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Gamers is honestly a show that made me scratch my head more than I realized. As a gamer myself, this anime really feels relatable at heart on occasions because of its concepts. However, what really follows is a rough adaptation that translated into a questionable story. It ended up being an anime that I can’t fully say it’s appreciable for what it had to offer. And that’s too bad really.

Based on the light novel of the same name, Gamers stood out as an anime at first for me just by its title and it seemed like a show that I felt comfortable with. However, what ... this series actually presents is far more just about gamers gathering together to play games. It became a show with romance themes, misunderstandings, and drama shenanigans that really took relationships to a strange level. On paper, the show’s premise sounds pretty simple as main male protagonist Keita Amano is invited by the prettiest girl of the school Karen, to join her video game club. What follows is a string of misunderstandings that ended up being messy.

Let’s get the obvious elephant in the room out of the way. Gamers is not recommendable if you have an obvious dislike for rom-com. From the very start, it’s pretty straightforward as the anime jumps right into the main picture with the characters and their roles. Karen is a character that I found to be easy to accept as she is friendly and simple to get along with. What might rub people in the wrong way is her obsession with video games and more so, her obsession with Amano. The anime makes it clear that she likes Amano and extends beyond just the idea of video games. For Amano himself, it seems he has a mutual attraction towards Karen although has a hard time to confess the truth. Unlike Karen, he’s also more timid and unpopular at school. Drama follows the both of them as ship teases begins to develop between various characters.

Beyond Amano and Karen, we also got Aguri and Tasuku, a couple with very sociable personalities. They bring in the comedic drama as misunderstandings are often created by plot circumstances and their own personal delusions. Individually, Aguri is also quite an energetic character with a friendly personality. Similarly, Tasuku finds himself easy to make friends with others and very outgoing. Both of their live are intersected with Karen and Amano as the story picks up and they get involved in drama and the misunderstandings. For me, this shows draws and sells its humor through the misunderstandings. Unfortunately, I can’t really say the anime’s plot work overall from this formula. It’s very formulaic and predictable as almost every episode feels the same. You may think there are developments between the main characters but in reality, the anime doesn’t do a clever job at progressing the plot. While I appreciate how the anime tries to sell its comedy with character pairings, it’s really no different in the end with plot resolutions. Beyond the humor, there is some actual drama if you count Chiaki’s role in the show. The character chemistry between her and Amano occasionally has more emotions although is still often downplayed quickly because of how lighthearted this anime is. Surprisingly, I found her sister to be more likable as she seems like a fun person to hang out with and talk to. The sibling relationship Hoshinomori is surprisingly realistic as the two can be easily relatable by their roles in this show.

If you’re a fan of video games, you’ll notice a lot of references. These range from console games, PC gaming, dating sims, and even arcade games. Thanks to these ideas, I think some people may find this anime likable even with the lackluster plot. The idea of gaming is explored with social norms and relatable with the main characters. However, do realize that the anime is very lighthearted and doesn’t really take a serious approach at exploring the cultural ideas of gaming. It’s more of an anime that deals with comedic relationship pairings in order to draw out a casual audience. The lack of background storytelling (with exception of Tasuku and Aguri) also holds this anime back at times. To me, Gamers is an anime that’s easy to accept but hard to embrace.

Adapted by Pine Jam, this anime originally had my worries due to its lack of promotions. More importantly, their previous project was pretty unnoticeable for its technical quality. However, my worries quickly died down after seeing the first few episodes. It’s not at a level that will make your jaws drop but definitely consistent for a light novel adaptation. What really draws the audience into the technical quality is perhaps the character expressions. The biggest sell of this show is the humor so it’s important to capture those expressions. Thankfully, I found myself laughing on occasions when characters react as result of misunderstandings, drama, and other shenanigans. The character designs themselves are also appealing enough to make them stand out; except with the case of Amano as he looks like a generic Average Joe. Unfortunately, this anime doesn’t escape the fan service pit so expect some episodes to have it with suggestive camera angles and swimsuits.

As a lighthearted anime like Gamers, the theme songs aren’t particular noticeable until you realize their style. While it’s not truly avant-garde, it does take an approach that will make the audience talk about especially with its catchy OP song. The gaming references extends to its soundtrack elements as it sometimes uses a similar style for its OST. Still, character voice mannerism is rather moderate as none of them really stand out. Aguri’s accent also took me some time to get used to as she sounds like a kid at times.

Should you watch Gamers? Honestly, it really depends but the anime felt more like a big ship tease rather than an appealing show of sharp writing. The comedy is the main selling factor so if humor is your cup of tea, then this anime will be one that you’ll remember that by. As for the storytelling? It really doesn’t do any favors when the show is like a loop that doesn’t progress the main plot altogether. The anime itself is also an incomplete adaptation as the novels are ongoing. So in essence, it’s rather open ended. For gamers and anime fans, this show is fun to watch when you’re bored and need time to pass by. But for what it really delivered, it’s an anime that I found face palming myself more than laughing.

The center of videogame stories are almost often gaming prowess of some schmuck who can go hayaku. But there is another important aspect that is not usually touched on: how videogames affects our day to day interactions and how it opens up a whole new way of forming bonds. There's a reason why MMO players say "Came for the game, stayed for the community." It's a beautiful sentiment that captures the often unheralded but nonetheless important aspect of gaming in today's society.

I'm happy to say that Gamers understands that aspect and struggles to make it the core of the series. While the characters right now ... may feel like it'll just fill the check-boxes of typical high school stock models, this series can get by with simplistic characterizations because its potential lies in the character interactions more than anything. This is a celebration of gaming as a community after all.

So far, however, Gamers is an anime you wouldn't feel bad missing out on. It has shown lopsided execution with a penchant for slapstick humor that can grow old easily, especially if its not your type of humor. The artstyle is less-detailed which enables more fluid animation but it's largely centered around the aforementioned slapstick comedy and the OST is nothing standout.

But the anime is not without potential, despite its abysmal first episode which I feel I must warn you about. How it goes about fulfilling that makes or breaks the series.

Happy TI7 everyone.

TNC! Tangerine Chicken for the win!

Hey guys, do you like video games? Are you a gamer? Are you alone? Are you an awkward individual? Are you also an otaku? If you checked off more than one of the options I listed, I got the show just for you! It's "Gamers!" The show where all of your characters are nothing more than a bunch of awkward teenagers trying to connect with each other.

You can't help but cover your eyes hoping it doesn't get any cringier. Seeing this makes me want to bawl my eyes out as the characters fail to interact with each other like regular human beings. It's a mixture ... of cringe, frustration, and stupid fun rolled into one. First and foremost, I'd like to say, the show is a comedy. Personally, if a show has made me laugh countless times, I'd say it did its job correctly. I'm sure it is also safe to say that the show is one giant ball of confusion. At a certain point, you would hope that the confusions would be solved A.S.A.P. right and everything would be fine and dandy? WRONG! The confusion just keeps going on and on and quite frankly, it feels mundane.

I would also like to mention the casual and competitive gaming portion of the anime. Personally, I was hoping there would be more emphasis on the difference between those two as the anime is titled "Gamers!" but it seems to be more focused on the relationships between the confusion of the character's romances.

The anime opening and ending theme songs aren't special in any type of way either except that it sounds video game-y and the art is art.

To sum this whole show up, there's a love/hate feeling with this anime. I had a good time laughing but also a good considerable amount of time cringing at everything that happened out of pure stupidity from the characters. To a certain extent, what they do is reasonable like being jealous and worrying about their partner cheating but the misunderstandings are just irritating. I had expectations that it was going to be a typical, otaku, video game club anime where the main character is a wuss which is kind of true but there were times when the characters stood up for themselves and I, personally, found that admirable in its own way. There could've been multiple ways where "Gamers!" could've been better but what I got were headaches and laughable cringe. Keep your dreams to yourself. The show is a slap to your face for having expectations.

"Extreme Misunderstandings – the animation", for better or worse.

Gamers is a bit of a misleading anime. The synopsis primarily gives off the vibe of being a slice of life club anime where the club in question would be focused on gaming. But that is not really what Gamers is about. Yes, there technically is such a club in this anime but it's a very minor part of it, and in reality Gamers is more of a stereotypical love polygon romcom. However, although it is certainly somewhat generic, the show has some decent merit to it all things considered, but ultimately ends up biting off more ... than it could chew.

Above all, Gamers is an anime about romance-related misunderstandings. Multi-layered misunderstandings. You may think that this does not sound like anything out of the ordinary for a romcom at all, and for first couple episodes of the anime you'd be right, and they are quite average at best. However, past a certain point the anime starts going to such an extreme extent in order to complicate matters as much as possible that it starts bordering on sheer absurdity. It makes the types of misunderstandings you'd normally see in romcoms looks like peanuts in comparison, and it almost starts to feel more like a parody of the genre. Once this happens (around episode 6), the enjoyment value of the show suddenly climbs rapidly. Every character is quite clearly described and their somewhat naïve personalities are easy to understand, so their respective misconceptions are quite logical from their own perspectives. Truthfully they are all pretty stupid in their own way, but as a whole it all makes sense and it is quite funny to watch. It becomes a sort of Fawlty Towers plot, where an initial misunderstanding is first conceived and then additional misunderstandings are added on top in order to sustain the logic of the previous one, setting off a chain reaction of exponentially increasing levels of ridiculousness until eventually everything comes crashing down in the most spectacular and hilarious way possible.

The problem with Gamers though is that ultimately it turns out to be somewhat of a one-trick pony. The peak which the show reaches around the halfway mark is quite good, but after that it starts to deteriorate again. Because once pretty much all the misunderstandings have finally been resolved and the plot looks like it's about to take a new, quite interesting direction... it's like the story suddenly has a relapse where it decides that instead of trying something new, let's just bring all the misunderstandings back and do the whole thing all over again. The difference is that the second time around it's just not as funny anymore. The joke has already been demonstrated; you don't need to do the exact same thing again. Not only that, but I also felt that some of the plot developments which led to this relapse were rather unnatural to say the least; Chiaki in particular suddenly started doing some inexplicably stupid things that barely even made sense from her own perspective. It started giving me the feeling that the author was running out of ideas, but unfortunately this kind of plot doesn't have the sustainability to warrant going in circles like this.

Gamers does have some pretty amusing characters (albeit pretty dumb ones) and momentarily has some moments of brilliance. However, despite only being 12 episodes, this anime is honestly still too long. If Gamers had ended after episode 6 or 7 it would actually have been a lot better, because everything beyond that just feels like padding. It's an inconsistent show, but on average still a decent one I think. It has almost nothing to do with games though.

Gamers is...frusterating.

It is a cluster of things that I enjoy and don't enjoy, I myself being a fairly hardcore gamer, mostly in game types not really covered in the short time gaming is mentioned.

The story itself begins with a very socially awkward Keita, the beautiful president Tendou, boyfriend and girlfriend Uehara and aguri, and fellow gaming addict Hoshinomori.

The series starts out well. The first 3 to 4 episodes are honestly pretty good, with surprises in how the main character acts, and how all the other characters react to him.

But then, from then on, it turns into a cluster of high school emotions. ... So much random drama, so many random "He's cheating!!" So much angst and randomness. And it loses any surprise, so that by the time the two you want to date (Presumably Tendou and Keita) start dating there's no more hype, and that leads to the next issue: The joke has already worn itself down. The joke being that Keita is socially awkward, probably moreso then anyone other then Hoshinomori (Who, for whatever reason, on episode 9, they start pushing for relationship between Keita and her??)

Wouldn't recommend this. There's so many series that do it better, but it's not unwatchable.

I never thought about writing reviews, but after watching enough of this anime I feel like I could give it a shot. I won't really go too into detail (no heavy spoilers, either) and I'll try to keep it short, but Gamers! was a sad mess. Sad in the disappointing way.

The plot was interesting in the beginning. The anime started out seemingly strong and appeared to me like it was going to be different than most cliché anime we see nowadays. The characters seemed strong as well. It was funny and emotional when need be, but about halfway in, everything collapsed and became a giant ... mess of misunderstandings atop misunderstandings to the point where it wasn't funny anymore, especially considering how these understandings were so ridiculous and could've easily been solved in the first few episodes. The humor had died out and all that was left was frustration and me hoping the episode would just end. The whole plot, or what was left of what seemed to be a plot, fell into itself and hardly had anything to do with what was going on anymore. Each character slowly faded and it just became a jumbled mess that wasn't entertaining. The quality of this anime slowly died out each episode, and that's the sad, disappointing thing about Gamers!

The whole thing was just wasted potential, in my opinion. There's tons of anime out there under the same genres as Gamers! that aren't as unsatisfactory as this one. Mediocre, at best.

TSUNDERE ALERT
You have been warned

Story - 4

As many Slice of Life are, there wasn't much real 'story' but it revolves around a socially awkward game addict named Keita Amano. One day, he sees the school idol and she invites him to her gaming club. After checking it out, he respectfully declines her offer, (probably because he sucks at video games) and the idol falls madly in love with him.

Art & Animation - 8

The art and animation still seems to be top-notch. Nothing bad I can say about it, really. The way the claw on the claw machine moved swiftly was perfectly executed and very ... 'flowing'. I'll have to say, Uehara's art style seemed pretty unique, but he still ended up looking cool asf.

Sound - 7

The VA were enjoyable as usual, except for the MC. Like, for some reason, every time he spoke he just made me want to punch his brains out even more. Oh yes, and of course, the tsundere(worst type of dere) scenes were fine as usual.

Character - 5

Our cast revolves around some pretty cliche characters. A tsun, the 'best friend' character, shy, awkward MC, the 'moe' character, etc. They have some heavy 2D personalities, no real character development, but I mean, the only reason character isnt rated any lower is because of my man, Uehara. Oh, what a lovable bro character. I'm not even a fujoshi, but I hardcore ship him and the MC. Ah yes, I can see the doujins rolling out, the DOUJINS RO-sorry, where was I? The characters are 'ok' likable, and from what I've seen, the MC does get quite the amount of hate. (Hes pretty annoying tbh)

Enjoyment - 7

Meh, sometimes an anime doesn't even have to be good to enjoy it. You see some people rating things like Konosuba a 5 because there's no story. Like, did you seriously watch konosuba for the story? I personally enjoyed Gamers! a lot so far, hopefully it doesn't dissapoint me. (I have shit taste, I enjoyed Eromanga for the first 4 eps too)

Overall - 6

So far so good. Just so you know, 6 isn't a bad rating, so before you stampede into my profile comments, I'd just like to say, I ENJOYED IT, DON'T HATE ON ME PLS. (why am i even writing this part, nobody loves me enough to try to interact with me verbally)

This is the How I Met Your Mother or Game of Thrones of anime for me. It's a romcom slice of life with a gamer gimmick, expectations for the genre are perfectly precedented, and generally what makes that type of show good are character development, pacing, and satisfaction. To that end, the first 11 episodes are great. They nailed it IMO. The love triangle invested me enough for me to want to pick a side, and the romances for the side characters were good too. And then they proceeded to butcher, destroy, and betray it all in the final 20 minutes. The 12th and final ... episode had absolutely nothing to do with anything that happened before it, pacing wasn't just bad but completely irrelevant, and what this shitstain of a finale left you with was an overdone, labored debate on the price of games, 10 minutes of jiggling out-of-place ecchi fan service (for which it seems they all got tit implants off screen), and no resolution to the love triangle at all. Perhaps I'm lucky to have been thus far overall spoiled by other anime actually wrapping up their stories in the end. This one started strong and in the end was a huge let down, just like HIMYM and GoT. The first 11 eps are 9/10 for me, and then the final episode squeezes out like a goddamn fart, it's so goddamn shitty it brings the whole thing down with it.

When I first started watching Gamers!, I completely missed the point of the show. I wanted a show about...gamers doing gamer things (you know...hence the title of the show). After seeing so many online personalities praising the show as a well put together drama, I decided to give the show another show. And...I'm very glad that I did.

Story: 5/10

As I mentioned in my opening, I initially misunderstood what the show was trying to accomplish. Instead of being a show about gamers, it is a show that is fully about the main cast failing at life while also happening to play/talk about games here and there. ... The show is absolutely a drama and one of the best parts about that is it strays away from being a melodrama. While there are moments you would see in a typical melodrama, the show seems to respect the viewer and not give into easy melodrama tropes.

One of the main reasons why I fell back into the show on the second viewing was the pacing. Plot devices are brought up and are (usually) completed in an interesting way without sticking around too long. If I had to list a nuisance though, it would be that the last episode is really episode 11 and that episode 12 is just there to entice people to buy the eventual blu rays (super fanservicy and a disgrace to the show). In fact it was so bad and such a waste of time that I'm docking an entire point because of it. Have your fanservice moments but if you are going to dedicate an entire episode to it (and mind you the last motherfucking episode), fuck you especially since we still have unanswered/unresolved plot lines after the ending.

Art/Animations: 6/10

The show sports a simple looking art style. The character designs however are really super clever. You can really tell a lot about each of the main characters by the way they are designed. This is amplified in the opening for the show. The layout of the city was also really interesting. I don't know how to fully explain this but this show felt like it really was in a sort of downtown setting unlike a lot of other shows that always seem like they are showing the same buildings in the background over and over again.

What really shined in the art department was the quirky, derpy face moments that occurred during comedic moments. There would usually be a moment when a character misunderstands something or just does something stupid and this pop-out areas with derpy faces would fill the screen. It worked pretty well.

The animation was actually pretty decent. There really isn't that many high-movement shots but what really struck me in a nice way was just the overall quality control of the animation. I couldn't really tell at any point where “yeah they ran out of time here. Looks worse than the rest of the show”. Now I cannot say that is true for some of the art quality (really takes a nose dive in some scenes) but overall the visual presentation was more than good enough for this anime season.

Sound: 6/10

Honestly the background music is pretty decent. Seeing how games are somewhat of a focus in this series, the studio did a pretty good job with finding music that fits within that demographic while also not breaking the tone of the scenes. It's more than just throwing some chiptune into a blender, there was some serious thought put into making the songs. Any sort of misc sound design went over my head. There wasn't a lot of moments for them to shine anyways since this is a pretty low-intensity show.

VAs did an amazing job. Every VA sounds so into their on-screen characters. Really a super smashing job on that front.

Characters: 8.7/10

This is the reason to watch the show. If you don't find yourself liking the main characters after the third episode, jump ship my friend. The whole point of the show is to watch these lovable idiots fucking misunderstand like...every situation thrown their way. The way the cast worked with each other was such a joy to see unfold. It's because of this that it is so painful that some things were left unfulfilled and open-ended after the final episode...

Overall: 6.4/10

You don't even need to say it. Yes that I get that this anime is adapting an on-going series so my points about certain things being left in-the-air is dumb. No, fuck you. I do not care about the source material. The fact that the last episode was wasted (on needless fanservice) and we did not see important things come to a close almost makes me not want to recommend this series to potential watchers. The characters do make the show fun to watch. However, the loose ends will drive you insane. Maybe wait for more to get adapted or immediately switch over to the source material once you finish watching this.

Enjoyment: 6.5/10

Overall: 6.4/10

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STORY - 4
ART - 7
SOUND - 7
CHARACTER - 6
ENJOYMENT - 5

Conceptualizing games and romance and comedy into one entertaining show is definitely an idea I can get behind. It's the type of factors that I look for in a cheery anime. It's also precisely the reason why I felt pretty frustrated watching Gamers!, like what a programmer would feel trying to fix an annoying bug among hundreds or thousands of lines of codes.

The story is basically a hit-or-miss and fluctuated at each differing episode. Having gamers as the main characters with a story of relationship dramas revolving around misunderstandings and teen insecurities is the summary. ... Glitchy I'd say. While it seemed to be a clichéd premise, for mindless rom-coms like Gamers!, it could had worked better if not for the contrived attempt in delivering humor, an integral part in the heart of what every rom-coms should successfully offer to the audience. So, what comes out of these failed running gags that didn't appeal much to me? It's the stupidity of the characters. It can be an entertaining element but that depends on the episode's plot. One episode had me laughing to tears while the others had me facepalming myself. The reasonings on their actions were random, which seemed like it's what the creators were trying to achieve but at least try to make it feel more natural or creative because they won't come across as fun baka characters. Other than that, I did actually adored some of their other ridiculous personalities leaving their stupidness aside. Combined together, they were quite an appealing cast, even sweet at times when games came into play. Them playing and talking about the games together, such as the culture, were pretty fun to watch and reminded me of my younger days when I was still a competitive gamer. Sadly, the given time slot didn't deliver a balanced story, focusing more on their acts of haphazard interpretations in their romance life. But the games and a couple of hilarious moments, which I admit did stemmed from their dumbness, were definitely the most enjoyable factor of this anime.

The visuals didn't suffered much compared to the previous aspects. Some shots had a clumsy feel to it, particularly in the line work, but it didn't take away much from the main tone. Using a colorful setting engaged the silliness of this anime which it managed to portray. As for the character expressions, it said a lot about their personalities so what I felt about them can be traced back to the writing. For the most part, they were cute but depending on the scene, they were quite irritating too. In the most amusing scenes, the way they expressed their comical reactions had a strong impact on making me laugh. Colorfulness also blended in with the character designs too, and most of them boast an outer look in the side of attractiveness. Their exaggerative actions were livened up by the animation, which was not in the level of a masterpiece but not too shoddy either as it worked with the tone of the anime. I also liked the other bits of pieces that stood the anime out slightly more such as the use of game-like sound effects, making everything more fun. The text pop-ups that appeared occasionally also molded in a bouncy atmosphere. While the loud voice-acting did fit the aura of the characters, it's a sometimes situation of getting on my nerves and being an entertainment. Music-wise, the upbeat soundtracks matched the energetic nature, along with the complementary quality of the catchy OP and EDs.

Gamers! was a rollercoaster ride that was too bumpy to really get any satisfying enjoyment. By no means is it a horrible show but it's a weird one as I can be fully enjoying at one moment but completely be irked by some other scene. Well, this adventure was an interesting one but I'll go and turn off my gaming device for now. It's game over after all.

This is my first review on AnimeNew, so I apologize if anything here seems badly-written, amateurish, or anything of the such.
If I had to describe Gamers! in one word, I would say that it's decent. Nothing about this anime really stood out to me, and I wouldn't call it a memorable one whatsoever. It definitely did have its moments though, and was entertaining most of the time.
The plot revolves around Amano, your generic everyday guy who is, as the title of the anime suggests, a gamer. One day, while he's searching through the isles and looking at one of his beloved dating sims, Karen Tendou, ... the typical popular and well-loved student in his school, confronts him. She find out he's a gamer and feels obliged to ask him to join the game club. After visiting the game club and trying it out for a day, Amano decides not to join, as he thinks that the game club is not fit for him. The following events are consequences of that action, as Tendou gets to know him more and develops a huge crush on him and we're introduced to new characters along the way.
Some plot devices were far too overused which let them lose their charm a bit. The pacing was also a tad too fast yet slow for my liking, which is kind of hard to explain, but twelve episodes isn't enough to be well paced for most shows, and unfortunately Gamers! was one of them.
The characters were pretty fun. Each one was their own individual and had their own unique characteristics, thankfully. Many shows tend to have the same character a thousand times but with a different physical appearance each time, and Gamers! wasn't one of them. I wouldn't say there was much character development, if any at all. The characters were a nice aspect of the anime.
The visuals were okay, nothing special. The art and animation were weird and messed up at times, but they were good enough in general. To be honest, the comedic facial expressions were the best part in the animation in my opinion, because they did what they intended to do, which was being simply hilarious. Not the worst animation ever, but definitely could've been a lot better.
Sounds are usually what these kinds of shows use to help them shine a little more, but the sounds in Gamers! were the same as everything else, normal. The opening theme was quite catchy though, and I found myself listening to the whole thing in most episodes. The rest was average, or at least nothing in it really appealed to me. I watched this anime dubbed so I can't really say anything about the voice acting, but the dub was adequate.
I did enjoy watching Gamers! for sure, and I also learned a little about gaming, because I myself am not a gamer and I have no knowledge about gaming whatsoever, so I guess it did help a bit. It did get annoying at times and had various unrealistic situations which made me question some things, but it was nice to watch nevertheless.
As I said many times before, everything in Gamers! was good and sometimes above average, but that was all. If you're looking for a light-hearted anime to watch, you could give this a try. It is in no way a perfect anime, and I wouldn't consider rewatching it again, but it was a quick fun series to watch.

This anime seems like an ordinary highschool love comedy at first but the character growth is on another level. Also I pretty enjoyed the cute character design. But unfortunately thats about it. The story is unnecesseraly hard to understand and doesn’t provide comforting and good problem solving. It just informs you. Also the story potentiel is very good but it is wasted. There is so much things could have done different that would’ve made the anime one of the classics of this genre. But tbh I got really disappointed as the as the story proggressed. Good potantiel. Bad anime. What a shame.

Gamers! is bad. It's a complicated mess that takes you nowhere at all. It's a train that takes you across the country only to drop you off where you started.
That being said, I still somewhat enjoyed Gamers!

Now, where to start. I guess the humor. Not too awful. I had a giggle here and there, but as with most comedies, the jokes get repetitive and start drawing away from the actual story we're supposed to be getting. Nothing ever goes anywhere. Sure, progress is made in some relationships between characters, but its very minor pushes. one step forward, one step back. Gamers! just feels ... like one of those scooby doo chase moments, where everyone's just running around in circles. Nothing is ever really resolved. My big issue with the anime, or should I say, another issue with this "game" anime is that there's just excessive speak of games. There actually isn't any games to be found. Hell, the game we see most is a flash mobile game...

The characters do not help the story either. It's ironic that dating sims are spoken of as much as they are considering our MC is reminiscent of the MCs in dating sims. Nothing redeemable about him whatsoever, but everyone flocks to him, because again, he's the main character. Worse than this though is the ongoing gag that you get sick of the first time you see it, the misunderstandings. It wasn't fun 2 times in, it wasn't fun 30 times in. Communication isn't present between these characters, which is funny (more irony) when in real relationships, you'd consider communication to be incredibly important. It's as if the show wants to irritate you, because some of the characters will fully share your stress and you think to yourself "why won't you just say something". It's a nightmare.

I have nothing to say about the sound/music. The OP was nice, I suppose. The art style wasn't really anything out there either, there were some character designs that I just viewed as really average, but with a speck of flair. Characters like Aguri and Tasuko. They weren't anything remarkable, but they gave a bit more personality (not to say there's much unique) to their characters. This was easy to notice when looking at Keita. Makes you appreciate the small things, but then maybe that's a flaw.

Now with all the trash talk spoken, how come I enjoyed it? Well, the main reasons are the ridiculous misunderstandings and the cliche cute moments. This is the rise and fall of the anime really, since these same things are what can make the anime such a turn off. The misunderstandings were fun to watch, albeit irritating, but only really bothered me when I realized they were complete comedic relief and filler. They'd be left unresolved and forgotten. A joy for a moment and then disappointing. I liked some of the chaos, but I was ultimately left dissatisfied.

The cliche moments and cuteness are kind of similar. This anime kind of has some identity issues sometimes. It's funny and stupid and then there's a sweet moment, or something really cute that happens and you can't help, but hope that particular relationship route works. Then we're back to comedy and the scene is forgotten as with everything.

So I give this anime rank: Diet Soda *Because like diet soda for me. Its pleasant for a second and then you're left with the aftertaste.

And that's only if you don't watch episode 12, which is basically a DLC- err OVA. It kills the ending of episode 11 and leaves an even worse aftertaste. So pass on it unless you're desperate for more, somehow.
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To summarize nice and neat, what made this anime enjoyable?
•The rare cute moments, the few laughs this anime managed to get out of me, the chaotic plot if you're into that and for me personally, Aguri. I won't lie. I fought through for that, she's adorable.

What makes this anime disappointing?
•Everything feels like filler, the misunderstandings aren't funny after awhile; they're painful, the show ends on an OVA, nothing about how any situation is handled is ever satisfying since you feel as though nothing is ever clarified and these characters have 5 second attention spans. The worst offense I can name is how this anime has a few things going for it, but so many inconsistencies, cliches and lack of identity that it's just another anime we'll eventually forget.

Gamers, at first you expect this anime to be your another Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta and yet you got rom-com anime that has nothing to do with being a gamer in particular, game in this anime itself is just like "filler" to make it look like an anime that talking about gamers life.

In the first episode you got that scene where Tendou trying to invite Amano to join the Game club. This game club is basically just a room for member to play their favourite game, yes, they played DIFFERENT game in the same room.
Instead of calling that club is ... a Game club i'd say that's a FREE cyber cafe at school.

== If you really want to watch this anime just keep in mind that this is not an anime about gamers life but just another rom-com anime ==

Story : 5
in the first 3 episodes this anime give you a combination between game and rom-com and that's appealing (i was going to give an 9 but..). In these 3 episodes are about their passion as gamers and their life, but in the next episode 4 - 9..... The downhill is just obvious.

[SPOILER]

All the characters became more stupid than Ichika Orimura from Infinite Startos.
"Misunderstanding" became the plot for this anime so called "GAMERS", instead of focusing on "how do I convince Amano join the club?!" this anime turned out to be another cliche rom-com.
The only thing we got from these 5 characters is only misunderstanding. here is list of the character ( game club member are excluded because they have nothing to do with the story AT ALL )
A: Amano
T: Tendou
U: Uehara
Ag: Aguri
C: Chiaki

To put it simple:
A loves T
T loves A
(^ these two finally become a couple but it doesn't affect on their stupidity)
U & Ag couple
C loves A

The misunderstanding:
A thought U loves T (even after A & T become a couple)
T thought A loves C (even after T & A become a couple)
U thought Ag having an affair with A (dude, U & Ag already going out for half a year and why didn't they even solve this problem in their time after school, like seriously)
Ag thought U having an affair with C
C thought A is being played by Ag

so it became a circle of misunderstanding and basically that's what 4-9 episode are look like :)))))))

For people who rate this anime by 8-10, I believe they rate it when only 3 episodes are released. And if they still rate it 8-10 even after episode 8/ 9 and not disturbed by how U & Ag never talking about this problem in their time, then I don't know if they even understand what they are watching.
If you are in a relationship, you tend to trust to your partner and if anything seems suspicious you can ask everything you wanted to know about her/ him in a positive way ofc.

I love rom-com anime but I really can't stand with this one.

Character: 4
Sigh.. this is where the story became boring, generic characters are always fine to me, but this anime definitely have no character development at all. "Gamers" really not a suited name for this anime, if they name it by misunderstanding-relate name or rom-com-trouble name maybe it's fine.

Enjoyment: 4
Episode 1 - 3 : I would rate it by 9 especially when they tell us the backstory of Uehara & Aguri lovestory.
Episode 4 - 9 : "What the f are they even thinking, you can't be Ichika Orimura all the timeeeeeeee!"

Seriously guys, at this rate in the next 3 episodes they would not have time to make it decent anime.
Perhaps in the next 3 episodes they just clearing up about the misunderstanding then AmanoxTendou and UeharaxAguri finally having their normal love life and some sh*t quote about being a gamer.
In the end, that Game Club is totally BS :)))))

Overall: 5
If you haven't watched this anime, then don't watch it. It hurts to watch these kind of ppl and their relationship.

The good thing from this anime is the Illustration in the end of the episode.

The stereotypical gamer is an anti-social closet hermit who obsesses over leveling up their avatars and staying far away from social activity as much as possible.  To poke fun at this stereotypical concept, we have Gamers!, a show supposedly about gamers and the kind of comedy that happens when they're put in a romcom situation.

Story:

Based on a light novel of the same name, Gamers! tells the story of a boy named Amano Keita with his life flipped upside down as the school idol Tendou Karen notices his dedication as a gamer and offers him a spot in the gaming club where she and several upperclassmen ... spend their afterschool hours practicing competitive gaming, using the prize money to improve and expand their clubroom with more trophies and better equipment.  He rejects her offer and thus begins the romantic comedy involving these two adorably stupid gamers.  If I said that was the plot, well I would by lying.  Or at least...half lying.

In reality, Gamers! is the anime equivalent of a Bethesda game; you really want to enjoy it, but at the same time, it's riddled with a lot of bugs and ends up making the overall experience somewhat infuriating.  The entire show spends its runtime focused on its five main characters as their relationships are tested because each character manages to find some way somehow to misunderstand every little detail and create their own headcanon for what's going on with everyone else but them.  Of course it's done in a comedic sense, as it's all exaggerated and no one talks to each other in and attempt to clear up the problem because that would be too easy.

The upside to that is the fact that the show sucks you in with wanting to know what's going to happen next whether you want to or not.  Cliffhangers are commonplace, and there are a couple of moments where the episode ends on such a dramatic note that makes you want to continue watching just to see what kind of result such a fuck up creates.  Despite that, the cliffhangers aren't necessarily a good thing for this show.  Each successive episode only feeds into the spiraling vortex of misunderstandings that at some points makes it really hard to tell if what's happening is going to end well for anyone.  It's this kind of storytelling that turn the show's comedy into something of a niche, as personally I felt aggravated seeing what had transpire while I've spoken to others who like the show for what it displays.

While certainly not a show that's actually about gamers (sure the characters are gamers, but that aspect is only touched on in their personalities rather than the storyline), Gamers! is a show that entertains by making as many things go wrong as it possibly can.  Its story is certainly unique in that aspect, and more or less seems to fix up a majority of the characters' misconceptions and problems by the end of the series.  So at least that headache is gone. 

It's also worth noting that oddly enough, the throwaway episode is of better quality than the rest of the series despite it being a DLC episode that actually talks (somewhat) about gamer mentality.  I just find that...odd.  

Overview:
+ Stays consistent with its story
+ Throwaway episode somehow much better than the actual plot
+/-  Pure misunderstanding comedy (depends on your taste in comedy)

Characters:

Since the show's about gamers, let's talk about gamers.

Amano Keita is...not that interesting.  An avid casual gamer that looks like a generically designed male protagonist, Keita's character is probably the most uninteresting member of the cast despite being the protagonist.  His main quality aside from really liking games is being an anti-social shut-in who can't fathom how to manage being more than what he already is.  My main problem with him is how he shows quite a bit of promise as the main character due to his decisions in the early episodes at the beginning, but ends up becoming nothing more than a stand-in protagonist that does little to nothing to drive the plot.

Then there's Tendou Karen, the supposed main female protagonist of the show.  With the early episodes showing her falling from grace due to Keita's initial refusal, Karen eventually becomes a lovesick girl being too shy to fully admit her true feelings.  The initial promise for development is very clear, but the show outright refuses to use her.  Along the way, the show basically shoves Karen to the sidelines, focusing on a different girl entirely as largely the show's main focus.  In truth, Karen never gets the attention or development she deserves, and kind of makes the whole resolution at the end of the show meaningless because most of the time, both Keita and Karen aren't even in the same room.  It's weird that the show basically refused to use her, and I really wish that wasn't the case because there was potential with how Keita as a casual gamer affected her thoughts on gaming as a competitive gamer.

Then there's Hoshinomori Chiaki.  When I said another girl takes the spotlight, this is her.  Personally, I attribute a lot of the show's problems to Chiaki, as not only does her involvement create the first set of grave misunderstandings that make up the show's plot, but the entire second half is devoted to contrived feelings for Keita, who many times the show has attempted to convince the audience THAT SHE HATES.  The show puts so much focus on her that it shoves everything else to the side and makes her the star of the show as unlikable as that is due to the entire flip of who the show was about at the beginning.  She also has a 'repeat phrase ending' where she says 'des des' or phrases of the sort every time she talks in an attempt to be cute.  It's not.

Then finally, there's the couple of Tasuku and Aguri.  Can I just ask why the show makes such an attempt to crash and burn their relationship?  Initially, we're treated to a sweet story of a girl and a boy falling in love as an explanation to their relationship.  So why exactly does the entire series feel the need to have these two running in circles as well trying to find out if one is cheating on the other?  It's something about this show that I really didn't understand and I honestly felt sorry sometimes cause what we could've gotten would've been sweet.  Instead we get this sour storm of misunderstandings that I wouldn't have attributed to a couple who've been dating for a while.

The only side character that's worth mentioning is Konoha, Chiaki's little sister.  She only appears in the later episodes and is really just a supplement to Chiaki's character to add to the overall misunderstanding, so she's not really anything that important to note.

Overview:
+ Initially good characterstics
-  Later bad characteristics

Art:

Produced by Pine Jam, the art for Gamers! is nothing too special.  Indeed the quality is good, and the light color palette adds to the show's lightheartedness (supposedly), but not many things about the show is truly 'outstanding.'

True there are stills in the show that do have higher production than the rest of the show (like the neon transition cards and the really nice illustrated end cards), but the overall quality of Gamers! isn't something to write much home about.

Overview:
+ Good, but not outstanding art

Sound:

The OP "GAMERS!" (how fitting) is what you'd expect from a lighthearted (supposedly) comedy show.  It's a bright, poppy beat sung by the series's three main female seiyuus  that, without the aspect of gaming, would be not memorable in the slightest.  But with added retro gaming sounds mixed into the tune as well as visuals referencing a multitude of genres and games from retro to modern (is that a motherfuckin' PUBG reference?), the song ends up being a fun experience while watching the show.

Its ED, "Fight on!" however is a slightly less energetic version of its OP sung by Luce Twinkle Wink☆.  Sure the song is ok, but it doesn't really have a memorable quality or aspect to it to make it unique or anything worth listening to.

Overview:
+ Fun and memorable OP (relatively speaking)
-  ED isn't that memorable

Personal Enjoyment:

Initially I thought that Gamers! was going to be my anime of the season.  Its early episodes were fun, Karen was an endearing character due to her new lovesick nature, and it had a charm to it that had me anticipating every new episode.  And now...I want my money back.  I got so annoyed by this show and how the characters wanted to try and figure out and/or prove what they thought the other party was doing.  You know you could just...I don't know, TALK TO EACH OTHER.  It got to the point that I was on the edge of my seat praying that things wouldn't get worse than they already were.  The ending was...(episode 11) I guess satisfactory enough to resolve things, but not enough to compensate for the gray hairs I sprouted from the stress at watching these characters.

What did I like about this anime?

Karen.  Karen being a character I liked was one of the few things that kept me going.  Indeed she didn't get the attention she deserved, but out of everyone, she seemed to have the least amount of misconceptions out of the whole group and seemed to actually have interesting potential, as unfulfilled as that was.  Also Aguri's love story.  That was genuinely sweet.

What didn't I like about this anime?

Chiaki.  Hate this girl.  It's less so the fact that her character is why the show plummeted (although she did make a large contribution and I don't like her for that), but more on the fact that her introduction started the chain reaction of misunderstandings that the series is famous for.  So I guess it's not all her fault, it's only some of her fault.

Would I recommend this anime?

Honestly, unless you like to see misunderstandings in anime, do not watch this.  The comedy factor that encompasses this show is niche, and not being a part of that niche will subjectively make you despise or at the very least not like this show.  Personally I hoped that Gamers! would've been something else, but I guess not everything is like what you see on the box.

(Possible minor spoilers ahead)

To start off, Gamers! has your typical romcom triangle love complex setup, so don't get your hopes too high if you're thinking its super about gaming (this seems to be a reoccurring thing for the "gaming anime" genre)

Story: 6/10
Story begins with our loner gamer MC being invited into a new "gaming" club, past episode 3 this club is never seen again. From here it turns into a love triangle circus comedy of who likes who/pin the tail on the donkey. The story could be summarized into about 6-8 episodes if the MC's played a lot less I'M DENSE cards, but that's ... for comedic effect which makes up the whole story so if dense characters irritate you i have some bad news.

Characters: 7/10
Surprisingly the characters where a nice change of pace to what is normally seen. There was your regular troupes, but it wasn't on the normal character it was a bit of a switch around from the norm, which was a nice breath of fresh air for a change. Each character had their own little likeable feature and it wasn't a case of really playing favorites too much.

Sound: ?/10
As per my last review, I don't pay a lot of attention to the music, so it either wasn't enough to hook me or I'm just tone deaf.

Art: 7/10
The art style was your standard moe try to get everything colourful and cute art style, but it wasn't super over the top, backgrounds looked crisp and not rushed to save money/time and the comedy scenes were done nicely as well with the change of art style for reactions.

Overall: 6/10

TL:DR
From the original premise of the show it changed completely into something that i wasn't really expecting, this is a reoccurring thing with game related anime, but it turned out not so bad, for a romcom it faired alright though the last episode may leave you disappointed (SPOILER AHEAD) as it really ends in episode 11 and episode 12 is just filler.

Would I recommend it?
Only for the character aspect, as far as Romcom, Comedys and the like go, it was about on par with everything else. = No

Gamers is an anime that has a lot of apparent problems with it but I still enjoy this anime probably the reason why is Because I am a sucker for romance but lets begin the review. lets begin with the story the story is very weak and nothing new this anime follows the main character named Keita Amano he is your classic unpopular guy who plays video games as you could guess by the title who is shy and it so happens the most beautiful and popular girl in school likes him that so happens to also like plays video games . nothing new ... or original here. now the characters for the most part all of the characters are plain no real personality or back story besides one character and name is Tasuku Uehara this character was by far my favorite in the anime he likes to troll the other characters so to speak kind of funny and he is the only character that had a back story and it wasn't to bad. now lets talk about what I like about this anime and the first thing is the art and sound very solid no problems here. another thing I really like about this anime but it is nothing new is a love triangle later on in the anime. and the last thing I like about this anime is when all of the characters have fun together even tho most of them are not really memorable. Overall this anime has alot of Issues and problems that are very apparent but I still enjoy this anime a good reason why is because I am a sucker for anything really romance related.

This anime got some strong points, there is no doubts, such as great art, and awesome commedy fellings ( the overreacting in certain moments just get me to laugh a lot!!)

Ohterwise, the OST and the Story, in a general way, its not that profund, doesnt really present a great deepness, i mean, of course its not the main porpouse of the anime, but i felt really superfitial while watching it. Maybe if the relation between the games and the main character was better worked, that would contribue to that.

The main characther lacks a bit of charisma, and Tendou it is not well developed. But all ... the others characters are well based.

Well this is my first time writing a review for anime so here it goes...

This anime has a potential but as I watch it until the end I got disappointed. So the Overall Score I gave is 6. The main reason is that the whole story revolves around the 5 characters misunderstanding the feelings of each other. There are some gags that are hilarious due to these misunderstanding but still it is very exhausting watching them misunderstand each other.

And what is very annoying in this anime is that these misunderstanding were not cleared and the story keeps on progressing until the last episode ... therefore it makes you wonder why they still keep their relationship if they think their love one like the other.

On the other hand the Art and Sound of this anime is outstanding, the art of the female protagonists are very cute and their details are very exquisite =))

So, I really liked this anime, but there were some things I didn't like.

Story: There really wasn't any story, and I didn't see any point to the whole thing. It was fun, but I was expecting way more out of it. It might just be me, I guess I didn't really know what I was getting into. The good thing was that it was absolutely hilarious, but it seemed that they used up most of their funniness in the first few episodes.

Art: I found nothing wrong with the art. It was nothing special, but I liked the parts with the commentaries on the screen and ... stuff.

Sound: The music was a bit repetitive, but I didn't mind because there was a lot of dialogue. Also, I liked the random sound effects they chose.

Characters: The characters were pretty good, but they didn't really seem real. They just do stupid stuff and they don't really learn any lessons.

Overall, I give this anime a six out of ten. It was funny but I got my hopes up a bit too much. Maybe if I re-watched it I would like it more.