Sanrio Danshi

Sanrio Danshi is the type of anime I have missed watching. It's carefree atmosphere is calming; but it's not boring.
These types of anime are usually centered on a few minor conflicts throughout the series which are solved in one or two episodes. Which is great I think, because I don't like waiting for new episodes on the breath-taking anime (which is why I haven't started Gintama's last season yet.). I get SO impatient waiting for the new episodes of those kinds of anime.
This type of anime is best to watch when it's currently airing.
Sit down, relax with a new episode of Sanrio Danshi every week; ... no huge drama, no major conflicts~ Sounds awesome to me.
The artstyle is very good. It is really colourful and the main characters are well designed. The anime which have been released this season mostly have really good art. I think Japan is stepping up the game!
The voice acting and music are very good. I like the seiyuus.
The characters all have not distinct but different personalities (which actually help the plot develop)
OVERALL: The anime is good, I am enjoying it (more than I should maybe). The target audience is definitely girls but if you are a guy that doesn't mean that you won't enjoy it. If you are a guy which has a hobby that is considered "girly" you may actually like Sanrio Danshi.
The reason I am writing this review is because I think Sanrio Danshi deserves at least a 7.5+ rating, definitely not less than 7. I can see why people on MyAnimeList haven't liked it so far but I think that this anime just haven't been able to reach it's target audience yet. It is great. Watch it. People who like reverse harem or BL would most definitely like this anime. (The anime doesn't actually have reverse or BL in it though warning in advance)

Sanrio Danshi is a pretty relaxing show with some conflict that each character eventually goes through. There is a lot of promoting of Sanrio merch and Puroland, but that's expected from an anime about Sanrio. Despite that, it had a nice message throughout the series: liking things that other people might think is not acceptable for your age is ok. I find that kind of relatable myself when I know people who think anime is for kids only, but fortunately I've found friends my age or older who appreciate anime. All the characters were quite different but they all loved a different Sanrio ... characters. The story overall is a pretty simple typical school show involving boys with similar interests hanging out, so it didn't leave a big impression compared to other school shows. If you want a show that's relaxing with a bit of conflict in each episode, try this show out.

Sanrio Danshi is something that at times can touch closely to my heart. I have a lot of experience with liking something that doesn't fit with what society expects of them. Sanrio Danshi uses this as the principal conflict that drives many of the early episodes. And personally, I think it nails it. There are struggles that the characters go through that reminds me of my own experience. One of the tough issues with being different from society's expectations is dealing with that difference, a lot of times one will hide it because of the pushback they received. Sanrio Danshi is adept at being able ... to show all of the different emotions and experiences that can come from this difference and liking something that is different from what one would expect. Many different ways of dealing with it, from hiding, denial, and owning it are all explored with the different reactions of the characters and how each of them acts. It reminded me a lot of my own life and some of the struggles I had with coming to terms with who I was and what I liked.

Added to that each of the characters goes through a central conflict in the show and has their own time devoted to them. While I couldn't relate to this as heavily as the former part this was still well done. Each character's issue felt believable and the different experiences that they were able to showcase believable issues that people can have in these humorous years. That said while each conflict was believable the show did have a bad habit of becoming too melodramatic with the events and sometimes going too far in how it displayed what it was showing.

Sanrio Danshi is fairly what you see is what you get. It has its strong moments, and it deals with those conflicts well but that is the center of the story. The characters are decently written but are more written with those conflicts in mind rather than as a whole. While they do have good chemistry together and do make a unit quite well I felt a lot of the non-plot based episodes were weaker in comparison. Furthermore, Pierrot has never been one to have good animation and that does still apply here. While it's not distractingly bad like with some of their other works, it still leaves a bit more to be desired. Same with the OST. Some of the same tracks are repeated too often for the same conflicts. While they may have worked at first hearing the same minimalistic track for the same expression over and over again does limit the power of it. And while Sanrio Danshi had good writing and while the conflicts were believable and relatable, the production of them was not the best and thusly they didn't have the rich power they could have.

Stilll despite production issues, it's a good show. The characters are likeable. The situations are relatable, and overall it tells a good story of friendship and bonding based off of a unique trait. So if you want to see some of that, this is a good show to give a try.

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TL;DR: This is a decent anime about 5 boys sharing a similar interest in Sanrio products (such as Hello Kitty, Purin Dog, My Melody, and etc) and their personal issues around liking a non-masculine/feminine subject. If you like something cute and average, you'll like this.

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Even though it isn't bringing much to the table animation wise, the overall arc of all the main boys is very well done and relatable on a personal level, especially liking things and being bullied for it by family or society in general.

Heartwarming scenes aside, the anime doesn't stand out alot. Really should've had it's own style since it was ... related to sanrio like having pastel backgrounds or having solid colors for the characters while the backgrounds are decorated. SOMETHING to make it stand out. Because the subject of the series is really good!

Soundtrack is decent and the voice acting was done well, especially during dramatic moments!

But I'd give this a 7 only for the subject matter being handled so well.

This is like a very long but cute informercial for Sanrio. That said, I appreciated the character development and wanting more. The premise is simple and direct and alot of teenagers, boys and girls can relate to - the importance of friendships. I like that they weave in the Sanrio characters into the story line, and there are tons of cute moments. I'm not a My Melody fan, but I LOVE Yuu. Artwork is done well, I can appreciate the experience. Would love to see more of it, especially at the very end they introduced 2 more characters that ... there's no time to develop. Look forward to more.

This is my first ever review :3

Sanrio Danshi is not a bad anime but it is not a great anime either. What makes it good is how it dwells with the main characters feelings about not fitting in and how he feels about not kira kira ing like the others. It talks about embracing what we like no matter what others may think. Each personal story is good but the animations take a lot from it being great. The depictions of the Sanrio characters are very kawaii and it jump started a new addiction towards Sanrio (I guess it achieved what it wanted, ... to boys to like sanrio even more.) It made me think about many moments I suffered for hiding something I like, but now I am prouder than ever of my favorite things.

Story 5: It's good but it could have been more developed and not as dramatic at times, saying this, it does what it intends and that is promoting Sanrio and Puroland (which I did not know the existence of and now want to go to it.)

Art 6: The art is kawaii and the characters are hot when they want to be, but it could be better and not stay static at times or be more human and have more reactions toward the enviroment etc.

Sound 7: The intro and ending are fun and the music in the episodes made me laugh, because of this I consider it to be good.

Character 6: The characters were relatable and fun to meet and know about, if there is a second season I would love to see new Sanrio boys with their different Sanrio characters and personalities (Begging for a Gudetama one.)

Enjoyment 8: Besides all the problems, I did enjoy this anime because you don' t have to expect much from it, just enjoy it and kill time with it.

Sanrio Danshi is an anime to watch when you wanna have a few laughs and get distracted, it super kawaii at times and at others it stresses you, but it's worth a watch.

This is a fine anime. That's about it. It's really lighthearted and fun, focusing on selling cute toys using cute boys. The characters are all cute, they all fit the common archetypes and play them well enough. This story isn't trying to do anything amazing or break barriers, its what I would call a background anime, something to only spend haft of your attention. I t can get a bit cringy when the show tries to add in serious moments. The biggest thing that I liked though, was that even though it's an anime to sell toys it doesn't force it down your throat, its ... naturally introduced and isnt there is an actual story instead of just being a long commercial.
Overall, its an ok anime and something to watch for a bit of mindless fun.

Started: 1/7/18
Finished: 3/25/18

Hey babies! So sorry for the delay...my life these past few months have been a complete mess, BUT I am in the process of getting back on my feet, financially, emotionally and spiritually.

Sanrio Danshi or Sanrio Boys was very dear to me because I’ve a HUGE hello kitty fan. I remember the first time I fell in love with Hello Kitty...It was the year 2000 and I was in the Spring semester of my kindergarten year and I was on the bus to go home. I was wearing long, dark brown crochet braids my mom did herself and they were blowing in ... my face aggravating me. Suddenly, there was a nice older kid about seven or eight years old who leaned over my seat and offered me a scrunchy...but it wasn’t an ordinary scrunchy, it was a blue scrunchy with a cute white cat dressed as a ballerina attached to it that I would later that day learn as Hello Kitty. The same day, my mom took my brother and I to McDonald’s and I was delighted to get a Hello Kitty toy!

Sanrio Boys is a cute show about high school boys who learn to embrace Sanrio characters despite what society says about it. I felt like this show would be a great example of the “Boy Joy” movement, because it’s 2018 and we should all let go of gender stereotypes. I wasn’t completely let down with this show, because it was a pleasure to watch.

Story: I liked the plot, it was a cute one...but I do wish the writing focused more on the social aspect of boys liking “cutsey” things a little bit more, however, I’m guessing that the topic is still a controversial one and producers didn’t want to get involved with, but I still believe their platform would have benefited the movement. There were comedic as well as heartfelt moments, this show had a good balance.

Art: The artwork was great, easy on the eyes. The artists involved in this project did an amazing job with the characters and the scenery. I felt that the subtle visual of each boys beloved Sanrio mascot in their clothing and personal belongings was a cool, non-obnoxious way to show which boy liked what character. Each boy was drawn beautifully, and the Sanrio stores and products looked awesome!

Sound: I wasn’t too crazy about the opening theme, but it didn’t suck. The ending theme was adorable, I enjoyed listening to it. The voice acting was good, and I’m hoping that the US English dub is just as good.

Enjoyment: I’ll be perfectly honest, this show was nothing like i expected it to be. As I previously mentioned, I was hoping that this show would touch more on the topics of “boy joy” and “toxic masculinity” and be a bit more fun, but it didn’t. However, after each episode, I was patiently waiting for the next to be released. Watching this show didn’t make me fiend for it, but I did enjoy all twelve episodes and I felt that the ending was super cute.

Overall: This show is a solid 8. It shows boys (sort of ) standing up against the naysayers who think it’s “gross” for high school boys to like cutesy things. Each boy decided to live their lives the way they want while supporting each other along the way. Also, this show kind of brought Hello Kitty and Co. back into society’s eye in a world full of Pusheen and Grumpy
Cat (I hate those two). I recommend this show to anyone who likes Sanrio or cute boys! Thanks for reading my review! Keep an eye out on my next one: BTOOOM!.

When I saw that there'll be an anime that contains pretty boys and Sanrio, I was HYPED. I grew up with Sanrio characters, mostly Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll, so I was looking forward to what this anime will offer.

-Story-
Sanrio Dashi may have been an informercial for Sanrio products, but that doesn't mean it can't be an enjoyable anime. I appreciate the message they gave in the first half of the anime. I can relate and understand each character's struggles when it comes to having unusual interests. While the anime did have a nice message around the first half, the anime kinda fell flat around the ... second half with the 'I want to sparkle' plot. I understand with what they're going for, but it wasn't executed properly and some episodes felt blah. Another issue I had is how most of the drama was executed. The first couple of episodes' drama were decent, but things got more melodramatic as the anime progressed. Especially the episode with the blonde.

-Art-
It's alright. Some character designs were decent, some don't stand out and pretty forgettable. The animation could have been better though. Some scenes were pretty awkward when they weren't fully animated.

-Sound-
I have no complaints. The upbeat OP and ED matches the anime pretty well. Kinda forgettable for me, but I don't think it's all that bad.

-Characters-
[May Contain Spoilers] Okay these characters may be either hit or miss, or just plain forgettable to others. While I did enjoy the cast, honestly, the only character that stood out to me and loved was Yuu. Seiichirou and Shunsuke were okay and liked them. Ryou really irritated me when introduced in the anime with his sour attitude and awful behavior. But he sort of grew on me around the end, and don't dislike him as much as I did. Kouta, the mc, ended up being a character I grew to dislike. Or at least not like as much as I did before.. I thought it was cruel with the way he treated his old friends, ignoring them or not really hanging out with them anymore. It was played for laughs when Kouta was ignoring one of his friends, but got old real fast and I ended up feeling sorry for them. Another thing was around Episode 11, when Kouta pushed Yuu, causing him to fall and have a cut on his cheek, which was bleeding too. I understand that Kouta was having self doubts, trying to fight his inner demons, but you cannot do that to your friends... He didn't even apologize... I really wanted to like Kouta, he's not even a bad guy, but I ended up not liking him as much as I did around the beginning.

Overall, I still enjoyed this anime despite the second half being blah and a few issues with the characters. It's kind of hard to recommend this anime, but this show does have its strong points, it just could've been much better. If you're thinking of watching this anime, then give it a try.

The character design could have been more better. Some minor details could have been corrected.
After getting new friends our character Kouta Hasegawa completely ignored his old friends that was definitely not good according to theme of this show.
The theme of the show was good though.
The background characters had their own charm and were completely mixing well with the show.
Overall the show was good.
I do recommend watching it.
Love for cute things among boys is uncommon but cute things are cute however you look at them, so I really liked the idea behind this show.
All the 5 boys excluding Kouta Hasegawa stand out in their own way ... and the presence and absence of Kouta Hasegawa wouldn't have made any difference in the show. But some spicyness is needed and Kouta is tailor made to add this spice in the show.

For what it's worth, Sanrio Boys is a decently forgettable Sanrio advertisement.

The story itself is basic with the attractive main cast liking certain Sanrio characters and developing a friendship. It's not much, but at times it feels heartwarming to know that friendship comes from all kinds of places, especially through Sanrio. While the show primarily focused on the characters' bond, there were some reverse harem elements where a character would break the fourth wall and say some one-liner to tug my heartstrings. It puts me off and it just feels like they were talking to air.

Speaking of which, the characters are fine I guess. ... I don't hate them nor love them. They are just what I would expect in a reverse harem situation if a heroine were to appear. The main character had some self esteem issues but there were moments when I thought he was being so petty and it's a little annoying. Other than that, I have nothing much to say.

The artwork is cute (as expected for a Sanrio ad), and the animation is fine if not remarkable. I couldn't remember the OST, but I don't think I hate it.

Sanrio Boys is an okay anime ad with an okay premise with okay characters and cute Sanrio toys. Since it's essentially an ad, I didn't expect much but as a story it's pretty forgettable. I don't think it's bad to watch. You'll have a fun time, and after it's done you just forget about it.