Gamers!

As the title suggests, Gamers! is not an anime series that is just about a passion for gaming, but focus on video game players themselves. We, therefore, see only a bit of the actual gaming and the video games themselves. Only the opening itself is really pleasing because we can catch a glimpse of some old-school video game classics. Sure, there is a lot of chatting about video games, because real enthusiasts do like to talk amongst themselves about their hobbies. The last episode might explain what is so great about these video games; however, that is about it. As the title does not suggest, Gamers! is mainly a romantic comedy, a narrative concerning four gaming enthusiasts and an ordinary girl falling in love and dealing with all the things that go with a love story. So, therefore, being a comedy, the main companion of all the fun this time is summed up in one word, misunderstanding. Seriously, if the characters had talked more and openly discussed their feelings with the object of those feelings, most of the situations dealt with here would have been resolved quietly. However, then there would probably not really have been anything to watch. So, for my part, I guess in the end, I was happy for all the relatively simple jokes and reasonably breezy humor, all the entanglements, and the possible romantic relationships that could have come about, even though it was clear from the start who was going to be with whom. This show made sitting around and chatting about video games fun, albeit quite simple. 6/10. (28.09.2017)