Mikakunin de Shinkoukei

And this series was extremely admirable, but also extremely dubious. However, there are no answers to many of the questions in this series. I wish I could see Kobeni and Hakuya's past.
But this Benio-Sama and Mashiro made this series funny.

Story, Characters, Animation, Soundtrack:
Story: The story of sheep is one I have never met before, and I do not know what to compare it with all my evenings watched so far, however in some moments of the story are left many question marks, and we do not give the answer to them. That's why it has a lower grade here in the story, but still what ... we see is something new and unheard of so far.
Characters: The characters are extremely well made. Especially older sister Benio, tha oiii is so funny and caring a little too caring if you ask me, but you can't even get upset with her for how she is. She and Mashiro-tan create this much funnier story. Kobeni-chan is again that girl who is much too worried and insecure about her, that's why some moments bother me. However, we have Hakuya and he always solves the group's problems in some way.
Animation: Brother animation is really enjoyable and makes me feel extremely good watching this series. It calms you down extremely, but it also assures you that you will not have extremely sad and extremely unpleasant moments.
Soundtrack: The soundtrack brother is extremely good and is well tuned. At any time and where you need sound is great. That's why I like these animes so much, because you will always know that there will be nothing to bother you

Personal Opinion:
My opinion about this anime is that it is much too unpredictable at times, and at others it is too unpredictable, we don't have much balance here. "But we can't be upset about that. Still, op and ed are great. I recommend them."

Short opinion and note: Masterpiece 10/10

you know that insane plot twist you see at the end of an anime that if it wasn't in the end it would force you to watch the next episode immediately but there is no next episode

this show has 3 of those and none of them are in the last episode

you know that dumb cliffhanger at the end of the season that makes you want the next episode immediately but now you have to wait 2 years

this show has the twice and neither are on the lastt episode

i dont feel incomplete after watching it and the ending wasn't cringey as fuck

thats impressive

A good romantic comedy.
That's a anime to make you happy. The story is simple, don't worry about the side history of the Mitsumine, just the narrative at the point of Kobeni and how she deals with a "future husband".
The "romance" is slow, we see how daily actions works and is cool to see how Kobeni is a really lovely girl and picture of "perfect wife", at the same time that she unintentionally accepts this fact.
The "comedy" is the great point of the anime, to go with the cute relationship we have a really comedy, I laugh high with Benio - cof cof *Benio-sama -, Mashiro ... and Konoha.
Isn't a great history to tell, but the anime works weel what trys to do.
So my final note is a 8 (8.5)

Story, Character, Enjoyment and Art: 10/10

The Characters did their well properly, they did not prolong the happenings and it is very direct to the point, it is not one of those animes where they prolong the story until the viewer becomes bored that he/she wants to drop the series. The Character and their settings provides the viewers a proper interpretation throughout the story.

The sequence of the story provides the viewers an emotional interpretation (in terms of romance) wherein the viewer can connect more through the story.

Sound: 9/9
The sound is good, but there are some parts where it easily gets cut off.

10 + 10 + 10 ... + 10 + 9 = 49 / 5 (compute for mean) = 9.8 rounded off = 10

I'd like to make it clear I'm quite the connoisseur of romantic comedy animes, so I might be playing favorites a little here. Needless to say, the 12-episode adventure of Kobeni Yonomori's engagement was very enjoyable for me. So let's jump right in.

Story - 7/10
Once you begin Engaged to the Unidentified, I will not lie, the thick of the whole plot is thrown at you pretty quickly and it comes off as a bit uncomfortable. The first couple minutes sort of end up like oh there's the main protagonist, OH HERE'S THE MAIN PLOT OF THE STORY SUDDENLY. However, once you violently drive over that ... speed bump, the little love story unravels in a much slower, more comfortable way. If you like action and big plot twists, this anime isn't going to be for you--the episode to episode plot points are along the lines of your typical high school anime where the main characters simply go through a series of relationship related problems. Still, I wasn't bored, seeing as the story was backed up with some pretty good characters, and it's always great to tune in and see what Kobeni's sister is up to. If you'd like action, the story isn't really all that, but if you'd like something sweet and lighthearted, it's just wonderful, and you're not rolling your eyes the entire time at stupid stuff like unnecessary panty shots or too many boob jiggles.

Art - 7/10
Part of the reason I liked the anime is because of the fresh and fluid style the characters are drawn. Everything about the art seems crisp and new, and I'm a bit biased seeing as I really like it when they highlight characters with a bit of clear white. As well, the characters move pretty freely and the design in general--school uniforms, street clothes, etc.--ius very contemporary.

Sound 6/10
I found the opening and ending credits ridiculously catchy, and don't mind not fast forwarding for that part. It's peppy and pretty much suits what you're about to watch. Yet, the background sound for most conversations is sometimes the same reused melody that comes off a bit irritating, sort of like the Jeopardy theme...

Character - 8/10
By far, my favorite part of Engaged to the Unidentified was how full each of the characters were, even Kobeni's friend who appeared once every so often. Kobeni's your typical plain heroine, but it's sort of forgiven when you've got characters like Benio and Mashiro backing her up. Benio, Kobeni's sister, is part of the reason I didn't get bored episode to episode, seeing as I got endless enjoyment out of her pedophilic-sister-lolita complex that couldn't be narrowed down to just one of those categories. Hakuya, the main love interest, says about two words per episode and ends up being likable anyway, simply because the anime takes the tropes and rounds them out enough for it not to be irritating.

Enjoyment - 8/10
As for overall enjoyment of the series, I wouldn't mind a season two, seeing as the characters and situations are likable and easy to take in. One or two of the jokes fell flat at times, but the humor is still there. Most important thing, there isn't all that awkward misunderstanding nonsense where the heroin assumes something ridiculous for comedy. It's a bit plain but it's nice.

Rom-Com anime fans, slice of life anime fans, fans who want closure with a shy couple but don't want to commit to a ton of episodes--Engaged to the Unidentified isn't bad at all. It feels weird writing something nice after I was so pissed at my last anime.
Anyway, the one thing I've got to say is this is one of those animes I hope gets a season two, just to delve a little deeper into the cute romantic antics of Kobeni and Hakuya. *Thumbs up emoji*

*Please note this is my first review ever and I am trying to not spoil things that are not in the synopsis.

Story:

I believe the story was good. The name of the anime (Engaged to the Unidentified) fits well. It all slowly leads up to Kobeni realizing her feelings that grow towards Hakuya, as well as the random and weird things between Benio and Mashiro. Also with the two supporting characters, Konoha and Niko, they add to the story between Kobeni and Hayuka a bit.

Art:

The art and animation was very nice. It was appealing to the eye, no use of bad color clashing in my opinion.

... Sound:

Sounds were done well too.

Character:

I enjoyed the characters even if sometimes they seemed over the top.
For example, Benio towards Mashiro and her(Benio) thoughts over Kobeni and Hakuya. As well as Konoha towards Mashiro about Benio treating Mashiro with special treatment.

Enjoyment:

I honestly really liked this anime a lot. It made me sad that there were only 12 episodes. It was a really nice rom-com.

Overall:

Overall this anime was a good anime for 12 episodes. Though at the same time people may think that Hakuya seem *unidentified*. He was though if you pay attention enough. They may not full show what he is, but it shows you.
Even though there are others of his same species in this anime (not going to say who,) remember that they all can range from different things, and see as Hayuka is a *main* character, I can understand maybe why they didn't show what the others looked like.

If you love randomness, a rom-com, and a slice of life, check this anime out.

A jem that I just found.

- I love it because how adorable and funny it is

- As well as how surprisingly an interesting story.

- Love the characters in the Anime. so wholesome to watch

- A good animation as well for this kind of Anime. I love the animation

... - BUT not sure if you will enjoy as much as I did if you SOLELY want a GOOD ROMANCE. However it is still sweet to me who usually not prefer to watch romance.

Overall it is and enjoyable anime to watch.
The kind of anime that put you at ease.

An underrated Anime. that I will watch again

Thank you for making this Anime

A hilarious story about an arranged marriage between two highschool students, one a capable house wife and the other, a nearly mute character with very little skill. With amazing supporting characters, this series easily gave me a smile.

Story – 8
I like the overlying story of the arranged marriage that the main character detests, but its fun to see the characters develop and grow to appreciate each other. with amazing situations that lead to some incredibly funny stories.

Art – 7
Yet again, not breaking any records. But in the context of the series it is quite fun to watch.

Sound – 9
I love the OP and ED, they ... show the asthetic and characters of the series so well. The background music is not bad either, but the OP and ED did it for me.

Characters – 9
The absolute peak of this series are the characters, from the growth the characters experience to the moments they have together.
Kobeni is the main character of this series, but she kind of takes a back seat. It isn’t just about her it’s about all of them together.
Hakuya is the man in the arranged marriage, being quite and unresponsive it’s funny to see Kobeni’s attempts to get anything from him.
Mashiro is Hakuya’s little sister and has to support him in anything, but ends up being the play toy of the other characters.
Benio is possibly the funniest of the series, being slightly perverted and having a sis-con. It’s hilarious to see her interact with Mashiro.

Overall – 8
This is a completely beautiful mess of character interactions and cool scenarios. The characters are amazing and I love this series. I would recommend this show whole heartedly.

Well it's an enjoyable rom-com to watch but then again I have the one character that I hate a lot, Benio. That girl is just beyond creepy and annoying, but lets put that aside.

The anime is entertaining and almost never let's you rest, you know like some anime scenes show you the landscape or such to create a right scene. This one is just action all the time, you have no time to rest before another clumsy thing or romantic thing happens.

I will keep this as short as possible as I do not enjoy spoiling things nor telling people what they should like ... or not, I will just say it how it is.
This anime is a great one to just watch and relax, if you are into rom-coms that are constantly surprising you, most of the time it's expected but then again there are a few things that are unusual as well.
All in all it's a generic rom-com that has enjoyable character, except for Benio whom I dislike, and a sort of good plot without too much development. It's purely an anime that has one purpose, at least for me, and that is to occupy some free time before a new episode of a series that I find godlike is out.

*NO SPOILERS OTHER THAN A SHORT SUMMARY THAT HAS NO SPOILERS
*MY OWN OPINION
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei was an unexpectedly fun watch. The story follows a young girl who has just turned 16 and found out that she had been engaged to a strange boy of sorts, who shows up in her house out of no where. Along with him he has a loli sister who is to watch over him as he and his sister are not to familiar with the city.

Story: 7/10
This story was quite interesting. It would just be fair if it had followed the same story line as most anime romance comedies but ... it doesn't. It has quite a lot of twists that catch you off guard, and make you want to watch more.

Art: 8/10
As this is a fairly recent anime (2014) the animation is great, and I did not find anything that bothered me in terms of art style.

Sound: 6/10
About average, nothing special really.

Character: 8/10
I actually really enjoyed the characters as it gave each character a good amount of background, in which most of the characters had interesting and relatable qualities and characteristics.

Enjoyment: 7/10
The enjoyment was a bit above average as it had good twists, but nothing that really stood out and amazed me.

Overall: 7/10
It was a good watch as it was not too long and stretched out. It was a refreshing anime that I enjoyed in my free time, but probably would not re-watch unless I was recommending it to someone.

Basically the story was promising, but in the end the main focus wasn't even the main the main character's relationship. Instead, the anime focused more on Benio's perverted fantasies about her sisters. Benio's character her just pisses you off to the point where you want top punch your screen.
Aslo, the whole supernatural part is irrelevant since Hakuya never uses his powers or transforms, so it doesn't really contribute to the story. However, if you can get past Benio's annoying character, the rest is decent. But I would not recommend it for anyone who is trying to watch a romance with any progression, its more a ... comedy about the same thing the whole time.

***This is a spoiler free review***

Story: 6/10

There is a story and I have to say even though it is just your run-of-the-mill high school drama, they did do a pretty good job injecting some of the unique nuisances that pertain to the non-human characters. The fast run down of the plot is that a side of Kobeni's family descend from a sort of animal/human hybrid race and it has been deemed that Kobeni must marry into the family. Thus begins her awkward adventures with her fiancé Hakuya and her aunt-in-law Mashiro. Things happen in the story but you see them coming a mile away. What ... really brings the show together is the humor that is present. The gags between Mashiro and Benio along with the sexual jokes pointed at Kobeni were pretty much "lol" worthy each time. This is also most definitely a kawaii heavy show as there are just way too many cute girls present.

All that said however the plot is generic feeling and the plot points are not groundbreaking.

Animation: 8.3/10

I really liked the animation, the character models looked really good, action scenes (though rare) were very fluid, and backgrounds looked great. The comedy scenes had the usual exaggerated plain looking style in order to bring out more laughs.

Overall a very good looking anime.

Sound: 9.5/10

The voice actors did a tremendous job. No I mean a spectacular job! They were so in tuned with their characters and a lot of scenes showed off how well they worked with the other characters in the show. The opening and ending for each episode was way too catchy and well done (the ending has been stuck in my head for around 3 months now). Music in-show was also very fitting.

Characters: 10/10

I don't normally give out perfect scores but the cast in this anime were so in tuned with each other. EVERY scene felt like it was worth watching for either an awkward teen love moment or a funny gag. The back and forth between Benio and Mashiro or the funny but extremely accurate insights of Mayura were a blast to watch. This is an anime that you do not watch for plot; you watch for the kawaii awesome cast interactions.

Overall: 8.5/10

Overall this show was an amazing watch. Yes the plot was a little dubbed down but the interactions between characters, the catchy soundtrack, amazing voice performance, and very well done animation had me anxiously waiting for each week's release. This is a muct watch if you like Moe and comedy.

Enjoyment: 8.4/10

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I am not one to write reviews, Honestly this is my first

I do not know if it has something to do with this particular time in my life or what not but this anime spoke to me in great ways.

It starts off as a great comedy with lots of small things happening all the time but it then starts getting more serious and "Lovey-Dovey" as they say.

It is honestly a beauty, from the opening to the super funny ending, Mashiro is so cute and funny and Kobeni is such a true embodiment of a wonderful loving person.

Be careful with this anime though haha, just when ... you think its all fun ad games there were certainly parts that caught my heart strings

Lots of fun, Great art style, Great story and great character developement :)

"I made it this time" - Hakuya

Let's start with this: "For those of you who are searching for RomCom, this is not the one for you". This is a seinen anime meaning this is targeted at not horny brats but for those who watch anime other than for harem, drama, etc.
For a superb series like this, I found the overall rating to be too low, and hence this review.
First, let's dive in to the story. The story is superb in the way that it is told. Sinen anime focus more on the story so this is no exception. Even with some kind of superpower in this story, the story focuses more ... on the relationships than on the power.
I found the art of this anime to be especially good. That's all.
All the characters are lovable. As for the role-model in this anime, she awfully resembles Katsuragi Keima (Kaminomi, TWGOK) when he cross-dresses. And all the more because Keima is a Kami and she also has that Godly aura. All the characters(girls) in this series are very kawii. Damn, I just want to take all of them home ("Omochikaerii~~~!" from Higurashi no Naku koro ni).
For those who watch OP/ED of every episode, you won't get bored of the Ending of this series no matter how many times you watch it(even more if you understand it).
The overall satisfaction for me was great. Anime of this caliber is usually hard to find, and so I recommend this series to anyone who want to watch something other than the norm.
Personally I give 10 to any anime if I get sentimental after watching it(like you know, just wanting to lie down and just think about that anime and when it feels like I just lost a part of my life) so I gave this series a 9 as I think I won't be able to remember it for a very long time.

LA first noticed and was interested in Mikakunin de Shinkoukei because of that .gif of Mashiro dancing, you know the one. Curiosity wasn't in vain.

Mikakunin de Shinkoukei is something of a typical slice of life, cute girls doing cute things comedy anime, involving Hakuya Mitsumine voiced by Wataru Hatano being engaged to Kobeni Yonomori voiced by Haruka Terui that brings these two families together and at first LA thought nothing of Mikakunin de Shinkoukei as an anime besides "cute girls doing cute things" but with one very small plot twist, didn't exactly change the entire anime but made the anime at least "interesting". But Mikakunin ... de Shinkoukei at it's core is a verbal slapstick comedy romp with some romance and mystery along the side.

Mikakunin de Shinkoukei's characters are at their base, somewhat typical. Kobeni one of the main characters being the most responsible character in the series and thus the minder for Mashiro, Benio and Hakuya. Hakuya being the deadpan stoic, nontalkative character akin to Suguru Koshigaya from Non Non Biyori, Benio voiced by Eriko Matsui, Kobeni's older sister who's an absolute siscon pervert and probably your and LA's breaking stick of the series due to this and finally from the core cast, Mashiro voiced by Yuuri Yoshida, Hakuya's little sister, LA's favorite character, mainly due to her naivete and her having the majority and gravitates the comedy of the anime.

There are other minor characters, such as Nadeshiko Kashima voiced by Ayane Sakura, Benio's friend and Vice President and is another minder to Benio in the field of controlling Benio's siscon urges with her deadpan deliveries and because of that LA will easily give Nadeshiko LA's seocnd favorite character fo the series, Konoha Suetsugi voiced by Saki Fujita, the student council secretary and has a massive crush on Benio, Niko Oono voiced by Asuka Kakumoto a newspaper reporter and finally Mayura Momouchi voiced by Aimi Terakawa, a friend of Kobeni who's alot sharper than she looks.

So to say that Mikakunin de Shinkoukei's comedy is centred around the verbal slapstick is saying the obvious and with the moderate amount of plot focusing on it's characters. The character chemistry oddly works VERY well in this anime as well, LA doesn't know WHY but it does, maybe due to all the quirky characters, typical but quirky nonetheless.

As for LA's stance on Benio as a character, she had her comedic moments and for LA, Benio was NOTHING but comedic relief but let's just say her dedication to her siscon fetish feels almost overbearingly surpassing Kuroko Shirai from To aru Kagaku no Railgun. In short, Kuroko is more resilient than Benio is and THAT is saying something. Benio has her moments but with her constant badgering of Mashiro, gets annoying and one note VERY quickly.

Mikakunin de Shinkoukei has SOME level of plot though it has typical cliches shown especially with a slice of life comedy anime such as this, mostly misunderstandings piled on top of misunderstandings to some slow romance moments with our main engaged couple Kobeni and Hakuya, the only other notable plot related thing about Mikakunin de Shinkoukei involves Suetsugi, Hakuya, Kobeni, Benio and Mashiro in again the aforementioned misunderstandings that just snowballs and snowballs.

In terms of animation by Doga Kobo, well the animation has Doga Kobo's animation trademarks all over the place, with the vibrantly color coded characters, moe character designs with the colorful but not overly detailed backgrounds. LA will give huge props to Doga Kobo if anything for the vibrant and distinct character designs which is expected from Doga Kobo. All in all, decent to great animation from Doga Kobo.

As for voice work, LA actually liked the ENTIRE cast of Mikakunin de Shinkoukei no joke. Everyone from Haruka Terui as Kobeni to Yuuri Yoshida as Mashiro and Ayane Sakura as Nadeshiko and heck LA will even give Benio's voice actor Eriko Matsui as major pass as it seemed Eriko Matsui was having HEAPS of fun voicing Benio with all her hammy and erratic cadence in the comedic sense of course. Best voice actor?, as much as LA wanted to give to Yuuri Yoshida for voicing Mashiro, LA can't ignore Eriko Matsui as Benio...yeah LA said it.

As comedic and slice of life Mikakunin de Shinkoukei actually is, Mikakunin de Shinkoukei is subtle in it's facading mystery elements, something LA didn't even realizes were clues until the "big" plot twist was given, this especially concerned Hakuya and Kobeni as they were the LEAST interesting characters of the series but with that plot twist, they had SOME bearing to the plot and THAT was the biggest push for LA to see that Mikakunin de Shinkoukei wasn't all the moe, slice of life comedy it was and not only that but made the anime make a whole lot more sense afterwards to which LA will give props to Mikakunin de Shinkoukei as LA didn't even see it coming as just saw it as an anime where two people were engaged "just because". Now LA is saying this VERY loosely as the anime itself is still very laid back even after all the revelations given and goes back to it's roots of being a verbal slapstick comedy with Mashiro at the helm of it all.

LA was expecting typical slice of life moe with cute girls doing cute things, what LA got was slice of life, moe cute girls doing cute things BUT with a tinge of mystery and *ahem* puppy love romance and it worked!. Yeah to say LA's experience with Mikakunin de Shinkoukei at first was at first typical fair with nothing that hooked LA but after the big reveal, LA became much more interested in it afterwards while still keeping it's comedic core intact and it really only got pretty serious at the last episode.

Mikakunin de Shinkoukei is all in all a fairly decent slice of life comedy anime centreing on an engaged couple and the comedic hijinks they along with their family members and friends create while they get to know each other and grow their romance.

The slice of life genre and I have never really had what one might call a stable relationship. It's a genre that often consists of nothing but charming visuals and comedy that does very little for me. So, to counteract this, the slice of life anime that end up in my cue usually have at least one extra theme or genre added, the most common being a romantic plot line. So, was my latest bundle of romantic cuteness enough to stave off the nothingness of a typical slice of life series?

... I will say that as someone who is generally very uninterested in slice of life, this series had my attention for most of its run time, and there were certainly less moments than usual where I felt like the series was dragging or the pacing was too slow. As is the case with many other slice of life series, the humor is crazy and wild, but is still grounded in stereotypical anime style that never really reached a gut-busting level of hilarity. This is definitely a series that you can just sort of throw on if you've got nothing else to do.

That being said, a lot of the humor still relies on the characters who execute it, and that ended up fluctuating quite a bit throughout the series. Kobeni herself is very plain in personality and often serves as the straight man to the comedic bits of the other characters, but she's also still very endearing in how much she thinks of the others and how to keep them happy. Conversely, we have Benio and Mashiro, who were meant to serve as the comedic core of this series, putting me in the awkward position of not really getting too engaged in them, thus causing a lot of the jokes to illicit no more than a slight chuckle from me. Benio is the "perfect schoolgirl" who ends up having a much more spastic personality at home, while Mashiro is the token loli with a childlike personality that one would use to market this series, and I felt myself constantly shifting back-and-forth between finding her enjoyable and absolutely annoying. Much like with Kawai Complex, there were a lot of moments where these two were actually ruining some of the romantic tension between our two leads.

As for the romance, it's probably the most solid point for this anime. Throughout the entire series, you really do get the sense that Kobeni is struggling with how she feels about being engaged to someone she has no memory of, and the progression from not feeling anything towards him to possibly liking him is gradual and very smooth. It's just unfortunate that Hakuya is basically a pseudo-kuudere and rarely ever displays his emotions overtly. While it is often very obvious what he is feeling, we never really get a sense of his personality, his likes and dislikes, or anything else really other than his engagement to Kobeni.

As one last note on the story, there is a slight supernatural element, and while I wouldn't say that it was poorly executed, the story definitely didn't need it to work.

The animation was produced by Dogakobo (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, YuruYuri), and this is a studio that I consider second only to KyoAni when it comes to cute girls doing cute things. The character designs are incredibly adorable, and the movement animation is either very smooth and fluid for attractiveness or spastic and frantic for comedic effect, though there are also point where slower movements take larger than necessary arcs that almost make me feel like they really wanted to draw attention to how the movements are done.

There is currently no dub for this series, and as a slice of life anime, I think it would be perfectly fine without one.

The music was composed by Jun Ichikawa and remained relatively unremarkable for most of the series. Some moments highlighted emotional climaxes rather nicely, but never really drove them home completely. Both the opening theme "Tomadoi→Recipe" and ending theme "Masshiro World" were performed by Mikakuning!, the three main voice actresses for the series, and both tracks provided an upbeat and catchy J-pop track that fit incredibly well with the tone of the series.

Overall, Engaged to the Unidentified is watchable, but not very remarkable, though it should definitely go high up on your list if you're a more enthusiastic slice of life fan.

An odd story that consistently went in directions I would never have predicted. It's marketed as a romance and yet the opening credits give you a good picture of where the series' real focus is: on the relationship between the two sisters, their future "sister-in-law," who is all of nine years old, and their various friends.

Given the ratio of females (lots) to male (one), it almost looks like a harem show, but that could not be further from the spirit of the show. Hakuya is about as far as possible from other shoujo leads: basically he's not a dick or a flirt or ... a genius or sexually aggressive in any way. Frankly, he may well be the most stand-up romantic lead in the history of anime. And Kobeni is just plain lovable. She's a great example of how shoujo can really explore what it means to be "ordinary" while keeping clear of cliches. I have no idea what to make of Benio--there do seem to be some cultural barriers at play in her depiction--but I loved the interaction with the student council vice president, and I do enjoy shoujo's willingness to portray girls as the objects of hero worship from other girls, something I've never seen in American media.

I really thought Mashiro would be irritating, but I ended up loving her, and arguably, Hakuya did need her along to help with that pesky speaking thing. Mashiro dancing to the TV, freaking out about aliens, and her anguish at getting yet another Nessie figurine in her chocolate egg was a more authentic picture of childhood than you usually see on TV--even if she is a nine-year-old attending high school.

Not sure where to put this in but I loved both the opening and closing songs and adored the animation for the opening credits.

Definitely recommend for shoujo fans for its charming heroine, complete absence of annoying male behavior, and genuinely off-beat sensibility.

I didn't exactly start Mikakunin with a parade of excitement. It was a show based on a series I'd never heard of before, and somewhat of an iffy premise. Regardless, I gave it a shot, prodded further by the suggestion of a friend, and found an incredible show out of absolutely nowhere.

STORY: 8/10
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei is the story of a rather plain young girl, Yonomori Kobeni, who, upon turning 16, is shocked to learn that she is to be married to a young man she has no recollection of. We are immediately introduced to her sister, Yonomori Benio, a refined schoolgirl between school walls but ... an eccentric siscon/lolicon at home, and eventually meet the young man in question, Mitsumine Hakuya, quiet, mysterious boy from the mountains. He and his younger sister, Mitsumine Mashiro, a dignified, yet childish girl, quickly move into the Yonomori household. This is where Mikakunin really starts to shine,as the interactions between the other characters are really fun to experience. From Kobeni's conflicting feelings about Hakuya to Benio's crazed obsession with Mashiro, the show is tons of fun to experience in this respect, as is the case with many slice of life shows. It follows along a pretty safe romance slice of life path, at least, until a certain fact is revealed. I know a lot of people who feared where the series would go after this somewhat infamous reveal, myself included, but thankfully it's impact on the show is relatively minimal. The twist doesn't try to command Mikakunin in its own direction, instead taking the back seat to what the show did so well with from the beginning, and I think that was the best thing that could have been done with it.

ART: 8/10
Mikakunin had very solid art and animation quality, especially when compared to other shows of its season, quite frankly. Characters were highly emotive an expressive through their animation, and there weren't really any noticeable drops in quality.

SOUND: 8/10
I never really know how to rate sound in an anime. Certainly all the characters had nice voices that suit them, and I really loved both the OP and ED themes, so I'll just go with that.

CHARACTER: 10/10
As mentioned before, characters are Mikakunin's strong point. Benio's obsessive admiration over Mashiro, and Mashiro's fear of her, makes for a fun dynamic, while Kobeni's growing relationship with Hakuya is interesting in and of itself. I'd say that all the main characters are developed well enough for what they've set out to be. At first I had criticism of Kobeni's "main character" syndrome, as I call it, but the show doesn't abandon her plain personality, but rather uses it to further her character later on. The rest of the characters, though, you get a feel for pretty immediately, so the entertainment value can spark quickly.

ENJOYMENT: 10/10
I really loved this show; it was certainly my favorite of the winter season. The only thing that really upsets me about it is that it wraps things up rather well, and I can't see a season two happening as a result. Maybe it's for the best, but I'm a simple creature, so boo. At any rate, I'd highly recommend Mikakunin de Shinkoukei to any slice of life fan, or just someone who wants a cute, fun show to watch.

FINAL SCORE: 9/10

*** MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD ***
Note: My reviews are like a note for my future self. I try to not spoil anything in it, because in the case I want to rewatch the show, I don't want to know too much about it other than what I think I will remember or surface level details that don't really matter much. I just want to make sure my future self understands a bit of how I felt about it and why I gave this mark.

Review start:

A good slice of life anime with a bit of supernatural stuff in it, adapted in quite a good way knowing that ... the manga is a 4 koma. I wouldn't call it awesome, but it was nice enough to finish it ig. Maybe it was just me, but the voices were a bit too high pitched and they seemed to always scream... had to lower down the volume quite a lot, a first for me tbh.

Story: 7

The story is pretty basic... you can clearly see the whole big plot points from the beginning kinda. But it is okay, because this isn't really something you should watch for the story.

Art: 9

The art is really well done... after all, they are the studio that did Oshi no Ko and Plastic memories.

Music: 9

The OP and ED are pretty catchy, and the first part of the OP is top tier stuff imo.

Characters: 8

Now here this is a bit of a hit or miss... sometimes the character's personalities do become quite annoying... especially the couple because of their shyness and such... The interactions between them is still overall nice and funny, but man, they do no grow from their stuff... which is quite a shame to not see much progress... after all, they are a couple and everything....

Enjoyment: 8

At first I couldn't say I really enjoyed it, for some reason it seemed quite weird to me how the episodes went... and the first episode is quite a bomb shell already in a weird way... but episode by episode I started to grow more attached to the characters, even tho some interactions became a bit annoying to watch, it still made me want to see them more.

Overall: 8

Right now it has 7.37 from 182.442 votes Ranked #2320 Popularity #579 Members 391,741, which seems like around the mark it deserves. Gave it an 8 just because a bigger mark wouldn't hurt it, and in the end, I did enjoy it overall. The manga also I read that it's gonna end with the next volume... after 14 y of running.... yikes, quite a long time... especially when you think that the anime came out in 2014. I will most likely read the manga as well, as I want to see the end of their story with my own eyes and see how they grow. I would say this is an anime to be watched casually, as it isn't something to be taken serious at all. Just chill and have fun.

It may be unpopular but I found this show lack luster where it needed it the most. The relationships did not progress at all the characters did not develop and carried no weight tbh wouldn't of cared if one of the characters died.

The shows art and sound is nice but after a bit its boring and has no attractive qualities because of the dead plot.

The main character was boring to look at and had no amusing qualities. The girls look nice but that's about it for characters. They don't look bad but aren't memorable in any way and don't make you care. The raccoon girl ... was about the only good part of the show as she actually spiced things up a bit.;