My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex episode 12, the season 1 finale, is scheduled to premiere around the world on Wednesday, September 21 st. I don't even know where to start.... the art was OK, but the characters and storyline just felt so off and wasn't properly introduced. From the beginning, we're barely introduced to Jinwoo and Hayeon as there was no 'foundation' as to why all of a sudden there was suddenly an intimate relationship ongoing. In fact, pretty much every other new character introduced is the same. Yoonji felt incredibly out of place for me too, though it does make sense for Jinwoo suddenly jumping into the relationship as he merely wanted her for his body, not for liking her as a person he genuinely cares for. (I'm just making an assumption here, given that we're given absolutely ZERO context of the relationship between the two apart from sharing the same hobby). Episode 12 of the anime series is set to release for OTT streaming via the Crunchyroll platform at the following international times:

Everything about this show just screams light novel from art and animation (which are fine), to story, to characters, to dialogue. I don’t know. It’s just a real disappointment. Like I said earlier you really need to go big or go home when you’re trying to sell a concept as socially creepy as this one and it feels like either the author or the anime director or the studio just wanted to leave work before rush hour.” – User review, via MAL. Ahead of the season 1 finale, My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex is scoring a 7/10 on IMDB, 3.6/5 on Anime Planet, 68% on Anilist and a 6.94/10 on MyAnimeList. Fingers crossed that the domestic performance, availability of source material and the boost to light novel sales are enough to push My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex into a second date. Unfortunately, there is one major aspect of the anime series that could potentially throw a spanner in the works of season 2, popularity. Whilst the anime has indeed been viewed positively by the majority of fans, its international rating scores have left significantly more to be desired.