[Midonin]

Spoiler for MC Subaru 01 - Ladies vs Butlers vs All Riders vs Great Shocker:

Keiichiro Kawaguchi, anime's court jester. My all-time favorite director. And like all court jesters, Kawaguchi has one of those fancy hats a unique style of eyecatches and a brisk, lighthearted, exaggerated style of showmanship that won me over when I was but a newbie, and continues win me over now, less a newbie but still learning.

The show does indeed feel like LvB in atmosphere (with the rich school and all), but everything else has been turned on its head. Kinjiro can put up a decent fight despite his phobia, Kureha is way peppy for a Kana Hanazawa character, Subaru's utter seriousness in the face of absurdity makes her a great foil (I've never heard Iguchi use a deep voice like that before) and Kanade is just wacko. Any show that has Kamen Rider references in its first episode can't be too bad, I say. (Kougami's gotta be financing this school.)

The OP is pretty hummable, the ED's not bad either.