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

Gonna keep it short: The anime based on the manga is about a girl, Tomoko, with little to no social skills. She is also prone to social anxiety, if you can call it that. Heard the premise before? Well it's different, because there is no sugarcoating Tomoko's personality or the events that surround her. The mannerisms of the Tomoko seem very over the top at times, but to me it represents her inner turmoil, what she's thinking constantly, and that really brings the character to life. What I loved most about the anime wasn't how bad the situations got for her,but how brutally honest the writing was. Usually, the writing will make these sort of characters more sympathetic, having some sort of painful past. Not with Watamote, no sir. You get the real deal and the whole package with Tomoko, even if some of those parts are detestable. Human's are not perfect, and it's good to see a character that can reflect that idea. I love the fact that people who can relate to Tomoko in one way or another cannot deny some of their own flaws ie. feeling misguided resentment for one's own social shortcomings ("they're just sluts anyways!").

*So with that said, if you either can't deal with depressing subject matter (you will be a little depressed regardless of the humor) or you can't accept some of the flaws you and Tomoko may share, don't watch the show. It will be painful