(Good) Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro

Series in one sentence:
If my school bullies in actuality had a crush on me.

Series in more sentences:
An outcast suddenly catches the attention of the type of girl he hates most and is unable to get rid of her.

I care little for sadistic characters in anime, they tend not to have redeemable qualities, but I'd say this show did a fair job at keeping the bully a bully and still being entertaining enough for me to keep on watching.

The one negative I'd give is "senpai's" rather quick vocal announcement to accept Nagatoro as his harasser. That should've been an end conclusion. But other than that, this was a breath of fresh air after sitting through so many boring, bad animes. Why am I doing this with my life.

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21-03-2024 UPDATE:
Watched season 2. I enjoyed it a whole lot less, but it's difficult to explain why. Maybe that revisiting season 1 would help me understand, but I don't have time or motivation to rewatch an entire show every time new episodes come out 2 years later.

I didn't think that many interesting events happened, and if I had to guess my discontentedness, I'd say it's because the characters were the minimum of who they once were. They were recognizable, but at this point you're asking yourself the question: Yes, but what else?

I was pretty bored throughout the first half. Perhaps I was in an impatient mood, but maybe this season is best enjoyed by people who just want to put something on while they're doing something else. There's no reason to sit down and give it all of your attention; skip to any part of the episode, and you'll still get the gist of it.