520https://ricedigital.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2022/05/FudoandDesumi1024x576.jpg . Guess whos back. Back again. Pockeys back. Tell a friend. As you may have noticed Ive decided to be a bit more selective with the animanga I review. This poses the question: why this? Well dear reader for good two months I felt like an utter sack of shit. Neither watching nor reviewing anime were anywhere near the top of my priorities. Now Ive recently started the next installment of a beloved serieshttps://anilist.co/anime/3572/MacrossFrontier Im considering finally getting around to watching more Gundam and Im gearing up for a pretty packed summer. What connects these two moments was the show Im reviewing now Love After World Domination. World After World Domination centers on Fudo the leader of the sentaiesque group known as Gelato 5 and Desumi a general of a supervillain group with aims of world domination Gekko. As per their positions Fudo and Desumi are sworn enemies destined to do battle time and time again gaining and losing ground in the eternal battle of good vs. evil. In short it makes date night a bit awkward. Because unbeknownst to Gelato 5 nor Gekko Desumi and Fudo are dating. The show is focused on the couples attempts to keep their forbidden romance under wraps and the shenanigans that ensue. We watch as Desumi and Fudo sneak away from fights to hang out don disguises during downtime to go on dates and help one another deal with the pressures of their careers. While the premise is certainly interesting its not phenomenal. On paper Love After World Domination is a cute romcom nothing more nothing less. But the magic is in the execution. None of the parts that make up Love After World Domination are exceptional but theyre each lovely enough to make a very pleasant whole. 520https://otakukart.com/wpcontent/uploads/2022/05/LoveAfterWorldDominationEpisode6ReleaseDatefeatured.jpg Take something as simple as Desumi and Fudos relationship. Our two leads are established as a couple in the first episode sparing us the agony of watching countless episodes of people we know will get together and make piecemeal progress towards a foregone conclusion. Like an infomercial Im here to tell you but wait theres more Love After World Domination not only treats us to an established relationship but it treats us with a wellwritten established relationship. Too often romantic comedies derive their conflict from misunderstandings that are intended to be comedic but come across as anything but. These misunderstandings generally pit the two leads against one another until they actually talk things out at the end of the episodehttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PoorCommunicationKills. Thanks to the shows premise this frustrating trope isnt possible here. By and large Fudo and Desumi must juggle their love lives on top of their duties to make sure their respective groups dont catch wind of their relationship. Ergo the conflicts are largely external instead of internal necessitating the need to work together to overcome their problems. While it might not sound like much this really goes a long way in helping me believe that these two people can function as a couple. There are several instances where we look to be heading in tropey cliche direction such as an episode in which someone attempts to make it seem as though Fudo is cheating on Desumi only for our leads to actually communicate with one another diffusing the situation. Its not only a breathof fresh air but its executed in such a way that gives the show a subtle swagger it knows its a breath of fresh air. 520https://blogger.googleusercontent.com//b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EfROB0nFGFEWXgmGFesHx9AGB8QeypfOevhLY47J6mADpwwvteNFe10Fu4RcNfr9HVX6K2Hdp6xosCMQCs6Fk2UEiHDJdMWLOR0rJ1pbleMnylOtrIBNp40R5brLntclHKuoJyWmgVnEUXDFVQWSo9mWwGTZjfUWtmNaLbsVmf08ik2Qyvhg/s1500/Gelato20520Personagens20de20Love20After20World20Domination.png The nature of the conflict and how it relates to Desumi and Fudos relationship also goes a long way in creating jokes that are actually funny. I cant help but laugh when Desumi and Fudo are in some abandoned building having a loving chat only for Desumi to begin beating him senseless for show as their comrades find them. Is it silly? For sure but rom coms are supposed to be silly. Its all about creating comedy in a way that doesnt hurt the romance and Love After World Domination succeeds. But dont go thinking its all fluff. Believe it or not amidst this lighthearted comedy we do get some fairly poignant bits of internal struggle. Take episode six for example. In it Desumi is offered the chance to turn into a monster which would make her stronger. Desumi not wanting to turn into a monster is obviously a metaphor for not wanting a promotion. The show handles this well too. Yeah you know a mile away that she isnt going to go for it but the beauty is the reason why. Another show would frame her decision to not get the promotion exclusively as wanting to stay with her boyfriend here the fact that she wouldnt be able to partake in her interests such as painting her nails and knitting is the core reason why she declines the transformation. 520https://rabujoi.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/lwd43.jpg?w=840 The final point of praise Ill heap on the relationship is how organic it feels in terms of development. They become more comfortable with one another in the course of a singlecour anime and this feels huge. Plus theyre actually affectionate toward one another instead of practically dying of embarrassment when they brush shoulders. The characters themselves arent terribly deep but they work well enough for the show theyre in. Speaking of the characters I was pleasantly surprised by how much focus some of the secondary characters received. That said the focus could definitely be lopsided with Desumis allies getting more focus than Fudos. In fact Id say Desumis side was given more spotlight as a whole. Her organization is more fleshed out than Fudos and Fudo is often helping her more than viceversa. Its nice seeing him help get her out of her shell but if theres a second season Id hope we get to see more of a balance. The most contentious element of this show is probably the fanservice. Desumi has a sexualized outfit complete with a garterbelt and plenty of skin. It definitely errs towards NSFW but I dont know I found it tasteful all things considered? The camera work itself is rarely leery feeling less like shes made to be gazed upon by a salivating outfit and more shes just a woman who happens to have an appealing outfit. Your mileage will obviously vary. Ive become desensitized to fanservice and Ive been called a pervert for liking her outfit / All in all this is a cute show that can back up its heart with wit. Love After World Domination probably wont blow you away but it might just surprise you and if youre anything like me itll be good enough to make you smile. 200https://i.ur.com/LZArAyf.png 500https://i0.wp.com/www.animegeek.com/wpcontent/uploads/2022/04/LoveAfter5.jpg?resize=7802C439ssl=1