This anime is teetering perilously close to the drop-worthy category. Rarely do I deem anything as completely unwatchable (in this season, only ‘Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta’ has achieved that status so far), and I wouldn’t classify ‘Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha’ as overly irritating just yet, but it falls into the realm of being uninteresting enough to make me contemplate whether investing my time in a 25-minute episode that feels like 3 hours is worthwhile or not.
The problem is that the concept itself does have potential. The anime could have become something of a discount Bunny Girl Senpai with a more refined narrative that potentially exists in the source material, but unfortunately has been severely butchered in the adaptation. Although the pacing has slightly improved compared to the chaotic first episode, it remains abysmal. It feels as though they attempted to condense the entire light novel series into just a few episodes. Events unfold without proper significance, leaving everything feeling unimportant. The side girl introduced in the first episode, despite initially appearing as a crucial plot device, has practically vanished from the narrative. Other equally unlikable girls have taken her place, each burdened with their own personal problems. Yet, once again, they fail to capture my interest due to a prevailing sense of insignificance.
That’s how I’d asses the anime as a whole; it simply fails to captivate me. Impotent and limp, completely unable to make me care. It lacks the ability to grab my attention, lacks a compelling hook, lacks power, and shows no potential for improvement. It’s no more than background noise.
