3ET: Mikakunin de Shinkoukei

"Can I get a hug?"
"Dude, I'm so  high right now."

Studio: Dogakobo

Director: Fujiwara Yoshiyuki (GJ-bu)

Writer: Shimo Fumihiko (Kanon, Infinite Stratos)

Main Cast:

Terui Haruka as Yonomori Kobeni

Hatano Wataru as Mitsumine Hakuya

Yoshida Yuuri as Mitsumine Mashiro

Matsui Eriko as Yonomori Benio

Character Design: Kikuchi Ai (Rainbow)

Music: Ichikawa Jun (Rental Magica, C³)

It's a fairly romantic comedy standard setup for Mikakunin de Shinkoukei. Girl (Kobeni) wakes up one day, finds out she is in an arranged marriage, and that her fiance (Hakuya) and his sister (Mashiro) are coming to live with them. Also, she has a sister (Benio) whose own sister-complex is well beyond good taste and well into what I would call creepy. And hilarity is supposed to ensue. Which, if I'm being honest, it does. Sometimes. Somewhat. Occasionally. 

Since I've already outlined the entire plot, I think I'll spend some time talking about the characters, and how well they work. Kobeni is an average high school girl with big boobs, a subject that gets brought up as often as her arranged marriage. Since she can cook and clean, there isn't a lot of comedy to be gleaned from he not being good wife material. She is mostly the straight man to Benio and Mashiro's insanity. Mashiro is an adorable little girl, who has a smart mouth and who wants to be seen as more grown up than she really is. She truly cares for her brother and wants what's best for him, even if she has to deal with someone who is completely insane. That person would be Benio, who only gets away with being a creepy lolicon/siscon because she has a vagina. She has a different persona at school, one of the perfect student who everyone worships. She's Yukino from Kare Kano if Yukino wanted to molest her younger sisters. As for Hakuya, he kind of doesn't have a personality. He likes eating Kobeni's food, which is supposed to mean he likes her. I think.

Um, uh, I need an adult.

The comedy itself has a couple of moments. The jokes about just how far from modern society Hakuya and Mashiro lived are decent, However, the biggest problem this show has is that it runs whatever good bits it has into the ground. See Mashiro's fear of UFOs for a good example of this. And when the good jokes are few and far between, I got bored with the comedy. As for the romance, there's a thing about how Hakuya saved Kobeni, but she was injured so she doesn't remember. But, eventually she will and they'll fall in love and at this point I've lost interest. 

Actually, if I were being extremely cynical, I'd make a note of the following. Aside from Kazuya, there is not a single named male character in this show. And the OP prominently features Kobeni in various states of undress. And her boobs bouncing in time with the music, along with Benio's for that matter. So, if I were being extremely cynical, I'd say this entire show is just an excuse to have cute girls doing cute things and look at their boobs jiggle. But, I'm only normally cynical, so I'll just fail this show and move on.