“The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You” — Chaos, Kindness, and the Ultimate Form of Love

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You (Japanese title: Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo) is a romantic comedy anime based on the manga written by Rikito Nakamura and illustrated by Yukiko Nozawa.
Affectionately known as 100 Kano among fans, the series takes the harem genre to its ultimate extreme — a story about one boy, a hundred destined girlfriends, and an impossible promise of love and equality.

What makes this series truly stand out is its combination of absurd comedy and surprising sincerity.
Despite its outrageous premise, it’s also a heartfelt exploration of honesty, kindness, and the idea that love can take many forms. With a cast full of unique heroines — from tsundere types and mad scientists to quiet bookworms and cheerful airheads — the show bursts with energy, laughter, and sweetness.

After being rejected 100 times in middle school, Rentarou Aijou visits a shrine and prays for better luck in love as he enters high school.
There, a god of love appears before him and declares:

“In high school, you will meet 100 destined soulmates.”

Sounds like a dream come true — except there’s a catch.
If Rentarou meets one of these destined girls but doesn’t return her feelings, she’ll die.

Determined to save them all, Rentarou makes the ultimate vow: to love every single one of them equally and wholeheartedly!

Thus begins an unprecedented, chaotic, and hilariously pure super-love harem life, where sincerity and affection are tested beyond human limits.

How do you love a hundred people at once—and mean it?
That’s the absurd yet strangely touching question at the heart of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You.

On paper, it sounds ridiculous: a boy, Rentarou Aijou, meets countless “soulmates” and vows to love them all equally.
But instead of descending into nonsense, the series turns this premise into a sweet, chaotic celebration of love in all its forms. It’s a romantic comedy that shouldn’t work—and yet it does, brilliantly.

Karane Inda is the embodiment of the “classic tsundere,” but she’s more than a cliché. Her over-the-top denial (“It’s not like I bought this for you or anything!”) is so self-aware that it becomes performance art—a loving parody of the archetype itself.

Her interactions with Rentarou are pure entertainment: fiery, awkward, and irresistibly cute.
When Rentarou sincerely tells her she’s “a beautiful girl,” her defensive façade melts, revealing the soft vulnerability behind her sharp tongue.

Karane represents the series’ balance between parody and sincerity.
We laugh at her stubbornness, but we also root for her, because beneath the trope, she feels painfully human.

Most harem stories are about choosing one girl. 100 Girlfriends flips that idea—Rentarou refuses to choose.

For him, love isn’t competition; it’s compassion. If loving one means hurting another, he’ll find a way to love them all.
His sincerity is what turns an outrageous premise into something oddly profound.

Rentarou’s relationships aren’t shallow flirtations. He listens, understands, and commits—fully—to each girl.
That ridiculous sincerity is what makes this world of chaos surprisingly wholesome.

Even as the number of girlfriends grows, the anime manages to give each one a distinct charm.
Karane’s fiery attitude, Hakari’s warmth, Shizuka’s shy text-message confessions, and Nano’s logical curiosity all weave into a surprisingly cohesive ensemble.

The anime’s direction is sharp, the comedic timing impeccable, and the art occasionally breathtaking—especially in emotional close-ups. The sixth episode, with its tender yet hilarious exchange between Karane and Rentarou, encapsulates everything that makes this series work: silliness with sincerity.

With Season 2 confirmed, the big question is whether the story can sustain its expanding chaos.
But maybe that’s the point: love, like comedy, is messiest when it’s honest.

At its core, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You isn’t about excess—it’s about empathy.
Rentarou’s mission to make every girl happy may be impossible, but it’s also the purest expression of kindness.

This series asks, “What if love wasn’t a choice, but a promise?”
And somehow, through laughter, absurdity, and heart, it answers:
If everyone smiles in the end, maybe chaos is worth it.

• Rentarou Aijou — Voiced by Wataru Kato
• Hakari Hanazono — Voiced by Kaede Hondo
• Karane Inda — Voiced by Miyu Tomita
• Shizuka Yoshimoto — Voiced by Maria Naganawa
• Nagisa Eiai — Voiced by Asami Seto
• Kusuri Yakuzen — Voiced by Ayaka Asai
• Hahari Hanazono — Voiced by Sumire Uesaka
• Kurumi Haraga — Voiced by Amane Shindou
• Mei Meido — Voiced by Suzuko Mimori
• Iku Sudou — Voiced by Rie Takahashi
• Mimimi Misugi — Voiced by Lynn

• Original Story: Rikito Nakamura
• Art: Yukiko Nozawa
• Director: Hikaru Satou
• Series Composition: Takashi Aoshima
• Character Design: Akane Yano
• Music: Shuhei Mutsuki, Shunsuke Takizawa, eba
• Animation Studio: バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ

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