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Nov 12, 2015
There isn't much that can really be said about Jitsu wa Watashi wa. The story seems to take on tropes from other anime and could almost be considered a reverse Rosario to Vampire.

Jitsu wa Watashi wa is set in an ordinary High School. Kuromine Asahi is known as a leaky basket to his friends because he is such an open book that he's unable to convincingly tell a lie. For the longest time, he has had feelings for Shiragami Youko who's one of his classmates. After a bunch of encouragement from his friends, he decides to try to confess to her after school. He discovers, however, that things are not what they seem when he finds out that his crush is actually a vampire. After finding out that she's unable to have friends due to a promise she made with her father, Kuromine Asahi vows to protect her secret so that she doesn't have to leave school.

That's about the gist of the story. From this point on, the show comically adds characters one after another that come to like him. The show goes on like this with the typical dramas associated with a typical harem rom-com and ends on a rather pitiful conclusion where nothing is resolved. While the characters, sound and art are all very generic and rather forgettable, the show had enough potential that, had it followed the source material, would have been far better than it actually is.

For me, this anime was a hit and a miss. It had moments where it was okay, but it was too centered on being a comedy for it to make any kind of logical sense. Instead of things going the way they should have, Jitsu wa Watashi wa goes out with a flop rather than a bang. It's good if you're after some lighthearted humor, but if you're expecting a story, you'll find yourself quite disappointed.

I highly recommend reading the manga rather than watching the anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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