https://anilist.co/anime/97592/InterviewswithMonsterGirls/ There are many generic SoL Anime and theres this Anime. Interview with Monster Girls is an SoL Anime taking place in a futuristic world where Demis beings that are slightly different from your usual human like Vampire Dullahan Succubus etc. also exists among the general crowd. The story centers around a biology teacher named Tetsuo Takahashi who have a keen interest for these demis and wants to study understand them while also helping these demis to overcome whatever troubles they have. What I found to be incredible about this show are the pacing and the visual direction. For an SoL show pacing is always preferred to be slow as these shows tries to portray a mundane life in rather relaxing manner. But this Anime took a different approach and sped it up with its fast paced transitions and cuts while still maintaining the same energy as your regular SoL show. Calm yet Energetic. The characters were likeable and extremely charming. No character really felt out of place or unnecessary. Another thing I like about the show is how self aware it is. It kept its balance between fun drama without overdoing it but was a little underwhelming at some crucial moments. The social commentary about discrimination is kept subtle and not in some grandiose rebellion way that are often filled with characters throwing tantrums. And it treats its characters as they are and not some objects that needs to be flashed. What I mean here is that it never mistreated its characters and perfectly flashed them out depending on the traits given to them. It rises interesting questions about the setting and gives a satisfying answer to each of these questions that often surprised me for how well thought and simple they are. The character chemistry is something thats worth mentioning. Tetsuo gets along really well with the students both normal humans demis. Hes a very simple middle aged man who understood whats his profession is and doesnt act all cool arrogant. Hikari helps maintaining the cute fun factor of the show with her vampire fang silly attitude Yuki Machi had some interesting character studies and Satou is probably the fan favorite teacher because well who doesnt love a sexy teacher in a full covered tracksuit? The rest of the side cast does their job well by not being forgettable. The backgrounds are really good as well. Character animation is pretty smooth too. Though I wish the series continued a bit longer and expanded its scale cause while the ideas it introduced are very interesting it wouldve been even more interesting if explored on a much larger scale. The Anime confines itself to a high school setting so it didnt have much to explore outside that. Only 4 demis were explored while thats a appreciable thing for a 1 cour Anime it still couldve went a little longer. Summary This is a very unique SoL Anime with an interesting setting and lovable character chemistry. Its different from all the other SoL shows Ive watched and I highly recommend it if you want an SoL that isnt slow.
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