Ranked #1366

Sukisho

Sukisho is a comedy, mystery, and, later on, drama shounen-ai series which is set in a world where women have become extinct. That's what it seems like anyway since it's, to be more specific, set at an all-boys school and the only sign of a female is shown through a flashback. Having been surrounded with such pretty men for so long, it ends up making perfect sense that every male seen in the anime is either gay or in denial of being gay.

The main characters are high school students Sora and Sunao(a.k.a. Nao). Sora is suffering from a form of amnesia after having fallen out of a window at his school. After having returned to his dorm room following his recovery, he discovers he has a new roomate: the pink-haired, feminine, and so not cute Nao. However, Sora's troubles are far from over because his new roommate may not be all he seems to be.

I'll admit I had fairly low expectations for Sukisho. Although I did find it at least a little enjoyable, it does deserve to be criticized. The characters had a lot of potential(disregarding the not-so-great usage of psychology here) and there should have been a more convincing relationship growth and bond between the main characters. Yeah, I know this is an anime that really shouldn't be taken seriously, but there's a reason why it's labeled shounen-ai. People are watching because they want to see a decent love relationship and that is sadly lacking here. Or at least, I was. I'm sure many yaoi/shounen-ai fanatics just wanted to see the guys make out. Oh well.

The story was better than average with some decent plot twists which will surprise most viewers. It starts off as being mostly an overly cute comedy with sexual tension and awkward situations that scream of fan service. Although it was sometimes amusing, nothing really made me laugh but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The minor characters are just plot fillers and boring ones at that. The most memorable of them being the school nurse Nanami, who is also the most feminine character in the show(which is saying a lot). Nanami is cringe-inducingly cute. But cute none-the-less.

Oh, and did I forget to mention? Sora and Nao each have an alternate personality. Yep, we're headed towards cliched territory already. The reasoning behind why they have the disorder is a little odd but I doubt it will really bother anyone unless they're the nitpicking type. A lot of the comedy in the show is reliant on Sora and Nao finding themselves in discomforting positions(can you guess what happens?) as a result of this major problem.

The voice acting is good but no one actually gives a groundbreaking performance. Or rather, they aren't often given a chance to because of the half-baked material. The music is average and not particularly memorable. I don't think the show even had an opening which is unfortunate. The OVA did though. Since I brought up the OVA I thought that was fairly average as well although a few parts were slightly disturbing(hint: cross-dressing).

Sukisho is for the shounen-ai and yaoi enthusiasts who would watch any show if it had boyxboy pairings. It's so sad to see wasted potential like this. This show would have been much better if it didn't try so hard to be funny or feel so forced in general.

To sum up, Sukisho's plot is far too slow-moving and has many unnecessary fan service scenes. There are nagging plot holes and it's hard to take the 'intense' drama near the end seriously. Actually, the show itself seems to have multiple personality disorder. read more

Sukisho was a very difficult series for me to get through. I am the type of person that gives any series a shot and will sit through and watch it just to say, I watched it. But sadly, I had to force myself to watch this series because I wanted nothing more than shut it off and stick it back on my shelf.

The plot suffered from originality, but then again, what anime these days has a good enough plot to stand out on its own? What made it irritating was the fact that the entire series could have seriously been done in 2 or 3 episodes, but instead it's dragged for 13 loooong episodes in which there's nothing but annoying attempts at humor and ungratifying BL moments ( I do have to admit that the scenes between our protagonists was the series' only saving grace )

The music...nothing special there. The animation itself was decent, although the pastel-y colors and lack of shading made it seem rather flat and didn't give the characters much depth. Which reminds me, the characters in general were all flat and lacked depth. I didn't grow attached to any of them.

All in all, Sukisho was okay. Will I watch it again? More than likely not. I absolutely yaoi, shonen-ai, whatever you want to call it. But this series really lacked and didn't do the genre justice. I am still waiting for the day that a series is made where I am left dumbfounded. read more