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Who knew farming could be filled with so much passion and fun? Well, probably not as much in real life, but certainly in anime anything can be made fun, even something as mundane as farming. And oh boy, did I have fun watching this one.

With unique characters and strange, humorous twists at every episode, I was grinning most of the time. The personalities of the characters were simply and elegantly presented, allowing for easy understanding of where they were coming from and the kind of person each character was. Well, except a few. A bonus was that, amidst all of the fun, there was a ... plot! Not a flawless story, but something to add a bit of drama and set a level of seriousness.

As I continued to watch, and as the existing plot continued to develop, I realized that I was watching Nourin more for its humor than for its serious undertone. I could appreciate where the seriousness fit into the grand scheme of things, but the most memorable parts of this series were the funny and ridiculous.

May contain minor spoilers.

When the premise of the show revolves around something as dark as the reality of mind-reading abilities, you kind of expect it to go somewhere, somewhere far. And Kotoura-san tries to do that, but... it just... it doesn't go that far.

Kotoura-san starts out with this incredibly morbid and foreboding foundation of how the character suffers and is traumatized for life and is basically ostracized from all of society. I suppose that the show wanted to maintain the level of seriousness that it chose to slap the viewer's faces with in the beginning of the show, but does that really happen? Not ... really.

Yikes. Okay then. That's quite dark. That's quite a dark and deep story and something that, with the right plot movements, can become a worth-while show. And I can't say I wasn't interested. I wanted to see more of Kotoura. I had grown fond of this cute little thing who everyone hates and doesn't want to be friends with. "I'll be your friend," I thought to myself, smiling, unaware of how unpredictable (or predictable) the show would become.

I'll move on to the characters, and boy do I have very little to say about them. The biggest thing, really, is that Manabe, the second main character, is a true disappointment.

I enjoyed Manabe. In the first episode. Only. You have this girl who suffers terribly and then.... you have a perverted, absent minded fool as, I guess, sort of the "savior" of her social life. Now, I completely understand that Kotoura's love interest would have to deviate quite substantially from everyone else she's known in her life. And yes, that character must have some strange quality that "negates" Kotoura's abilities, allowing her to live her life normally around said person. But even if that were the case, could the character Manabe have been any more pathetic? I mean, he just has no depth. No relateable background, no real ability (his ability to produce perverted images doesn't count), just some random guy doing random things and just happening to find the attention of Kotoura. No merit to his relationship with Kotoura. I might be nit picking, maybe, but it just feels so unfair to Kotoura, who is infinitely more intricate in terms of background than Manabe, when she has to rely on... that guy. Now one might say, "Manabe's real ability is his ability to make friends with anyone, and doesn't afraid of getting his mind read, because he's honest and a good person and friendly." Then I say to that that that is a cop out, and a terrible way to finish a potential-filled show on the second episode. The author had an amazing chance to make an excellent couple, and chose the "normal" guy route. But anyways...

The art looked somewhat blurred at times, but for the most part it got the job done and delivered a good experience. The sound wasn't too bad either, and I did enjoy the music.

Despite all of the problems, I did choose to stick around till the end and see how Kotoura's issues become resolved. While there definitely were moments when I felt bored and thought to myself, "Get it over with," (Even skipping a few parts because of how predictable the dialogue and plot was), There were some quite humorous moments that allowed this show to break even. Break even. And if you're done watching and re-watching some of the better shows, then I do ask that you give Kotoura-san a try. But no one will blame you if you don't like it.