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This is my first review on MyAnimeList, so I apologize if anything here seems badly-written, amateurish, or anything of the such.
If I had to describe Gamers! in one word, I would say that it's decent. Nothing about this anime really stood out to me, and I wouldn't call it a memorable one whatsoever. It definitely did have its moments though, and was entertaining most of the time.
The plot revolves around Amano, your generic everyday guy who is, as the title of the anime suggests, a gamer. One day, while he's searching through the isles and looking at one of his beloved dating sims, Karen Tendou, ... the typical popular and well-loved student in his school, confronts him. She find out he's a gamer and feels obliged to ask him to join the game club. After visiting the game club and trying it out for a day, Amano decides not to join, as he thinks that the game club is not fit for him. The following events are consequences of that action, as Tendou gets to know him more and develops a huge crush on him and we're introduced to new characters along the way.
Some plot devices were far too overused which let them lose their charm a bit. The pacing was also a tad too fast yet slow for my liking, which is kind of hard to explain, but twelve episodes isn't enough to be well paced for most shows, and unfortunately Gamers! was one of them.
The characters were pretty fun. Each one was their own individual and had their own unique characteristics, thankfully. Many shows tend to have the same character a thousand times but with a different physical appearance each time, and Gamers! wasn't one of them. I wouldn't say there was much character development, if any at all. The characters were a nice aspect of the anime.
The visuals were okay, nothing special. The art and animation were weird and messed up at times, but they were good enough in general. To be honest, the comedic facial expressions were the best part in the animation in my opinion, because they did what they intended to do, which was being simply hilarious. Not the worst animation ever, but definitely could've been a lot better.
Sounds are usually what these kinds of shows use to help them shine a little more, but the sounds in Gamers! were the same as everything else, normal. The opening theme was quite catchy though, and I found myself listening to the whole thing in most episodes. The rest was average, or at least nothing in it really appealed to me. I watched this anime dubbed so I can't really say anything about the voice acting, but the dub was adequate.
I did enjoy watching Gamers! for sure, and I also learned a little about gaming, because I myself am not a gamer and I have no knowledge about gaming whatsoever, so I guess it did help a bit. It did get annoying at times and had various unrealistic situations which made me question some things, but it was nice to watch nevertheless.
As I said many times before, everything in Gamers! was good and sometimes above average, but that was all. If you're looking for a light-hearted anime to watch, you could give this a try. It is in no way a perfect anime, and I wouldn't consider rewatching it again, but it was a quick fun series to watch.