Happy Lesson - Mom-ageddon (Vol. 1)
Happy Lessonrepresents a variation on the "multiple babes adoring a dubious nerd" format, in the tradition ofLove, HinaandSteel Angel Kurumi. Chitose thought he would be living in his parents' old house alone while he attended high school; instead, he's sharing it with five youthful, attractive teachers, all of them vying to be his principal mama. The premise is no flimsier or more improbable than many popular series, but director Iku Suzuki keeps everything moving at such a feverish pitch,Happy Lessonquickly becomesAnnoying Lesson. The teachers screech and squabble like preschoolers. Periodically, Chitose declares affectionately that everyone's a member of his family, yet he's needlessly rude to student council president Fumitsuke, who would clearly like to join that mismatched clan in a non-maternal role.Happy LessonmakesTenchi Muyo!feel Chekhovian. (Rated 15 and older: cartoon violence, brief nudity, risqué humor, alcohol use)--Charles Solomon