Well, since there's no review for this Manga, I'll be the first to review it. I'm actually surprised no one's reviewed it yet. This is my first Manga review so bear with me a little. Gravity Eyes is a very good Manga. I really enjoyed this manga.
The story is very good. You can just read the synopsis of it if you want to know the summary, but I'll let you know why I like the story. So, apparently this is a sequel to another series, but I didn't know that going into this. Honestly, you don't even need to read the the prequels to
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Sep 24, 2017
Hitorijime My Hero
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Okay, so I usually come to My Anime List to get recommendations for an anime, and this is my first review so bare with me, but I felt that Hitorijime My Hero was such a great Anime that I needed to review this for anyone on the fence about watching. The synopsis doesn't really do it justice and it firsts it didn't make me want to stop everything to watch it, but I found this anime through a YouTube suggestions list. At the time, I was looking for another BL to watch and low and behold this one comes into my life and I'm
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so thankful for it. Yes, this is a Shounen-ai anime, but that's pretty obvious.
Story (10) Although this is your typical slice of life/high school/romance anime, the story keeps you very engaged the whole time through. If you're not convinced by the first episode definitely watch the second one, things become clear. So, what exactly is the story? Well, it centers on a boy named Masahiro Setagawa. He's in a gang because he wants to have this sense of belonging. After some circumstances (I'll try to refrain from spoilers) he meets this other young boy named Kensuke Ooshiba and through some other circumstances his older brother Kousuke Ooshiba, who is older than them. They don't specify much older, but I'm assuming in his mid twenties. He has a reputation among gangs to be very tough. Upon meeting the two, Masahiro starts to become involved in their lives and stops hanging with the gang. Kousuke feels this need to protect Mashiro and their relationship grows stronger because of it. Another sublot to the story revolves around Kensuke and his childhood friend, Asaya Hasekura, that, after unfortunate events from when they were younger got diconnected from each other. Hasekura moves back for the start of high school and the story focus on them reconnecting. The story from here develops the characters and their relationship to one another. So my take on the story, like I said before it kept me engaged the entire time through. The characters are well fleshed out and it has a great balance between the comedy,drama, romance. Oh the comedy in this anime. If you need an anime that delivers on the comedy it's this one. I swear I'm not lying when I literally laughed every episode. Although the comedy is great, it also has a great balance of drama, as well as the emotional parts and the romance. If you're also looking for a great BL anime, this is for you. Art (8) The art for this anime is actually good. The character designs are nice to look at and it provides a nice scenery. It's nothing that's distracting is basically what I'm saying. The art design isn't much to talk about because it doesn't do anything particularly unique with the animation style, so I gave it an 8 because it's still pleasing to look at. Sound (9) The soundtrack for this anime is very good. The opening is catchy. At first I found myself not caring for it, but over time I found myself bopping my head to it when it plays. The ending is also good and calming, but what really steals the show for me in this anime is the tracks that play during the emotional scenes. They were very heartfelt and beautiful. I watched this with my brother and he and I both said that they need to release a full soundtrack because the tracks they use are beautiful. If it's enough for me to want to download, then it's good. The sound is definitely a strong part. Characters (10) Okay so let's talk about the characters. There are really only four main characters in this anime with a couple of side characters, but I'll be focusing on the main four. Masahiro Setagawa I would say out of all the characters in this anime, Masahiro gets the most character development, which makes sense because he's our protagonist. He starts off the series as this kid that wants something different with his life. He doesn't want to be apart of this gang, but he feels he has no other options. His home life isn't great and he doesn't really have anyone looking out for him. He also does what everyone tells him to do and has the tendency to apologize for everything. Over the course of the series, we learn about his home life and how he does develop as a character. I can't say too much without giving plots to the story, but this is a very well fleshed out character, especially over a twelve episode anime. Kousuke Ooshiba He is the older brother to Kensuke. He's a teacher at the high school that both Masahiro and Kensuske go to. He's very tough and has a lot of street cred, but also feels the need to protect Masahiro, especially from the gang. He's very dedicated to his school work and takes a liking to Mashiro when he sees how much potential he has as well. Kensuke Ooshiba He's the younger brother to Kousuke. He does serve as the comedic character, but also shows much care for his brother and his friends, especially Hasekura, his childhood friend. The story doesn't focus so much his character, but he was still a delight and you still grow to like his character. Asaya Hasekura He is the childhood friend of Kensuke and seems to care very much about Kensuke, but he also seems very intuitive about the relationship between Masahiro and Kousuke. He usually is the first to see if something's up before anyone else. His character was also good because he seemed to play a part and pushing things that needed to be pushed. I also want to say that I also loved the side characters. You really get involved in the all the characters. There was even an episode that focused on one of the side characters and it is very well handled and interesting. When watching this, I felt that these characters were very real in the way they interacted. It was very believable and if not for everything else that's great about this anime, the characters are really what shine here. Enjoyment/Overall Thoughts (10) I guess by now it's no secret that Is really enjoyed this anime. I feel like it was exactly what I needed. Like I mentioned before, I was looking for a nice BL because I had already watched all the good ones. This one though I feel like will stick with me in a different way than all the others. While the others that I've watched like Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi, Junjou romantica, Super Lover, and even Yuri On Ice have their moments of fan service, and don't get me wrong I don't mind fan service, I felt like this one was genuinely trying to tell a story of the romance between two couples without needing to incorporate any of that other stuff. It felt genuine and it doesn't feel forced in the slightest. The development of the romance in this anime is what really keeps you invested. There were so many good and cute moments where I couldn't help but just smile and squeal like a fan-girl. If it isn't obvious, I'm a fan of boys love anime, but this felt somehow refreshing in the development of the romance. For once, there was no rapey scenes, that in it's self was a surprise. The characters, like I said were well developed, you grow to love them. The story is interesting, it can be emotional and may even give you that lump in your throat at certain parts. The drama is good and so is the comedy. Above all the romance is exactly what any person looking for a good BL anime looking for. If you're looking for Yaoi, then this isn't for you , but if you simply want a shonen-ai with believable characters and a great story to match, look no further. If the whole student-teacher thing throws you off and you can't get behind it maybe this isn't for you, but this anime does such a great job at developing the relationship that you almost forget about that aspect and see just two guys falling in love. I mean if people can get behind Super Lovers, then you'll have no problem watching this. Hitorijime My Hero is a beautiful anime that really focuses on the romance part of it and isn't just smut. I hope that this becomes more recognized now that it's finished. I highly recommend this to any fujoshi, but also to anyone that loves a good love story.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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