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

Story: There isn't really much to the story. It's about an antisocial girl who has no friends at her high school and each episode is usually about her doing dumb things to get friends or being in dumb situations. I was expecting much depth for a gag comedy series but there really is no overarching story sadly which is kinda disappointing. Additionally, her attempts at getting friends or her dumb situations are just really painful to watch. I have social anxiety but the way the main character Kuruki approaches these situations are just painful and not what I would really expect from a normal personwith social anxiety. However, that could be part of the appeal of the series. The best moments are usually with her brother which is the most remotely close to normal interaction in this series and the most enjoyable.
6/10

Art: The first episode had an amazing death note parody scene but apart from that there isn't much appeal to the art and animation. The art style is okay and the animation is just normal.
5/10

Sound: The Opening is pretty god damn amazing, The heavy metal/rock style opening is so unsuited to the series but it is really fitting at the same time. There are also a variety of different endings which shows the range of effort from the studio. The overall soundtrack isn't amazing but it fits quite well.
7/10

Characters: Kuroki Tomoko is just not a main character I can like. Yes she has relatable issues such as social anxiety and the lack of friends is very sympathetic. However, unlike Hachiman from Oregairu who does of things that are understandable even cool, Kuroki Tomoko is just so arrogant and annoying. A lot of the things she does is questionable and her arrogance is just not very likeable. The worst part is that she never grows at all throughout the series and that is such a shame. The side characters such as her friend, brother and Kii chan however are very interesting and likeable characters but they have few appearances.
5/10

Enjoyment: As stated before it is really hard to enjoy this series as I didn't really laugh at the situations she was in but felt it was a painful watch. It does have some laughs and nice moments but they are quite rare sadly...

Overall:The story is simple, The art is simple, The opening is amazing, The main character is not likeable and it is quite painful to watch but there is some enjoyment with this series.
6/10

It does get better later in the manga which is a shame since this might not ever get a season 2.