Ookami San is one of those anime that are hard to find. It had a wonderful set of characters and a unique plot to boost it's appeal, although the plot was kinda rushed. It also showed how a Tsundere is REALLY done. I first watched this anime a year ago (when I started out anime) and rewatched it just today, and so have a review ready.
Story: 7/10
The story was quite unique in it's own sense. First the positives, a lot of plot was covered in just 12 episodes and the benefit was that not a minute was wasted in filler episodes. Though like most modern high school anime a pool episode was a must, but thankfully Ookamisan snuck up a small plot point there as well. The biggest problem I faced with the anime was that the plot was rushed up in many places. Thankfully I already watched this before so I could understand stuff more once I rewatched it but at first glance the plot went too fast. Too many things were covered at once, now this wasn't necessarily a bad thing because no time was wasted but I'm sure it would have been better if this was stretched out to 24 episodes.
Art: 7/10
The art was amazing to watch. One thing I love to see in the art of most animes is the eye designs, and Ookami San excelled in that field as well. The way the eyes were designed left me in awe as emotions were seen even more easily and characters looked even more attractive. Unfortunately the backgrounds felt a bit washed out otherwise it was great.
Sound: 6/10
The way the Seiyuus portrayed their respective characters was flawless and has me giving them a salute. Morino's VA sounded excellent as he captured both the Morino archetypes (weak and manly) while Ringo and Ryouko's VAs did a really good job as well. I expected a little bit better from Inou Katae but maybe it was because she's one of my favorite Seiyuus. But why a 6? It's because apart from the Seiyuus the sound was a mess. With a mediocre OP (that too which is only memorable by the intro, The vocals were lame at best) while the ED was forgettable. This is a problem some anime face sometimes, excellent VAs, but mediocre sound track. And Ookami San was no exception.
Character: 6/10
The most fun part about the anime, with a unique arsenal of characters, no wonder I loved the show when I first watched it my early days of watching anime (as in last October in 2016). Even now I feel it had a better MC than most other romances. First off, Morino was the one to confess first, he was the one who harbored feelings. Pretty rare to see that happen in the dense-MC filled romance anime genre. Plus, even though they made him look like a weakling at times, there was a really good reason for him to be strong. Apart from that, he developed wonderfully along with Ryouko. Coming to Ryouko, she much like JC Staff's more popular sibling ToraDora's Tsundere Taiga, excellently displayed how to do a Tsundere character. Ryouko unlike most other TsunDeres of the '10s and newer, rarely ever hit Morino, apart from that she still showed here tsun and dere sides perfectly and balanced it as well. I applaud the author for writing such good characters. Development was a lot between these two, while for the rest of the cast, let's say they did their job s supporting characters well. Although I would have loved it if they developed as well (apart from Ringo's arc) but they did their job very well as a supporting cast.
Enjoyment: 7/10
One of the biggest reasons I made this my first ever rewatched anime is because it has a lot of rewatch potential. I loved it when I started out anime and still love it today. It had it's share of fun, seriousness and heartwarming romance up it's sleeve, which is precisely why I thoroughly enjoyed Ookamisan and her seven companions, TWICE.
Overall: 6.6 (Averaged)
In the end, Ookami San had it's set of positives and negatives. It had a wonderful cast, excellent Seiyuus and also had it's share of problems being a rushed-y plot and mediocre sound track, but once you finish the anime you'll be satisfied with what you watched. That's what makes this anime such a joy to watch. And who knows? Like me, you might come back again to rewatch it later on.
