The Quintessential Quintuplets starts off with our hero Futaro Uesugi marrying the girl he loves. The rest of the series is a flashback showing Futaro’s misadventures leading up to his wedded bliss.

So who is Futaro? He is a high school student. More than that, he is the best in his school getting perfect grades on all his tests. He loves studying more than anything else, except for his family consisting of his widower father and little sister. Outside of that, no human relationship with anybody. This makes Futaro rather an unpopular man on campus.

His family also has money problems, which Futaro hopes to help with when he gets a job tutoring a rich man’s daughter. Opps! Did I say daughter? Make that daughters. Five of them, in fact. Not just five, but quintuplets. They all resemble each other, except for their hair styles and personalities. The only thing all five have in common is that they hate school, do not like to study, and they see Futaro as an intruder into their little world. Of course. . . . Well, let’s just say relationships develop.

I like the animation. It is done well and fits the storyline. Nothing fantastic, but fantastic is not what this series calls for. I also like the character development. The personalities are well defined to begin with, and then all six of the main characters develop and grow.

The Quintessential Quintuplets is an entertaining anime with a good story. It contains comedy, family tensions, personal relationships, friendship, and nothing really objectionable for children. There is no violence or profanity. If you have the chance, give it a look.