Mar 27, 2019 11:47 AM
Kimi ni Todoke: Impressions and Thoughts
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Kimi ni Todoke, Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season
Kimi ni Todoke is a cute romance show that focuses around a main heroine that has no friends. Of course, she wants friends...don't we all? The problem is that she looks like the girl from the ring and people are genuinely afraid of her. Of course, they also believe she has supernatural powers and blah blah blah, high school fun.
Despite the shit-storm that goes on around her, Kuronouma Sawako is a super nice girl. Actually...she's too nice. She's so nice, that she blames herself for literally anything that anyone else does. It's cute, but also gets highly annoying after a while. You really push for her to progress, but it happens super slowly.
TL;DR: It's a super cute love story that gets drug out way too long due to an inconceivable amount of misunderstandings.
The Good
There are some good things that I took from this anime. There are a lot of fun, quirky moments that will have you laughing your butt off. Some of the predicaments that the characters find themselves in, and their reactions, make for an entertaining story.
I like the main girl, Sawako, I really do. The story does a great job of showing how someone who is nice and means well can be misunderstood and even taken advantage of. The entire time I was just rooting for her to be happy and, by the end, to be just a bit selfish and do what she wants.
As far as rom-coms go, it was entertaining. Good amount of drama split between moments of romance and comedy. Overall a decent story.
The Bad
The main problem I have with this story is the communication between characters. I guess a more appropriate way of saying that is no one in this show knows how to talk and understand each other. Honestly, I felt like I was watching Gamers! all over again.
I could get along with the progression of the story and characters through the first season. It ended on a good note...but by gosh was I disappointed to find the second season seemed to relapse. It made me feel as though all of the hard work done in the first season was undone again. Characters I felt had progressed to a certain point suddenly relapsed to how they were in the beginning.
Could this be a natural part of growth? Of course. However, it just didn't sit right with me.
I generally can get along with the pairings in most rom-coms; however, I can not stand Shouta, the main dude. I think he is a selfish and jealous douche that doesn't deserve the delicate Sawako.
Conclusion
This one just wasn't for me. It was nice, but by the end of it I just felt pleased that they finally cleared up all of the misunderstandings. I wasn't happy for the main couple at all; in fact, I was more interested in the side pairing that were happening.
It could be a nice story for some, but for me the pacing was just too slow. Too many times the characters relapsed back to their former self. Honestly, it was drug out, or it felt like it.
Thanks for reading!
If you enjoyed this little article of mine, you can read more about anime, coding, and gaming on my personal site.
Despite the shit-storm that goes on around her, Kuronouma Sawako is a super nice girl. Actually...she's too nice. She's so nice, that she blames herself for literally anything that anyone else does. It's cute, but also gets highly annoying after a while. You really push for her to progress, but it happens super slowly.
TL;DR: It's a super cute love story that gets drug out way too long due to an inconceivable amount of misunderstandings.
The Good
There are some good things that I took from this anime. There are a lot of fun, quirky moments that will have you laughing your butt off. Some of the predicaments that the characters find themselves in, and their reactions, make for an entertaining story.
I like the main girl, Sawako, I really do. The story does a great job of showing how someone who is nice and means well can be misunderstood and even taken advantage of. The entire time I was just rooting for her to be happy and, by the end, to be just a bit selfish and do what she wants.
As far as rom-coms go, it was entertaining. Good amount of drama split between moments of romance and comedy. Overall a decent story.
The Bad
The main problem I have with this story is the communication between characters. I guess a more appropriate way of saying that is no one in this show knows how to talk and understand each other. Honestly, I felt like I was watching Gamers! all over again.
I could get along with the progression of the story and characters through the first season. It ended on a good note...but by gosh was I disappointed to find the second season seemed to relapse. It made me feel as though all of the hard work done in the first season was undone again. Characters I felt had progressed to a certain point suddenly relapsed to how they were in the beginning.
Could this be a natural part of growth? Of course. However, it just didn't sit right with me.
I generally can get along with the pairings in most rom-coms; however, I can not stand Shouta, the main dude. I think he is a selfish and jealous douche that doesn't deserve the delicate Sawako.
Conclusion
This one just wasn't for me. It was nice, but by the end of it I just felt pleased that they finally cleared up all of the misunderstandings. I wasn't happy for the main couple at all; in fact, I was more interested in the side pairing that were happening.
It could be a nice story for some, but for me the pacing was just too slow. Too many times the characters relapsed back to their former self. Honestly, it was drug out, or it felt like it.
Thanks for reading!
If you enjoyed this little article of mine, you can read more about anime, coding, and gaming on my personal site.
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