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May 26, 2016
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou - A pun on the owner's name of the apartment complex, Kawai, with the word 'Kawaisou', which means 'pitful'. It defines well what all the characters in the complex, and even outside it, look like in a first glance, but as you get to know them more and more, you may start to think they are not so pitful. Perhaps you'll find some even hateful.

A brief summary of the characters, starting with the side ones:
Shirosaki: A masochist that doesn't hide that information and is fuled with erotic thoughts all the time. He's shown to have a more thoughtful side and to be kind in certain situations, but most of his purpose is to make Sadistic/Masochist jokes, like breathing rapidly when someone insults him. Basically, a weirdo.

Nishikino Mayumi: A big breasted woman in her twenty-somethings that has bad luck - or so she says, but it's her own fault - with men and hates when there's any kind of romance in the air while she wallows alone. If she sees an opportunity, she'll fish for compliments or reactions from men by wearing provocative clothes and showing her cleavage. Also a weirdo.

Watanabe Sayaka: A cute university student that wears a lot of make-up and appears to be kind and gentle, when in reality she loves leading people in the wrong way so she can have some laughs with it. Her main hobby is leading boyfriends to think she is interested in them, then dump them later. A weirdo as well.

Kawai Ritsu: An anti-social bookworm, and I really mean a bookworm, who is alone all the time and is bad at expressing herself. She will act on a whim at times, then get embarrassed, run away from the situation, the usual. She is the MC love interest. Perhaps the most weirdo of them all.

Usa Kazunari: The MC that wants to forget his middle school years and start his high school life in peace and quiet, with a girlfriend. He is nice, and as others tell him, too nice. Contrary to what I said about all other characters, he's actually the only non-weirdo. Well, besides getting aroused when his love interest, Ritsu, talks about him even if it's something bad. If he is not thinking of Ritsu or how to get closer to her, he is pointing out all the absurdities the people around him say and do. All events are shown from his point of view, mainly.

The comedy is generic; often about something perverted, like making fun of Usa's virginity or how much of a masochist he might be; as is the romance. Main character does many nice things for girl he is interested in, she doesn't notice any of it while it is painfully obvious to everyone around them. So why is it that it was so... enjoyable and fun for me?

Perhaps it was all the weirdness all the characters had and the situations they got themselves in, while never making fun of the weirdness, but rather having fun with it. Maybe it was how mysterious Ritsu's character really is to figure out. She is alone and says she doesn't mind it, but after seeing how she reacts when people show interest in the things she likes, you wonder how true that is. Is she alone because that's how things ended up being and she doesn't mind it, or did she become alone and simply decided to tell herself that it's okay? That she prefers it that way? Maybe it was because you can't help but feel sorry for Usa by being surrounded by weirdos, even though he wanted to avoid them so much.

The art is very pretty and colorful, perhaps too much in some moments, like showing Ritsu's face shining whenever she showed interest in something or when she looks at Usa. There were a bit too many of "boy protects girl" events, that I can't help but sigh at. It's a cheap way to make the girl get interested or care about the boy that is way too overused in anime.

Anyhow, although I disliked many characters or situations, I still had a fun time watching Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou. Depending on how much you can tolerate it, and how much you can relate to it, I feel your score can be any number, really. If after the first three episodes you're more annoyed than interested, sighed more than laughed, it's probably not for you. If you laughed and wanted to find more about everyone's weirdness, it might surprise you in some episodes. Either way, I think it's worth a try.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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