Alternative TitlesJapanese: ボーイズ・ビー
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 11, 2000 to Jul 4, 2000
Duration:
23 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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StatisticsScore: 6.701 (scored by 4702 users)
Ranked: #39902
Popularity: #1446
Members: 10,054
Favorites: 34 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisThere are two sides to every love story, and Boys Be... reveals what's really going on - from the guy's point of view!
Meet three normal high school guys with just one thing on their minds: girls. Quiet Kyoichi has been friends with Chiharu ever since they were young, but lately, his feelings have begun to change. Lecherous Makoto, a self-proclaimed master of the rules of romance, is ready to sweep the ladies off their feet. And Yoshihiko, a handsome sports nut, is unfortunately a bit clueless in matters of the heart.
Join this hapless trio for a year of romantic misadventures that will change their lives forever!
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jet2r0cks
69 of 90 people found this review helpful
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13 of 13 episodes seen
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
8 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
While the story focuses on teenage boys, some light has been shed on Female characters as well. Generally, it’s something that both sexes can relate to. For the first two times watched it, I wasn’t able to fully grasp its meaning. Now that I’m a little older, I understood myself a few years back.
For this third time around, I was able to learn new things. That is what makes this series great. It’s a slice of life anime that’s actually closer to reality than other slice of life series out there.
The characters were great too. They all were very different from each other, so I’d say that anyone who watches this can relate to at least one character. What hit me the most is Kyoichi’s character. I know he’s a guy, but when he talked about how lonely and isolated he felt I actually understood him. I guess loneliness isn’t exclusive to any gender.
As for the animation, I can safely say I’ve seen better. It’s not that bad, but I just wish that the character design was in the same level of the background design. Compared to the backgrounds and landscapes, the characters just seemed so bland. There was also the slight use of repetitive scenes that made me feel iffier (if there is such a word) about it.
As for the voice acting, I didn’t like Kyoichi’s voice that much. He (Kenichi Suzumura) sort of sounded like a 30 year old pretending to be a teenager. I know that’s a well known practice in anime voice acting, but Kenichi Suzumura definitely had better days. He handled Hikaru Hitachiin’s (Ouran High School Host Club) character really well.
I liked the music though. Aki Maeda is definitely a talented person. She did a good job singing the opening and ending themes of the series.All of the tracks were very impressive. I like the variety of BGM that held every scene very nicely. My favorite episode was episode 8 because of the catchy pop songs.
I guess that the series is worth watching, and re-watching as well – I did watch the series three times. While there’s room for improvement in the animation department, the story is what makes Boys Be a must-see. read more
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georgi
14 of 20 people found this review helpful
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13 of 13 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
6 |
| Animation |
3 |
| Sound |
6 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
You don't notice it at first, but this is definitely an anime worthy of a Hal Film Maker production. The animation seems bad at first, but it grows on you. The story seems standard and predictable at first, but it surprises you. In the end, you realize this is a man's romance story, deep in emotion, but also deep in thought. It's like the philosophy of life. It really makes you feel it, very artistically done, unbelievably beautiful especially towards the end. Undeniably beautiful, definitely recommend it.
The series struck me as unique. It did, kind of in a bad way at first. During the first few episodes, I thought it was almost embarrassingly bad with its animation, and its plotline. But then it catches you. There is like a bit of magic in it, that it starts to draw you in. Before you know it, the character's feelings and troubles become your own.
You start to feel what is going to happen, but unlike so many romance stories, this one leaves you torn at heart. There isn't really an obvious answer anywhere, and although things happen as you would expect them to, you are a bit saddened by it. There is plenty of humour to balance it out, and to keep up the enjoyment.
Honestly, there are moments in the story where you can’t help but think “Seriously? Like that’s ever going to happen?”. Were they necessary? I don’t know, but I do know that they weren’t that bad in the end, and it seemed worth it. I think each and every encounter, each and every episode, had its own meaning and its own message to convey. What is important in a story isn’t necessarily credibility, it’s creativity and enjoyment.
What I noticed was that the creators played a lot with symbolism and imagery, especially during certain episodes. You don’t often see this in an anime, and to be honest, I was quite surprised. Many of the dialogues and monologues are also very insightful and well thought out. In the end, I found the anime to be a piece of art, something to appreciate on a whole different level. I also think that a lot more thought was put into it than meets the eye.
I have no complaints about the music. I also watched the episodes both dubbed and subbed, and the Japanese and English dubs offer quite different experiences. I’d recommend both, as there was actually some decent acting involved in some of the English dialogues (not all, mind you).
That’s my two cents, and what I thought as I was finishing the last few minutes of the last episode. A great experience, as it turned out to be, and unexpected.
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Recommendations
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High school life, childhood memories and friendship. Both of them shares these terms and is indeed highly recommended.
both about a few students, their life and relationship.
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Teenagers find romance among their classmates and people around them, and with each episode focusing on a different first love kind of match up, some of which go well, and others are played off as situational.
Hatsukoi Limited involves mostly junior high and some high school girls and their relationships. Some of the crushes involve the siblings of the girls and lots of love polygons. Towards the end of the series, the crushes turn into confessions and rejections and the polygons get shaken a bit.
In Boys Be, the main characters are in high school. The main guys get put in different relationship situations, usually with a person of the week. Sometimes the girls get an episode to pair up. The main guy and girl also have a thread of a relationship. It's set at the turn of the 21st century where cell phones are just emerging.
Rom-com humor is prevalent in both series, including obligatory visits to the beach, cultural festivals, holidays, and the usual fanservice.
Well for starters, romance is present in both series so that's one similarity already right there. But more than that, Hatsuoki Limited and Boys Be...expands beyond this with its intertwined romance arcs focusing various characters and the drama that involves them in their adolescent years.
Both series also focuses a similar setting involving school.
Both series has comedy but also at the same time emotional moments.
Both series are recommended to watch for those who are into dramatic romance.
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Opening Theme#01: "Daijobu" by Maeda Aki (eps 1-12)
#02: "Hatsukoi" by Yuka Imai (ep 13)
Ending Theme#01: "Minna ga Ii ne" by Maeda Aki (eps 1-12)
#02: "My Tomorrow" by Yuka Imai (ep 8)
#03: "Daijoubu" by Maeda Aki
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