Kuragehime

Ever since her late mother took her to an aquarium when she was young, Tsukimi Kurashita has been obsessed with jellyfish, comparing their flowing tentacles to a princess's white dress. Now living with five other unemployed otaku women, 19-year-old Tsukimi spends her days as a social outcast dreaming of becoming an illustrator.

However, her life changes forever when one day, a beautiful woman unexpectedly helps her save a jellyfish in a local pet store. From then on, the stranger—confident, fashionable, and the complete opposite of Tsukimi and her roommates—begins to regularly visit the girls' building. This trendy hipster, though appearing shallow at first, harbors some secrets of her own, starting with the fact that "she" isn't really a girl at all, but a wealthy male college student named Kuranosuke Koibuchi!

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Koibuchi, Kuranosuke Main

Saiga, Mitsuki Japanese

Kurashita, Tsukimi Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Mayaya Supporting

Okamura, Akemi Japanese

Hanamori, Yoshio Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Koibuchi, Shuu Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Clara Supporting

Morohoshi, Sumire Japanese

Banba Supporting

Kumai, Motoko Japanese

Negishi, Saburouta Supporting

Chiba, Shigeru Japanese

Jiji Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Inari, Shouko Supporting

Kitanishi, Junko Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Takeeda, Yoshinori Producer

Satou, Yumi Producer

Morijiri, Kazuaki Producer

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Dec 27, 2024

MidniteAndBeyond

Recommended

....I 100% went into this thinking it was about a jellyfish who turned into a princess. And I absolutely love that I had NO clue what was gonna end up happening in this story! I really try my best to write these as spoiler-free as possible, so apologies if my reviews all end up sounding a bit samey (story good, characters good, anime is my passion, etc.). So its about a group of ultra shy otakus who get their whole shut-in way of life uprooted by an incredibly stunning woman who forcibly inserts herself into their lives. Its really stinkin funny and had me laughing ... out loud multiple times, along with the occasional double take when I heard a line that made me go "WHAT did they say!?" I also love that it isn't strictly comedy and that the story goes places I didn't expect it to, and with characters I didn't expect to get fleshed out all that much. I'm a little bummed it doesn't cover the entirety of the manga, which was only 17 volumes to begin with. There are definitely some things I would've liked to have seen resolved. I doubt we'll see a continuation of this series since its been over 10 years, but stranger things have certainly happened! Can definitely recommend this one!

7.5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 11, 2024

AIDZBOY

Mixed Feelings

Actually pretty cool. It's about this shy girl who's super into jellyfish and lives with a bunch of other geeky girls who are all into different, kinda weird stuff. They end up meeting this stylish guy who shakes things up a bit, and it's funny seeing how their nerdy world collides with all the high fashion drama. The show mixes up humor with some real heartfelt moments, which kept it interesting even when the plot seemed a little out there.

I'd give it a 7/10 because, while it's definitely unique and has some solid laughs, the whole fashion angle was sometimes hard to get totally into. ... The characters are great, though. Really different from your usual anime crew, and they bring a lot of personality to the story. It's not your typical anime, and that's kind of refreshing, but it might not be for everyone, especially if you're not into the whole otaku culture thing. Overall its worth watching if you're looking for something that's not just the same old action-packed series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 30, 2023

xXDAGGERHEARTXx

Not Recommended

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For how highly rated this anime was it's surprising how unlikable the characters are. Tsukimi and Kuranosuke are fine enough but a bit bland but the NEETs? Oh my god what a desperately, deeply unpleasant collection of characters. They ranged from annoying to actively crappy people. It was hard to engage with the main storyline because yeah, I don't really care if a bunch of mooching jerks lose their house.

The designs for Tsumiki and Kuranosuke are pretty cute, I do like the art style when it's not drawing vaguely human shaped blobs. I don't know why the NEETs were so cartoony in comparison, it was ... distracting and kind of dehumanizing? Like Tsumiki is a great design for an unconventional looking anime girl, I don't think the others needed to look so inhuman.

I also hated the secondary storyline for Kuranosuke's brother Shu. The gist of it is a woman drugs him and makes him think that they slept together so she can blackmail him. Shu is a virgin and this information is distressing to him. All this is played for laughs and almost seemed like it was hinting at feelings between them at times. This is a major "if the genders were reversed more people would realize it was fucked up" thing. I kept hoping they would drop this plotline but it just. kept. going.

All in all, don't get the hype. The main two characters are fine but nothing flashy or unique enough to salvage the anime from all the things about it that are unlikable.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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