I have a habit of thinking that the anime will be bad or good based on the poster of the anime.So at first, I thought Oregairu would be a stereotypical romcom anime. Just think about it. There are two female main characters and a male character. Male character is an outcast. One of the female characters is the school's most beautiful girl. How original. But when I finished the first episode of this anime i immediately thought that Hikigaya is gonna be my Favorite male character of the all anime i ever watched till now or maybe in the future as well.After watching the complete anime i really imagined Hikki as the Super-Duper Cool Anti-Social Highschooler.Not only this character but i think this is the only anime where i geniunely like almost all the characters involved in it.
Story(10/10)- Now the story centers around Hikigaya Hachiman. A high school student who is shunned by pretty much the whole school.Luckily this suits him perfectly as he prefers to be a loner and doesn't want to make friends. But his "happy" life soon crumbles as his teacher (Man i seriously like tihs character as well, a cool and beautiful teacher) forces him to join a club which is supposed to help people with their problems.Even worse, the club also has the smart and beautiful "ice-cold Beauty" Yukino Yukinoshita.
Now the story basically revolves on the club helping out on peoples' requests and problems. Although the problem's are simple the way the main characters solve the problem isn't. The comedy usually revolves around Hachiman and Yukino's witty dialogue and sarcasm.(which really is funny).
Art(10/10)- The art was good most of the time. Backgrounds were filled with radiant colors and were nicely drawn.Character designs were also done well and fit well with the personalities of the characters.
Sound(10/10)- The sound was quite impressive. The soundtrack fits in really well with the anime. The opening "Yukitoki", is a really catchy song. The ending was pretty much good as well.
Character-Now this is where Oregairu excels the most.
Let's begin with Hikigaya Hachiman. Hachiman's twisted view of life and society are definitely one of the most captivating view's of life that i've ever seen. His views of life actually affected my way of viewing life. His monologues are also enjoyable and show off a bit more of his personality.I seriously admire this character.He is more like a role model for me.
Yuki Yukinoshita is almost the complete opposite of Hachiman. She is smart, beautiful, and rich.But the interesting thing is. She doesn't have friends either. But unlike Hachiman her reason for not having friends is her icy demeanor and being too perfect. She unlike Hachiman believes that change is a good thing. Her smart remarks are funny and her quarrels with Hachiman are hilarious. Over all she is also a nice character.I believe they should be perfect match for each other.
Yui Yuigahama at the start would seem to be a completely stereotypical character.Although I couldn't say I loved her as much as I loved the other two main characters I would have to admit that without her in this anime this anime wouldn't be as good. She serves as the glue that keeps the club together. Her character does develop to be more independent and helpful but still i like the other characters more than her.
In the end Oregairu really did turn out to be a good series. What I thought would be a stereotypical romcom anime turned out to be something much much more than that. I would definitely highly recommend it to anyone who watches anime.
