Jan 7, 2013
I have to say that I thought I would enjoy this anime more than I did.
Just judging from the first episode there seemed to be a lot more potential in Mei's character than what eventually came across. While I'm sure it could be argued that Mei reacted well within an acceptable standard for a very distrusting and socially isolated person, I felt that that, coupled with Yamato's own insecurities, meant that the plot fitted itself into an almost mind-numbing loop. Throughout the series I was always holding out for those painfully infrequent glimpses of a confident Mei, who appeared in flashes but never stuck aound
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long enough to be anything more than a brief moment of satisfaction. Mei was sweet, caring, shy, but she wasn't very interesting.
The plot (the mind-numbing loop) is, of course, very simple once you get down to it. Popular boy meets unpopular girl, sparks fly, love follows. The End. That does not mean I dislike the plotline, just that the plot, like many others, is very simple once you get down to it. It's the bits in between, and the part where 'Sukitte ii na yo' ultimately fails, that count. Basically what I'm saying is that if you notice the the underlying plotline while watching or reading any work of fiction, then you're probably not going to enjoy it very much. Especially if the plot is essentially just a cliché.
In my opinion, the only reason 'Sukitte Ii na yo' flopped was because the main characters never really developed in any meaningful fashion. Mei and Yamato were very similar to eachother, especially in the sense of doubting their relationship on what amounted to flimsy evidence at best. Of course it was Mei more than Yamato, but while it was ridiculously normal for Mei, Yamato's doubts sprang forth inconceivably. It was, on the whole, a very disfunctional relationship that wasn't very compelling.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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