That quote is one of my favorite quotes spoken by an anime character. I personally believe that this is somewhat true for alot of us. So before I would like to go on with my review, I was never a fan of the romantic comedy genre. I always thought of them as being cheesy and painfully predictable. However, Yahari Ore no Seishun definitely took me by surprise. Here's some of the main reasons why I believe this anime is such a masterpiece.
Story: The main storyline can be pretty much summed up in the anime description. Initially, when reading the summary I felt it was gonna be a very generic, but I realized the romance in this series isn't thrown s right into your face from the very beginning. To be more precise, the romance is pretty light in the entire series. There are only hints of romance between character now and then. Overall, the anime does a fantastic job of romance through the services completed in the club. I thought this was a really cool idea to implement rather than simply throwing the obvious romance to the audience. This allows the romance to develop at a great pace and makes us wonder who the main character will fall for if any.
10/10
Art: There wasn't anything particularly unusual about the art. I thought everything was pretty well done, nothing out of the ordinary in this anime. I liked the colors that were used in the opening theme and for the ending as well.
10/10
Sound: I loved the opening theme and the ending theme alot when I watched the series. In my opinion, the ending theme sort of explains the complications of the romance that is experienced throughout the anime. The OSTs played during each segment also made it very comical and enjoyable to watch.
10/10
Character: The characters in this series was what intrigued me the most. I found the characters very unique, interesting, realistic throughout the series. For those new to the anime you might be wondering how are the characters different from other romantic comedy series? To respond to this, I would say that the main character in this series was what made it so unique. He isn't the boring, dull, and extremely dense type of person, but actually the complete opposite. In fact, I would say confidently that he is well aware of the ongoing romance, society, and his overall environment. What makes it even more interesting is his ability to think very critically about others and situations presented at the moment. Not only is it very critical, but the way he says it in his thoughts makes it way more engaging and realistic. Alot of characters in romantic comedies cannot do this. I understand that it has to do with the writing of the developers, but it was done very well. This anime also perfectly illustrates, in my opinion, the different kinds of people there are in the world. From socially distant type people to arrogant ones this series has it all. Excellent pacing for character development made characters extremely likeable and it made you feel as if you can identify with some of them. It also made room for characters to change their initial attitudes as the series progressed. In my case, I identified perfectly with the main characters point of view and philosophies.
10/10
My Opinion: It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me. Batman can be related to the main character. Throughout of the series, I find that the he is a kind hearted person, but he isn't concerned about that. I feel what he is concerned about is the society around him and how it is pretty messed up according to him. As someone who holds similar viewpoints as the main character, it is one of the reasons why I really appreciated this romantic comedy masterpiece. This show has tons of comedy, a bit of romance, and tons of theories and philosophies about life. I fully recommend watching this anime not just for the romance, but for what it can offer to us as humans. Seriously, this anime actually got me saying "yeah that's true" alot times and "hey the main character is actually right, it's so true about what he said about people and society." Yahari Ore no Seishun wouldn't be on my top five best romcoms of all time, it would fall in my top five of all time.
I hope this review was helpful for you guys. Thank you for reading and I hope you guys will enjoy it as much as I did.
Final Score: 10/10
