Quintuple Quality
July 4, 2024
The Quintessential Quintuplets (2019-2023 anime)
by
Avi Green
I'm not sure how many manga or anime series from Japan have actually
tried out the concept of twins or more, but this is one of its sort
that does the job fantastically as a comedy-romance-drama, and
proves very charming in all respects.
Based on Negi Haruba's manga, it's a harem comedy about a high
school student, Futaro Uesugi, who's hired to serve as tutor to a
set of lovely quintuplet sisters. They're not exactly physically
identical, and they certainly have varied personalities. But, their
school grades are dreadful, and the father's hired Futaro in hopes
he'll be able to get them to improve. The story is told in
flashback, since later on, Futaro marries one of the 5, who is only
revealed at the end.
Until then, the story features some pretty good comedy and drama
that's tasteful, and makes for one of the best shojo stories of the
past decade. It would see at least a few sequels, and if there's
more stories in preparation, that too is a wonderful thing, so long
as they keep up the charm.
Copyright 2024 Avi Green. All rights reserved.
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