Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu (The Dangers in My Heart)

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Synonyms: Bokuyaba

Japanese: 僕の心のヤバイやつ

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 2, 2023 to Jun 18, 2023

Premiered: Spring 2023

Broadcast: Sundays at 01:30 (JST)

Producers: Dentsu, TV Asahi, Movic, Magic Capsule, Avex Pictures, Akita Shoten, BS Asahi, TV Asahi Music

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: Shin-Ei Animation

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Theme: School

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.26¹ (scored by 144,263 users)

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Ranked: #300²

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Popularity: #839

Members: 289,485

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Kyoutarou Ichikawa may look like a shy and reserved middle school student, but deep within his heart is a bloodthirsty killer. His ultimate desire is to see his classmate Anna Yamada's beautiful face writhing in pain before he ends her life. But this fantasy may never come to fruition, as Ichikawa starts to see an entirely different side to Yamada.

Often seeking refuge in the library, Ichikawa frequently runs into Yamada. It is during these encounters that Ichikawa realizes his model classmate is actually an airhead who can never read the room. As they spend more time together, the boy cannot help but feel not only a sense of endearment toward the very girl he wishes to murder but also a desire to protect her at all costs. Is it possible that this sudden change in Ichikawa's perspective could lead to something more?

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Adaptation:	Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu
Other:	Shayou (Music)
Sequel:	Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Season 2
Side story:	Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu: Twi-Yaba

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Characters & Voice Actors

Yamada, Anna

Main

Youmiya, Hina
Japanese

Ichikawa, Kyoutarou

Main

Horie, Shun
Japanese

Ichikawa, Kana

Supporting

Tamura, Yukari
Japanese

Sekine, Moeko

Supporting

Han, Megumi
Japanese

Yamada, Sanae

Supporting

Minaguchi, Yuko
Japanese

Kobayashi, Chihiro

Supporting

Asai, Ayaka
Japanese

Imaginary Kyoutarou

Supporting

Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Hara, Honoka

Supporting

Toyosaki, Aki
Japanese

Adachi, Shou

Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko
Japanese

Yoshida, Serina

Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi
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Matsui, Yuuko

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Sotokawa, Akihiro

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Endou, Kazuki

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Kurashima, Youichi

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Opening Theme

"斜陽" by Yorushika

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	"斜陽" by Yorushika (eps 1)
	"数センチメンタル" by Kohanaramu (eps 2-)

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Apr 25, 2024

tongboonbin

Recommended

Things I did during the anime:
Drop my jaw multiple times
"This is actually a really good scene, mY GODS how do they do this?"
And respected an anime for its greatness.

This is one of those anime where you don't know how good its actually going to be until you watch it.

Many different things one can talk about this anime, from the characters to the plot, and I will be talking about those later, but first we must talk about the moments.

Specifically, those heart-pounding moments typically seen in anime where the girl like walks in front of the protagonist and turns back as the wind blows her hair ... beautifully or something. Beautiful music, especially love the piano and violin and overall instrumental vibe of those scenes. I think those really help make the anime grow into its own as a whole.

Ok, let's talk about the characters. I'll just do the main ones, since they undergo quite a bit more character development compared to the others. Kyotaro Ichikawa is your typical chuunibyou, just with a slight little taste for MURDER and seems quite fixated on this one popular girl in class, our female protagonist Anna Yamada. Interesting first name by the way, never seen something like it in a while. Anyways, both bring their own eccentricities to the table that is The Dangers in My Heart: Kyotaro with his (sometimes) creepy thoughts about taking out Anna and Anna not exactly as straightforward as one might think. In fact, many of the scenes will leave you wondering about whether or not Anna knows more than she lets on. The slow-burn chemistry between the two really rubs off on me as the anime progresses, but most importantly Kyotaro is at least a head shorter than Anna so it does provide a refreshing new look at the romance genre which has been dominated by tall men/boys of late.

The plot is one akin to many romance anime, but where this one truly glows is with the inclusion of its characters. The strange natures of both characters --Kyotaro actually being able to produce hilarious sentences the moment his brain turns on and he starts churning out the most relatable words I've seen in an anime-- really throws a curveball at the viewer. It is precisely because of the nature of this unlikely duo that they get into really interesting situations sometimes in the anime that will leave you wondering "HOW THE HELL DID THEY GET INTO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE?!"

Anyways, in short this anime is really the kind that gets going near the end but has enough twists and turns at the beginning to pull you in for the long haul.

Overall rating: 9.6/10 (imma go watch the second season now :DDD )

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Apr 6, 2024

Marsh37

Mixed Feelings

This review will be broken down into sections on story, characters, and aesthetics. For the purposes of convencience I will refer to the series as 'Bokuyaba' throughout this review.

Story: Bokuyaba is a simple story following the the slow developing romance of its two central characters, Yamada and Ichikawa. Events within the story often revolve around seemingly coincidental interactions between Yamada and Ichikawa. Particularly the early interactions happen in or around the school library, where both of the main characters spend their break times for their own seperate reasons. The story relies on the quirks of Yamada and Ichikawa to drive their interactions, which sometimes results ... in a funny, cute or heartwarming scene, and sometimes results in a moment of typical anime romcom cringe. The cringe moments however, are to be expected given that the characters are inexperienced middle-schoolers, who are both socially inept in their own ways. Ultimately, the cringe wears off as Yamada and Ichikawa become more familiar with one another. A big bonus for some viewers is the use of the unusual height difference between Yamada and Ichikawa. Many vertically challenged male audience members who like taller women will undoubtedly be willing to excuse Yamada's faults to indulge in various self-insert fantasies. Overall Bokuyaba uses the designs of Yamada and Ichikawa to its advantage in its more intimate scenes.

Characters: Bokuyaba is primarily a story driven by its characters. Ichikawa, being the socially awkward main male character, is clearly designed to be a self-insert character for viewers of a similar disposition. Early on, it is emphasised that Ichikawa has something a little bit more wrong about him in the head, with an obsession over the topic of murder, almost framing him as a potential yandere in the opening episodes. This character trait, whilst occasionally relevant, does die off over time, which is overall a positive thing, both for Ichikawa and the series as a whole. This character trait goes underused for the better, however it does raise the question of if it was really necessary for his character at all in the first place. Overall, Ichikawa's introduction is subpar, and he only becomes a likable character after the first 3 or 4 episodes, when his more relatable flaws start to recieve more focus over what is shown prior. Ichikawa does show himself to be a decent person who is just very insecure and low in confidence, however for many viewers, the damage to his image may already be done within the first few episodes

Yamada is subject to a very similar issue at the start of the story, where her eating obsession and general low IQ are overemphasised to a point that will make her initially come off to the viewer as annoying unless they are really into girls who are, quite bluntly, stupid. Yamada does remain a complete dork throughout the majority of Bokuyaba, however after the first few episodes, she starts to actually appear to engage her brain to some extent. Some viewers will likely find her endearing from the start, whilst others will find her annoying, as some of her more low IQ actions are unrealistically dumb by the standards of a reasonable human being.

The side characters are nothing special, but some of Yamada's female friends do play minor roles in ways that bounce off of Yamada's character well. Despite them being very different to Yamada in lots of ways, it is believable that they are friends with her and genuinely care about her.

Aesthetics: The character design is fitting for the main cast and the art style is appealing to the eye. Other than the opening music being decent, there is not much to say about the music. It neither significantly enhances nor takes away from the viewer's enjoyment of the show.

Overall, Bokuyaba gets off to a rocky start, which may spoil the investment of many viewers early on, however, whilst the anime does occasionally do things that will make many viewers cringe, these moments decrease over the runtime of the show. Generally, outside of hardcore romance anime enjoyers, many viewers will likely fall off Bokuyaba quite early unless Yamada is really their type, or if they strongly relate to some of Ichikawa's less concerning character traits. That said, if you can get through the first few episodes without being completely turned off by Bokuyaba, it only gets better from there.

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Mar 10, 2024

Satania_san

Not Recommended

People love to dump on Rent a Girlfriend because of the brainless plot and the snail-pace story progress. But oh boy, is that show a masterpiece compared to this cringe fest, and I simply can't understand its popularity or why it's so highly rated. First of all, the show is a complete insult to people that struggle with social anxiety and have trouble fitting in. This is the most shameless and lazy wish-fulfilling escapist fantasy that I've seen in recent memory. No chance in hell that a literal model would fall for this tiny creepy guy who dose absolutely NOTHING throughout the whole show or ...

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