

Most of the characters in this series are plot devices use to simply keep the harem plot moving. It's characters however are the weakest part of the show. Even though the scene's done with the two main characters are done correctly and are very nice to watch, there are very few of them and very spread out through the series. But this is incredibly misleading, because the backyard is like a different dimension of which no other character is ever allowed to step foot in. The two main characters are forced to hide their relationship, and thus have to "sneak" around in order to get any alone time. The feelings just linger throughout the series with nothing to make note of. It's harem elements are never flushed out enough to ever bring anything to the table, other than two or three episodes, most of which are filled with echhiness rather than the actual problem at hand. Sadly because of this the series takes the horribly awkward approach and tries to do both things, but fails miserably at it. on the two main characters or a harem anime.

It doesn't know whether it wants to be a romance anime that specifically focuses

The story it's self does not know what it wants to be. However it is very evident in the beginning who he will end up with. It's a typical harem anime in the sense that the main male character is surrounded by five or six females who all have feelings for him. It's a typical lovey dovey through and through, but nothing else. There isn't anything else i could say to describe this anime other that. Ai Yori Aoshi is a very straight forward one dimensional anime.
