every other problems that can hamper his big gaming industry plans. There is actually more to this story than just that as it explores background of most of the characters in this 12 episodes, which is a nice change of pace than focusing just on main story alone. But I get it that some may find it annoying as Mashiro is very annoying until her arc is up and done and Iroha's backstory may not be interesting to some people.

Overall: story has an simple premise and focuses more on character development than on the main story plot for the duration of anime. Which is both good or bad thing depending on your own taste.

Overall grade: between 7 and 8. I personally gave it 10 as I enjoyed it quite much but realistically it lies somewhere between 7 and 8. What hampers it is the nature of the story as it spends a lot of time developing main characters to really push the main story forward. And Mashiro can be even more annoying than Himari is if you can believe it. The best scenes in this anime were when Iroha was on the spotlight, regardless of teasing her senpai or not.

I would recommend this anime if you want to watch some light romantic teasing story, but if you dislike really annoying characters and story that does not focus that much on the main plot then you can go ahead and skip it. If season 2 is ever done I will watch it.

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! sounds like the type of show where 'if you've seen it once, you've seen them all'. The sister type rom-coms has been a recurring trend for a long time, that almost any long time anime fan may have encountered them in way or another. From the advertised materials, promotional videos, and key plot, nothing stood out that made this anime a must-watch.
Did you know this anime took more than 4 years to debut on the TV screen? It was announced back in 2021 and made a few updates now and then before announcing its official release ... window of Fall 2025. That already set off a few red flags and concerns about its production schedule. When the preview videos debuted, it didn't make strong impressions. It was more like 'oh, it's finally airing after all these years'. Most people forgot about this show and may even more familiar with their other work such as Days with My Stepsister and Spy Classroom. Nonetheless, we are introduced to the main story right away and its poster girl, Iroha Kohinata.

Iroha Kohinata checks off a bucket list of a rom-com female protagonist. She's attractive, charismatic, gives the impression of a role model at school. When she's alone with her fellow classmate Akiteru Oobosh, her personality changes more to a stereotypical little sister. I'm talking about the type that gets clingy like a talking shadow, and follows you everywhere where you go. Akiteru deals with Iroha in the best way he can, but it doesn't always come easy. To be honest, he actually consdiers Iroha a friend but some people mistake them as a couple. This gets more complicated with his cousin Mashiro, because of a favor asked by his uncle. Mashiro herself is a foil character compared to Iroha. She is much more quiet, reserved, but can be outspoken at times. Watching their relationship is a sharp contrast when compared to the hyperactive Iroha. But also make no mistake, this three way relationship isn't a love triangle. There's subtle hints but often times, this anime doesn't take itself too seriously.

Despite how it looks, this anime takes its time to both tell and show Iroha's background story. She has a deeper connection with Akiteru than letting on so it was important for the audience to see for themselves. Through those flashbacks, we can understand more about Iroha's character, including her present motivations to become a voice actress. Unfortuantely, Akiteru's presence in the anime fails to capture much attention. He's just an ordinary high school student without any unique talent. To be fair, it should even mentioned that Iroha is out of his league. Their relationship grows but doesn't really reach the type of Cinderella type love story you'd expect. For a rom-com, this anime push buttons all over the place but doesn't have a real goal. Truly by the end of this anime, I did scratch my head and ask myself what this anime wanted to accomplish.

Adapted from the light novel, the character designs are vibrant and colorful, at least enough to look like a rom-com. Iroha is the most noticable for her lavish look although not on the level of a supermodel. She looks more like the next-door girl type complete with a happy-go smile plastered over her face and reddish hair. Mashiro has more of the icy cold look that gives her the impression of a quiet girl. Others in the anime looks moderately decorative including their homeroom teacher. But if you ask me, it's the overcentric character expressions that catches my eye more than the looks themselves.

It's definitely not a candidate for 'anime of the year'. Ask yourself, do you really want to see an anime about a dual personality girl who attaches themselves a dull protagonist? That should at least give you a heads up on what to expect. But beyond that, this anime is very lighthearted with its usual rom-com gimmicks packaged in to fill some popcorn entertainment.

Waiter, waiter! More nothing burger please!

This show is insulting, it has nothing to offer while giving off the false hope it does. It starts off like any other 'okay' romance anime with a tease-dere (idk the correct terminology) who endlessly teases the MC, often sexually, while also kinda being the fan service character, then also there's a tsundere. But after that it's not moving anywhere, you get introduced to the characters, their dynamic, their feelings and intentions and that's it, you won't get any progression for the rest of the show. Instead you get uninteresting subplots that add nothing to the story or characters most ... of the time. There are a few good highlights among these subplots but it doesn't make up for this dumpster fire.

In itself, the characters are fine and I do think they are (or could've been) interesting, but they're not being used for the most part, they all exist just to enable basic romance shenanigans, like jokes or lovey dovey moments. The premise really had a ton of ways to make the story interesting, shameful job by either the author or the studio adapting it, I can't be assed to check the LN or manga.

The ending is the biggest slap in the face, feels nothing like a last episode, if you didn't know better you'd think there's a 13th episode, but no, there isn't. Nothing concludes, no importance to the plot whatsoever, it's like a filler episode almost.

Best to avoid, even if you come in expecting nothing, you will burn yourself. Provides little to no value, I'm sure watching any other anime is a better way to spend your time.