Setting expectations: This review is being written under a subjective lens and mainly for enjoyment. The number of spoilers will be as minimal as possible to none. I dont talk more about the plot points except in spoiler text. There are some image spoilers but its all out of context. If you come to expect opinions from a very critical sense sorry but Im not your guy as we may have different tastes. Ill try my best to explain what are the things that worked for me and what doesnt in this review. Then youll hopefully be able to understand my point of view and maybe come to your own conclusion about what this will be like for you. I preface because a lot of people online come to expect reviews to fit a mold of what they want which isnt always realistic. For me I just like to talk about anime I enjoy. And so this review is about such things. Sorry if this aint what youre looking for. 1080https://i.ur.com/Rt8H2ct.png Verdict Tonari no Kyukketsukisan / Ms. vampire who lives in my neighborhood. Is a 12 episode TV anime series released in Fall 2018. It was animated by Studio Gokumi Kirino Mosiac Tsurezure Children and directed by Noriaki Akitaya Bakuman Ore Suki. The animes source material is based on a manga by Amatou. This story is branded as Comedy and Slice of Life on this listing which I can agree with. So how will you the general viewer fare? I think youll be split between liking the show or dropping the show completely. Well that could be said for any show which you might argue. So let me get more into the nitty gritty. Camp 1: If you hate all of the characters in the beginning and cannot stand to continue with the show because of its generic storylines or otaku tropes dont bother trying. I dont think the future episodes will convince you otherwise. Camp 2: If you managed to enjoy the characters for what they are and the silly storylines they go through youll enjoy this show for what it is. I feel like this show manages to get its footing around the halfway point but its not a huge improvement dont expect that. I definitely felt like I was watching a very generic show in the beginning. However as it went along I liked the characters and storylines. It felt creative with what they were trying to do and I felt a sense of effort as the show progressed. This show became a huge guilty pleasure. Overall this show did the job of just letting my brain go empty while watching CGDCT and so I give this a 7.5/10. If youre in Camp 1 I can see you rate this as average or belowaverage plus a possible drop. If youre in Camp 2 I can see you rate this as average aboveaverage. This show isnt particularly super remarkable but it was entertaining and thats what I want from my media at the end of the day. For the rest of the review I go more into detail about why my rating came to be. 1080https://i.ur.com/wVCzmfj.png Explaining my Rating Scale I think the common mistake with ratings is that we all tend to judge and associate each review rating on our own personal scale. When people see an average anime they see that as a 5 some see that as a 6 and others as a 7. As you all know we all have different tastes hence different rating scales and this is why Ill post my scale below. My Personal Rating Scale Anime: 4 and below = I wouldve dropped this show already but made myself suffer through it for some reason. Regardless this is the drop zone generally. 5 = This was really meh and I wouldnt take the time to rewatch. 6 = This was meh and I wouldnt watch it again unless I was forced to. 7 = It was okay and acceptable it was good entertainment and you enjoyed the ride. 8 = This was a great story and you enjoyed the show/movie but it wasnt considered one of the best experiences. Just a great time overall 9 = If you watched this show/movie for the first time youll love this a lot. It aint lifechanging but god damn youll have one of the best experiences. 10 = This show resonated with me so hard chills and intense emotional catharsis. 1080https://i.ur.com/jW0qDIf.png Background I have a confession to make I like CGDCT shows. Its the slice of life and comedy aspects that personally really appeals to me. This bias/factor will make or break you in respect to liking this show or not. It definitely influences my rating and liking the show severely. Also as I said previously I was watching this alongside Hibike Euphonium which really influenced my mood. Watching Hibike Euphonium was a huge delight that it made me tired out because I was fanboying a little bit too much. So to rest I wanted a chill anime and this one fit the bill when recommended from a friend. Head empty strong. While watching the show I was using DmonHiro subs and watched it in Japanese Audio with English subtitles. 1080https://i.ur.com/JIHwTML.png The Review Now the review. Ill be talking about the anime in the following categories: 1 Story / Plot / Characters Its structured as an episodic slice of life story so dont expect multiple episode arcs. The story centres around two main characters a Vampire and a human. It basically follows the lives of these two individuals and the surrounding circle of friends as well as network. A lot of it is silly hijinks at the end of the day which gave me some small chuckles here and there. Some of the story is illogical in respect to why certain things came to be but I never thought about it too much at the end of the day. It definitely follows some of the rules it places though which is nice it actually does try to be logical when it needs to. Also Im not sure why I was able to tolerate the otaku tropes I generally dislike them. Am I becoming an otaku??? Kidding maybe. I think the otaku character tropes werent as obnoxious as I generally see or expected like it fit the character and I just grew to enjoy them all as people. Characters are incredibly onedimensional with a unique quirk here and there. Quite repetitive and their development as people dont have a lot of depth but I didnt mind. The most unique characters are probably the Vampire characters because they do delve into their character backgrounds and thus the most interesting of the bunch. 1080https://i.ur.com/r29Hndj.png 2 Visuals / Animation In the visual department very serviceable. Nothing looked ugly or really out of place. When it wanted to look pretty it did but I cant recall any standouts personally. Animationwise very serviceable. Again nothing stood out to me personally. 3 Audio / Soundtrack / Voice Acting The audio was serviceable in what it was trying to do. Same as the soundtrack though some tracks definitely fit the bill and scenes really well so good job to the composer on that. For the voice acting it was pretty serviceable for the given scenes. 1080https://i.ur.com/U0orz4o.png 4 Overall This show is so generic that I wouldve dropped this if I didnt have a head empty desire for a show. In the end I liked the show a lot as I went along and it ended up becoming a guilty pleasure. Who knew sticking to this show would actually satisfy me Im pretty happy considering some shows would disappoint me hard. Hopefully you learned something useful from the review. Thanks for reading. : 1080https://i.ur.com/r2V1Cc8.png
75 /100
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