A dream of the unbelievable day that brought us together. Uesugi Futaro to his bride. This review will contain spoilers for episode 1 and 2. Harem anime. Oftentimes theyll have female leads with a great personality unlike the incel protagonist who has barely any redeemable qualities with the character trait of accidentally groping women. Yet just after one line and action from our boring incel protagonist all the girls fall for him. Its rare to find a good harem with a great protagonist and its difficult to find one you can moderately enjoy. They lack foundation with the main character and simply have them be a tool to move the story and nothing more. However Quintessential Quintuplets is both a good show with a great protagonist who grows. Written by Negi Haruba and adapted into an anime on January 11th 2019 by Tezuka Productions who worked alongside Mappa on Dororo Quintessential Quintuplets follows a genius poor focused and to himself student known as Futaro Uesugi. Hes hired as a private tutor and he finds out that hes a tutor to five girls the Nakanos his classmates. Despite the girls desperately needing better grades none of them want Futaro as a tutor. And so Futaro has to gain the trust of each girl and show them that hes not just some guy with perfect grades. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/767809225069166654/794296180354842634/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets710x400.png At first glance the art and animation of the show is..fine following the generic style of other harems but there are times during important scenes where the art is absolutely stunning. https://i.gyazo.com/15b21cf0a1b4af2b129a3b149f83bccd.jpg Obviously though this isnt the meat of the review and Ill be moving onto the best part of the show the characters. The characters are rich with personality and never overreact to everything including our protagonist Futaro Uesugi but Ill get to him at the end of this because its time to talk about: The waifus. Itsuki is the first girl we meet and is a respectful hard worker. Although she doesnt want Futaro to be her and the other girls tutor she understands Futaros family situation and allows him to come over. 500https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/767809225069166654/794297659425816656/9k.png Ichika acts like the eldest sibling of the girls and doesnt really mind Futaro being around but still doesnt want to study having her own girls to work towards while also smiling to keep her sisters happy. https://i.gyazo.com/0afe39654ffbbe0dad72f04259614dfc.jpg Miku is the best girl of the five and for good reason. Shes to herself and has little to no confidence not wanting to talk to her sisters about her interests. Despite this shes purehearted and will stand up when other people are in the wrong. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/767809225069166654/793177259371397160/miku7.png Nino is the least developed out of five which doesnt really make her a bad character. Shes the most hostile to our main lead and has tsundere traits while not being one entirely. She acts like the mother of the girls and clearly states her mind and isnt afraid to do dangerous things as long as she gets her way even if that does mean drugging a cookie to make Futaro pass out. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/767809225069166654/794298331836186627/d6b934119056594f17a94192110cdbd8.png Yotsuba is the most energetic of the 5 with the result of being blind to current situations. Shes great at anything physical but mentally isnt the best getting the lowest score of the first exam out of the five girls. Nonetheless she supports what Futaro does and is the most friendly with him. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/767809225069166654/794298700046270514/203f2ffcc894d99634b0eb998a2048fe.mp4 At a first glance if I told you only the things above you would think that this show is just another bland harem but Futaro Uesugi proves otherwise. Sure hes a studyholic but he learns to understand why the girls do certains things act a certain way and uses what he learnt in order to help him. This provides insight and interesting conversations with him and the girls. He makes mistakes with the girls sometimes yet he learns why the mistake happened and what he can do to fix them. Theres a scene in the second episode where hes talking to Miku about the other girls and Miku states that sure she mightve gotten the highest score of the 5 but each sister is still different from each other with their own skills. Futaro says that just because one sister can do something doesnt mean the other cant. He shows Miku the last exam result and she realises that none of them got the same answers right. Theyre all different but they can still achieve the same thing because of that. Without Futaro this show would simply be another generic harem. 500https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/767809225069166654/794298937690554448/images.png The opening for the show Gotoubun no Kimochi Quintuplets Feelings is sung by the five girls. Theres no outstanding visuals or anything in it but it showcases important events in the show and how the girls view Futaro. https://www..com/watch?v=FKIT6Glw7c The ED Sign sung by Aya Uchida showcases the girls in wedding outfits for Futaros wedding. https://www..com/watch?v=32J9wkieEE The OST has a unique gentle and calming feeling which makes certain moments in the show stronger. Seeing Futaros interactions with the girls with the world with everything around him is without a doubt the strongest part of the show. What does love really mean? What type of person do you want to be for others to look up to? How do you be honest with your feelings? Although the art and animation might not be the most jaw dropping experience if you have time for 12 episodes and are looking for a wholesome harem with a great main character this is it. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/767809225069166654/793172505383665674/miku5.png