180-byou de Kimi no Mimi wo Shiawase ni Dekiru ka?

This is the best anime to come out this season, because it brings something new to the table. 180 Byou de Kimi no Mimi wo Shiawase ni Dekiru ka? means "Can I make your ears happy in 180 seconds?", and so far it has certainly been making my ears very happy after every episode.

Story: 9/10
I will admit I have to deduct a point for this because there is not much in terms of plot. Not that this anime needs it anyway. It is supposed to be an anime where you relax by listening to ASMR voices. In fact, the plot of this anime reminds me ... a lot of the plot of one room, which I have given all 3 seasons 10 out of 10 overall. You don't demand a well-written story in slice-of-life anime, same reasoning here. That being said, it is educational as well. You get to learn that Fire Belly Newts have aphrodisiac properties.

Art: 10/10
The girls in the anime are so fucking cute. After listening to the audio only with your eyes closed, open your eyes and you will experience a completely different dimension of pleasure by combining the voices to the perfectly well drawn girls. Without the ASMR aspect, this anime would have awoken the degenerate in me.

Sound: 10/10
This is the whole selling point of the show. Every single sound made in this anime sends shivers down my spine in a good way. All the voice actresses are absolutely amazing and have their own unique vocal tics. I have been deliberating on whether I should upgrade my headphones for years because I didn't want to waste money, but after 1 episode, I went and ordered a brand new better quality more expensive headphone just so that I can enjoy this anime a little bit more. Some people might say that the ASMR is lacking, but I feel that the wonderful voice acting more than makes up for it. In addition, the choice of sounds made are really creative, from ice to water to bubbly sounds to squishy sounds from cream to wind chimes to baby talk, there is a lot of variety such that you will never ever get bored.

Character: 9/10
This is also another point I have to deduct a point for. I don't really know much about the characters and their lives or personality, but it doesn't matter, all that matters is their beautiful voices and their cute looks. One thing that is a positive to me is that there were a lot of lolis, so if you like them, this might be another positive point. But don't expect to know too much about their lives.

Enjoyment: 10/10
I really, really, really, really love this anime. It is so refreshing to see an experimental anime this season that is completely different from the rest. ASMR is not uncommon on other platforms such as youtube, but in the anime industry, this is a first, which is done very, very, very well. Some of the lines said by the girls are so ridiculous and original and unexpected that I absolutely love it. For example in episode 2 the girl tried "baby-like talk in ASMR", or in episode 3 the big sister dropped ice into a cup of water and praised the dummy head mic for sleeping with her, in episode 4 you get to hear bubbly sounds and two awkward girls not knowing how to be friends with each other and one of them asking how much she has to pay to be friends, in episode 6 you get to hear the squishy sounds coming from squeezing cream in her hands, which I probably can never get anywhere else. Episode 7 was the best episode, you have two little sisters, one of them is a yandere who wants to marry her brother and kill other women with the Te-tr-o-do-to-xi-n~. Just give it a try, it's only 3 minutes long. Also, it isn't an anime which strives to be anime of the year, so you don't have to pay a lot of attention to it thus it is not stressful to watch.

Overall: 10/10
Remember to buy headphones. To enjoy this, don't try to take it too seriously, just relax and listen to the voices. I get that niche anime like this isn't for everyone, but it certainly is for me. Give it a chance, you might be pleasantly surprised.

My first thought was, "Oh wow, an anime about ASMR!! I bet they will focus more on the quality of the sounds!"

...and that's when it failed me after watching 4 episodes.

As a huge fan of ASMR, like I literally listen to Japanese ASMRs every time and I have this beautiful headphones that has the qualities you need when listening to ASMRs, this show has yet to showcase the true wonders and beauty of ASMR.

I will mainly review the sounds and let's see, Where did it all go wrong? The quality of left and right sound which is the critical aspect of ASMR is quite ... bad, every time the characters try to do the left-right sounds, it wasn't that distinguished. The sound of the characters speaking overpowers the "ASMR" in each episode, especially the "titanium ear pick". I couldn't enjoy much the sounds that they are focusing in each episodes which is again, an important part of ASMR. In the 180 seconds the show says that we'll enjoy ASMR, I think that the ASMR part/ aspect only lasts for 60-100 seconds and the rest are the characters talking.

well, this is a preliminary review so let's see how they'll show us more of ASMR.

This is a short animated series of a few minutes, which contains ASMR scenes, ie this is more based on this anime, the sound is excellent, but you have to wear some headphones for a full experience, I don't know why people didn't like it, this anime is only if you enjoy ASMR and at the same time you want to see an anime version.
There is no big imprint on characters or story, it is strictly for ASMR, it is relaxing, you can experience more kinds of ASMR and at the same time more tuppets of personalities that make ASMR.
You watch this anime for relaxation, ... not to see a good story.

I do enjoy listening to ASMR on YouTube, so the concept of an ASMR anime sounded interesting to me. However I was not sure what to expect going into this anime. Was this going to include actual ASMR? Or is it just about girls who like ASMR?

Turns out it's a bit of both.

The short episodes were slightly concerning to me, since I'm used to listening to hour long ASMR videos. But it became quickly apparent, that this anime serves a different purpose than the ASMR videos on YouTube.

While each episode does contain its fair share of ASMR, it also has its characters constantly giving ... commentary on it. As they don't whisper when commentating and just talk as they normally would, it can drown out the ASMR part at times.
(Personally, I did find it slightly annoying at first and thought to myself, can they please shut up during the ASMR parts??)

But then I realized that if I wanted to listen to ASMR uninterrupted, I could just go to YouTube.

So what exactly is the purpose of this anime, if not to relax while listening to ASMR? To tell an entertaining story perhaps? Well, some episodes follow an ongoing narrative with reappearing characters, but others are completely detached from the rest. However, it is fun to imagine that ASMR artists might have gone through similar experiences irl as the characters in the anime
(like your mom wondering why there is a head in your room or explaining to your friends what ASMR is). But I wouldn't say the story is the main focus either.

In my opinion, the anime serves as an introduction to those who have heard of ASMR, but don't really know what it is or are curious to try it out.
Just like the characters in the anime, which are doing ASMR for the first time themselves :D It felt like a showcase of different ASMR sounds, similar to the previews at the beginning of long ASMR videos on YouTube (especially episode 9). The difference being, this preview is 12 episodes long, has cute girls talking over the ASMR parts and it's all animated!

To sum things up:
pros:
- anime contains some good quality ASMR
- anime has some funny moments with its characters
- nice animation
cons:
- characters interrupt / talk over ASMR parts
- some sounds could be closer to the mic (but that's just my personal preference)
- not many sounds on the right ear

Overall I would say, if you like ASMR or if you are interested in finding out what its about, give this a watch :)

I’m not to fair yet but i like how there is story and you kinda seem to get to know the different characters and they seem to all have different ways of doing asmr so that’s pretty cool.

the art is really good too. Also how they show the room the character is in and it builds what the character is like and the character’s personality

Sadly the asmr is just oki nothing to scream about but it’s not bad and with how there’s also story and 10/10 art I think it redeems itself a bit

I’m planning on watching it all but is this a ... 10/10 show? I don’t think so but a 7/10 at least. I can’t wait to see more of the characters and story though and I do recommend it to any asmr lovers