Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we are in for some absolute nonsense, and that\u2019s even by the already-nonsensical standards of 100 Girlfriends\u2019 usual fare. Having infiltrated Hakari\u2019s house in order to rescue her from her tyrannical mother, Rentaro was eventually brought face-to-face with the tyrant herself, the imperious Hahari Hanazono. Then, after being thoroughly moved by her tale of love and loss, Rentaro tearily gazed into Hahari\u2019s eyes \u2013 and realized that yes, she too is one of his destined soulmates.<\/span><\/p>\n So, both one of his fellow high schoolers <\/span>and that girl\u2019s own mother<\/span><\/i> are going to end up in the Rentaro family, apparently. Well, we knew we were in for absurdity right from the start, and I suppose it\u2019s only a small step from founding the Rentaro Family to that clan consuming other families entirely, enveloping both mothers and daughters in Rentaro\u2019s boundless love. I have to admit, I wasn\u2019t sure how this story was going to top the preposterousness of Kusuri\u2019s whole deal, but they immediately found a way. God bless them, they found a way.<\/span><\/p>\n Anyway, enough marveling at how gloriously stupid this turn of fate is. Let\u2019s admire the fallout!<\/span><\/p>\n Episode 11<\/b><\/p>\n We get the briefest possible flashback, really only existing so as to remind us of how monumental and ridiculous Hahari\u2019s transformation has been<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Hakari weeps alone in her bedroom, blissfully unaware of how stupid her life is about to become<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat the hell did she just blurt out to her daughter\u2019s boyfriend!?\u201d I am very sorry, Karane<\/span><\/p>\n She\u2019s certainly settled comfortably into her role as the one person willing to say \u201cwhat are you, stupid\u201d when this keeps happening<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s Hakari\u2019s mother! Your girlfriend\u2019s mother!\u201d Yes, but how can such reasonable, frankly baseline counterpoints stand up against the power of true love?<\/span><\/p>\n Hahari immediately shows off some adorable superdeformed expressions. One of us, one of us!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNo idea what she\u2019s on about.\u201d Karane is so good<\/span><\/p>\n Hahari composes herself and reiterates her opposition to Rentaro\u2019s love. Good, we couldn\u2019t solve things that easily \u2013 after all, \u201cRentaro must overcome the nefarious challenges of Hakari\u2019s filthy rich mother\u201d is too rich a vein of drama to squander<\/span><\/p>\n And right on cue, the floor separates to allow a preposterous lie detector chair to rise up into the bedroom. You might think you want one of those, but introducing a bunch of secret rooms whose only purpose is to store retractable devices really undercuts your square footage<\/span><\/p>\n Karane gets the first questions in order to prove the machine\u2019s trustworthiness, which of course just serves as a chance for Hahari to bully her<\/span><\/p>\n Granted, \u201clet\u2019s put the tsundere through a lie detector test\u201d is also just a fundamentally great premise. Taking the assumed tropes of harem romances and retrofitting them to dramatic situations entirely beyond their original purpose is one of 100 Girlfriends\u2019 most reliable tricks<\/span><\/p>\n Karane tries to get by with a simple \u201cI love Rentaro\u201d in response to the next question, but the lie detector refuses to relent until she includes all the \u201creally\u201ds of the title<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHow dare this stupid machine mess with my dignity\u2026\u201d Karane, I hate to tell you this, but messing with your dignity is the cornerstone of your character<\/span><\/p>\n Rentaro then takes the stage, and the results are so predictable that even the production itself chooses to summarize them. Another strong gag \u2013 \u201cproving the strength of your love\u201d is a staple in romantic dramas, but Rentaro\u2019s unwavering, wholehearted love for all of his girlfriends is basically the premise of this story, and so they turn what would be a dramatic climax into a self-aware anticlimax<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOh no you don\u2019t! Not after taking my dignity and eating up all this runtime!\u201d I like how in this show, respecting the fourth wall is just sort of a collective agreement the characters make, one which tends to be forgotten when they get particularly angry or excited<\/span><\/p>\n But what\u2019s this!? Hakari\u2019s about to throw herself from her bedroom window!<\/span><\/p>\n Karane headlocks Hahari while Rentaro rushes to the rescue, taking the chance to avow both her undying love for Rentaro and also her love for Hakari<\/span><\/p>\n Extremely good split-second gag of the other three girls shouting for Hakari not to jump while still pretending to all be cats<\/span><\/p>\n The closeups throughout this sequence demonstrate 100 Girlfriends\u2019 aesthetic priorities, with lots of those still but lovingly rendered depictions of the characters\u2019 eyes and hair<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEven if we do escape, we\u2019ll have to be on the run forever.\u201d You\u2019re right, clearly the more sensible option is for Rentaro to also date your mom<\/span><\/p>\n Rentaro literally talks Hakari off the ledge with his pledge to be with her forever, but then she slips anyway! He just barely grabs her hand! Damnit, why does Hakari have to be one of his largest girlfriends!?<\/span><\/p>\n This certainly provides a convenient affirmation of his feelings for Hahari, though. Hard to say Rentaro isn\u2019t being sincere about his feelings just after he literally demonstrated his willingness to die for Hakari<\/span><\/p>\n Oh man, badass play by Rentaro! He actually kicks off the house as they\u2019re falling, propelling both of them into the patio fountain. Thank god Hahari sprung for the ten-foot-deep fountain feature<\/span><\/p>\n My god, the little squeaking noise Shizuka makes when she jumps in after them. She really is scientifically calculated to be maximum adorable<\/span><\/p>\n And of course, Kusuri immediately retreats to rescue Shizuka herself, who has forgotten she can\u2019t swim<\/span><\/p>\n Excellent expression work from both Karane and Hakari as Karane slaps her, incensed that the person she loves would value her own life so lightly. The production\u2019s dedication to portraying individual strands of hair definitely amplifies the emotion here, with each of them looking more disheveled, and therefore more vulnerable, than if they were adhering to their default designs<\/span><\/p>\n And at last realizing Rentaro was always telling the truth, Hahari gives him her blessing<\/span><\/p>\n Oh my god, Rentaro\u2019s gonna fall in love with Hahari because he\u2019s so enchanted by her earnest love for her daughter, who he is also dating. I am losing my mind<\/span><\/p>\n And so, he of course promises to make both Hakari <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> Hahari happy<\/span><\/p>\n The rest of the crew can barely even act surprised at this point. But enough of that, time for a six-girlfriend sleepover!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIdiots, carrying those funbags into combat\u2026 it\u2019ll get them killed in action.\u201d Karane, what are you even talking about anymore<\/span><\/p>\n She is swiftly vindicated by getting into a tummy battle with Rentaro. We all have our charm points<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy mother is a lover of all things adorable. If she finds someone adorable, she has to dress them up!\u201d Eh, I\u2019ve heard shakier justifications for costume montages<\/span><\/p>\n Oh my god, their ridiculous screaming noises as they admire the costumes. Hahari already proving a strong addition to the team<\/span><\/p>\n True to their word, we end on an absurdly horny ED that\u2019s basically a love letter from Hahari herself<\/span><\/p>\n And Done<\/b><\/p>\n What is even happening anymore. Where is this story taking us. I thought I was prepared for the absurdities apparent in a story about one man and his hundred girlfriends, but I clearly underestimated Rikito Nakamura\u2019s terrifying brain. \u201cWhat if Rentaro was dating one girl and that girl\u2019s mother simultaneously\u201d is already an absurd thought, but Hahari herself is just <\/span>so much<\/span><\/i>, such an insane provocateur into new realms of horny harem madness. Having already vaulted past the threshold that was Kusuri\u2019s influence on the narrative, we have arrived at yet another doorway into insanity, and pirouetted through without a second thought. God help us all.<\/span><\/p>\n This\u00a0article\u00a0was\u00a0mad<\/a><\/em>e possible by reader support<\/a>. Thank you all for\u00a0all that you do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wrongeverytime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/August19105919.jpg?resize=584%2C329&ssl=1\")
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