Even the Student Council Has Its Holes Opens on a Strong Note
The review argues the series works because Muchimaro's background in fetish art translates into a comedy where the student council girls are the perverts and the male lead is the uptight straight man, a formula that the reviewer says harem comedies handle better than the reverse.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Anime News Network's review of the first three episodes calls Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! a harem comedy that balances crude humor with sharp cartooning, and it credits Muchimaro, a fetish artist turned manga author, with a cast that splits neatly between jerks and weirdos. Community scores slide from 4.2 for episode 1 to 3.6 by episode 3.
The review singles out Satomi, the homeroom teacher who clips her toenails in front of a student and worries about her bonus, as a character it adores. Tan, the perpetual tease, is called the runaway hit of the student council so far. Komaro, the accident-prone shortstack, gets hit by a truck early, which the reviewer ties to Muchimaro's origins as a ryona artist.
The male lead, Ume, is read as the straight man to the council's hormonally charged antics. His sister Sho drifts into jerk territory when she hacks his phone. The reviewer notes not having read the manga but having looked into its author.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! Episodes 1-3