Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha


The Dreaming Boy is a Realist

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Japanese: 夢見る男子は現実主義者
English: The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 4, 2023 to Sep 19, 2023
Premiered: Summer 2023
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 02:00 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Studio Gokumi, AXsiZ
Genres: ComedyComedy, RomanceRomance
Theme: SchoolSchool
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.621 (scored by 8112481,124 users)
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Ranked: #62732
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Popularity: #1400
Members: 175,797
Favorites: 1,034

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Preliminary Spoiler
Mar 7, 2024
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 ...
Sep 22, 2023
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 ...
Aug 6, 2024
Well... i won't say it's the best anime of it genre, but it wasn't too bad either. Tho, it's very falwed and looks low budget, it was pretty interesting and entertaining to watch👌🏾
The main plot/story is pretty captivating and intresting, (it's new!, unlike the normal generic plot of casual slice of life and romance animes)
The art style is ass, but still it's okay. Character design... cool, not bad.
The main man sajo gives me joy with his casual realness and honesty 😂.

Personally judging this based on overall quality... I'd say it crap, but... there's more to it than it's production quality.
It probably ...
Jul 31, 2023
Preliminary (5/12 eps)
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, ...
Aug 14, 2023
Preliminary (3/12 eps)
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 ...
Sep 29, 2023
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 ...
Jan 9, 2024
Mixed Feelings
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 ...
May 9, 2024
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 ...
Nov 14, 2023
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 ...
Jul 27, 2023
Preliminary (4/12 eps)
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 ...
Aug 1, 2024
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 ...
Nov 22, 2023
Mixed Feelings
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 ...
Jan 19, 2024
Mixed Feelings
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 ...
Oct 8, 2023
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 ...
Sep 4, 2023
Preliminary (9/12 eps)
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 ...
Aug 20, 2024
Mixed Feelings
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, ...
Nov 8, 2023
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 ...
Oct 9, 2023
Mixed Feelings
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 ...
Sep 22, 2023
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 ...
Jan 23, 2024
Preliminary (9/12 eps)
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... ...