Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It

YeeYeeAss★ 9

NERDS! So, yeah. This is just plain funny comedy show. It features a lot of science and other stupid stuff. The Story: Himuro Ayame and Yukimura Shinya have feelings toward each other but as they are huge science nerds, they don't believe is the feelings of love since feelings are not real but science is, so they start to analyze the signs of love and other stupid stuff like that. We follow them while they conduct research on love and how to recognize the signs of love. There are a lot of actual science which is nice. Towards the end they need to present their findings onlove in front of "hardcore" scientists. Characters: We have our main couple, Himuro and Yukimura. They are highly hilarious together. The research they do goes from how and where to go to a date, does the oxytocin level rise if they like each other etc. Himuro sometimes feels like a tsundere but she is very open about their relationship. Yukimura is very serious and does everything for science. Of course we are talking about a person who has never touched a woman so some of the test are hard. Of course the man has said some very good one liners. Let's move to the supporting cast: We haver our legal loli Ibarada Ena who probably plays more games than she should, Kanade Kotonoha is also a scientist who for some reason knows martial arts, my favourite madlad Inukai Kosuke, the man just spends all his time playing dating sims. He also had to make a presentation so he did it on dating sims, and he gained praise for it. Such a madman. and of course Professor Ikeda. He is also smart as heck and he is a fusion between Senku and Machio. He is very smart but when he is angry, he is very fucking scary and buff like a JoJo character. The ost is fairly good sounding and the opening is very great. The song is very cool and so is the visuals. If you like science, romcoms and other bullshit like that, then this show is for you. The comedy in my opinion is very funny but comedy is relative so not all people will like this but I recommend you trying this out.

dotta★ 6

All Rom and no Com. RikeKoi couldn’t fully cement itself as a really good show for two reasons, its inadequate comedic directing and unfortunately containing the anime classic, the cringey, contrived drama towards the end to create a more...memorable finish? (Seriously though, why does every show feel the need to do this?) Just like the number of negatives though, there are two things that do make RikeKoi a pretty acceptable experience to watch. The first is the charming cast of characters (besides the Manga-ka girl, obviously) and the other is the actual romantic progression that is decently fleshed out. RikeKoi is a show about scientists, andthat is where the comparison to scientists ends. The way our scientist friends are presented is about exactly how you would expect someone who maybe took a few science courses in college and decided to give writing a manga about “science types” a shot. That doesn’t mean to say they are overly obnoxious stereotypes, and a lot of the science tie-ins and references relating to love isn’t shoved down your throat, they are actually quite playful most of the time. The author does in fact have some fascination with science, but it definitely isn't obsessive Otaku-like. If you were expecting a more accurate depiction of science type people falling in love, you probably would have been stopped at the door judging by how hot all the characters look. The show's humor mostly relies on the wacky hijinks our main couple get into, they want to prove love can be analytically determined, and that's the joke, because obviously it can’t. This may sound like it gets stale, but to me the worst part isn’t the style or the continuous set-up of the jokes, it has to be the comedic directing and timing. Of course, some blame also goes to the original creator of the manga. Lets face it, RikeKoi just isn’t very funny, like at all. You will chuckle every now and again, but it’s not even close to being hilarious. You would think that would be a death sentence to a Rom-Com manga adaptation, but in its case surprisingly not. The cast of characters are fine without being funny. They manage to have a good chemistry together, whether it be the main couple Himuro & Yukimura, or Yukimura & Kanade, Ibarada & Kosuke etc. etc. This is mostly because they all have certain archetypes about themselves that work well when clashing with others in the lab. The real main character is easily Himuro, she does a good job containing the joke of the show inside of her character. She's a devoted scientist, but she can’t shake the feeling that she's in love. It isn’t like she’s not honest with her feelings, more so she literally just doesn’t know how to process them. Yukimura is all in on the idea he can “prove” whether they are actually in love or not. Kanade is more of the normal emotional thinker, so she can straight man them. Ibarada and Kosuke are a cute little side relationship. This setup managed to be amusing and simple enough for me to want to watch the show to completion. The character design is also very pleasant. One of the best ways to create an engaging couple is to make them look even better when they are next to each other. RikeKoi gets it. The show was going well… obviously until the end. They introduce a character in the later episodes that is only there to manufacture a conflict. To RikeKoi’s defense, this seems to be a trait in far too many anime, the rush to produce a dramatic ending. As a result, the “drama” is almost always terrible, almost always cringe, and almost always means ultimately nothing in the end. At a certain point, I was so invested in Yukimura and Himuro you could have given me ANY ending that gives a good meaningful push in their romantic relationship, and I would have been sold. I’m sure most people could agree. So why give us the hardest possible ending to sit through? Ahh, it's just so disappointing. Final verdict: If you’re interested, go for it. You will be rewarded, but also punished.