WataMote follows the life of a shut-in teenager who has some really queer qualities. It follows her life as a high-school student, and her quest to acquire true friendship and romance-to become an ace of life. Our character is highly socially anxious and has low-self esteem,while constantly showing her resentment for others,through her thoughts and 'subtle' actions.
The cast of characters is as eccentric as the show itself. We have Tomoko Kuroki,our main character,an introvert and overall weird person,her brother Tomoki,the popular boy in his class who loves to play sports,and although younger,assumes the mature sibling role. Tomoki is the person who our main character constantly goes to for advice on how to be more social. Next we have Naruse Yuu,Tomoko's best friend from middle school,and she acts as a sort of idol,or unattainable perfection for Tomoko,resulting in an unspoken jealousy on Tomoko's behalf. Aside from these three characters,we have some recurring characters like the student council president. The characters themselves are not spectacular or overtly unique,nut they're interesting enough.
I'm not a huge fan of the art style,but I can see how it would be appealing to some. The animation is not amazing,but it's alright. Personally,I like the soundtrack and think that the opening was really nice all considered.
WataMote was really strange experience. Now,it is by no means a masterpiece,or even close,but it was enjoyable,and is nice,all idiosyncrasies taken into account. It tried to bring out a multitude of emotions and in the end created a really strange mixture of them. To sum all of this up: WataMote is a strange telling of an awkward person's boringly exciting life.
