Review of WataMote: No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!

Well, I wrote a review 3 weeks ago but it was incomplete. Now, the anime finished so I edited my review. Story: 6/10 The story is very simple, like any comedy anime, but this plot is nearer to reality because in real life we find similar cases where girls want to be popular. However, the first three episodes were fine, a little exaggerated but enjoyable, funny and easy to relate to. I didn't like the twist from episode 4 to episode 9; Tomoko goes from being a girl who wants friends, to a pervert. She also goes through more misfortunes and the anime becomes drama-like. WhatI also dislike is that somehow they make the other girls of the anime seem like uptown girls (or very feminine girls) and Tomoko as the only abnormal - that, was too exaggerated. Suddenly, in episode 10 Tomoko is no longer a pervert and the story returns at its initial point but without the comedy in episodes 1-3.
It would have been great to explain something about Tomoko's relationships with her family (not just with her brother), and could give a good reason as to why the character is shy when conversing - that way, it would be easier to identify with the character as well as the story.

Art: 6/10
Well, I don't usually focus on art, except when changes from the manga are remarkable. I think they improved Tomoko's design. In the manga she looks misshapen, so anime style looks better. The only thing I disliked is the way her head was shaped and the fact that she's short compared to everyone else. Tomoki's design looks like Oreki's (from Hyouka) and Hachiman's (from Yahari Seishun). A cool combination of the two.
I have noticed that in the first and last episodes some characters are faceless, and Tomoko's classmates look too simple and similar to each other. It isn't annoying but, in this case with only few characters developed, I expected more.

Characters... well, character: 4/10.
In the first three episodes Tomoko is shy, very shy, and clumsy, but still tolerable. However, in fourth episode twist she becomes an unpleasant character. She's still clumsy, shyer than before and a hateful pervert all the time and. Tomoko comes up with something sillier every time. I couldn't understand her... If she wanted friends she should have done a little effort to be able to have a proper conversation and think about what she says rather than doing no effort at all, since I didn't see any. Some of Tomoki's features had the potential to make a cool character but, they were wasted so, he finished as a filling character. Tomoko's best friend... Well meh, I don't like her because she has nothing special but I don't dislike her either. It would have been great if these two characters developed because it's too difficult make a cool and promising story with only one character developed. And with a character like Tomoko it's more difficult.

Enjoyment: 6/10.
Although this anime is entertaining, Tomoko's misadventures are enjoyable, but the detail in episode 8 onwards isn't entertaining. I wish Tomoko had done better actions to make friends, like maybe look for other type of help? Or something that a normal antisocial person would do if they wanted to become social. It would make the anime more realistic and MAYBE more entertaining.

Then, the ending was too ordinary, I expected funnier stuff :/. To finish this review, I only recommend this anime if wish to remove boredom. If you're looking for a realistic story of a person without a social life, you won't find that in this anime. I also recommend to see it bit by bit, might be boring to watch all episodes in one day.