Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha

Yelp, one of my most anticipated shows of the season, seemingly spat on with some of the worst animation in the history of forever. Nah, it ain't so dramatic...or is it?

Some say that this is the "OreGairu of the season", but honestly, I beg to differ. That said, novelist Okemaru's Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha a.k.a The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist is a fairly known work to some in the know, and if you get the chance to read the LN, it's a really nice work that may sound like the typical cliche rom-com at first, but I promise you that the story changes little ... by little, that it becomes another thing on its own. But, back to the anime, since this is the crux of where the review lies.

The context of a "realist" kind of rom-com coming from the usual "boy stalks girl" scenario of blind love, and this is happening to the couple who is the talk of the town in Koetsu High: Wataru Sajou and Aika Natsukawa. In fact, Sajo is unequivocally the protagonist of the story, front and center, no matter the circumstances surrounding him: from stalking Natsukawa all the way until some flying soccer ball just narrowly whizzes past Sajou's face, and all of a sudden, like someone who narrowly died and saw Heaven within that flash of a glance, Sajo begins to awaken his senses into another being, and finds that passionately chasing after the girl of his dreams suddenly becomes a useless affair which prompts a drastic departure of his attitude. Naturally, what comes around goes around, and the entire school gets the cliche, though this affects the recepitent more than most, with Natsukawa being conflicted on her feelings of why Sajou didn't have the need to chase after her, which she becomes the chaser to understand his line of feelings from an assumption of hate through distancing.

Believe me, this all sounds convoluted at best, but it's still a rom-com at the heart of it, and one that's filled of a messy drama, coupled with characters that you might want to think twice about from your first impressions about them.

First off, I really like Wataru Sajou's character. Though he throws off the initial impression as someone who's really pushy, dedicated and clings tight to Natsukawa, the "wake up to reality" portion is really a life-changing moment for him, seeing the big picture as opposed to the small, intricate details in life, choosing to be a loner than someone who feels lonely (introverts will get this one). And although Sajo doesn't look like the kind of person who strikes off as being off-putting from the get-go, like OreGairu's 8-man Hikigaya, he demonstrates the traits of social acumen, backed by experience, as he goes around his school and helps the people around him to great lengths. The people place like the Student Council, which his sister Kaede is part of as the vice-president, she is a double-edged sword both in school and at home, acting as an elegant girl in school but the heck-care girl at home where she demands her brother to serve him. But above it all, bear in mind that these skills that he picked up later in his growing school years, also affects the people around him to be better. One such instance his Sajou's part-time work at the lowly used bookstore, where he meets the rather mature but middle-school-aged Yuki Sasaki, as well as his rather quiet of a classmate through Mina Ichinose, which as shy as she is being in the same job as him, Sajo took the initative to teach her customer retail skills, while Sasaki acts the part of the customer to give her some real-life skills to overcome her somewhat quiet aloofness. It's the character aspect which makes Yumemiru Danshi the work that it is, and I'm glad that Wataru's character evolves just like 8-man, but in a calmer and collected manner.

On the other end of the spectrum, you have Aika Natsukawa. She is akin to the school idol: a hardworking girl with great results all across the board, cute, friendly and diligent, who doesn't want to be friends with her? And it's when she was being chased by Wataru, hit with the reality never seen before, becomes the chaser as she tries to understand what it means to love romantically. Several times, she comes off as the natural tsundere (because she is one) due that Wataru is always spoiling her with his affection, and most of the time, she is just like any other typical girl who falls in love and has to understand the nonmenclatures of romantic love. It's a good thing then that she has a very close, best friend in the form of the tomboyish Kei Ashida, which the Bible verse of "Friends come and friends go, but a true friend stick by you like family." directly applies to her as being her best support, though like Wataru, she can get clingy at times. Natsukawa has a youngersister, Airi, whom she dotes on and takes care of a lot at home, and that's the sign of a girl whose family-centric yet enjoy the company of her friends quite a lot.

Although both Wataru and Natsukawa play the main roles that bear similarity to 8-man and Yukino Yukinoshita, other supporting characters come into play that develops the sense of thoughtfulness stemming from Sajou himself. Take the Moral Public & Discipline Committee, headed by its president Rin Shinomiya for example: she is quite the Senpai senior character who is respected by everyone, and is stern on her duties and responsiblity to uphold the image of a reliable and confident Senpai, outside from her rather childish side that only certain people will know of when they get to know her deeply. And it's people like Yuyu Inatomi and Ayano Mita who knows her better than most, especially for the latter since she is a rather close friend of Rin that she loves and dotes on a lot, which is reflected by her rather small and short stature that warrants protection.

The characters are the meat of the source in Yumemiru Danshi, and I really cannot appreciate Okemaru's work enough to see this one aspect of the show that's done decently well, all things considered.

The elephant in the room would have to be the overall production of the anime, which is hideous at best. I have seen so many of Studio Gokumi X AXsiZ shows over the years of anime to tell you that this business relationship has for better or for worse, tampered with ever increasingly low expectations due to the fact that this collaboration produced some ingratingly low-quality shows that it feels standard as the years pass. And Yumemiru Danshi feels exactly just that, with rather drab artwork and piss-poor animation, that it's an ugly sight to look at, aside from feeling awkward, ugh. Sure, director Kazuomi Koga may have spent the better of this season directing the other show that is Temple, but it's just sad from a fan's perspective that the anime is and will continue to be bleak from an adaptation standpoint.

Music-wise, Kaori Ishihara's songs just continue to not do it for me, though I guess that her OP song here does a decent job song-wise. But flip the coin, and I really like Aika's VA's song, which tells the story of the girls in the anime, in spite of the competition where Wataru is secretly winning other girls' heart, aside from Aika herself.

Sure, one could've hoped for a better adaptation for Yumemiru Danshi, and as a hardcore fan of the LN, I knew from a technical standpoint that this would be a drab. But while the production lacked flavour, it's boosted by Okemaru's strong character writing, that I can take the lackluster animation for whatever it is and choose to focus on both the story and characters, which tells a thousand words better than the quality we're given here.

Go for the LN instead, neither the manga version nor the anime will ever come close to what the original source material has going for it.

Anime with likeable characters that suffers greatly from unsatisfactory ending and pretty much a nonexistent/boring plot.

This anime centers around a fairly well written and competent protagonist. A protagonist who finally gives into his rejection and decides to put his efforts towards other things. He essentially betters himself and in this regard has a great deal of character development. Is it character development, or rather depression or feelings of dejection that make him the 'realist' he now is. However, I feel the english title "The dreaming boy is a realist" is kind of a stupid one. If that was ... the theme, I really didn't see it often or have it land.

I was interested in this anime to the end, mainly because of the main character... but boy is the plot stinky and pretty boring overall. Everyone is interesting or likeable ( I guess. ) in their own regard, but I feel like they're all under utilized or don't really amount to anything. There's really only three main characters. The love interest that you'll either think is cute and will either like or will hate, the main character Sajotchi, and then the friend that that kind of connects the two.

This anime really makes you question who undergoes the most character development here.

Then all just to fall flat.

I can't recommend it as I think you'll just be wasting your time. If there's hope for a second season then there might be redemption here- but it really didn't hint at one.

I decided to write a small review because I felt like the score does not do this series justice. I have only seen the anime and will measure it's value only based on anime.

"The Dreaming Boy is a Realist" is surprisingly mature series: while it's only 12 episodes it shows a nice example of relationship development. It starts off with a premature-ish boy clinging on to a girl and while their feelings towards each other seem unsorted, there comes a situation - a moment - a literal football hitting towards your face - hitting your head - a realisation - that what if ... I give my partner some time, would anything between us change?

Some people have compared this series with Oregairu (a similar series), funnily enough even the openings of both series have really similar setup, as if used by same template. Why that is so, I have not indulged any further. Just a mention that graphics wise this series may not be as appealing or original so if you are looking for eye candy series that's not really the point.

Story-wise however, I'd say it's pretty good. If you are looking for slice of life series where people are on their path figuring out who they are, go for it. The series does introduce other potential love interests for both main girl and main boy but in the end I liked how rationalised everyone were - I mean sure, the story only has 12 episodes and you could say the story also can continue which it probably does in the light novel - but in anime it was pretty well rounded up. People helping each other out and gaining friends was natural and with no big drama.

One could argue that what was the point of additional characters but every story needs some, as they were like smaller missions towards solving the main story - that is if you distance yourself too much from someone you like, they may end up literally living without you. And if you don't like the idea, act upon it. Show them that you are also part of their lives. And this anime shows an example of that.

Anyways I wouldn't say that considering both art, story and it's length that this series is definitely worth an 8, but it's still better than just a generic roundabout good series. (if possible I'd give 7.5). Just rounding it up because of the story and character development which I personally enjoyed and would love to see more of.

This is only a warning and nothing more:
As of episode 5 the production value overall takes a nosedive, and it wasn't what you would call good before. It comes to a point that there is a character on first plane with their hands like they are catching something but there's nothing there, and this goes for several seconds (10+).
I have watched many anime but I don't remember seeing something so obnoxious as that before, and to be honest even disrespectful to the viewer, like is there even a basic quality check prior to shipping this?
Maybe go check the light novel if you liked the premise, ... people seem to think it's kinda good.

Well the Anime is not what you'd expect. It feels in-between Slice of life and rommance. Comedy is Okay.
The marketing is basically A stalker realises his mistakes and tries to better himself. But the girl figure's out she likes the stalker instead.
Wired story. But there's nearly any good moments with the main character and heroine.
Instead there's a middle schooler who's 10x better choice for him.
I just don't see the charm of the heroine. She's basically an average girl (studios average girl).
The girl is supposed to be tsundere. But she isn't quite that. The anime would have been better as a Slice of life if they ... focused on it.
Good things.
Animation
Main character
Middle schooler
Purple haired girl
In between Slice of life thing
Comedy (Maybe)

Bad things
Story
Dialogs
Heroin has no charm
Side character's are just for show

So an average rating. You can watch when you're bored.
(Note:My review is boring. But expressing too much emotion on these kind of Anime is not worth it)

The Light Novel Boy is Unrealistic.

Straight off the back of a Spring season with good, compelling romcoms ranging from a middle or high school setting to work/married life, we fall straight back down to the hell hole we call reality as we remember romcoms based on light novels still exist for some reason, and The Dreaming Boy is a Realist might be one of the worst light-novel based high school rom-com’s I’ve watched in a while, and that is really saying something.

Our light novel protagonist is seen jovially by the people around him as a stalker towards his childhood crush, Orange Haired Tsundere, on account ... of him constantly pestering her, asking her out and making her feel uncomfortable in general. Suddenly he is hit in his stupid face by a football which dramatically and I mean, dramatically, changes his personality by giving him the epiphany that he is making her uncomfortable and maybe he should give her some space.

The way the anime depicts this football scene is so over-the-top and confusing, I genuinely thought that he either died and was in the process of being isekai’d or another person's conscience was being isekai’d into his mind. The change is so jarring and abrupt that it left me confused for my entire watch time of the first episode and there's no explanation for it.

Not that I would care even if the show did try to explain itself because the anime makes me feel nothing. It is, after all, another garbage light-novel rom-com anime with no personality. The writing is confusing, long-winded and boring, the stupid teenagers don’t act like normal-minded human beings and talk like they’re part of a club for philosophers debating the origins of cum, the show seems to suggest that Orange-Haired Tsundere girl actually enjoyed the protagonist's stalker behaviour towards her which suggests she strung him along which is pretty fucked-up, and the art and animation are on the same level as my early 2010 Deviant Art submissions, and no I’m not sharing a link to my Deviant Art account. I wouldn’t be surprised if the author took all the rom-com light novels and used their smegging contents to train an A.I so he can have it write his light novel series for him and this was the result.

Now I have to say something positive because MAL will take down reviews even if there is objectively nothing positive to say about anime like Kizuna no Allele for example because they are objectively bad anime so, I like the colours. I liked that The Dreaming Boy is a Realist anime uses colours to colour in the characters and backgrounds to make the world feel more lived in. There we are. Something positive.

The rest of the show is a complete waste of time though. I genuinely cannot conjure up the image of a hypothetical person who would enjoy this show in my head, and if you are that mythical person then I suggest buying a lottery ticket for the chances of you existing are slim to none.

1/10 The Worst.
Reviewer’s Rating: 1
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This anime concept is amazing and I really enjoyed this anime from start to finish and imo there were no bad episodes. However it does have it's flaws. For example each episode wasen't excuted the best way possible even though the idea was there.

This anime is about a guy who got rejected mutiple times and finally starts to give up.

This goes into the phase where he meets other girls and the main heroine gets jealous.

Throughout the anime the progess between the two is lacking.

In the end if they excuted the concept better this would be a top romance anime imo but that didn't happen. I ... still really enjoyed this anime even if it didn't meet others expectations.

It reached 4 stars because I found the change in the MC's attitude at the beginning very interesting and peculiar.
An anime with a lot of potential but which unfortunately remains static, unchanged, as if afraid to give a definitive answer to the questions of those who watch it.

The main character had many chances with secondary characters, or so it would seem as the author continues to maintain a fine balance between romantic interest and respect by deceiving with tactical blushes.
The "final" answer amounted to a handshake like contact, dropping the whole thing into behaviors that again can be misunderstood, let's say that the mix between ... a MC that doesn't pick up on cues and only pushes at times when it shouldn't and a tsundere FMC played its role, leaving me with a bitter taste in my mouth of an anime that could have offered so much more but just died at elementary school level romance, so sad.

P.S. PERSONAL OPINION, feel free to watch it if you like the genre or if you got cought by the second episode since for me the first one is the best and last (still watched it).

Simple how to enjoy(?) review:

Yumemiru is clearly inspired from an oregairu. I view this a lighthearted and kinda waterdowned version of it. Hachiman-esque mc and the fmc is a slightly unbearable tsundere. There is also many other girls in this anime.

PLEASE DO NOT WATCH THIS AS A ROMANCE ANIME!!!

If you are thinking about watching this anime and want to enjoy it, try not to look at this as a romance anime. If you come in with expectations of romance you will be greatly disappointed. Yumemiru become much more enjoyable when you think of this as a coming-of-age/mental(?) of the mc. Similar to hachiman, mc goes ... through various social situations and changes a bit each time. The fmc is practically absent and with the amount of other girls in this series and it also fulfils some male fantasy. Definitely do not watch this is if you are expecting any good romance.

This anime adaptation seems to have an anime only ending(afaik) and the events are greatly reorganized compared to the manga adaptation. After catching up on the manga, the fmc in the anime is actually more tolerable lmao. The ending is surprisingly good compared to the rest of the anime. Not sure what happens in the light novel but I would assume both the manga and anime are unfaithful adaptations.

While searching for a rom-com you somehow stumbled upon this show right here. Did you think you have found a romance where MC loses determination trying to hook up with his crush and moves on in some unique manner ? Well you ain't getting that here.

The only good thing about this show is it's concept. I was quite tempted to see a show about a character that goes through a drastic change with some sweet romance on top, but it seems one expects too much from 6* show.

Excluding concept everything else is garbage. The final ship just suddenly bloomed from one episode to another, arcs ... and appearances of other characters are chaotic, the art is just there, the animation is goofy as hell, soundtrack drowns up the dialogues between characters and ending is not satisfying

Overall the show is random as hell, boring, bland and nothing interesting happens till the very end. With that said I believe it is not worth to watch this 12 episode torment.

MOST IMPORTANT: Stop comparing this show to Oregairu because that's just straight up profanacy

The Light Novel Boy is Unrealistic.

Straight off the back of a Spring season with good, compelling romcoms ranging from a middle or high school setting to work/married life, we fall straight back down to the hell hole we call reality as we remember romcoms based on light novels still exist for some reason, and The Dreaming Boy is a Realist might be one of the worst light-novel based high school rom-com’s I’ve watched in a while, and that is really saying something.

Our light novel protagonist is seen jovially by the people around him as a stalker towards his childhood crush, Orange Haired Tsundere, on ... account of him constantly pestering her, asking her out and making her feel uncomfortable in general. Suddenly he is hit in his stupid face by a football which dramatically and I mean, dramatically, changes his personality by giving him the epiphany that he is making her uncomfortable and maybe he should give her some space.

The way the anime depicts this football scene is so over-the-top and confusing, I genuinely thought that he either died and was in the process of being isekai’d or another person's conscience was being isekai’d into his mind. The change is so jarring and abrupt that it left me confused for my entire watch time of the first episode and there's no explanation for it.

Not that I would care even if the show did try to explain itself because the anime makes me feel nothing. It is, after all, another garbage light-novel rom-com anime with no personality. The writing is confusing, long-winded and boring, the stupid teenagers don’t act like normal-minded human beings and talk like they’re part of a club for philosophers debating the origins of cum, the show seems to suggest that Orange-Haired Tsundere girl enjoyed the protagonist's stalker behaviour towards her which suggests she strung him along which is pretty fucked-up, and the art and animation are on the same level as my early 2010 Deviant Art submissions, and no I’m not sharing a link to my Deviant Art account. I wouldn’t be surprised if the author took all the rom-com light novels and used their smegging contents to train an AI so he could have it write his light novel series for him and this was the result.

Now I have to say something positive because MAL will take down reviews even if there is objectively nothing positive to say about anime like Kizuna no Allele for example because they are objectively bad anime so, I like the colours. I liked that The Dreaming Boy is a Realist anime uses colours to colour in the characters and backgrounds to make the world feel more lived in. There we are. Something positive.

The rest of the show is a complete waste of time though. I genuinely cannot conjure up the image of a hypothetical person who would enjoy this show in my head, and if you are that mythical person then I suggest buying a lottery ticket for the chances of you existing are slim to none.

1/10 The Worst.

I've been on a huge romance anime binge recently. While "The Dreaming Boy is a Realist" doesn’t stack up to "Dangers in My Heart" or even "Hokkaido Gals," I quite enjoyed this one.

The story, while not entirely unique, brings a refreshing twist to the genre. It has its predictable moments, but if you love this setup as much as I do, you'll still find it engaging. The MC isn't completely clueless, which is a nice change, and the supporting characters add depth and charm to the narrative.

The art style complements the story well, capturing the nuances of the characters' emotions and the overall tone ... of the series. The characters themselves are well-rounded, each with their own flaws and strengths. They don't come off as unrealistically perfect or overly flawed, striking a balance that makes their interactions believable. They react to situations in a realistic way, which adds to the immersive experience.

I’m usually upset when endings feel rushed, but the ending to this seemed to really fit it well. It was an easy and enjoyable watch that will be relaxing and won’t weigh heavy on your heart.

While it does feature some typical anime tropes, the way they are handled makes the show stand out. I would recommend anyone to give it a try. Even if it doesn’t become your favorite, it’s a pleasant watch that many will appreciate for its charm and heartwarming moments.

This anime is a poor man's version of OreGairu, but it started with such a promising premise.

The main character, the eponymous dreaming boy who became a realist, decided to stop simping for a girl so nakedly because it was weirding her out and made him out to be a total creep, so he will just simp from a far. This was a great move from him, because it allows him to interact with more people and develop as a more complete person instead of simping the girl for the entirety of high school.

However, this anime sabotages itself with the generic animation and uninspired ... character design. It makes you wonder how the source material with such uninteresting supporting characters, except for Kei who is best girl in my opinion, and contrived plot elements was greenlighted for an anime adaptation in the first place.

It started off interesting but shot its foot off in the end. The hope of a better twist in the end was what allowed me to stay for the entire 12 episodes run. Sadly, that did not happen.

If time travel ever gets invented I will go back in time to tell myself to not waste my time on this show.

The art style was hard to look at, but a good anime watcher knows that that does not equate to the anime being bad. I, like many other seasonal watchers, welcomed Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha (2023) into the Summer 2023 lineup with open arms. I was particularly drawn to the FMC, and with this being a harem anime I checked out the other girls designs and was drawn in.

Fully knowing that harems are not the pinnacle of animes, I thought this ... anime would change that stereotype and maybe give harem animes a better reputation.

The MC is a loser who has a declining mental disorder of obsessing over the FMC, a girl in his high school class. You might think that this is harmless, as a little crush is common in high school romance animes, but the poor teacher can not even start class because the MC is throwing a temper tantrum about how he wants to sit by the FMC.

The MC goes out of his way to make his love interest feel like a social outcast, and when he sees that her feelings are hurt, he does not set himself straight. When confronted with the FMC, she is disrespectful to not only the MC but also rude to other people with zero involvement whatsoever.

If you think this is how you get the girl in real life... you REALLY should stay away from the female species.

This anime ain't it chief. I'd look somewhere else for a passable harem anime.

Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha - The Dreaming Boy is a Realist.

Do you expect some kind of good stuff and new twist to the romance, slice of life? Do you want some kind of reality slaps MC so hard that he will try to live his life again?
Too bad, this show failed to live with expectation. I have to HOPE that things going to get better but seems not possible.

STORY:
They just need first 45s to show everyone how the MC got realization is enough how bad the script is.
An average MC - Wataru Sajou (how many times we have to hear the "average" again?) who ... deeply in love with his crush, then by accident he realize that it is no use to trying to express his feelings to his crush anymore. So, he quits following her, trying to relive his life. Experiencing new things, acting more seriously to her or just moved on. Well, it should be like that, at least, right? WRONG. But the more you progress, the more you disappointed. That MC, DOES NOT do that. Instead, trying to be the biggest fan of the girl. On the other hand, when Aika (the girl) notices the changes, what did she do? Well, being more tsundere as much as possible. End of the story. There are few more problem later showed on the shows, but there is only a little character development.
3/10.

CHARACTER:
Right in the beginning, the show does not tell the past between Aika and Wataru, like how things supposed to be like that and don't have a clear explanation. It's is really confusing and frustrating. We can just have to self-explain that "Oh, that boy is in love with the girl, but soon he realize that he doesn't have chances with her, he decided to be a low-key stalker". It is even worse when the girl ALSO have feelings for him. Yeah, tsundere. Honestly, I don't hate the tsundere type, but the plot is too bogus to continue like that. It can be much more well-executed if this is not a rom-com anime shows. And what is the best solution for this type of tsundere? Karma. No regret moment to be found for her. If life also like anime, then everyone with minus IQ still have lovers.
Do both of them have feelings to each other? Yes. But the way the girl shot herself in the foot in the relationship is quite absurd. She was expected that he would recognized that he was the one who she is in love with. Also, they both have time to stop and think about this relationship. Should they keep the relationship like this or clear themselves out? Hell, they can ask their best friend too, where is my wingman who solves everything? We need to see both of their minds, their feelings, their deep thoughts inside but as in Aika's POV, you clearly can see the naive the way she thinks.
There is only a few reasons for this.
1. This is the way they react with each other.
2. She only think that the MC is her best friend.
3. They never talked seriously before.
4. The IQ reduction when the MC talked to his crush.
The side characters are too vague, no one is remarkable. And don't ever let me begin with the how they showed up. It really feels like they just trying to made up a new drama and things to worked on with, then disappeared in the next problem.
2/10.

ART:
Just adequate enough. The underperformance to execute the story can easily be seen.
5/10.

SOUND:
Adequate.
5/10.

ENJOYMENT:
I overhyped for this show. It has a great concept to worked on, but failed to utilize everything. Is this a bad show? For me, yes. You can watch, but I am not recommend it. It is so irony that the one who tries to be realist and to be an example how you should do when you got denied by your crush in the most dreamy way as possible.
2/10.

OVERALL: STORYx2 + ART + SOUND + CHARACTERx3 + ENJOYMENTx3 = 3x2+2x3+5+5+2x3 = 28/100.

This anime show's premise, centered around Wataru's relentless pursuit of Aika's attention, had me cringing at times - I mean, who hasn't been there, right?

But what really caught me off guard was Wataru's sudden epiphany and decision to move on. I loved how the show explored his journey of self-discovery and growth, as he learned to distance himself from Aika and form connections with others.

And then, just when I thought Wataru had finally moved on, Aika starts sending him mixed signals! I won't lie, it was frustrating to watch at times - I just wanted to scream "make up your minds, guys!"

Despite the frustrating moments, ... I appreciated how the show tackled themes of unrequited love, self-awareness, and the complexities of relationships. The characters were well-developed and relatable, and the animation was lovely.

Overall, I'd give this anime 6/10. It was a sweet, albeit sometimes frustrating, watch. If you're into romance and character development, you might enjoy it. Just be prepared for some emotional whiplash!

The anime is about a unpopular guy wants to date a popular girl but realize he isn't worthy of that but in Reality This is actually a Story about a fu**boy who wants bang the heroin so approach her many times but the girl is trusunde and than he try a new strategy which have 100% rate in real life 😂too playing ignore ignore.And then guess what happens 😂.And Yes the guy isn't shy or anything, rather than he is the only one that talk to girls.so don't expect a oregairu type mc.
This type of anime story usually are better than romcom but this is ... absolute garbage.
The animation is 1/10
Characters 1/10

Honestly it is overall a good, meh-ish show you get what I mean ?
Like the mc carried this show on his back LITERALLY. Aside from his damn terrible taste in women he’s a pretty solid guy.

I SERIOUSLY don’t understand why the hell is the female MC even the female MC, like the other side girls are bettter written and wayy more likeable. I don’t think anyone likes the female mc, she isn’t even given much emphasis in a lot of the episodes her only point of being relevant is that the mc likes her FOR NO REASON.

Like some characters are top waifu material ... that sasaki fuuka girl. If only she was the female mc with a little tweaks to the plot and this would’ve been soo much more only reason I gave this show a 7/10 was bcz of the Male mc and his daily troubles which is also how this show can be summarised” the daily random adventures of Sajo Wataru and random inconveniences of the female mc” legit all the other girls are better choices than the female MC.

That’s abt it I really liked the mc and the occasional fuuka drops.

All of review paragraph included only what's present in Anime but not compared to Light Novel.

The Animation and storytelling, Character art shines in focused scenes, exuding a sense of cuteness, but otherwise maintains an average quality with occasional flaws. The color grading suits the theme well, but the animation as a whole remains rather lackluster, with some scenes feeling sluggish.

The story, unfortunately, they're lacking the depth and engagement one might hope for. Missed many important part and connection between the plots. Many scene doesn't make sense. Pacing is inconsistent with moments of slow progression and rushed sequences that disrupt the narrative flow. Themes and ... messages primarily revolve around the school-life setting, they don't offer anything particularly special but still maintained its own theme well.

The characters given contrast feeling. The main heroine may initially come across as weak and paired with a somewhat weird harass action, atleast he occasionally showcases a more thoughtful side and improved afterwards. The girls in the story are the real spotlight with well-designed characters, each possessing their own distinct traits, making them enjoyable to watch. However, the inclusion of Sasaki, Takaaki in the story feels unnecessary and fails to contribute anything to the story.

The soundtrack, including both the opening and ending themes are good, effectively complementing the anime. Voice acting is excellently executed, with well-suited voices for each character especially Aika that isn't first line of voice actress but very suited for Aika's trait that tsundere but not that highly active tsun.

Despite the enjoyable aspects of the girl characters and some well-executed elements, Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha ultimately falls short of expectations. While it has its moments of cuteness and charm, it may leave viewers feeling disappointed in the overall execution of its narrative and characters. Only spotlight is tsundere moments and voice actings other wise light Novels version will give much more better experiences.

First of all, this is not the typical rom-com anime. Heck, this should be classified as slice of life rather than romance.
If you can manage your expectation for this as a slice of life, then you might be able to enjoy this show.

In my opinion, I actually enjoyed the interaction with other "forgettable characters". It's a bit "realistic", thus justifies the title of the show. This anime shows a boy's perspective on his sudden realization that he was previously cringe, and now he is changing his ways and maturing ever so slowly.

If you're looking forward to a cliché romance anime then this might disappoint you... ... it is still a romance show so you will witness some.
But I still recommend this due to the fact that it is a bit different and fresh compared to the other stories you may have encountered. A bit of a change of pace from the swarm of "Turn your brain off and just watch in the background Isekai" shows we've been having for the past couple of years.