It’s not a bad watch, but I certainly can’t say I loved it. The plot was a little hard to grasp on what it really was. Through the first half of the series before it started going anywhere it was more like a weak thread of events. Some episodes were dramatic and interesting, but not all of the emotion seemed very real.
Character development was okay, but I really disliked the main character, Sana. That’s not very good when you’re watching a series: you don’t even like the protagonist. I suppose those type of leads I never really like, he just annoys me. Nanaka, too, the main girl, was a little irritating. She acted depressed and moody, and it doesn’t come clear until late into the show as to what her problem is. Mostly it just seemed like she was on her time of the month throughout the show, considering her emotions, which were all over the place. However, I did like some of the other characters, like the twins, Shuusuke and Shuri. They were very sweet towards one another… I was wishing they weren’t even brother and sister as I watched episode ten, but I won’t tell you what went on: you have to see for yourself! Generally the majority of characters seem stereotypical, except for Aoi, her character was pretty unique. She was very amusing. There is also Asami, a classmate of our characters’, who appears normal and helpful. However, it is not all what it seems with her, and I much changed my opinion of Asami later on. That was very surprising, and added a twist to the story. Lastly there’s Hinako, a young girl desperate to be referred to as mature, who gets infatuated with Shuusuke after he helps her out against some bullies.
The animation was fairly nice, and I liked the way the faces and characters were generally drawn. However, inconsistency often was portrayed in the animation movements, and it lacked fluidity. Some of the poses or stances they were put in, too, were awkward. The colors however, were pretty, and though it was definitely not outstanding it was all in all pleasing to the eye.
The sound was really nice, and I liked the opening and ending themes, enough to get both the mp3s, they're both very good and fit the anime nicely. Background music was standard, nothing that stands out, anyway. As for seiyuu, everyone did a fairly good job, with the right amount of feeling put into their voice. Sana’s voice fit him, as did the others. Aoi’s voice might be the most annoying, but I actually liked it, even though it’d be a bit hard to listen to, ahaha.. ha.
Myself; Yourself is nothing of great value, but it’s a nice show to watch. I wouldn’t exactly heartily recommend it, but try it out and see what you think. Obviously there’s mixed reviews, if you check out the reviews written prior to mine (and that’s a lot!).
