Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Kimi to Boku, Un-Go and Natsume Yujin-chou san

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (I don’t have many friends)

This anime is a ‘school life’ genre. The story is about a group of school mates especially two social awkward students who made a club for those who has no friend in hope that it will help them in getting friend. Members of the club are; a boy who doesn’t have friend because other people judge him wrongly, a girl who can’t express her words nicely, beautiful and famous girl who can only look down at others, a girl otaku, a boy who looked likes a girl (I still confused whether he is really a boy who look likes a girl or a girl who wanna be a boy), a gothic cosplayer who is also the boy’s sister and a very young nun as their club teacher. The club has been their sanctuary and they become friend with out they realizing it.

The first thing I noticed when I watch this anime was the lead guy who has blond hair (some people would questioning my surprise because anime characters could have what ever hair color, but typical lead character in this genre usually have dark hair). Then I understand why they chose that color because it is script/story purpose. He doesn’t have friend because his schoolmates mistook him as delinquent.

I like this anime because I like the characters and how they interact. Even though most of the characters are typical anime characters but the dialogue and interaction quite close to real life. I also have a favorite moment when the lead guy remember who Yozora (lead girl) was. So sweet….

Rating: 4.2/5

Kimi to Boku

Sometimes if the story is interesting, I love school life genre. My favorite anime in this kind of genre are Azumanga Daioh and K-On. However when I watched these animes, I was a bit aggrieved because all the characters are female. So I was a bit disappointed because I couldn’t watch guys character but ‘Kimi to Boku’ is the answer for my wish. School life drama about friendship with male as main characters. I’m happy which also mean I’m ‘straight’.

This anime tell stories about a group of best friends in 2nd year of high school that have been friend since kindergarten. Yuuki and Yuuta are identical twin who have similar traits but with different personality. Yuuki is more laid-back and have devil may care attitude than Yuuta but they are very close. Shun who is soft and feminine, Kaname is the guy who’s wearing spectacle, the student council and class monitor and Chizuru, the bubbly, happy-go-lucky and talkative Japanese speaking foreigner. The anime tell about their love story, friendship and normal issue at school and sometime their antics quite hilarious and make you smile because it might had happened to you during school.

Really…really nice but them being guys is a plus.

Rating: 4.5/5

Un-Go

Detective/mystery/deduction meets supernatural story. Shinjirou is a private detective who is nicknamed “The Defeated Detective” because he presumably always beaten by Rinroku Kaishou who also famous detective who investigate cases from computer because he also created a nation security system. Even though Shinjirou is “The Defeated detective”, he isn’t really making mistakes in solving cases but his cases usually involve in national security issue so mostly have been covered up and said has been solved by Rinroku Kaishou and police. Shinjirou also accompanied with Inga as assistant and this is where the story goes supernatural. Inga is not actually human and there is also Kazamuri Sasa (Real Artificial Inteligence). Other character would be Rie Kaishou and many more but I don’t really see the significant of other characters.

The cases are a bit different because it also involving  war, terrorism and so on but off course there are cases solving who killed who. Since there are also supernatural part, some cases includes supernatural environment and Shinjirou needs to consider supernatural part in solving the cases.

Sometime it was a bit confusing for me.

Rating: 3.9/5

Natsume Yujin-Chou san

I have to say this upfront. I totally LOVE, I mean L.O.V.E this anime. This is my favorite for long running anime. It has suspense, horror, sweet drama, sweet life, bitter sweet loneliness and friendship. What could not love about this anime.

This is the third season for this anime. I know that I’m late because they showing the fourth season now. I’m now watching the fourth season. Natsume continue seeing spirit/ghosts/monster and he still returning name of spirits from “Book of Friends” which previously belong to his late grandmother. So in this season, Natsume getting better term with his adopted parents, his close friends who he is keeping the secret of being able to see spirits, his close friends who know his secret, his old ally but he also have some non- good people or spirits like a clan of exorcist. This anime is so sweet, I keep remembering episode where a ghost liked to tease Natsume when he was a child but during that time, he hated it but then he grow up and experience many things and so he realized the ghost intention.

I like the drawing, the pace,the song. Everything suited with each other and give a really nice anime.

One word to describe this anime “Bittersweet”.

Rating: 4.8/5

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