Story:
Firstly, there is little to no romance in this anime. The comedy is there, but it is not situational rather it is more dialogue based. Characters give clever answers to questions and the conversation is rather intriguing.
The main protagonist, Hikigaya Hachiman, is an anti social loner in high school. He has experienced school life's harsh realities like groupings, rejections etc. So, he now has a mature view of life. The female protagonist, Yukino Yukinoshita has a similar view. And when both of them meet up in the Volunteer's club, which they are the only members of, things get interesting. I say again, there is no romance. But what makes it interesting is how close to reality this anime is. Both the characters have mature viewpoints and there words are meant to be taken seriously.
This anime is filled with intelligent conversations of the two characters. You can't help but be astounded by the truth in their dialogues. In other romcom anime when a girl is "acting" helpless, the others will help her. But in this anime, the truth is unveiled as to why she is acting like that. The protagonists's are absolutely amazing.
There is not much story in this anime. It just shows how these "mature" characters spend their high school lives.
Characters:
Hikigaya Hachiman: Anti social loner in high school. But really cool and the most clever things are said by him. You'll come to love him. He's not a delinquent.
Yukino Yukinoshita: Beautiful, intelligent girl in the same club as Hikigaya. Has a similar viewpoint of life but it is of less "evil" magnitude as compared to Hikigaya's.
Yui Yuigahama: 3rd member of the club. A normal hyped up high school girl who lives her life like an average cute girl would in any other romcom anime.
Art:
I like the art. Really nice work on the characters. It may be quite different from what we usually see but it's quite nice for this anime.
Sound:
Both the opening and endings are really nice.
Yukitoki is the opening.
Hello Alone is the first ending.
Enjoyment:
I've watched it thrice. Of course I enjoy it. Mostly because I've seen a lot of the cliche romcom series. This one stands out. The clever conversations, close to reality situations, everything amazes me. There is a slight hint of a romance in the series but it's not developed. But, I still favor YukinoXHikki.
The second season is coming out in Spring '15 so I'd recommend to watch this anime. It's sequel is one I'm looking forward to a lot.
"Those who don't work hard have no right to envy those with talent."
- Yukino Yukinoshita
