Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (My Little Monster)

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Alternative Titles

English: My Little Monster

Synonyms: Tonari no Kaibutsukun, The Monster Next Door, My Neighbor Monster-kun

Japanese: となりの怪物くん

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 2, 2012 to Dec 25, 2012

Premiered: Fall 2012

Broadcast: Tuesdays at Unknown

Producers: TV Tokyo, Aniplex, Nihon Ad Systems, Kodansha

Licensors: NIS America, Inc.

Studios: Brain's Base

Source: Manga

Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, Romance, School, Shoujo

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.53¹ (scored by 454,546 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #1481²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #115

Members: 804,118

Favorites: 5,643

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Ranked #1481Popularity #115Members 804,118

Fall 2012TVBrain's Base

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Synopsis

Shizuku Mizutani is apathetic towards her classmates, only caring about her grades. However, her cold view of life begins to change when she meets Haru Yoshida, a violent troublemaker who stopped attending class after getting into a fight early in the school year. He is not much different from her, though—he too understands little about human nature and does not have any friends. Much to Shizuku's surprise, he proclaims that she will be his friend and immediately confesses his feelings towards her upon meeting her.

Because of her lack of friends and social interaction, Shizuku has a hard time understanding her relationship with Haru. But slowly, their friendship begins to progress, and she discovers that there is more to Haru than violence. She begins to develop feelings for him, but is unsure what kind of emotions she is experiencing. Together, Shizuku and Haru explore the true nature of their relationship and emotions.

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Adaptation:	Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Alternative setting:	Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun: Tonari no Gokudou-kun

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Characters & Voice Actors

Yoshida, Haru

Main

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa
Japanese

Mizutani, Shizuku

Main

Tomatsu, Haruka
Japanese

Natsume, Asako

Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi
Japanese

Yamaguchi, Kenji

Supporting

Kitamura, Eri
Japanese

Sasahara, Souhei

Supporting

Oosaka, Ryouta
Japanese

Yoshida, Yuuzan

Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki
Japanese

Misawa, Mitsuyoshi

Supporting

Higuchi, Tomoyuki
Japanese

Ooshima, Chizuru

Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Mizutani, Takaya

Supporting

Murase, Ayumu
Japanese

Ayanokouji, Masahiro

Supporting

Abe, Atsushi
Japanese

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Staff

Kaburagi, Hiro

Director

Ishiguro, Kyohei

Episode Director, Storyboard

Deai, Kotomi

Episode Director, Storyboard

Umemoto, Yui

Episode Director, Storyboard

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Opening Theme

"Q&A Recital! (Q&A リサイタル!)" by Haruka Tomatsu

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Ending Theme

"White Wishes" by 9nine

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Dec 25, 2012

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

aonyx (All reviews)

516 people found this review helpful

An extremely disappointing series that had a lot of potential with vibrant characters that goes absolutely no where

At first glance, TNKK seems like a cute and different kind of story. The female lead, Shizuku Mizutani, is top of her class but not without a price. She's cold and emotionless, only caring about studying and becoming successful, very much the anti-shoujo stereotype of being obsessed with love. She meets Haru, an intimidating boy with natural smarts that outmatch hers, a vivid outlook on life and an extremely wild, aggressive streak. The two are natural opposites - id and ego - who are destined to fall in read more

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Jul 14, 2013

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

Satire (All reviews)

165 people found this review helpful

Too many times have I seen the redundant case in anime where a show will conclude at what feels like the midpoint of the series. Although providing quality artwork, animation, and satiating my thirst for lighthearted romantic-comedy, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (My Little Monster) falls victim under this unfortunate plague.

The plot of My Little Monster resides mainly in the perspective of the two main characters, Shizuku and Haru; both are social outcasts and have no friends at the beginning of the series due to their own respective personalities not meeting the standards of the social norm. They are both very weird characters, but maybe that's why they were so entertaining to watch. I enjoyed the first half of My Little Monster a little more than the second because the characters were so forward with their emotions in the beginning and they really did voice what was on their mind unlike many other extremely passive rom-coms. The second half seemed to be a bit lacking for me in terms of development overall.

The chemistry between the two main characters would be best described with a quote many of us have probably heard before in our lifetime, "Opposites attract." Shizuku is a study enthusiast whose main goal is to get good grades, while Haru is a semi-delinquent that does whatever he thinks is entertaining and often is seen getting into fights. Both become each other's first real friend. As they get to know each other Shizuku and Haru slowly begin to understand themselves as individuals and what they want from themselves and each other. They are able to make friends and assemble their own group of oddballs to form their own little niche.

The core of the group consists of Shizuku, Haru, Natsume, and Sasahara and I liked all of them collectively. Since we know Shizuku and Haru are the romantic duo, where does that leave Natsume and Sasahara? Natsume is typically seen 'third-wheeling' with Shizuku and Haru and often tags along with them to go places because she doesn't have friends either; she isn't very smart, is athletic, and is quite attractive to many guys in the show, leading her to be shunned by almost every other girl as a result. Sasahara is a baseball player that pops in every now and again, and though he's part of the core group he isn't there as much as Natsume is due to being in baseball and having other friends. He seems to be the most normal of the group. I loved this group of weirdos because they each brought something interesting to the table and truly delivered on the comedy portion of the rom-com.

There are many times in My Little Monster that you will sadly forget the show is in fact a 'romantic' comedy since the romantic bits of the show are extremely lacking. In fact, I would go so far as to deem it underwhelming. It was such a nice change up for the main characters to admit they were in love with each other within the first three episodes that I developed higher expectations thinking the series would be one of the best rom-coms around. Unfortunately, the romantic progress seemed to work backwards and the main characters went from knowing they were in love to becoming extremely passive, both unsure what they wanted from the relationship. Though this saddened me greatly, it does not ruin the show in the slightest.

The artwork/animation and sound were spot on. I enjoyed everything the show had to offer for this portion. The artwork was unique and refreshing, there was clean animation, and the OP/ED were actually pretty good. There was the tingle of piano at dramatic moments, and upbeat silly music when things were getting fun, I couldn't ask for more. I also enjoyed the dialogue of My Little Monster very much. The subtle comments and word choices used really made for some quality comedic entertainment.

Last but not least, the ending. As I mentioned in my introduction, the show seems to end at what seems to the the mid point in the series; it feels like it got halfway through a 24 episode run and got scrapped. A second season would do this series so much justice, but alas it may never come.

Overall, if you plan to watch My Little Monster, don't have any expectations of a grand love story because there isn't one. As a romantic-comedy there should be a balance between romance and comedy, but this one leans more on the comedic side than the romantic one. It is a very feel good anime, and if you can ignore the lack of romantic development the show excels in giving you laughs and will leave you feeling genuinely happy.

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Nov 29, 2014

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

Raphies (All reviews)

162 people found this review helpful

So while scrolling through Netflix during the ungodly hours of the early morning, I came across Tonari no Kaibutsu-Kun. The premise seemed interesting; a studious, no nonsense, anti-social girl named Shizuku finds a friend in a hostile boy Haru.
While not an entirely unique story nor complex, I still found it entertaining.

The story is quite simplistic, but I didn't really mind that much. (I just finished Noragami yesterday and that one was very complex.)

I will say that I almost clicked out on the first episode due to pacing issues. However, I'm glad I didn't, because it turned out to be quite enjoyable. The said read more

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Aug 6, 2015

13 of 13 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

ChucriBZ (All reviews)

93 people found this review helpful

This anime is good, is not the typical rom com and the main character is interesting, it was really one of the few interesting characters i have seen in a while and i realated to him, well most of him, if it wasnt for the fact that he is almost like a sociopath.

Story
The story could seem generic, boy meets girl, he falls for her, they start a romance, well is nothing like that, is about this boy Haru Yoshida who doesn't like to go to school because he can't make friends which prompts to one of his classmate, namely, Shizuku to be sent the homework read more

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