So, is this yuri? Not really. But the cast is 100% female. Guys do make cameos, but they hardly matter.
Riko is a tomboyish girl who is largely referred to as “the wild one” among all the prim and proper girls in the posh all girls school. Maki is the perfect student council president who’s also an honor student. And yes, this show is largely working on the premise of the contrast between the two.
But wait, they’re not rivals. It’s more like Riko chances upon Maki practicing kissing with a pillow, and that sort of sets them up on a very weird friendship.
Simply put, they’re all green when it comes to matters of love. And so being a normal teenaged girl, Maki is very much interested with learning the ropes. Riko on the other hand, ends up making a mistake of claiming she has significant experience over the ways of love. This results in Maki forcing Riko to be an assistant to the student council president (abuse of power right there), specifically on learning the dynamics of love.
The things they learn and practice on are all rather cliche though, and often accompanied by drastic results.
The humor, although amusing enough in its own right, is very formulaic. It’s pretty much revolving around Maki being excessive and stupid, and Riko reacting as the straight man. The humor isn’t something monumental, but like I said, it’s delightful enough.
What surprises me though is the sheer amount of yuri potential wasted on the show. Here you’ve got some girls practicing romance in an all girls school, and yet there’s no obvious yuri vibes. At least I don’t get any. My sensors might just be weak, but Maki and Riko seem largely straight, in the sexual sense.
So what can I say? Not bad. Will get you through 25 minutes of your life.
