Amaenaide yo is a mid 00s mangabased harem/ecchi comedy thats neither an unsung masterpiece nor a total piece of crap. Its about as straight down the middle as one of these series can get with some wiggle room for quite likable highs to specific elements that drag. This review will cover both 13 episode seasons of the series. The anime begins shortly after the male lead gets sent to a temple and begins living as a monk. The other 6 residents of the temple are girls roughly his age andyou can see where this is going... Thats about as far as the exposition goes. The story is just as simple and follows a mostly episodic format where the main cast exorcises a restless spirit every week. A premise this basic isnt necessarily a shows death sentence however. With the right sense of identity and attention to detail this approach can actually be an animes charm. Amaenaide yo gets this mostly right. I think the art style is wonderful. Each of the heroines has a distinct look and this is part of what elevates their characters into something more memorable than cardboard tropes. Characters have big features and theres generally a lack of distant shots. This visual intimacy works well with the abovenorm production resolution this show boasts. The color hue saturation arrangement in everything from the temple outfits school uniforms landscapes and room interiors is very rich and warm. It passively breathes life into the anime while being muted enough to where it doesnt feel overly plastic or cartoony. The animation however is too frequently a downside to the overall visual experience. There are times when animation is definitely good sometimes great but a few too many times where faces are noticeably funny etc. The higher resolution I mentioned works as a double edged sword in this anime: when animation is good its noticeable and when its bad its always going to be twice as noticeable. The story took a few episodes to find its groove but once it settled into a nice episodic pace I had no complaints as far as S1 goes. Its mostly ghostoftheweek format but these episodes also focus on a particular heroine in the mission. Each episode usually ends on an eversoslightly tender or charming moment that made me appreciate the events of the past 23 minutes. S2 still carries much of the positive over from the first season but also explores a more overarching plot and actual buddhist concepts at least on a surface level. This would be a good thing by itself but S2 introduces another female character who simply did not have many likeable qualities and whose antics would often disrupt the pacing I liked in S1. Shes an example of a character that clearly didnt need to be there and this definitely knocked my enjoyment of the entire show down a peg. If you enjoy haremheavy romcoms from this era it would probably be wise to give Amaenaide yo at least a few episodes of your time since its a staple of this style and also massively overhated.