Watashi ga Motete Dousunda

Kae Serinuma is a very kind second-year high school student and a devoted otaku. A little known fact about her, though, is that she's obsessed with BL, or Boy's Love. Serinuma can't help but to fantasize about her male classmates falling for each other and enjoys imagining them together. A more known fact about Serinuma, however, is that she’s noticeably overweight.

While watching her favorite show one day, Serinuma witnesses the death of her most beloved character. Utterly depressed, she can't muster up the energy to eat her meals, let alone attend school. After an entire week, she finally recovers. But now there's something unusual about her—during the time she refused to leave her room, she ended up losing a large amount of weight and has somehow become strikingly beautiful!

Now catching the eye of everyone who sees her, she finds herself at the center of attention of four boys she has always known at her school. Though they all wish to spend time with her, Serinuma would much rather they spend time falling in love with one another. How will Serinuma deal with the four boys pursuing her BL-obsessed self?

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Mutsumi, Asuma Main

Shimazaki, Nobunaga Japanese

Serinuma, Kae Main

Kobayashi, Yuu Japanese

Nanashima, Nozomu Main

Koumoto, Keisuke Japanese

Nishina, Shima Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Shinomiya, Hayato Main

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Igarashi, Yuusuke Main

Ono, Yuuki Japanese

Mutsumi, Kazuma Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Serinuma, Takurou Supporting

Mizushima, Daichuu Japanese

Shion Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Nakano, Amane Supporting

Shimoda, Asami Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Yoshikawa, Atsushi Producer

Uemura, Shunichi Producer

Takanashi, Mai Producer

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Dec 22, 2016

Stark700

Recommended

Watching Watashi ga Motete Dousunda (Kiss Him, not Me!) reminds me of feeling like a kid again. Kind of like a kid walking right into a candy store, the show felt pretty silly at first and even hysterical. I mean, it’s a reverse harem shoujo. Shows like this tends to appeal to mostly a certain demographic and to me, it isn’t something that I favor a lot. However, there’s this something about this show that feels more appealing than some of the other reverse harem shows I’ve watched before. Whether it’s because the series is a parody of making fun of BL or the comedy, ... this turned out to be a pretty sweet ride.

Adapted from the manga of the same name, the series is about a fujoshi named Serinuma Kae. For those who are not familiar with the term, it basically designates individuals who has fascination about boys’ love (BL, yaoi, etc). Kae is a bit of an extreme example as her character is not only into BL but also fascinates about fictional characters like an otaku. The first few episodes establishes her as an avid fangirl of a TV show that she watches. Furthermore, she ships about her classmates in awkward fantasies. So on surface, you can pretty much say that she’s a girl that may have a hard time making real friends. Oh and she is chubby too. That is, she does certainly lose a lot of weight after the death of one of her favorite anime characters. Life changes and now, Kae is a bombshell who attracts attention at school like never before.

Okay, okay. I know what you’re probably thinking. How can this show really make a character like Kae likable? The fact that is, she is an otaku-fujoshi hybrid although the show seems to emphasize more on her BL fandom. The storytelling focuses on her the most but makes it more into a shoujo dramedy. This is accomplished by the numerous suitors that seeks to capture her heart. The fun catch is that Kae is more interested in seeing the suitors paired with each other. Throughout the show, you can expect a lot of daydreams and fantasies from Kae’s point of view. Most of is delusional while others are crafted by misunderstandings. In the meantime, the main male protagonists really do care about Kae whether she knows it or not.

From the main cast, we have Mutsumi, Igarashi, Nanashima, and Shinomiya. Each of these guys has a different personality although all has the same goal: to win Kae’s heart. Oh and later on, even another fujoshi girl enters the story further amplifying the competition. Now I have to admit, these guys are pretty stereotypical in terms of characteristics. For instance, Igarashi instantly gives me the classic suitor type that never seems to give up until he gets what he wants. Nanashima is more of a tsundere with a bad boy type attitude. On the other hand, there’s Shinomiya with feminine features and a more gentle personality. Mutsumi is probably the most care-free of the guys and treats the competition more casually compared to the others. So you get the idea here? They are pretty much the type of guys you can find in any shoujo or reverse harem show. Comically enough, Kae isn’t too interested in dating any of these guys but rather have the guys date between themselves. She is a fujoshi after all.

Regardless of the characters, the show focuses a lot more on its comedy by selling humor. This is done through character relationships that progresses between Kae and the others. While the pacing isn’t too impressive, she does get closer to each of the other guys. In fact, it’s clearly shown that some of them are truly falling for her while Kae herself begins to wonder about her own feelings. The comedy comes in with Kae’s usual fantasies that begins to also blend between fiction and reality. The introduction of a female character (Nishina), also makes the show more refreshing because she and Kae has quite a bit of similarities. It hypes up the competition and also brings out the other guys’ personalities more into the open. The point is, the show isn’t really much more about serious drama or realism. It’s there instead to make the viewers laugh and experience from first view point of a fujoshi character. It isn’t trying to get you to like Kae or the others. Instead, it seizes opportunities to bring the storytelling and characters to a level that is beyond just popcorn entertainment.

From a technical perspective, the show is just fine with how Brain’s Base adapted this manga. Honestly, I’m more borderline between fine and so-so because the overall quality isn’t impressive. The character designs obviously gives the reverse-harem and shoujo feel with its bishounen looks. On the other hand, Kae is decorated with femininity and her gentleness. However, character expressions is another story. The directing of Kae and others characters’ facial reactions has a very entertaining way of expressing themselves. Most times, it’s Kae’s yaoi fangirling but the other characters draw attention as well. In retrospect, character expressions adds an extra dose to entertainment in this show.

The soundtrack is more or less pretty standard although the theme songs stands out with performances by the actual voice actors/actresses. Speaking of voice acting, I have to emphasize that each of the characters does make impressions just by their voice tone alone. It defines their personalities especially Kae. I mean, you’d see Kae fantasying about the guys and her voice changes dramatically to overemphasize her passion.

Watashi ga Motete Dousunda is the type of show that is definitely not suitable for everyone. It’s hard to recommend to everyone because what it looks on paper. Yes, the premise is pretty much what it is and the storytelling never distances itself from that. Still, I would recommend giving this show a chance if you’re seeking for some comedy. As a manga reader, the series is also faithful on most parts so it doesn’t degenerate into a mess. But all else aside, this show is like a buffet where you choose what’s satisfying for you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 3, 2019

Mirai_Hunter

Mixed Feelings

I don't know how I feel about this anime. Its a harmless show with a fujoshi protagonist who doesn't take advantage of the amount of dick she's surrounded by. At the start of the anime Kae is portrayed as an ugly obese girl who gets off to boys being lads. However when she goes home and finds out her favorite character in some anime dies. She instantly loses weight over the hard loss. She manages to go from ugly girl to pretty girlie within about a week.
Although now shes a pretty protaganist shes got theese four boys that are after her even though shes ... an otaku and a fujoshi (but she dosent tell them that) I dont think the anime spread a good message from Kaes transformation and everyone suddenly going head over heals for her. It kind of puts in my mind "no one will love you if your unattactive" which isnt healthy. I wish they had potrayed this is a different attempt to make a comedic, reverse harem,
However the show dosent dwell on it much and the cast is generic but fairly alright. The show has alot of funny elements and several anime references relating to real life such as going to comicon, and cosplaying from attack on titan, and Black Butler. Kae herself is a likable, relatable person and shes a big fat mood sometimes, there are some elements in the show that show how Kae deeply feels in a certain moment which I have never really seen before.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 29, 2017

tinaisatd

Not Recommended

Looking at the score, I wonder how this anime made it so high. This was one of those anime my group of weaboo friends made fun of and made each other watch on many accounts of i dare yous. Though to be fair, the art is pretty decent.

The story starts out with a fat and ugly kae, eyes like brock from pokemon, and glasses like any stereotypical otaku in akihabara. After a tragic death of an animated drawing of a male yaoi character and about a week of starving herself (wow! promoting that anorexic lifestyle!) she not only loses her glasses and develops some tohru ... honda eyes, but becomes the next victoria secret angel, loosing over half her initial body weight! Suddenly, all the guys who ignored her before as she was shipping them have turned their heads and looked at her newly evolved form!

Even after they establish that they're all after her, she still treats them like toys. She never thinks about them, rather about how they could be together with each other. She clumps them together and don't think of them as their own respective person, yet they're still smitten.

Think of every trope you've ever seen, like the kabe-don, the beach scene, the double kabe-don scene, the date scene with all suitors, and smash them all in one, and you've found a shojo hellhole that makes up this anime.

The music is mediocre and very upbeat, but nothing sticks out. Art is the only redeeming feature. I was really sad because I was expecting something like her BL or yaoi mangas, which I actually really like.

Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time. If you like BL or yaoi, skip this manga/anime and just read her other manga

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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