Anime and I'm a little late in opining on this series since the ending aired a couple of years ago, but I'm throwing my opinion out there regardless. It was an ending that surprised me, like it did for many fans of the series, but I viewed it more as a bittersweet ending rather than the rage inducer that affected some fans. Maybe that is because of my rather oddball approach to the series.
Because it was a noteworthy anime in an ad by Team Four Star did for Crunchyroll. Team Four Star proved to me with their
, can even surpass the original creator's. So for them to mention that specific anime in an ad made me curious. I found it an adorable, wholesome romantic comedy. And the final episode had me wanting more, both for that series and others. So it was obviously doing something right. I decided on
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As my second venture into the Slice of Life genre, which, if I'm being honest, had the stench of a harem anime by the description. So I felt like it was a good fit for me.
And when I first watched the series I certainly viewed it more like a harem anime, still not fully understanding the concept of the Slice of Life genre. It had some of the tropes. Nino is a
. But unlike a harem anime, these tropes do not define these characters as they are far more three-dimensional; harem girls are almost always one-dimensional, defined solely by their trope. Nino, although strong in the
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Ness does not stem from a denial of her feelings towards Futaro, but as a defense mechanism to protect her sisters from a man she feels is just as domineering and distant as their step father. Miku is often emotionless like a
But it stems from a lack of self esteem and a poor self image for she does have emotions, she just can't express them very well. Yotsuba is easily the most athletic of the Quints but she is a complete airhead, honest to a fault, and a little too much of a people pleaser. Itsuki only barely fits into the
Trope due to her haughtiness towards Futaro in the beginning of the series as a direct result of Futaro's haughtiness towards her in their first encounter. She is stubborn in direct opposition to his stubbornness. Ichika in the first season is very kind and often helpful towards Futaro in his efforts to ingratiate himself into the group. She often has a sweet smile on her face and she always seems down for some friendly, good-natured teasing. But then the second season assassinated her character when she attempts to sabotage Miku's efforts to gain Futaro's affections in order to give herself a leg up.
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Even Futaro at first seems like a typical harem anime protagonist, but, just like the Quints, he is also more complex than that. He is a social outcast and seems to relish that he's living a rather stodgy lifestyle, but he endures it for his ultimate goal of getting out from under his family's debt. When the Quints enter his life, things turn upside down and his once boring life opens up into more experiences he never would have had otherwise and he learns how happy that can make him. In this regard he is like Wakana, the male protagonist of
Dolls upended by a chance meeting with the manic pixie dream girl character of Marin. The Quints collectively could be viewed as one manic pixie dream girl.
When I first watched the series it was on Funimation, which only had Seasons One and Two. During Season One I fell in love with Miku's character. I love seeing strong women in the art and media I consume. At first my definition of strong women would only include characters like Ellen Ripley from the
Whew. That Was An Awesome Harem Ending.
, a new character was introduced to replace another character that was killed off at the end of the prior season. The new character, Ezri Dax, was unsure of herself, had a nasty habit of oversharing, and was weak willed. I hated her. She was a poor replacement for her literal predecessor, Jadzia Dax. Jadzia was confident to the point of being cocky, a lover of life, and seemed utterly in control of her life. As I grew older my narrow view of a strong woman changed. Yes Ripley, Kira and Lady Jessica are all strong woman by definition, but like there are different types of strong men and how they can be strong, there are also different types of strong women and how they can be strong. Ezri was certainly annoying at first, but she was thrown into the deep end to either drown among the legends she was now immersed with or to fight to establish herself among their ranks. As the season progressed, so did her confidence level. Her hangups, although still present, were things that she was overcoming. She was starting to earn her place alongside the other legends in her life. I certainly do not envy Nicole de Boer (the actress who played Ezri) the mountain she had to climb in bringing this character to life in only a single season, but she did very well with what she had. But getting back to
, this is how I viewed Miku as a strong woman. Her poor self image held her back for so long that overcoming them is one of the hardest things she has to go through. Seeing her grow as a character and into a confident and self-loving woman is one of the more touching aspects to this series.
Also in Season One I grew to love Ichika. Her smooth confidence and flirtatious nature were very endearing. She was by no means my favorite out of the Quints, Miku obviously takes that spot, but she was kind and loving towards her sisters. She is also the second of the Quints to help in facilitating Futaro's private tutelage of them. She helps him in figuring out how to interact with the two most stubborn Quints: Itsuki and Nino. She even encourages Miku to pursue her feelings for Futaro and feels bad when she realizes that she inadvertently gets in her way. However in Season Two, she suffers character assassination. All of the goodwill she earned in the previous season goes out the window when she, dressed as Miku, tells Futaro that Ichika has feelings for him and that he should pursue her. Ichika just so happened to be dressed up like Miku to escape some fans, so it could have been any of the Quints that she pulled this stunt with. However it was thet fact that she KNEW Miku had feelings for Futaro, felt bad about getting in the way during the bonfire dance at the end of Season One, and knew that Miku was the most unsure of herself that makes this act so hard to swallow. After a stern talking to from Nino and getting called out on her deception by Futaro, Ichika does attempt to make up for it. She and her sisters enable Miku to get a lot of alone time with Futaro for the last day of the school trip to Kyoto. It did not fully exhonerate her, but it was a good step in the right direction. At least, audience-wise. But needless to say, I was no longer on Team Ichika.
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, I was hooked and wanted to see more. Throughout the series there are glimpses of the wedding day between Futaro and the Quint that he eventually marries. The show throws a lot of misdirections at the audience. Examples are the Bride Quint having dark red hair pulled up into a bun. Itsuki's hair color is the same shade of red, but only two of the Quints have hair long enough for it to be pulled into a bun (Nino did, but she cut it shoulder length in the first half of Season Two). Both ears of the Bride Quint are pierced with stud earrings. The only Quint to have pierced ears is Ichika and although she uses a stud earring, she only has one ear pierced. The Bride Quint never speaks, instead her lines appear as text on the screen so the audience can't tell which Quint it is from the mannerisms. Raiha, Futaro's sister, brings the ring to him and she remarks how many dresses the Bride Quint has and marvels at how many times that she was going to change outfits that day. Not knowing Japanese wedding customs, I thought that this could indicate that it was either Nino, Itsuki or maybe even Ichika as they strike me as the types that would want to change their outfits throughout their wedding day. So my experience with harem animes colored my prediction in that I figured that Itsuki would be the Bride Quint or Futaro was going to marry all five of them at the insistence of their step father. Yes I was solidly on Team Miku, but had no
Even Futaro at first seems like a typical harem anime protagonist, but, just like the Quints, he is also more complex than that. He is a social outcast and seems to relish that he's living a rather stodgy lifestyle, but he endures it for his ultimate goal of getting out from under his family's debt. When the Quints enter his life, things turn upside down and his once boring life opens up into more experiences he never would have had otherwise and he learns how happy that can make him. In this regard he is like Wakana, the male protagonist of
Dolls upended by a chance meeting with the manic pixie dream girl character of Marin. The Quints collectively could be viewed as one manic pixie dream girl.
When I first watched the series it was on Funimation, which only had Seasons One and Two. During Season One I fell in love with Miku's character. I love seeing strong women in the art and media I consume. At first my definition of strong women would only include characters like Ellen Ripley from the
Whew. That Was An Awesome Harem Ending.
, a new character was introduced to replace another character that was killed off at the end of the prior season. The new character, Ezri Dax, was unsure of herself, had a nasty habit of oversharing, and was weak willed. I hated her. She was a poor replacement for her literal predecessor, Jadzia Dax. Jadzia was confident to the point of being cocky, a lover of life, and seemed utterly in control of her life. As I grew older my narrow view of a strong woman changed. Yes Ripley, Kira and Lady Jessica are all strong woman by definition, but like there are different types of strong men and how they can be strong, there are also different types of strong women and how they can be strong. Ezri was certainly annoying at first, but she was thrown into the deep end to either drown among the legends she was now immersed with or to fight to establish herself among their ranks. As the season progressed, so did her confidence level. Her hangups, although still present, were things that she was overcoming. She was starting to earn her place alongside the other legends in her life. I certainly do not envy Nicole de Boer (the actress who played Ezri) the mountain she had to climb in bringing this character to life in only a single season, but she did very well with what she had. But getting back to
, this is how I viewed Miku as a strong woman. Her poor self image held her back for so long that overcoming them is one of the hardest things she has to go through. Seeing her grow as a character and into a confident and self-loving woman is one of the more touching aspects to this series.
Also in Season One I grew to love Ichika. Her smooth confidence and flirtatious nature were very endearing. She was by no means my favorite out of the Quints, Miku obviously takes that spot, but she was kind and loving towards her sisters. She is also the second of the Quints to help in facilitating Futaro's private tutelage of them. She helps him in figuring out how to interact with the two most stubborn Quints: Itsuki and Nino. She even encourages Miku to pursue her feelings for Futaro and feels bad when she realizes that she inadvertently gets in her way. However in Season Two, she suffers character assassination. All of the goodwill she earned in the previous season goes out the window when she, dressed as Miku, tells Futaro that Ichika has feelings for him and that he should pursue her. Ichika just so happened to be dressed up like Miku to escape some fans, so it could have been any of the Quints that she pulled this stunt with. However it was thet fact that she KNEW Miku had feelings for Futaro, felt bad about getting in the way during the bonfire dance at the end of Season One, and knew that Miku was the most unsure of herself that makes this act so hard to swallow. After a stern talking to from Nino and getting called out on her deception by Futaro, Ichika does attempt to make up for it. She and her sisters enable Miku to get a lot of alone time with Futaro for the last day of the school trip to Kyoto. It did not fully exhonerate her, but it was a good step in the right direction. At least, audience-wise. But needless to say, I was no longer on Team Ichika.
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022)
, I was hooked and wanted to see more. Throughout the series there are glimpses of the wedding day between Futaro and the Quint that he eventually marries. The show throws a lot of misdirections at the audience. Examples are the Bride Quint having dark red hair pulled up into a bun. Itsuki's hair color is the same shade of red, but only two of the Quints have hair long enough for it to be pulled into a bun (Nino did, but she cut it shoulder length in the first half of Season Two). Both ears of the Bride Quint are pierced with stud earrings. The only Quint to have pierced ears is Ichika and although she uses a stud earring, she only has one ear pierced. The Bride Quint never speaks, instead her lines appear as text on the screen so the audience can't tell which Quint it is from the mannerisms. Raiha, Futaro's sister, brings the ring to him and she remarks how many dresses the Bride Quint has and marvels at how many times that she was going to change outfits that day. Not knowing Japanese wedding customs, I thought that this could indicate that it was either Nino, Itsuki or maybe even Ichika as they strike me as the types that would want to change their outfits throughout their wedding day. So my experience with harem animes colored my prediction in that I figured that Itsuki would be the Bride Quint or Futaro was going to marry all five of them at the insistence of their step father. Yes I was solidly on Team Miku, but had no
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