So what makes Saekano different from other Harem-based Romance Comedies? Saekano focuses on the drive and determination of a person to achieve his own dreams through hardwork; much like Sakurasou, except with a lighter view on things and fresh otaku-based comedy to walk hand-in-hand with the interesting storyline: A male protagonist who's dream is to create a galge (dating sim) based on a girl he met on what appeared to him as a fateful encounter. What's interesting is the girl's lack of any impactful characteristics; in contrast to the other girls along side the protagonist, who are almost perfect stereotypical characters of a typical romcom anime.
The series doesn't offer heavy drama (at first), but rather light insights on the importance of following dreams, with a bot of romance and touch of otaku comedy. The anime only depicts the first 5 volumes of the light novel where the characters and their backgrounds are introduced, so a second season or an OVA/movie is expected to continue through volume 6 and volume 7 of the light novel, where the plot thickens. In volume 7, what starts out as a romantic comedy suddenly turns very dramatic, so if you've already watched the anime here's a link to summary translation of said volume:
http://msnkkan.blogspot.com/2014/12/last-note-first-trip.html
Saekano, overall, is a good watch; art is fluid and consistent, even better than average; characters may brush off as stereotypical, but btheir backstories revolving around the main character remains interesting and compelling to watch; and finally, the turn of events in the seventh volume provides a whole new twist to the story, the turning point of a fine romance-comedy series into something that touches the readers (or viewers) hearts. I hope Volume 8 gets published soon and translated and the second season to the anime gets released!~
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