Seitokai no Ichizon Episode One: The Chatting Away Student Council

Seitokai no Ichizon is another comedy show to add to this season's pile. This one is a self-referential comedy that centers around a private school's student council. The council is made up of 4 cute girls, who won their spots through a popularity vote, and their one male member, Ken Sugisaki, who got in by being at the top of his class. Sugisaki is an avid fan of bishoujo games and has dubbed the ladies of the student council his harem.


This show is full of references to games and other anime, and if you're not terribly into that stuff, I imagine most of the show's humor won't be entertaining at all. The show takes place almost entirely in the room that student council meetings are held in, and is very much a "nothing happens" show in the style of Lucky Star. This isn't a bad thing when the writing is sharp, and this episode landed a few great jokes, but it's easy for shows like this to drag or become annoying when you're not particularly into the subject that's being discussed.


All in all, this isn't a bad show. It's not for everyone, and it isn't the best comedy of this season, but it's pretty entertaining. If you really like jokes about Japanese culture and anime, you'll probably love this one. To everyone else- check on Nyan Koi! instead. I'm going to keep on watching this one for a while regardless.


Ratings: 80/100