It’s one of those “Will they, won’t they” stories where at multiple points in the story the main “couple” aren’t on the same page in terms of their relationship and feelings because of something the other said and/or did, which causes a gap between the two that they must overcome just to create another one not to far into the future, which could be pretty annoying. The side characters also don’t really get much backstory or characterization aside from just being a part of this little gang of unique personalities that come together somehow despite being widely different from each other.
The MC (Shizuki Mizutani) is pretty unlikable and a borderline sociopath. I didn’t hate her but I didn’t like her.
The love interest ( Haru Yoshida ) is one of those edgy “he’s so weird that he’s cool so I like him” type characters, tho he does some very unlikable things multiple times throughout the series.
The rest of the gang is just there.
-Natsume is the nice one, she has a little story arc that goes nowhere.
-Kenji isn’t relevant until the last 3 episodes, and his little story arc goes nowhere.
-Kenji’s gang are mostly background characters. As far as i’m aware, they don’t even have names, it’s just a group of 3 guys who are “comedic relief delinquents”. They were fun for what they were though.
-Oshima was there, her story arc goes nowhere.
-Sasayan is cool but doesn’t add much either. He’s the bro that’s just there to let everyone know how Haru has changed.
My biggest gripe with My Little Monster is that a lot of things go nowhere and as a result the final episode while very wholesome, isn’t satisfying and I can easily see a lot of people being left angry, frustrated or disappointed. Haru’s whole beef with his brother and father was very interesting but is dropped off the face of the planet mid way through the series and never elaborated on, which sucks cause it could of done so much more for the story. Oshima, Kenji, Natsume and Mizutani’s story arcs never amount to anything either.
I will say, I haven’t and don’t plan on reading the manga, but I’m assuming that if there is a season 2, the story would be filled in more but as of right now there is no season 2 and these are my thoughts on Season 1.
