Medaka Box

Medaka Kurokami is, in the truest sense of the word, perfect. Beautiful, intelligent, and athletic, Medaka's dream is to make others happy. So when she runs for Student Council President of the prestigious Hakoniwa Academy, winning the election with 98% of the votes is only to be expected.

The very first thing the boisterous new president does is set up the "Medaka Box," a suggestion box allowing students to submit any kind of request for assistance. Together with the cynical Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, her childhood friend who has been strong-armed into helping, Medaka fulfills these requests at a ridiculous rate. For every job completed, she adds flowers to the student council room, with the aim of filling the entire school. However, the two are about to find out that helping others may be a lot harder than they think as they begin to uncover a devastating plan centering on the academy and even Medaka herself!

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Kurokami, Medaka Main

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Hitoyoshi, Zenkichi Main

Ono, Yuuki Japanese

Shiranui, Hansode Main

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Kikaijima, Mogana Main

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Akune, Kouki Main

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Nabeshima, Nekomi Supporting

Kotobuki, Minako Japanese

Unzen, Myouri Supporting

Park, Romi Japanese

Miyakonojou, Oudo Supporting

Katsunuma, Kiyoshi Japanese

Yatsushiro, Kenna Supporting

Nakao, Eri Japanese

Hitoyoshi, Hitomi Supporting

Itou, Yoshiyuki Producer

Beniya, Yoshikazu Producer

Saitou, Tomoyuki Producer

Katou, Masazumi Producer

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Nov 29, 2025

Necrozz

Recommended

For some reason I always wanted to watch Medaka Box, and I gotta say it’s really interesting. It’s nothing like what I expected, but even so I thought it was pretty cool and very different from what I’m used to. The anime has this kind of philosophical concept about helping others no matter what.

I liked the characters a lot, but I thought the world-building was kind of “whatever.” Like, I understood it’s an elite school and Medaka is part of the student council helping the people there, but I don’t know, it felt a bit shallow. Still, even with this “problem,” I think the anime ... manages to keep you engaged pretty well.

I know the anime was kind of divided into two parts, but I think if it had been a 24-episode series, it would’ve been great, because then they could’ve developed this beginning better and created a more interesting plot. They showed that there’s something bigger coming later, but in this part the most “interesting” thing was the Unzen stuff, which also wasn’t developed very well.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 9, 2025

Turtezin

Mixed Feelings

If you’re expecting a classic ecchi school anime with superpowers—this is exactly what Medaka Box delivers. The problem is, I couldn’t find anything truly interesting in it. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen a thousand similar shows before, or maybe it’s just that nothing here stands out beyond “average.” Honestly, the shorts and clips I’d seen online were more entertaining than the full anime itself—which is disappointing, because usually I enjoy watching how those moments come together in context. Here? Not so much.

Artstyle-wise, it’s your typical 2012 anime look. The animation is decent—nothing impressive, but serviceable enough to get the job done.

Overall, would I recommend it? ... Hard to say. Personally, I just felt bored most of the time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Oct 4, 2021

Resting_Bonfire

Not Recommended

Medaka Box

I watched the anime first and read the manga afterward out of curiosity. And as I expected, the third arc in the manga (right where the anime left off) is the best. Everything that comes before and after is almost a waste of time.

But wait! Medaka Box is a "satire" anime manga, right? Shouldn't this be entertaining in some way then? It parodies shounen/manga cliché, character stereotypes, cliché scenes are poked fun at. Everything is present. Even the use of the "plot armor" aspect, in terms of plot.

What could go wrong?

First and foremost, the type of humor is completely forced ... and every possible character seems like a sad NPC without any depth or personality. They are just different character designs with dialogue. And this one is still the better of the two seasons since the setup from the anime was still kind of interesting and had charm.


A real plot is not present in the anime, not even after the second season. No, even in the manga there is no real plot. It's just one arc after another that has almost no relevance other than introducing new characters.

The characters aren't hateful, in their own bizarre and bad way, they are likable. Excluding, of course, the main antagonist of the third season (arc 3), which is a sympathy bomb.
The special thing here is actually that the characters towards the end of the manga have character development. But since this only occurs at the end, it is not relevant to the anime.


The intro is average, the osts are average except for the final one in episode 12.



Conclusion


There is hardly anything that can be said about this anime. It is empty and a below-average prologue. It has minimal strengths but that's about it. It stands out only for its bizarre features.

Enjoyment - 4

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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