Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru.

If I could describe the main character in one sentence it would be this "Social Anxiety is scared of this guy"

Taiyou the new kid is probably the most extroverted person in all of anime. Never before have I ever seen somebody speak their mind, not care about what others think or not let a single word effect them like Taiyou

My Clueless First Friend is a really sweet story about an extrovert finding an introvert and becoming friends with them despite the fact they're disliked by the entire school for "being the grim reaper" due to having weird looking eyes. Despite the outcast, nasty things being ... said and mistreatment Akane gets from her pears on a daily basis. Taiyou Takana still thinks the world of her and with literally no hesitation becomes friends with her and thinks she's the "cutest and coolest person ever"

I really like these stories about rooting for the underdog and wanting them to have a happy life and My Clueless First Friend does that in a really nice way. I do think they could tone Taiyou down a little bit and have the same effect on the story as sometimes he does come off as a little too excited which can get a little much. I was willing to drop it on episode 1 but I try not to drop animes until bare minimum episode 6 (unless it's terrible) - I'm glad I stuck with it though because I finished it in 1 sitting

I also really like that some of the kids came around on Akane and realized she's not actually scary.

9/10

A funny and feel-good anime about a very obliviously optimistic boy who is overly fascinated by the quiet girl in class.

She is labeled the Grim Reaper by the other students at school.
However the new transfer student Taiyou Takada thinks she’s the coolest and cutest girl ever.

Taiyou’s overly positive attitude towards the Grim Reaper (Akane Nishimura) leads her to be seen in a more positive light by others.
She goes from not having any friends to making a new one episode by episode. And even ends up becoming the envy of others.

Its a cute and funny anime. It will make you go aww it will make ... you laugh.

The animation is fine, fairly average. There really isn't any flashy animation, but motion is fairly fluid. There are some decent backgrounds, but the art style used for the backgrounds is inconsistent. Character detail while stylized, is still fairly basic. Certain details are inconsistent from frame to frame, but very rarely. The characters are fairly likeable, with the exception of Takada who is fairly annoying. There is some character depth with Nishimura, but otherwise not a whole lot of depth. Story is fairly basic, but fun. Pacing is rather slow, but not unbearably slow. Voice acting is decent. While the performances are unimpressive, the casting ... is decent, and despite being an anime about children there really aren't any characters that are grating to listen to... well Takada is, but not because of the voice acting. The soundtrack is pretty average, the op is okay, but the ed is great. Overall it's a fun and cute anime, but not really all that special in any way. It's also weird to see a romance develope between 5th graders, but at least it's just puppy love. 6.00/10