Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi

Tomboy Ryouko Ookami is a fierce boxer and the assigned bruiser of her club. Of course, no normal high school club needs a bruiser, but the Otogi Bank operates more akin to an actual bank. Here, the students can ask for favors from the club as long as they promise to return the favor in the future. Sixteen-year-old Ryoushi Morino is a shy boy, a far cry from the Otogi Bank members. To his biggest surprise, after unsuccessfully confessing to Ryouko, he inadvertently finds himself joining the club!

Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi follows the everyday lives of the Otogi Bank members as they tackle favors that range from the mundane to the dangerous. However, since Ryoushi's sole motivation is to win Ryouko over, she doubts he will be able to have her back in a fight, especially when he can't even stand having people look at him—much less fight anyone!

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Ookami, Ryouko Main

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Morino, Ryoushi Main

Irino, Miyu Japanese

Akai, Ringo Main

Itou, Kanae Japanese

Ryuuguu, Otohime Supporting

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

le Fay, Majolica Supporting

Koyama, Kimiko Japanese

Nekomiya, Saburou Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Narrator Supporting

Arai, Satomi Japanese

Urashima, Tarou Supporting

Asanuma, Shintaro Japanese

Kiriki, Liszt Supporting

Nojima, Hirofumi Japanese

Kiriki, Alice Supporting

Horie, Yui Japanese

Oosawa, Nobuhiro Producer

Nitta, Tatsuhiro Producer

Oohashi, Masao Producer

Kawakami, Ryuutarou Assistant Producer

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Nov 29, 2020

grr_mal

Recommended

I guess I'd still call it "good" overall, if you approach it with the right expectations - the focus is on the comedy/parody/romcom mix, not on the little bit of action/story that will utterly disappoint.

I didn't know what to expect getting into it, not having seen any previews/reviews and even the reference in the title flew over my head. So the first episode turned out very misleading for me - I got hooked by the idea of great action fights with a cute railguny FMC and lowkey awesome MC, interesting and unique weapons, etc. Even the "side quest" characters in its second part could dish ... out/receive some serious kick, so my hype was still real - a 10/10 start.

The fairy tale mix was a nice surprise, but hinted at my mistaken first impression, and I was quickly brought back to reality as I watched further. The badass MC that started with an ultimate move before he was even introduced in the first episode got demoted to an all-talk no-action extra the more he kept repeating "I'll get strong" and "I'll protect you". What initially seemed to be the main plot point/conflict only progressed a bit every 3 episodes, the rest of the time given to annoying filler side quests. Even with adjusted expectations it still felt like it kept getting worse every episode. I was about to drop it at the middle of episode 8, when a quick cameo of Toradora and Railgun chars saved the day and I was able to pull through. The following episodes picked up the pace and ended it on a good note.

One very annoying part is that the narrator and character voices constantly overlap so you'll not be able to hear a lot of the dialogue, or you'll have to read double subtitles so often that it may drive you mad.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 6, 2026

Jota_B2

Mixed Feelings

This anime is about a group of students who are part of something called the "Otogi Bank." The purpose of this bank is to help people in exchange for favors. So, basically, they fulfill a request for you, and in return, you owe them a favor. That's the essence of the anime.

Now, talking about the main characters, we have Ookami, who is a classic tsundere girl. She's explosive and short-tempered, but deep down, she's actually quite delicate. She has this personality because of a traumatic experience she went through in middle school. I won't go into details because it would be a spoiler. This subplot ... involving her is explored and developed throughout the story alongside the requests for help that the Otogi Bank receives from other students.

As for the protagonist, we have Ryoushi, a guy who suffers from social anxiety and openly confessed his love to Ookami. (This isn't even really a spoiler, since it happens within the first few minutes of the first episode.) After confessing, he ends up joining the Otogi group to help other people while also trying to become a better person so he can stay by Ookami's side, since she doesn't want someone weak and cowardly beside her. So, overall, the anime is about the two protagonists improving themselves and overcoming their personal problems while helping other people along the way.

The anime has an open ending. There is no definitive conclusion, and throughout the series, most episodes focus on comedy and the Otogi Bank helping people, without much time being dedicated to developing the relationship between the main characters. However, despite the limited amount of development between them, we can still see a significant improvement in both of their personalities. Ookami becomes more confident and becomes more comfortable with Ryoushi's presence, while Ryoushi becomes braver and no longer suffers from social anxiety as severely as he did before. I consider that a positive aspect.

But what irritated me the most about this anime was the narrator. She's extremely intrusive. I understand that some series use a narrator, but in this anime, she is constantly talking over the characters, explaining useless things and sometimes even repeating something that has already been said. There are moments when you actually lose focus on what's important because of her, to the point where you have to rewind certain scenes just to understand what the characters were talking about because the narrator simply DOESN'T KNOW WHEN TO SHUT UP.

I also have to mention that I thought a certain comedy scene was really cool, where there is a crossover featuring Taiga from Toradora! and her friends, as well as Misaka Mikoto and her friends from To Aru Kagaku no Railgun. It's a very brief comedic scene that lasts around 10 seconds, but I found it interesting given the context.

To wrap things up... I thought the anime was pretty good overall, despite the annoying narrator. I just wish they had focused a little more on developing the relationship between the two protagonists. Also, this anime has never received a continuation since it was released. Yes, this comment is being written in 2026, 16 years after the anime originally aired, and it still hasn't received a continuation. The manga has probably already finished by now, but the TV series itself will most likely never get a proper ending.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 31, 2017

Nocturnia

Not Recommended

Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi is an anime that had some potential, but ended up going nowhere after being dragged down by a variety of factors.

First up is the narration aspect. Clearly intended to be a comedic device, the narration was funny, I guess, in a forced way. However, it clashes with the fact that this anime was supposed to be a RomCom, dragging down some of the show's few potentially impactful serious scenes with random comedy that falls flat. Also, the narration comes in randomly over top of the regular lines, making it so that they can't be heard. While the lines that ... get blocked out are never all that important, it still detracts from the experience. This sort of comedy narration might work in a pure comedy, but it just annoys here.

Second, the story ends up going nowhere. While watching the final episode, I felt like I must have missed an episode and skipped to an extra. Major plot points are left completely unresolved. Throughout the show, sometimes the episodes progress the plot, and other times they don't, making pacing rather erratic. The romance aspect never really went anywhere either.

Third, the characters had some potential, but never really coalesced into anything. They felt vague - like faceless ghosts that are in a human shape, but have no clear identity. For example, Ookami is actually a half-decent character concept, if not entirely original. She's the reason I wanted to watch this show in the first place. But the show can't seem solidify her character. There's nothing wrong with having a character who appears strong but hides some weaknesses, but it never really felt believable. Sometimes she'd be the strong Ookami, and then other times she would be the damsel in distress. Somehow, those two aspects were never really pulled together to create a believable character who has both strengths and weaknesses. The same could be said for Ryoushi. Most of the time, he's a weakling, but then he becomes a powerhouse out of the blue, and those two aspects never feel justified.

There were some moments I really enjoyed, but they were few and far between. Those moments are why I feel that this could have been a good show, especially romance-wise, but in the end it just came across as a total mess with a bunch of corny 'hero saves the damsel in the distress' scenes, among other overused tropes. A greater focus on the primary plot points, some better character development, and balancing the serious plot and romance aspects with the comedy more tactfully are what this show really needed to shine.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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