…and surprisingly enjoying it.

I started watching because Gargron started watching it and mentioned that it was good.  I figured it wouldn’t hurt to pick it up, so I did.  I won’t say it’s any sort of anime masterpiece, but it certainly isn’t a painful experience.

I’ll preface this by saying that I don’t really love ecchi.  I try to keep my ecchi viewing down to one series at a time, if I watch any at all.  Why is this?  Well, mostly because it’s embarrassing if anyone else sees my watching it, and by keeping it to one series at a time I can cut down the chances that people will see!  Yeah.

Anyway!  Needless to say, this series has a good bit of ecchi.  Actually, it has a lot of ecchi.

The premise is that the main character, Yuto, is a descendant from a line of demon hunters.  Himari is a member of a line of demons that protect the demon hunters of Yuto’s line.  As such, Himari’s duty is to protect Yuto.  However, Himari is obsessed and in love with Yuto and has been since their childhood, which Yuto cannot initially remember.

Yuto’s goal is to live peacefully and not let the small war between his family and the demons continue; he’s a pacifist.  And as he goes about life with this mission in mind, life does everything it can to stop him.

First he meets Shizuku, a powerful water demon.  Then Lizlet, a tea cup personified.  Kaya, a zashiki-warashi who is jealous of Yuto’s relationship with Himari, etc., etc., and on and on.  Again, Yuto has some issues accomplishing his goal.

But the confrontations are interesting, the story keeps me watching, and I love the way the series plays with the camera sometimes.  It’s remarkably eye-catching and helps to dramatize the right moments.

I find myself interested in seeing what crazy demon Yuto will run into next.  What troubles will he face?  Will Rinko, his childhood friend, be jealous again in this episode?  Will something spicy happen between Yuto and Himari?  These are some things I ask myself, and I think they’re fairly essential to any good anime.  They’re the indication that I am being kept engaged.

Now, I won’t argue that the premise is the most original.  I won’t argue that the characters don’t all fulfill some sort of fetish.  I won’t say that Himari’s cat-like characteristics doing damage to Yuto’s cat allergies isn’t a rip-off of Nyan Koi!, but that doesn’t mean this anime isn’t interesting anyway.

After all, there is only so much originality you can have.  There is only so much more you can do or so diverse the characters can get.  If  the series doesn’t go new places it’s okay, because every series doesn’t have to do that.

The point of watching anime is to have some enjoyment, and Omamori Himari causes me much enjoyment, ecchi fanservice aside.  I recommend it if you feel like killing some time with a fairly fun anime, but don’t look for deep meaning in it.  It’s just not a requirement of this series.

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On a relatively unrelated note, the artist of that sketch, Isao, has gotten surprisingly good wickedly fast. Isao might be joining the ranks of Gofu one day.

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