GJ-bu

Pure slice of life about one-dimensional characters with quirky antics that only slightly develop throughout the show; a subdued kind of non-ecchi comedy with occasional slapstick interludes. The central term of this series is "teasing", both Kyoro being teased by the girls and the audience by playing with their expectations. Japanese speakers will probably have more fun with this series as the way of speaking for most of the girls is an integral part of their character and the localized subtitles don't really get this across.

• Amatsuka Mao (older sister), the orange-haired tiny senpai and club president who absolutely hates when people are kissing in stories she reads is the most difficult one to accept for me, reminding me of Taiga from Toradora!. Unfortunately she gets the most airing time by far amongst these girls, and her youngest sister Seira isn't any better than her.
• Amatsuka Megumi (younger sister), the pink-haired calm girl who is always knitting or serving tea, mostly is an also-ran, much like Tsumugi from K-ON!. She is the most normal one amongst these girls and gets a little character development in later episodes.
• Sumeragi Shion, the shy blue-haired chess genius (with lots of genius older brothers) who doesn't even know how to prepare cup ramen noodles, is my favorite, reminding me of the withdrawn genius from Clannad (TV) while resembling the school president from Seitokai Yakuindomo (without the ecchiness there). Unfortunately she gets almost no character development, and no additional common sense either. Putting her more into the limelight could have saved this show for me.
• Kirara Bernstein, the blond girl with cat ears who permanently eats meat and understands cat language better than Japanese is a black box with random cat-like behavior; during the final episodes she becomes surprisingly likable. Her little sister Geri-chan is fun but underused..

• Episode 01 (0): Introducing the club members but not much beyond this.
• Episode 02 (0+): Playing games like twister and arm-wrestling. Slightly more funny than the first episode, due to all character's incremental development.
• Episode 03 (0+): More character development, based solely on conversations this time, and as such the best episode so far even though the ending about the baseball game feels like a foreign substance. The new ED song is an improvement.
• Episode 04 (0+): Cultural festival preparations, including some cosplay elements. Introducing Mori, a maid from the Amatsuka household.
• Episode 05 (0+): A collection of short scenes, including a hairbrush, speaking manly, Santa Claus, a koutatsu, and Valentine chocolate. The girls are teasing permanently, and Kyoro plays along. Another new ED song, one that I like less this time.
• Episode 06 (0-): The first episode playing outside the club room. Four younger sisters appear, three of which are new characters in the show (and two of them unnerving), instead of giving the existing characters more depth. Downgrading several attributes, and the overall rating to "Watch+"; it looks like the main characters' potential won't be used and new characters are added instead.
• Episode 07 (0): The good part is Megumi finally getting some more focus in this story, and thus Kyoro not being the target of the teasing for once. The bad part is the new club member Tamaki, another spoiled brat causing lots of ruckus.
• Episode 08 (0-): Lots of unreasonable development ("Ma-chan") when Kasumi and her friends visit the club room, plus the bathing suit episode of the show.
• Episode 09 (-): The focus is back on the club members, but the themes are: Playing doctor, bondage, cross-dressing, a duel, and an exorcism. Most of this is supposed to be funny though. A reasonable male protagonist would have quit his club membership after this episode but Kyoro just continues to endure everything.
• Episode 10 (0+): Was this so much better, or have I just adapted to the tone of this series? Kyoro begged for his own punishment this time but the details were funny. And watching Megumi in "angry mode" is just so cute!
• Episode 11 (0+): This show teases the audience much like Kyoro by this episode's title. Actually a mixed bag but with some nice elements.
• Episode 12 (+): The graduation ceremony leaves me in a slightly melancholic mood, so the anime must have done something right in the end.