English Dub Review: Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs “Hey, Girl. Wanna Get Some Tea”

Overview:

Leon begins attending the academy, but notices something is different than in the actual game. The prince falls for a girl named Marie instead of the game’s original protagonist, Olivia. This leads to Leon getting closer to Olivia instead.

Our Take:

It’s common for these otome game isekai series to involve a change in the game’s story. However, it’s usually because the protagonist does something different than in the game. In this case, Leon didn’t do anything different that would have affected anybody’s love interest. This raises an interesting question that I’m curious to learn the answer to.

We don’t learn too much about Marie just yet, but we do know that she’s only liked by the prince. His fiancé, Angelica, starts showing her jealous side and pushes her around. The prince doesn’t want Angelica getting involved, which only makes her more upset.

Olivia is introduced as a commoner who’s good at magic and was given a scholarship to attend the academy. She also gets bullied and against his better judgment, Leon decides to be friendly to her. He originally held a tea party for more upper class girls, but they were rude and left quickly. Olivia, on the other hand, is very kind to Leon.

Leon mentions that’s she’s a devious protagonist in the game, so he tries to keep his distance. So far, that doesn’t seem like it’s working. I wonder if she is going to act more like she does in the game and what the relationship between her and Marie is.

I still want to know more about these characters. I’m sure Angelica has a deeper story going on and the prince’s entourage are little more than nameless faces to me right now. The show is on a steady course right now. It’s not stellar, but it is starting to get intriguing.