Nazo no Kanojo X

Mysterious Girlfriend X is a unique and intriguing anime that stands out with its unconventional story and art style. The plot revolves around the mysterious relationship between Akira Tsubaki and the enigmatic Mikoto Urabe, bonded by a rather unusual exchange of drool. This bizarre premise is surprisingly compelling, exploring themes of intimacy and trust in a refreshingly original way.

The art style, though not the most polished, effectively complements the story's quirky nature. Character designs are distinct, and the animation captures the surreal atmosphere well. The characters themselves are well-developed, with Urabe's mysterious aura and Tsubaki's genuine curiosity driving the narrative forward. Their interactions feel authentic, ... and their growth throughout the series is satisfying.

Mysterious Girlfriend X isn't just about romance; it delves into the complexities of human connections and the peculiarities that make relationships unique. If you're looking for an anime that's different from the norm with a blend of mystery, romance, and a touch of the bizarre, this one is worth checking out.

Prevert Boyfriend + (wired) Girl with saliva super powers + Great Rommance story = Nazo no Kanojo X.
The rommance story itself is great. The animation and the character's are Simple (in a good way) other than every one is okay with licking saliva.
So for those with a saliva fetish (your wired) it's a 11/10
Those who are okay with saliva fetish it's a 8/10 (Better than most rommance Anime)
Those who don't like (wired) saliva fetish (like me) 7/10. (You get used to it after a few episodes)
And finally those who are disgusted with saliva tasting: Don't watch it.

(Note: If your wondering why 90% of my review ... includes saliva (again) well that's the thing you'll see most of the Anime. If you ignore saliva (again) it's a very good rommance Anime. But you won't be able to ignore saliva (again) the author made sure of SaLaIvA.

TL;DR: The anime is weird and not in a good way. If focuses far too heavily on a saliva based kink (which involves 0 kissing) and if you aren't interested in that kink it can be hard to watch. The story and characters themselves seem interesting enough however if you aren't interested in the kink I would recommend just staying clear of it because the anime traps you in to thinking there is growth but there never comes any.

So let's get in to it, I stumbled upon this anime through the random function of a site and the first episode is fairly interesting and leads ... you wondering what exactly is going on. At some point we see the fetish rear its ugly head as the main character who's alone at school decides to lick the drool of a fellow classmates desk.

This show then takes a weird turn as the female classmate knows he licked her drool because he's sick, and the reason he's been sick? Because he's in love and hasn't tasted her spit in 2 weeks. Wait, what? So this must have some type of mythical aspects to it, interesting. Each others spit also allows each other to feel/see each others memories, dreams, feelings. She then starts swapping spit with another female in their class. When they first swap spit the female gains the same injuries of the other. Very mysterious indeed.... the problem is that the anime never actually elaborates on this, everyone else is normal, there is nothing mysterious at all going on other some very weird things that are never explained and have no reason to be in the anime other than just being there.

The main character in this anime ends up just being very creepy; he essentially stalked his middle school crush, he saves her hair, he licked drool off of a desk, and essentially se*ually assaults his girlfriend. He's controlling and jealous and doesn't actually show any real redeeming qualities.

On the other side his girlfriend also makes no sense. She doesnt allow him to touch her; no hand holding, hugging, kissing, hand around shoulders, etc... but she openly allows him to grab her breast in an episode no big deal. Early on she tells him she had a dream about how they will have sex and they start dating, but soon after they start dating a guy in their class asks her out and they start swapping spit, no big deal.

In general, the entire show is a complete mess that makes absolutely no sense and even though the anime could have been good, the amount of spit swapping and talking of drool largely holds back this anime for anyone who doesn't have this fetish, the ridiculous situations that aren't explained at all, and the fact there's essentially no character growth hold this back from being good.