Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! First Impressions

Every season, there's that one show that manages to spark the interest of people like myself, looking for something with a bit of everything. Romance, ecchi, and all the harem action that comes along with it. NakaImo is that show this season, and it's really hit the spot for me, to say the least.



This is a show that's so bad it's good. With the most cliche setting, story, and characters you could possibly ask for. My generic harem can't be this good! Tsunderes, airheads, sudden little sister appearances, spontaneous fated encounters with the beautiful and erotic class rep, a loli homeroom teacher, and the main male protagonist having to get married before he graduates from high school. This is simply a recipe for a cliche-filled disaster heaven of godly proportions. It has that taboo sisterly and brotherly love aspect incorporated, however how far that will actually develop is unknown to me, seeing as Shougo seems terribly similar to Ichika of Infinite Stratos, which is definitely something I would prefer not to see. It's difficult to point a finger on which direction he'll gravitate towards, in terms of character development.










As far as the story development goes, I was surprised that Konoe was already making romantic advances so quickly. I personally felt that it hindered the quality of the story, as it felt much too soon for any character to make any romantic advances. However, I'm certainly not complaining for the ero shots that came along with Konoe's romantic advances on Shougo. Besides Konoe, Miyabi also appears to be attracted to Shougo, in her own tsundere way. Last but not least, Shougo's sister? I'm not yet sold on the idea of having an unknown sister suddenly appear in your life, and well...not appear in your life. The story would progress on a much lighter tone if the sister were to suddenly start living with Shougo. Perhaps a more "family-esque" warmth would be introduced into this show, something that might actually turn this into something genuinely worth watching instead of the ecchi and the moe and so on.

The art of the show is subpar at best, though I have taken a liking to the character design. The entire show gives off this ero moe feel that I'm totally fine with, and the OP/ED sequences are good enough to allow me to continue watching this show.

Here's some fanservice to heighten your blood pressure.

Good day.