Joshikousei no Mudazukai

Hey, can I say something amazing right now?

This anime is, that's what.

Joshikousei no Mudazukai was the one show above all which throughout the season I genuinely didn't understand why it didn't have a higher score on MAL. Me and many of my friends were in agreement that it's probably been the best comedy of the season, and it almost always manages to be entertaining.

By design it's nothing out of the ordinary. Just another high school comedy starring a bunch of girls. However, what truly makes it shine is the character cast and the dynamic between them. Mudazukai is very self-aware and every girl in the ... show is primarily referred to by some stupid nickname that the main character Tanaka has thought up. Tanaka herself, more commonly known as Baka, is as her name suggests an absolute moron. I can't stress enough just how stupid she is, but her stone-faced and deadly serious way of approaching the most ridiculous ideas she thinks up and then promptly forcing them on her friends is probably the core of what makes the show so funny. It's like a domino effect where her antics spread to everyone around her almost as if infecting them with her stupidity which in turn causes them to bring out their own abundance of great comedic interaction. All the characters are basically forced to accept and embrace their own quirks as a result, which effectively turns their own tropes into their advantage instead.

If you want to draw some parallels then Joshikousei no Mudazukai can be compared to the likes of Nichijou, Aho Girl or Asobi Asobase with similar kinds of over-the-top, meme-like and really stupid comedic scenarios, but thanks to the character cast it all works out really well. Obviously comedy is still very subjective so it's difficult to really critique it, but if you enjoyed any of those anime then I would definitely recommend checking this one out too.

Sometimes I question myself why I continue to watch such a stupid ammount of anime each season. I know I like to keep up with the conversation, but I obsess over it and because of that I end up dropping half of the shows I initially started watching. But watching this anime reminded me of a second reason why I continue my watching: It is to find hidden gems. Last season Choukadou Girl ⅙ was my hidden gem and this season it is Joshikousei no Mudazukai. But while Choukadou Girl ⅙ was a short anime poking fun at the otaku culture, Joshikousei no Mudazukai is ... another beast. And I mean, ANOTHER beast. You know why?

Joshikousei no Mudazukai is my comedy of the year. And here is why.

When it comes to comedies the cast is very important. Konosuba, Nichijou, you can't have a good comedy without a good cast. And Joshikousei luckily has one. First we have the red girl (sorry I forgot all the names of the cast. give me a break there are like 10 shows I am watching right now and mal took no effort to fill in the characters section). The red girl is incredibly cynical around his group of friends, often making snarky comments around brown haired happy girl, but at home she is a big otaku who has a passion for manga drawing. Then we have the brown haired happy girl who is incredibly energetic but constantly gets herself into problems. And then we have the third main character. Get this: she is a black haired girl with a blank expression, is a genius and is incredible unpredictable, often doing outlandish things you wouldn't expect out of a school girl like her. Now where have I heard that before….

Okay I am not gonna hide the Obvious comparisons to Nichijou. The black haired girl is basically a copy of Mai, the unpredictable humor are the same with both, the wild type of characters are the same with both, but honestly Joshikousei is more similar to Asobi Asobase of last year with the more structured scenarios instead of the skit-based nature of Nichijou. That's why I have the perfect description of this anime:

Joshikousei no Mudazukai is as if Asobi Asobase had the characters of Nichijou.

And I think that combination works wonderfully. The character interactions are all either charming or hilarious, the surprising punchlines keep me off-guard, the pacing (the one similar to Asobi Asobase) is great… yeah this anime is absolutely amazing. I know this anime is not for everyone, but if you love either Asobi Asobase or Nichijou you will love this anime.

"Hey, can I say something amazing?" - Baka

"OH HOLY $H!T, why is this show SOOOO criminally underrated!?" - The minority of people watching this (including yours truly)

This show is comedy gold that we've been seeking since recent times, and as it goes for a stupidly, insanely great premise for a school comedy, something along the lines of last Summer's Asobi Asobase, but fusing with the characters from Nichijou and Daily Lives Of High School Boys, girls' edition. At first, I thought it was like some mindless random high school JKs just lamenting their lives in school trying to make their own mark everywhere they go, ... being friends and strangers, all within the space of their own perceptions that looked like a bad premise. But as we all know, it isn't so as time progresses and seeing the character cast of their troupes and cliches that we have come to know and accept their randomness with the endless amount of gags that keeps us on our toes for both the expected and unexpected. That's a punchline!

Being a full-on comedic series, you would want the character cast to be as dynamic and unique as possible, as how we've seen with both said series before. And this series did illustrate each and every character to the fullest "potential". More than just being the group of generic "meh" girls with only their unique "quirks" to offer in the midst of jokes that hold up hits and misses at times, mangaka Bino ACTUALLY referenced the names of the character casts to the puns and illusions of their own personalities. And with that being said, let's throw the story out completely and bring on the characters!

The trio of same-class classmates: Tanaka "Baka" Nozomu, Akane "Wota" Kikuchi and Shiori "Robo" Saginomiya.

At first glance, these 3 girls look like your average school clique of friends. HOWEVER, look past the first impressions and you'd have a group of girls who does the EXACT same thing over and over again, so much so that it transforms the initial annoyance to a gem of classic comedy that's tried-and-truely done impressively well.

Baka is the constant being of an incredibly stupid and senseless girl, so much so that nobody wants to retaliate her annoying criticisms about everything that is randomized, plus her opening catchphrase.

Wota, on the other hand, is aspiring to be a BL mangaka due in part of her being a fan of BL. Moreover, her heart cries out for Vocaloid Teishotoku P as both a fan and crush...but there's a plot twist to it (that we'll see later)!

Robo is the type of girl who is emotionless at everything, from her figure of speech to her interest being experiments on biological stuff, so much so that Tanaka calls her "Robo" due to her no-note talking, as if to mimic a robot.

The "Filler" classmayes: Saku "Loli" Momoi, Yamamoto "Yamai" Minami, Ninomae "Majime" Kanade, Kujou "Majo" Hisui and Lily Someya.

Due to her physique and appearance being one very similar to an (loli) elemntary school kid, don't ever look down upon this childhood innocence of a high school girl, because she wears kindness over her life due to her upbringing with her granny in Japan while parents are away (well duh, of course). Plus, being tormented by everyone with "adult" misunderstandings meant that Loli could not grasp situations well that pertains to the adult mindset. we must protecc Loli!

Yamamoto is your typical average chuunibyou that expunges the daily life with her fix of chuunibyou stuff, so much so that their homeroom teacher is SO irritated by it, he counsels her to insanity.

Majime is the sort of character where I would call the "aloof" human, due to her tomboyish character notes while not being a social butterfly. And it is this case where she stalks Robo to no end, admiring her smart intelligence all her life.

Majo is the group's occult lead, so much so that nobody would want to go near her as she can chant spells that affect the mundaneness that is the human life.

Plus, with Lily Someya transferring into the school (and getting acquainted with Tanaka and Co.), she is (naturally) the school's bishoujo, but her anchor lies in her phobia of men (which Tanaka flinches everytime), and with her character design being a parody of lesbian characters, it's not hard to see striking similarities.

Last but not least, the homeroom teacher Masataka "Waseda" Sawatari. Despite his quirky appearance, he holds 2 positions: One, to disperse Yamamoto's chuunibyou habits, and two, act as Wota's secret musical artist admirer. Remember what I said about Teishotoku P? If you're wondering who he is, Waseda IS THE ONE. WOW, WHAT A PLOT TWIST!

All the characters here, be it working for or against one another, has always had that magical mystery of clicking together for some insane reason or whatnot, it will always stand to be as the highlight of the series by a long shot due to how much the character interactions become the main crux that plays to release all that pent-up frustration of wasting lives away like it's nothing. Plus, a shout-out to the 9 student-ladies crew of VAs who worked tirelessly on this show to give us an overwhelming positive experience!

If there is one person to thank for this marvelous setpiece, it is chief director Takeo Takahashi, who has directed the infamous Aki Sora, the incredible Spice and Wolf, the divisive Yosuga no Sora, and now with studio Passione as studio director. It's by far none his best recent directorial work to date. As with studio Passione doing the art and animation, it's pretty average to say the least, or at least on what the studio has been doing for the last 2 years of decent levelling. Particularly, nothing really stands out other than insane scenarios that had me wailing so hard I got bored and yawned at times.

HOWEVER...*OP plays*
"YO...Mic Check...JK! Wa! Moon! Dass! Cry! Everyday!"

While the OST too is very lacking in expressions, at least it somewhat redeems it based on the OP and ED alone. I hate to say it, but while the ED was fine by any usual standards, the OP...like WHAT THE HELL! It went from being SOOOO "meh" to singing "Uuu~~~~ Wa! Moon! Dass! Cry! Everyday!" every episode, at least it is for me! Now THIS is an OP I can share around with friends and marvel at the visuals and technicals about it, plus the crazy (in)sanity at how this simple song was so damn catchy and knows its shtick very well, it may just be one of (if not) the best and unique OPs of the season due to the amount of creativity that is put forth onto it. And now that song is stuck in my head, singing "Wa! Moon! Dass! Cry! Everyday!"...you know it when the GOAT music director Jin Aketagawa is at the helm.

While I'd like to re-watch this sometime in the future, the only gripe I had with this show is that more often than not, as stupid as they seem and sound, the jokes either don't land or have less of an eventful impact, so much that it detracts any fun had with this show. With that being said, that is just my nitpick, but if you like full-on comedy that is satisfying at every nook and cranny, this is the show for you.

If only Nichijou and Daily Lives of High School Boys had birthed a child, Joshikousei no Mudazukai is a DAMN GOOD (no pun intended) waste of time, wasting our days as high school JKs recreate those moments for the students in us.

(This is my first review ever sorry if its bad)
This anime flew completely under the radar of this seasons shows. Granted, so do a lot of other great shows but this particular one kind of made me mad at the majority of people who look for the first show in the shounen genre, or the first show to come up as the most popular by majority. I wish people would pay more attention to great and humorous shows like these.
Our three main characters are, Nozomu "Baka" Tanaka, Akane "Wota" Kikuchi, and Shiori "Robo" Saginomiya.
What I noticed right off the bat is that the characters ... are basically more or less are exactly the same characters as Yuuko, Mio, and Mai from Nichijou. A quick run down of the characters:
Nozomu, aka "Baka", gained this nickname for giving all her friends equally stupid names, hence, "Baka". She constantly likes to ask dumb questions (without knowing it), never does her homework, and amuses her friend(s), although its mostly Robo/Shiori.
Akane, aka "Wota" gained this nickname for being an Otaku, in her spare time she likes to draw BL/manga, kind of secretive about it, and is pretty much the only normal person in this series.
And then we have Shiori, aka "Robo", because she hardly expresses any emotions at all, She is very smart, somewhat strange, and gets a kick out of talking to Nozomu/Baka.
As I mentioned before, the characters show almost identical characteristics to those of our MCs in Nichijou. (Yuuko=Nozomu "Baka", Mio=Akane "Wota", and Mai=Shiori "Robo".)
And do I have a problem with this? Nope. The show has many more characters along side our MCs and shares a very similar feel to Asobi Asobase, which personally I think is a good thing. Humor is Humor and I really cant get enough of it. This show has its fair share of snide remarks, some form of meta jokes, awesome character interaction, and quite a lot more but my break is almost over and I don't have enough time for that. I really do get the feeling that we are watching the characters in their day to day life, instead of the characters living for the camera, which makes it all the more hilarious, considering basically no one is going to act like that in real life. Although the art is pretty, well, meh, without any other way to put it, its still averageish and I can let it slide.
So overall, I recommend this show along side any other golden comedy shows you can get your hands on, but none will be exactly the same as the other, which is good when it comes to comedy because originality is much needed so we can laugh at snide remarks all over again. We need much more shows like these, but please, when you have some time on your hands, go take a look at this show. You might enjoy it.

Quick short review:

Do you feel like having a fun time and having some good ol' laughs?
Trying to feel that missing piece in your heart that craves an anime similar to "Nichijou" or "Asobi Asobase"?

Well you came to the right place! Joshikousei no Mudazukai is the anime for you!


The story, location, jokes, and even some characters, can't help but constantly remind me of Nichijou/Asobi Asobase, and I like to think of this as a good thing. Others may indeed call this a "Nichijou/Asobi Asobase ripoff" or a "Nichijou/Asobi Asobase wannabe anime", but trust me this isn't the case. Both of them may have a few ... similarities, but even so, they have there unique features and style of making the jokes pop-off. Ever since Nichijou/Asobi Asobase ended, I have personally been craving for some more of that "good stuff" and "Joshikousei no Mudazukai" finally brought to me what I desired most; laughs.

All that aside, I truly believe that this is one of the hidden gems of this anime season, and I am truly amazed that simply not enough people are talking about it. It really does everything right and I highly enjoy it. Overall, giving it a solid 8.2/10. <3

The anime adaptation announcement of this series really caught me off guard since I only decided to read the manga just recently this year. And boy, am I loving the way they're adapting it.

This show is one hell of a roller coaster ride because of the comedy and deliberate poking of fun to the cliche anime/manga characters that you'll watch/read every now and then. It's like Asobi Asobase and Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou had a son.

Story - 7
Not much to say about the story because it mainly consists of skits and gags that appeal to both males and females. That itself is a feat to ... withhold considering that moe culture is a staple on every show with high school girls on it which gives this show an edge.

Art - 9
I'm glad they made the art as close to the source material as possible.

Sound - 9
One of the best OP I've heard of so far. I really love the trio's voice spouting random stuffs at different pitch.

Characters - 9
The trio has a very good balance. The idiotic MC that is basically chaos itself laying waste to the other girls' lives, the awkward otaku who tries her best to tolerate said MC, and the cool beauty with lots of weird hobbies. Then there's these other characters such as the delusional girl which I think has the funniest scenes and the college girl-loving teacher who tries his best to maintain order in the class despite the amount of weirdos he has to deal with.

Enjoyment - 10
I'll give this part a perfect score after watching episode 5. The interaction between the teacher and the delusional girl is just hilarious.

Overall - 9
All in all it's a very nice, relaxing show. A breath of fresh air from all fantasies (I'm looking at the Isekai "genre") and drama recently. And a someone who started reading the source material (manga) before the adaptation, I sure am looking forward for more episodes because I am waiting for some other scenes and I know that it'll just keep getting better.

"can i say something amazing " - baka
"this show is really funny as hell" - me replying to baka

the retard brain dead which is me will review this anime because he enjoyed it , i love this show so much it's story about high school girls who enjoyed thier life and have you know "normal life" and that's what make is awesome and it's show you how amazing and funny your youth can be and something else finally some comedy anime with a "STORY" to tell

story (10/10) :-

guess what this comedy anime have a story , yes and his story ... is really relaxing and funny in the same time also thier is no fan service , thier is no bullshit romance in this story which makes the story feels more real for teenagers and the comedy is just golden comedy because they did'nt use other anime or aliens to make it funny , they use something batter words that can be spoken and actions that can really happened is the real life and that give his own comedy and i find that this comedy is really special and it's hard to find something like it also i wanna say something else thier is a lot of things to learn from the story even if it's just comedy series

art (10/10) :-

the art is not that much of thing , it's just really normal art but the way they use this art skills is just amazing to improve the comedy in this show example :- when the teacher in the anime hear that she need to protect the world instead of picking subject in the school his own glasses starts to break
, so yeah it's really good art for comedy anime the coloring is good and character design describe the character and fit with thier personalty , from the first time you sow that character you will know his turn

sound (10/10) :-

the sound is good for comedy series because it's just relaxing and being funny thier is no need for any drama sounds or action and most of the time you focus in the words not the sound but sometimes the words just mix together which make me so confused but this feel more real like they have a real argument which is very funny by the way

characters (10/10) :-

i like this stupid characters so much they are just wired but in the same time you will love them because they are just being themself , they are'nt try to act to be funny , they are really funny and they know they are funny and this the best part they know that they acting so wired and funny which give them more real human being more than being just anime character and you will find all characters types but they did thier job right because the loli is just being loli , the beautiful just being the beautiful one , the stupid know she is so stupid , the robot girl just being you know no feelings , the smart one being the smart one and scary one know she is scary so that's it and the characters do what they like and having time with thier friends like a real person

enjoyment (10/10) :-

i enjoyed this thing so much i find very funny and special for comedy anime and that;s why i love it it's heartwarming series about girls have time like a real high school girls and this makes funny and great in the same time so give it a try

thanks for reading hope you have soprashi day!!

I think I'm wasting time here as most people actually enjoy this kind of anime, but I'd like to point out at least one thing, even if by stating my own opinion I will be most likely ignored.
This anime thrives by 'not being normal'. And that's it. The plot, the characters, the unfolding events, everything is mostly connected to being the opposite to normal. Stupidity brought to the banana girl level, useless infatuation alongside procrastination and a passive genius that is supposed to be a comic relief through absurdity and irony.
I repeat, this is my own opinion, but this anime is TRASH. ... If you started anime and went chronologically you can remember many example of anime that tried to use the abnormal factor as the theme. But most of them had some advantages. This one does not have such a thing. You can't think to enjoy this anime. You just need to accept the absurdity and laugh. Think, you who watched a lot of anime, how many times did it happen that in a rock,paper,scissor to make something funny the creator added a new move? Or how many times did it use a loli that hates being made fun of? Or how many times ... did you get a shitload of cliches?
Lastly, this is a waste of time, I'm dropping it. I just wanted to write my opinion even if its a waste of time as I can't stand seeing this shit being ignored as a problem when the 'isekai' genre is considered a plague. They are both in the same category, a freaking curse.

This easy-going anime takes you to the daily struggle of Nozomu "Baka" Tanaka, who lives her nickname to the fullest, and her friends. The baseline story is pretty similar to the other slice of life anime that takes highschool girl as the protagonist, but this one has an enjoyable character development pacing and serves you with more relatable events. No cringe, boring, or cliche stuff. Everyday is a peaceful day.

As per for my subjective evaluation, I don't see any downside to this anime. I knew that I am going to complete watching this and be excited waiting to watch the next episodes after finishing one ... since the first episode. I loved how they brings diversity in many forms even though the plot; Tanaka went into girls-only highschool yet still have strong (as in, exist, not literally) male casts which provides more option for the characters to interact with each other.

What can I say? I love peaceful shows including this anime. It is easy to go with.

I would recommend this Anime, especially for those who have completed watching/reading Nichijou, Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge, Asobi Asobase, or any combination of them.

I'd technically give this a 7.5

The series is one of many highly underrated godlike comedies. Full of hilarious tropes and references and me myself couldn't help but cackle at this show's many jokes. The show started off with a bang and went into full throttle with its comedy, but as the series progresses it started falling flat as some of that golden comedy began to dissipate along with it.

The series was fun in general but like how the characters get tired of the really obnoxious girl in thee series, I too kinda fell like she ran out of jokes to tell, and the comedy kinda ... shifted away from what it first appeared to be, a huge meta comedy on anime.

The opening song also fell flat for me, it was just, really annoying.

I know that we were supposed to focus more on the three main characters but I feel like we don't know them well enough by the end of the show; mostly because the supporting characters gets a lot of backstory, but even then there are times where the series just gets boring- and a god like comedy like this shouldn't get boring but it is; since, at a certain point, they start re-using jokes till they're not funny anymore.

Man, this was HILARIOUS. Some moments had me in actual tears, it was so funny. You know you've done a great job when the viewer has a feeling of sadness at the end of the show, because they are going to miss the cast. And that's exactly how Joshikousei no Mudazukai made me feel when it ended. I am really going to miss these girls if they don't come out with a season 2.

If you enjoyed anime like Nichijou, Setokai Yakuindomo or Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, you more than likely will really enjoy this anime. As the title suggests, it ... just follows the random happenings of high school girls. The trio of stars here are the aspiring BL Mangaka, Wota (Akane), The stoic and almost android like Robo (Shiori), and the mentally retarded goofball, Tanaka (Baka). These three have some of the best comedic chemistry I've seen together as MC's in a while. But, far and away, the best character was Baka (Tanaka). She was just stone cold hilarious. She's the funniest idiot I've seen since Yoshiko Hanabatake from Aho-Girl. (Another anime you should check out. Criminally underrated for how funny it is.).

Surrounding them are your usual cast of weirdos. The Tomboy (Kanade), the Occult Hikki (Hisui), The Grade-Schooler (Saku), The Chuunibyou (Yamamoto), The beautiful foreign transfer student, (Lily) and the teacher that tries to keep them all under control. (Masataka). Of this cast of supporting characters, Lily and Yamamoto stand out the most. They were the funniest characters behind Baka. (If you don't watch this anime for anything else, watch it for the moment when Lily meets Kanade's mom. I laughed for 5 minutes straight.) But the entire cast is solid. They're all funny and likable. I particularly loved Yamamoto's interactions with Masataka.

The anime is a sketch comedy format, that just follows them from gag to gag, doing random things that high school girls do. Hanging out, shopping, going to the movies, studying, etc... And you would think that sounds boring, but it is most certainly not. The level of comedic dialogue is top notch, and keeps everything extremely entertaining, because very few of the jokes do you see coming. The writing is fantastic in that while using a lot of cliched character archetypes, they took great care not to rehash all of the same jokes you find in other anime of its ilk. (There are a few, but not many. You don't find yourself watching a carbon copy of Zetsubou Sayonara Sensei or Haganai, even though a lot of the same character types are used there.).

Sharp writing, great cast chemistry, fantastic comedic timing, and absolutely no poorly executed melodrama to drag it down at the end, makes this a wonderful anime to check out. Oh and special thumbs up to that ridiculous catchy OP. I'm probably going to be singing "Moon Dass Cry" for months. Either that, or saying: "Hey, can I say something amazing?".

Great anime. Watch it!

Joshikousei no Mudazukai (2019)

This anime by far is the comedy of the year. Kaguya-sama was very close but this show is just hilarious all the way through.

Primarily about three girls and their high school experiences but you also get a good fill of the supporting cast to make it feel like a mass of main characters.

The art of the series is great and is really satisfying to watch. The show does a really good job with attention to detail.

The OP for the series is really good and enjoyable to listen to each time. The ED is also very nice to listen too. ... Throughout the show, the sound effects are very good and fitting at every turn.

Characters are developed fairly heavily throughout the show. They get good segments to explain personalities in much more detail. It would have been nice on a personal standpoint to get to know more about Yamamoto because she is a really interesting character.

Enjoyment as a whole is absolutely 10/10 since the show is so funny and varied throughout. The little things like how the OP splits the characters into groups that define the main set, 'weird ones' and others as such.

Overall this is the best comedy of 2019 thus far. It will take a lot to change that based on what is expected to come up. A season 2 would be deserving.

I loved this anime. If you have watched Daily Lives of High School Boys, you would love this. If you haven't I also recommend that, but currently this is one of my favorites. It is such an amazing anime where I wished I had friends and the humor is also really good. If you like lighthearted, relatable and heartwarming anime, I highly recommend this. It is very funny and I wish that this had a season 2. Definitely going to try buy the manga and would always watch/read this when I feel down. Such a comfort anime. The art style is pretty good and is ... nice. The characters are likable, and are relatable in many ways (varies from person). The story is like the title and sometimes it's pretty realistic. Except if you ignore the effects. I think it's a show that many people would enjoy. Don't mind the rating if you think that's a bad rating. Trust the show and watch it. Definitely underrated.

7.8 score? Come on guys lets make this anime at least get 8.2 score lol. Im sure many of you longing for a good comedy show like this and its not easy to make an comedy anime thats actually funny that can make you laugh real hard.

I hope there will be more anime like joshikousei in the future, at least one per season, well there are many anime with "cute girls doing cute things" theme every season but this anime is more than that its funny its really entertaining and it has some good slice of life moments. The character and the story are done ... really nicely, each character have some decent background story and it shows us how deep their friendship is. So i think the story is quite rich and i gotta give a plus point there.
This anime is like in between danshi koukosei and asobi asobase, the story have its serious moments but it isnt gloomy at all and it will cheer you up surely. If you got a bad day watching this anime surely wont disappoint you.
IMHO this is one of the best anime this season.

[FIRST IMPRESSION: a review solely based on the first five episodes]

Be careful, Daily Lives of High School Boys, because it's summer 2019 and Joshikousei no Mudazukai (a.k.a Wasteful Days of High School Girl) is here to snatch your crown of "School Comedy of the 2010s". The same warning goes to you too, Asobi Asobase.

Already being the finest --and sneakiest-- anime of the season, Joshikousei no Mudazukai takes no prisoners starting from its bop-pop OP and the spot-on depiction of the first days of school-- when innocent daydreams get crushed easily by a bitter-and-a-bit-perverted homeroom teacher. It is refreshing to see three heroines who are not ... immediately close friends from the get-go-- therefore saving up a promising investment for character development on future episodes. Each episode serves as a centerpiece for different characters with our main heroine, fondly nicknamed 'Baka', as the glue that holds everything together. Every single character is adorably inexplicable and that's where the gold mine is. While Daily Lives of High School Boys and Asobi Asobase rely more on their comedic antics, Joshikousei no Mudazukai relies more on the weirdness of each character and the chemistry that unfolds.

The character highlights (so far) are definitely Yamai, who is probably the first-ever female depiction of Eight Grade Syndrome in anime, and Wota, who constantly fails to hide her hunger for all things BL. Nonetheless, it is still Baka who becomes the true gem of the story. Is 16'15" to 20'25'' of Episode 1 officially the funniest four minutes (and ten seconds) of 2019 in anime? Well, we need to wait until December to find out but nonetheless, that would be the candidate to beat for sure.

Tentative conclusion? It wouldn't hurt kicking off your every summer weekend with Joshikousei no Mudazukai. In fact, you wouldn't want to miss it for the world.

[ #felixlovesanime will compose the complete review of the season once the season ends. Stay tune and have a great summer, all. ]

Just not funny enough for me, as a Japanese speaker who adores quirky humour.

I came across ‘Joshikousei no Mudazukai’ during a search for anime similar to ‘Nichijou’, ‘Asobi Asobase’ and ‘The Daily Lives of Highschool Boys’ - three anime that I’m fond of and think portray the Japanese surreal humour very well and all in all are extremely funny shows. The anime that most people recommended for these three was this anime, ‘Wasteful Days of Highschool Girls’.

Now this may be because I am Japanese, and maybe have a high standard of the Japanese humour that I want to see or if it’s because I understand ... the humour and language better than perhaps a non-Japanese speaker - but this show just wasn’t that funny to me. I watched it through to the end just because I wanted to give it a chance, but other than its very sparse, occasionally funny jokes and likeable characters, it wasn’t incredibly interesting to me and it did not have me in fits of laughter like ‘Asobi Asobase’ did.

Slightly disappointed, if anyone actually would like to see more humour similar to the three above, I would say give ‘Saiki-K’, ‘Grand Blue’ or ‘Sakamoto Desu Ga?’ a try, as this anime just did not hit the mark. I’m giving it a six anyway because, if I ignore the fact that I was searching for a specific type of humour, it is a good show with wholesome moments, dumb remarks and enjoyable characters.

If you liked Daily Lives of High-school Boys, then Joushikousei I say is right up your alley in terms of comedy and its characters.

The heart of the show is its comedy and the wacky to unique character or trope characters in the show. Even though the show kind of groups the characters in 3's they all somehow have good chemistry with one of another and different gag or bits will have them interacting with each other. You'll definitely will find a favorite character out of the whole class including their homeroom teacher; which i didn't expect to get some character 10/10

The show doesn't really ... have a story, just small section of character development, it just follow high-school girls and all the crazy and weird stuff that happens with each or and everyone of them. Its random from one episode to the next so you can drop into episode and it doesn't really continue from the last, if the lyrics of the shows opening doesn't clue you in enough then your in for a treat. it just follow high-school girls and all the crazy and weird stuff that happens with each or and everyone of them. 7/10

Art isnt spectacular but it isnt straight up garbage. The colour pallet is bright, guessing its a choice to contrast what most people think of girls being all innocent and what not. 7/10

This show remembered me the first time that I listened the Zooropa Album from U2 in 2014, so underrated but so excellent. It's the same sensation of finding new roads, new textures, new sound, and remembering old sensations that have lost with all the animated series that I've seen in all these years.
After episode 6, I can say that undoubtelly it's a hidden gem as Joshiraku, actually totally unnoticed, but in the future seem as one of the animes that break the status quo bullshit of nowadays. Many people could despise it, but is very enjoyable and it has soul, not as 99% of the ... current animated series. Just love for them.
This series, could take elements of Nichijou, Asobi Asobase and Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou, but in any way is the same. You can check in this anime the worries, the tension, the love of a bunch of High School Girls, not everything is comedy.
And if you don't believe me, come on. Go and see it now

If I could rename this show, it would be "Joshikousei no Nichijou".

These aren't your average everyday memes, these are ADVANCED memes. I wouldn't expect the average anime otaku to understand Joshikousei no Mudazukai. You would have to have very high IQ to understand it. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of DAIBUTSU or WASEDA most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Tanaka's AHO outlook, which is deftly woven into her charaterisation- her personal philosophy draws heavily from OMOSHIREONNA, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths ... of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Joshimuda truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Tanaka's existential nickname "BAKA" which in itself is a cryptic reference to an Ancient Chinese Proverb of calling a deer the same as a horse. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as ビーノ's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. I pity them. 😂

In all seriousness though, one of the best comedies I've seen in a long time. Joshimuda does everything it can to destroy the image of japanese highschool girls being shy, delicate flowers. If you're ever tired of watching girls acting girly, this is probably the show for you. In this show you can find not just one character, but an entire cast of the weirdest most unusual cases of joshikousei in their natural habitat. Often times, observing natural joshikousei is a very rare chance, because they're quick to hide themselves behind a facade of cute phrases or dazzling cosmetics, distracting the male predator in order to buy time to escape into their safe space. Here, we have rare footage of them acting as naturally as any human being would: quirky, full of faults and, with lack of a better term, simply human. I'd be lying if I said I never liked any pandering moe shows. But in all fairness, joshimuda's portrayal of joshikousei is probably the most realistic in a weird way, and I think that's what makes it funny.

Story - 7
The series is quite episodic, usually focusing on a character at a time or playing out a skit involving a few characters. Similar to Nichijou or Danshikoukousei no Nichijou, all three shows follow this skit-like pattern (and coincidentally have 3 main characters). The main character "BAKA" is usually involved, but the show focuses on the side characters quite a lot as well.

Art - 7
No, it doesn't have gorgeous backdrops, nor does it have breathtaking animation. But I think the art of the show perfectly fits the theme of the show. It's simple and that's all it needs since the focus is not really the art, it's the comedy.

Sound - 6
Don't expect any catchy tunes either. Although the opening is really good, the show itself doesn't have much to go for in terms of soundtrack. There was a special song episode but that's pretty much it. However what it lacks in BGM it makes up for in dialogue and voice acting. Japanese voice acting has always been known for its high quality and this is no exception.

Character - 10
Each character basically represents a different stereotype of a japanese highschooler. And you may think: Can people like this actually exist? And you might be surprised to find out that they're really not that uncommon. In the prodigality of highschool youth, people can act in the most unusual ways. I'm sure everyone has acted strangely in one way or another during their youth. Adoloscence is one of life's greatest mysteries and watching people act as strangely as they do is what I think makes these characters very interesting and fun to watch.

Enjoyment - 10
I found it funny, and does a comedy really need to be anything more? If it can make you laugh, smile or maybe even just a smirk, then I say it's a good comedy.

Overall - 8
All in all, a series I would totally recommend 100% for any slice-of-life aficionado. A bit unfortunate that not many people are picking it up but in my list, it's up there as one of the best SOL/comedy shows of all time.

And yes, by the way, i DO have a Joshimuda tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid

WA! MOON! DASS! CRY!

A surprisingly fun to watch anime


Filling in part the emptiness that left Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou, Joshikousei no Mudazukai (Wasteful Days of High School Girl) comes to present a slice of life comedy about a group of peculiar friends and how they spend their daily lives doing ridiculous stuff.

One day, out of boredom, Tanaka decided to give her classmates a nickname based on their peculiarities. Her friend Sakuchi became "Ota" given her otaku interests, and her other friend Saginomiya became "Robo” due to her inexpressive personality. In retaliation, her friends decided to nickname her "Baka" for her notorious idiocy. From this event will begin this ... ridiculous story of three friends and their classmates who claim (but do not prove) to live up to the maturity of youth.

Being one of those titles that I really did not expect or know anything before its premiere, Joshikousei no Mudazukai has ended up being, at least for me, one of the surprises of the past summer season, a work that from the outside would seem to be just another anime of cute girls doing cute things, but that already entering into it, proves to be a really competent comedy, being within this genre one of the most entertaining works with which I have had the opportunity to run into during the year of its broadcast.


The anime is simply a school comedy, which leads us to witness the daily life of a picturesque and disparate group of young students from a high school for girls only. The work then has as its main protagonists a triad of friends conformed by Tanaka, an absolute idiot from head to toes full of energy that wants a boyfriend without trying anything to get it, Kikuchi, a future mangaka and fanatic of the yaoi, and Saginomiya, an inexpressive and intelligent young woman with great interest in the world of microorganisms.

The anime then goes on how the relationship between these three friends and the conversations and situations unfolds, in many irrelevant and absurd cases that they end up constantly having, as well as their interactions with their teacher, a declared fan of university girls, and their others classmates, among which we find an innocent and short loli tsundere, a blonde with a serious case of chuunibyou, a mature and smart tomboy girl list somewhat obsessed with Robo, a beautiful student transferred with lesbian tendencies, and an adorable and shy fan of occultism and dark things, which together will give way to diverse and entertaining situations and interactions that will keep more than one entertained.


Although I could not catalog the series in any way as an original work, since premises and characters of this style can be found in many other titles of the same tonic, that does not take away from the anime that it is a quite entertaining series and fun to follow, whose chemistry and interactions between its characters is its greatest strength, and which is seen inmediatly, being a very light title whose chapters passes quick before you know it.

Visually speaking the series is competent but little else, the anime is not that it looks bad but it does not impress in any way, delivering a correct animation, attractive but not very striking character designs, and a background work that goes quite unnoticed.

Likewise, its soundtrack is not that it attracts a lot of attention, passing under the radar and barely noticing that it is there, but I must comment that its opening song entitled, “Wa! Moon! Dass! Cry!” Turns out to be a song quite lively and visually appealing, in addition to being a total nonsense that has no meaningful lyrics, meanwhile the ending theme entitled "Seishun no Reverb", although much less striking is also quite pleasant to the ear.


A work not too prominent and one could say that even inconsequential, but which definitely turns out to be an entertaining anime, which is perfect to spend a pleasant time without throwing a lot of brain. It is not the best school comedy out there, and it is one of those works that you will most likely forget within a few weeks or days of seeing it, but it is a fun title worth checking out, especially if you like seeing high school girls doing nonsense. It starts a little slow, but it is still a good comedy when it is already strong and introduces all its characters.