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Mar 20, 2016
I recently decided to give Daily Lives of High School Boys a rewatch because... well, I wanted to rewatch a few of my favorite anime and wanted to pick a comedy show. Daily Lives was the perfect contender as it may just be my favorite (pure) comedy anime.

In fact, it's one of two comedy animes that I rate a nine, which is an accomplishment in itself. The majority of comedy shows I've seen, even the best ones of recent times like Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun and Barakamon, top out at a solid eight. That means Daily Lives has something special, and two qualities it has that makes it stand out is:

1] Consistently funny in every sketch. Don't get me wrong, some skits are certainly funnier than others (which ones are the funniest is a matter of opinion), but none of the jokes go below a certain level of funniness. I was always smiling, if not laughing my ass off. I'd even sometimes go "aww" for the rare heartwarming moment. I can't say there was a moment in the show where I wasn't enjoying myself.

2] All characters are lovable. I won't go into details, but I am very fond of the Daily Lives characters even two years after I first watched it, particularly Hidenori (it really doesn't help that he's voiced by one of my favorite seiyuu, Tomokazu Sugita). There are no unlikable or boring characters, which can't be said of most other comedies I've seen.

As for the other categories: the art, animation, and sound are all adequate, of course. The simple style works in the show's favor, and the voice acting is perfect all around. Not much else to say except it's great.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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