Watamote is about a girl who goes into high school thinking that she's going to be popular, thinking that she was cute. On the contrary she has all the makings to be a "mojo" which is an unpopular girl. This anime lured me in and I thought that after watching the trailer and the first episode, it was going to be a very enjoyable series. But as I continued with the series, I realized that there was no progress. With every lesson she only learned that she couldn't be a cute girl and she didn't become one in the end. Though this anime brought be a few laughs, it was the same thing every episode. If your looking for an anime to watch while your passing the time, it's good for that. But, if you want to actually sit down and try to understand whatever your watching, just pass by this one.
Story:
The plot is kind of like an average life of a shut in who is trying to become popular. Nothing special about it. I felt as if there needed to be some sort of expansion rather than the protagonist staying in her shell the ENTIRE anime. To put it in a short term, the anime didn't go anywhere. Though it was somewhat funny and had a good idea to it, it didn't expand from episode 1.
Art:
The art was mediocre. I wouldn't say it was horrible but it didn't draw me in either. Though it did a good job of describing what the characters were like, it kind of disturbed me. The main protagonist and her brother both have weird bags under their eyes and it made me cringe every time that I saw them. Though there might be people who enjoy it, I particularly don't.
Sound:
Honestly, the sound is the only thing that I could actually vouch for in this anime. The beginning and ending songs were pretty great. It expanded on the character and her emotions, anger, frustration, cheerfulness, and just being a high schooler. I think that the music really brought the anime to life. Although it did scare me the first time... ^-^;
Character:
Okay let's get down to it. There were a nice mix of characters in this anime and I think that they could've complimented each other very well, but they did a par job.
First, I didn't particularly HATE the protagonist. I liked the idea of a high school mojo who wanted to become popular girl. Kuroki Tomoko is shy and is completely unable to talk or interact with people. She strives to become popular, have a boyfriend, and such. But, all that she knows is from animes and boy gameplays. I think that I might have been a bit biased about this character because she reminded me about me^^. Sometimes, she gets angry and goes on about killing people that are ignorant and such for stealing her umbrella, but for some reason she bursts into tears when she falls off a high chair. Tomoko doesn't enjoy school because she can't interact with people and she feels jealousy and anger towards popular people. This character didn't expand from this point, in the end she didn't change or develop. On a whole, though I liked this character, I wished that she moved on from learning from animes and actually talked to people.
Tomoki Kuroki--- Not much to say about this character. He's a normal high school student, average amount of friends, average looks, and average amount of girls who like him. He has the same bags underneath his eyes as Tomoko has and they seem pretty close to talk back to each other all the time. The feuds between them are pretty funny at times. He gets my stamp of approval for being so goddamn normal.
Yu Narase--- An old best friend of Tomoko. It seems she was very quiet and reserved when she was in middle school and they split for high school. They meet to hang out one day and shes become very kawaii^^. I really enjoyed this character because I loved how she clashed with Tomoko's character. Yu is cute, out going, and everything that Tomoko wants to be.
There probably was more development in the series but I did watch from episode 1 to 6. From what I saw, it wasn't going anywhere. If you want to pass time, go on ahead but if your looking for an anime to cherish... This Watamote isn't your anime. Overall I give it a solid 6.5, for being funny, dark, boring, and entertaining... All at the same goddamn time.
-ChunsaChan
