Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu.

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Synonyms: A Destructive God Sits Next to Me, Bokuhaka

Japanese: ぼくのとなりに暗黒破壊神がいます。

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 11, 2020 to Mar 28, 2020

Premiered: Winter 2020

Broadcast: Saturdays at 21:00 (JST)

Producers: Toei Video, AT-X, Being, Yomiuri TV Enterprise, Kadokawa, JY Animation, Crunchyroll SC Anime Fund, MAGNET, Video Market

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: EMT Squared

Source: Manga

Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, School, Josei

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.65¹ (scored by 11,498 users)

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Ranked: #5127²

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

Popularity: #2633

Members: 37,949

Favorites: 160

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In the distant past, Miguel, the God of Destruction, was sealed inside the knight who ruled over light and darkness, Sturmhurt. Alongside the knight was Gestöber, who accompanied him through countless battles. In the present day, destiny causes them to reincarnate as Kabuto Hanadori and Seri Koyuki, two classmates.

Their reunion should be a joyous moment, if not for the fact that these fantasied heroes are just products of Kabuto's delusions. As the fictional "Gestöber," Seri finds himself in various embarrassing situations due to Kabuto's antics that sometimes grow out of his control. Moreover, his classmate Utsugi Tsukimiya joins the fray with his absurdly accurate mind-reading abilities, slowly destroying Seri's social life.

Seri tries hard to stay away from them, refusing to acknowledge their shenanigans, however with Kabuto's chuunibyou and Utsugi's unpredictability, he is only bound to be swept by the craziness coming his way.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Hanadori, Kabuto

Main

Sakurai, Takahiro
Japanese

Koyuki, Seri

Main

Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Tsukimiya, Utsugi

Supporting

Kimura, Ryouhei
Japanese

Kimiya, Hibiki

Supporting

Yonaga, Tsubasa
Japanese

Sumiso, Kotoko

Supporting

Kayano, Ai
Japanese

Mogami, Kimikage

Supporting

Tachibana, Shinnosuke
Japanese

Cerberus

Supporting

Akasaki, Chinatsu
Japanese

Tokimune, Shikimi

Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke
Japanese

Aitsu

Supporting

Masuda, Toshiki
Japanese

Mogami, Suzuran

Supporting

Ikuta, Yoshiko
Japanese

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Nigorikawa, Atsushi

Director

Asaoka, Takuya

Episode Director, Storyboard

Fujimoto, Saeka

Script

AOP

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Opening Theme

"Take mo' Chance" by all at once

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Ending Theme

"FREEDOM de Muda ni Muteki!! (FREEDOMでムダに無敵!!)" by AOP

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Reviews

Mar 28, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

RPWPA (All reviews)

23 people found this review helpful

As a fan of SOL anime, one of the things I look forward to is that one great comedy-focused anime that comes out every season and I'm glad to say I found it in this one.

Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu is a very traditional comedy anime, it heavily focuses on punchlines as the main way of presenting its jokes yet somehow it doesn't get repetitive. At times it may seem overused but I never felt the need to close the episode or drop the anime while watching. On the contrary, I found myself laughing multiple times during certain episode and that read more

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Mar 30, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 3

Kami-O (All reviews)

18 people found this review helpful

This anime is about 3 kids. 1 is like an upgraded version of Rika. And by upgrade I mean even more delusional, not better. He is in love with the supposed main character for some reason. The Main character is a masochist that likes to blame everyone for his shortcomings when he is the one to blame for having the temperament of a bob-omb. He almost literally explodes in fits of rage at the chuunibyou character. His indecisiveness makes him the most unlikable character in the show. Lastly there is the God of the show. He can hypnotize people with his eyes and read the read more

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Mar 28, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

KANLen09 (All reviews)

16 people found this review helpful

To have a show like this mirror last season's surprisingly good Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy in all aspects (plot and character) and with 100% inspired accuracy, needless to say I'm always quite skeptical of the chuunibyou gag formula at the start, and come out feeling satisfied at the end. Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy did it to me last season, and this show is largely more of the same.

The extents of Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy and this show play down the same game: a non-existent plot about the MC wanting to get some quietness out of life, and in comes the eccentric "otherworldly" boys playing around in their own world and messing the world's balance around with their antics, and finally the MC ropes in together with these boys in an unshakable bond of friendship.

Again, the characters are what makes shows like this so endearing, apart from all the ridiculous antics and comedy:
Koyuki Seri, nicknamed Gestober, the main attraction of the group, a plain-looking boy wanting to have some calmness in school, and always gets arrowed for insane reason he always "dies" in spirit at the end. Plus, his desire to have classmate Kotoko Sumiso notice his crush for her are always thwarted by (mostly) Hanadori. "RIP Koyuki" has been the recurring gag that never fails to make me laugh that hard. Props to VA Jun Fukuyama for doing such a wonderful job.

Kabuto Hanadori, the over-excessive chuunibyou, nicknamed Miguel, the dark God of Destruction. He's always performing alter-ego acts of chuuni so much that it irks Koyuki, but in truthness, wants to be Koyuki's friend and cares deeply for him...that is, unless he's asked to do in consideration.

Utsugi Tsukimiya the teaser and joker of both Koyuki and Hanadori. Always never-ceasing in spreading his "knowledge" to both of them and the constant low-ley teasing that ends both in hilarious states, he's the straight man to their inherent relationship.

As for Hibiki and Mogami, they're just as chuuni in their own ways, the former being a shy one and the latter trying his best to be noticeable at best and helping Koyuki out.

The best has got to be the bond between Tsukimiya, Hanadori and Koyuki and their endless antics that drive the comedy and the bond between Hanadori and Koyuki so well, and Tsukimiya being the "threat" to them both.

With great character comes great animation...in the comedic sense whilst keeping it low budget, and any studio would've been fine in this treatment. What's enough is more than enough, and with all those cartoony, slice-of-life caricatures, the enjoyment shines through. In the sound aspect, it's decent at best. The OP is as average as wack, but I love its bop and hoppity feel, say whatever you want but this is my hidden gem of a great song. AOP's ED...well, just sounds the typical idol group kind.

This show (like Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy) are shows that you can enjoy regardless of the score/rating, and if you need a time to flex your laughing stock and funny bones, it's worth the watch (plus a re-watch too).

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Apr 9, 2020

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

Pixeldrum (All reviews)

12 people found this review helpful

Definitely a hidden gem. I actually almost missed this show because it had so little popularity within the currently airing anime.

Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu is a great comedy show. The plot of the anime is nothing special: MC gets dragged along with a chuunibyou friend. This type of show has been done a bunch of times. But, why is it that something like Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai or Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy average or even below average, and this show, very good in my eyes?

Well, I'd say that there are a lot of elements that make this show as good as it is, but let's first talk about one of the most important things about a comedy show: the characters. The main character is not your white bread japanese MC with their only personality trait being "kind." He definitely has a depth of personality that you wouldn't normally see in a comedy anime. He's childish, dumb, selfish, easily tricked, and maybe doesn't appreciate his friends enough. All of this shows through in his monologue. There's definitely a lot of shows with monologuing like Bakemonogatari or Suzimiyah Haruhi. And definitely a few comedies that do the same, like Saiki K. However, Seri's monologue showcases his personality very well, and creates a great comedic effect off of it. His reactions and comments truly makes this show a lot more fun and interesting, and the show isn't shy to showcase it a lot. Seri's monologue is one of the defining factors of this show, and also one of the funniest. However, lets move onto the other main character: Hanadori. It's true that he starts off by being one of the most overused chuunibyou archetypes of all time but after he starts to interact with Seri and Tsukimiya, that archetype becomes secondary to his personality, and this is true with all of the characters in this show. While a lot of them seem to be very boring and only have a quirk/gimmick to them, they usually get explored a lot more than just that. This is something Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai or Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy fail to do. They just muddle about with their given quirks in uninteresting slice of life scenarios with predictable dialogue and reactions, thus making them extremely boring. Boku no Tonari has great characters, comedy, and a unique MC. Hanadori is shown to be extremely affectionate towards Seri, and you get to see him grow as a person, or at least, see him become something more than just "a guy with chuunibyou." Tsukuyima is actually one of the most unique characters right off the bat, and a necessary character for the story. He's shown to actually have mysterious powers of that like a God, and harasses Seri for no other reason than for his amusement. While he doesn't really progress as a character, you never find him boring. As for the side characters, I'll go over them real quick. Just like Hanadori, archetypal characters are generally given enough love to evolve beyond their single trait that they were given when introduced. However, I will admit. Some characters really are just what they look to be when they were introduced. It was probably the 12 episode time frame that this show was given that this had to be the case. I find that especially Mogami really got no screen time or dialogue beyond his typical lines that he always goes for. However, there is no real annoying characters, and Helius, Sumiso, etc, are all pretty good. They're also not overused that much, so the jokes about them don't get oversaturated. The author tries to keep things fresh.

Anyways, lets move on to the story. Some comedies sometimes shift their focus to more serious character development arcs, such as "why am I even hanging out with these guys," etc etc. Boku no Tonari is no different, but it's executed well. A lot of comedies fail to pass this hurdle. Boku no Tonari maintains a serious tone when needed, but also knows that it shouldn't be a show that should be taken that seriously. In the end you have well balanced character arcs where you get to know the character much more in a genuine fashion than a typical comedy show could offer without it being forced. The only other thing I wanted to comment about the story is that it focuses on comedy for the most part, while some shows love to focus heavily on the "slice of life" part for some reason. It's not even good when they do that. Boku no Tonari focuses on the comedy aspect, and thus, is not a half baked product that tries to execute both a slice of life and comedy.

Art...honestly, looking at the art objectively, it's very average, or even below average. That is, if you don't include the comedic aspects of it. What I mean are the facial expression of characters during scenes. As a comedy, having your animation blend in is very important, and Boku no Tonari gets a 10/10 on that aspect. Simple, yet effective and cute chibi figures, everything about the cat aesthetic that Seri has, and the other facial expressions and reactions are very reminiscent of a 4-koma comedy (which it obviously adapted off of), is amazing. While it may be something that you may brush off, the art and animation of these scenes definitely multiply the execution of dialogue and scenes.

All in all, It's a very good series with little to critique. I was honestly very surprised that it was at the bottom of the barrel of new airing shows, since it's probably going to be one of my favorites of the year. I hope this review makes you think about giving it a try.

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