Ive been beating around the bush for a bit when it comes to writing this review. To be honest it took me longer than it should have to watch this anime. Some of it is due to watching other anime thats currently airing but most of it is due to laziness. I didnt have much motivation to finish this anime. Not that its bad or anything its just kind of boring to me. Im not the target audience for Kimi ni Todoke. With that being said Im still going to review the show. 1000https://images.fancaps.net/images/anime/KiminiTodoke/ep02/KiminiTodokeScreenshot0315.jpg Kimi ni Todoke follows Sawako a girl who is cursed to look like Sadako from The Ring. At the beginning of the anime she is friendless. That changes when Kazehaya her classmate and most popular guy in her grade goes out of his way to talk and become friends with her. She also befriends delinquents Yano and Chizuru along with the absentminded Ryu. As with any shoujo series or anything in the general direction of romance the plot of the anime advances by misunderstandings forming and being resolved. 1000https://arigatogozaimasu.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/kiminitodoke600020.png Watching Kimi ni Todoke felt like I was watching someone elses dream. While the anime doesnt have any metaphysical properties it imitates it with how slow Sawako speaks and thinks. It makes it seem like were in a world of her creation while in fact were just seeing her interpretation of the world around her. Her naivety turns a world that has been very harsh to her into one where shes constantly misunderstood. While Kazehaya and the girls becoming friends with her helps to turn around the rumors about her they also start up other ones. 1000https://i.ur.com/m1QE2.jpg Kimi ni Todoke suffers from the same problem that most other romance anime doesits stuck in neutral most of the anime. While I know why its like this it still annoys me that I have to watch two people fumble around with their feelings for 25 episodes. Good thing is that Kimi ni Todoke is not just about Sawakos romantic mishaps. The anime also explores Yanos and Chizurus romantic life which honestly is more interesting than Sawakos. Theres some good comedy in there also especially any scene with Sawako trying to talk to someone who doesnt know her. I should be fair though the misunderstandings that make Sawakos love life go nowhere arent THAT frustrating its just annoying from time to time. 1000https://arigatogozaimasu.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/kiminitodoke1000121.png I think the worst thing about Kimi ni Todoke was that it was boring to watch. I took my time finishing this anime since I didnt have any drive to watch more than one episode a day on most days. While watching several airing anime can take some time I would have to watch this away it still was at the bottom of my list to watch. Like I said at the beginning maybe this anime isnt meant for someone like me. Kimi ni Todoke isnt badit can be quite funny and the characters are charming. It just isnt something that pulls me in and gets me to watch episode after episode. I would only recommend it if youre into shoujo anime otherwise you might find it a drag to watch.
65 /100
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