Takuma is genuinely kind in a genre full of accidental perverts and spineless jokes, which means when the Valkyries actually fall for him it lands instead of feeling like a foregone conclusion. The show knows the difference between a harem and nine distinct women with their own reasons for being there. Episode twelve exists to prove it earned every soft moment along the way.
Takuma Akutsu is a high schooler whose huge frame and rough looks have earned him the nickname "demon", and he has made peace with a solitary life, asking only to be left alone. That quiet ends when Odin, King of the Gods, picks him as the one person who can save Earth from destruction. The catch? He has to do it alongside Odin's nine Valkyrie daughters, who show up at his school, in his class and even in his home, posing as the Saotome sisters. Their power grows only through romantic acts with their chosen partner, and that partner is Takuma. Socially anxious and horrified by the idea, he still lets the sisters move into his big, empty house to help them fight the demons threatening the world. Supernatural action meets ecchi romantic comedy as he tries to overcome his fear of other people and become someone worthy of saving the world.
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