Theron Martin criticized Hayato Date's direction for having long and uninspired shots, the multiple romantic storylines lacking a distinct charm and interesting characters, and Studio Pierrot's animation adding into the overall blandness.

Rebecca Silverman commended the "pleasant simplicity" of the character designs and "sufficiently catchy" theme songs but felt the main cast were "blandly appealing" and the overall tone to be "slightly dull."

Jacob Chapman found the episode to be "uninspired and boring", criticizing the production, soundtrack, story and characters for lacking any "spark of life or originality", saying "it's an easy skip for all but the most diehard fans of milquetoast romance."

Conversely, Nick Creamer appreciated the anthology format and slice-of-life pacing to the initial romances but felt were undermined by the lackluster art direction and presentation, calling the overall episode "perfectly functional.

[1] He found neither of the four main leads nor their relationships interesting to grab viewers attention, the supporting cast underutilized, production values adequate at best, and felt the series was aimless towards both the teen romantic drama and slice-of-life crowds, concluding that: "[I]n a medium that tends to go after single, narrow demographics, something as unfocused as Convenience Store Boy Friends seems unlikely to find much of an audience.