Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai

There is not a single room that Mona Kawai enters where she does not become the center of attention—dealing with this everlasting spotlight is but a fact of her daily life. Mona's absolute confidence in her own charms, however, is shaken when she meets Medaka Kuroiwa, a recent transfer student to her highschool. Unlike all other classmates who constantly fawn over her, Medaka frowns every time they interact. Seeing his disinterest as something to be rectified, Mona pulls out all the stops in the hopes of winning Medaka over, only to be met with one stern face after another.

Turns out, Medaka's indifference to Mona stems from his wish to one day become a monk, and hence must leave all worldly desires behind. As the unknowing Mona ramps up her attacks on Medaka, all her antics might lead her into falling for him instead.

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Kawai, Mona Main

Serizawa, Yuu Japanese

Kuroiwa, Medaka Main

Iwasaki, Ryouta Japanese

Shounan, Asahi Supporting

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Shirahama, Minami Supporting

Maeda, Kaori Japanese

Nanba, Tomo Supporting

Yano, Hinaki Japanese

Haruno, Tsubomi Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Kido, Yuzuru Supporting

Hatanaka, Tasuku Japanese

Nikuyama Supporting

Ochiai, Fukushi Japanese

Hoshino, Yume Supporting

Terasawa, Momoka Japanese

Tsubomi's Sister Supporting

Aida, Rikako Japanese

Okumura, Yoshiaki Director

Konuma, Noriyoshi Sound Director

Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki Script, Series Composition

Aida, Rikako Theme Song Performance

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Apr 3, 2025

Aku_Bukan_Wibu

Recommended

This is a romantic comedy anime with a misunderstanding style that I quite recommend.
- MC who is quite innocent
- Blonde Heroin who is tsundere (it seems)
- Story about a love story in school
The right formula to make an anime story extraordinary. So far I recommend it, I give it a score of 7, maybe 8 if the ending is as expected. So basically this is the story of a high school girl who seeks the attention of the MC but instead becomes a story of misunderstanding that is quite romantic. There is also a harem story here, although it is only a brief fight over ... the MC by 2 girls. But it's still fun to watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 9, 2025

lilgapple

Mixed Feelings

Admittedly, Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms brings a unique twist to the rom-com genre. However, that twist quickly loses its appeal and feels like it’s thrown into the garbage, left to the curbside. The premise centers on Medaka, a monk who perpetually resists the advances of Mona, staying true to his monastic nature. Unfortunately, this resistance is where the concept stalls—there’s no depth to his character beyond constantly pushing Mona away.

The show fails to explore how Medaka became a monk or what being a monk even entails, making the central twist repetitive and shallow. In contrast, Mona has a bit more substance. She’s ... portrayed as a slightly narcissistic girl obsessed with how others perceive her personality, which adds some flavor to her role. Still, the anime leans heavily on fanservice, seemingly as a crutch to compensate for lackluster writing.

Despite my initial urge to dislike it, I found I could switch off my brain—like a monk—and push through. The supporting cast doesn’t help much, with most characters being forgettable. The exceptions are Asahi and Tomo, who manage to prop up the plot somewhat. Without them, the show would be an even bigger mess than it already is.

On a positive note, the character designs stand out as a highlight. They’re unique and visually appealing, especially Mona’s vibrant look, which perfectly matches her personality. While Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms isn’t unwatchable, it’s ultimately forgettable—a cute, fleeting distraction from reality at best.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 9, 2025

CLINANIME

Not Recommended

MEDAKA US IMPERVIOUS TO MY CHARMS-If you are gonna give the anime a title then stick to it. Impervious my ass, in no world or alternate reality is how he reacts to her charms identified as impervious or is she just to blind to know that it’s taking every ounce of strength he has to just contain himself after she pulls any of her stunt.
When I heard to title I was excited to watch an anime where the main heroine who’s a narcissist tries to win over the male lead who acts cool and nonchalant not a heroine who doesn’t think or strategize before ... she acts.
Don’t even get me started on that monk crap the guy doesn’t even know the first thing about becoming a monk and it would be better if the guy just gave up on that crap completely cus lemme tell you now bro it ain’t working for you. Being a monk doesn’t mean erasing the worldly desires cus one can truly do that it means overcoming them so advice for “my guy” “bro it’s embarrassing for you and me who watched you.
Now let’s discuss the heroine if you want to pull stunt at least be funny so we can have something to laugh about not embarrass yourself so much that all we feel is pity.
Finally, what’s with that gesture he always makes, I mean c’mon each time I see him do that I wonder if the word impervious was actually researched before making this. I wanted a cool nonchalant Mc, is that to much to ask, not one who’s life dream is to shave his head and live in some smelly old temple.(no disrespect intended)
But then again this is just my view yours is yours you might actually be the type to like an “impervious” male lead as lame and permeable as he is or a narcissist heroine as clumsy and pitiable as she is so I say again not my place to judge give it a watch if you want but remember the four hours your life are never gonna come back. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED DON’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.
Written by TRUST CEO.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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