Cons: The skits can fall a little flat and/or be lost in translation, I personally found the Highschool girls are Funky skits to be a bit eyeroll worthy.
Bottom Line: A funny series that doesn't take too much investment to watch. Look at the first few episodes and see if the comedy clicks with you.
Comedy:
Daily Lives of Highschool Boys is first and foremost a comedy series. There isn’t a lot of time spent on character development or any overarching plot. Like Azumanga or other 4koma-based shows, it’s broken up into shorter skits which keep things fresh. Even if one skit is unfunny to you, the next might be good. It parodies anime clichés and also elements from a real teenagers life. While I’ve seen a lot of comedies flounder when it comes to that culture barrier, this one I think honestly has minimal problems (either that or I've been watching too much anime). I think the comedy comes off as a cross between Gintama and Azumanga.
Our cast:
The [male] characters don’t have extreme or wacky personalities, and as such the characters end up feeling pretty “real” even if they are doing and saying really absurd things. The girl characters are generally given extreme personalities, and as such felt really fake. I know some people say this is intentional and “high school boys really see high school girls as terrifying and out to get them” but eh. I’m not so sure. Elementary boys, sure, but in my experience teenagers are quite the opposite (wink wink). It fell flat for me, is what I am trying to say. Come to think of it, I’ve never seen a slice of life comedy which can portray genuine humor with both genders, so there you go. As a satire of how girls are often depicted in anime it might work slightly better, but I still thought the Highschool Girls are Funky skits were the least enjoyable parts of the show.
That ED:
I’d recommend looking up the ending sequence. It is too much fun and I sat through it every time.
