Bokura wa Minna Kawai-sou

Kazunari Usa is a high school freshman who will start living alone due to his parents now working in a different area. Excited for his new independent life, he hopes to go about his teenage days without the worry of dealing with any strange people, but as he soon discovers, his new boarding house Kawai Complex is far from ordinary.

The various tenants at Kawai Complex are all quite eccentric characters. Shirosaki, Kazunari's roommate, is a pervert and masochist; Mayumi Nishikino, a borderline alcoholic office lady, hates couples because of her unfortunate luck with men; and Sayaka Watanabe, a seemingly innocent college student, enjoys leading men on. Shocked with the lack of decent individuals at his new residence, Kazunari is about to leave when he runs into shy senior student Ritsu Kawai and finds himself slowly falling in love with her.

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Kawai, Ritsu Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Usa, Kazunari Main

Iguchi, Yuuichi Japanese

Shirosaki, Shizuru Supporting

Shinomiya, Gou Japanese

Nishikino, Mayumi Supporting

Satou, Rina Japanese

Watanabe, Sayaka Supporting

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Kawai, Sumiko Supporting

Kobayashi, Sanae Japanese

Tsuneda, Miharu Supporting

Suwa, Ayaka Japanese

Usa, Mother Supporting

Taguchi, Hiroko Japanese

Hayashi Supporting

Numakura, Manami Japanese

Chinatsu Supporting

Shimizu, Ai Japanese

Tanaka, Junichirou Producer

Yoshie, Terushige Producer

Ishiguro, Tatsuya Producer

Hayashi, Youhei Producer

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Jan 6, 2026

maya_kotori

Recommended

This is honestly such a relaxing break. It’s the kind of anime you watch when you just want to unwind and enjoy something light, sweet, and a little chaotic. The whole atmosphere feels warm and comforting, a mix of romance, awkward 15+ moments (you know exactly what I mean), friendship, and that everyday slice‑of‑life charm. And of course, books. So many books. Kawai’s love for reading is basically a personality trait at this point, and it adds such a cute touch to the story. Watching her quietly exist in her own world while everything around her is pure chaos is honestly adorable. The characters, ... the humor, the soft romantic tension, it all blends into a really pleasant, easy‑to‑watch anime that gives you a break from everything else. Simple, sweet, and surprisingly memorable.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 17, 2017

Rigas

Mixed Feelings

This show was moderately enjoyable, but also significantly frustrating. It's supposed to be a light-hearted romantic comedy, but it's really inconsistent when it comes to establishing atmosphere (often ruining it in order to make an unsatisfying joke). It's also way over the top when it comes to stuff like blushing or close-ups.

My biggest problem with this show is the cast of characters. Most of the show takes place in the dorm where the main character lives alongside a few more people. Most of these people are badly designed/executed. The protagonist himself is nothing special, but perfectly alright. Some of his character traits made him occasionally ... painful to watch, but he generally gave off the feeling of being an actual human being, which I liked. Same goes for the main female character. As for the rest, I was left with an intense feeling of frustration. The other residents of the dorm include: a guy with 0 character depth whatsoever and a role of being a walking joke (usually a bad one), two evil bitches that are contenders for worst human beings in history and genuinely enjoy destroying the happiness of others (yet for some reason everyone puts up with them), and a granny that's not bad, just uninteresting. There are also several minor characters, who for the most part are decent.

The story is nothing special, but that's really not a problem. The plot is carried along decently, there's no problems such as incoherence or nonsense. The humor is somewhat disappointing, though, which a big reason this series doesn't hold up to my expections of a light-hearted rom-com.

The voice acting is generally great. The music is fine, nothing special. The art is somewhat weird. Things generally look fine to good, but as mentioned earlier, there's a lot of over the top blushing, (failed) emotional close-ups, etc, during which the art seems a bit out of place.

Although this anime left me personally frustrated, I believe most people would enjoy it. I think a lot of it depends on how much you are willing to put up with the evil bitch characters (if you actually like them, I suggest a visit to a psychologist). Other than that, you should be fine. I suggest watching a few episodes in order to see if you appreciate the character interactions and the humor, then decide if you want to finish it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Sep 28, 2020

matheus_pikalolo

Not Recommended

Preliminary (8/12 eps)

After watched the anime and drop him in episode 8 I came to MAL to see the reviews and no one represents my feelings about this series.

Without a linear storyline, the anime works its script through jokes.

Basically the plot works around the interaction of the characters and their stereotypes, making unfunny jokes with that.
Talking a little bit about the characters... They are simple scripting features, which follow to the letter their sterilotypes.

Briefly the pace of the series is slow to the point of not presenting any proposals to the viewer and when he presents a proposal to the viewer, such as romance, he has no ... idea what he is doing.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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