Review of Nisekoi: False Love
ADDITIONAL: (After I make review Nisekoi: I got something important to say) TRY NOT TO BINGE WATCHING NISEKOI. You may enjoy it more since the core story is expanded in the series of high school life of Raku. Don't forget again...I recommend you to read the manga first (at least until Chapter 100) then you can happily watch this. Cheers! Chapter 100 is the last episode of Nisekoi: if don't make mistake. NISEKOI Review: I fix my previous comment about Nisekoi being a shoujo anime while it is characterised as shounen. I honestly can't decide it belong to which genre hoenstly...but it might be good in both realm (shoujo& shounen). Well...I leave it to you guys.
First thing I REALLY notice from Nisekoi is....ANIMATION brought by SHaft.
Haha...seriously, Nisekoi is Bakemonogatari Series in less dark and more casual appearance. A shoujo version of Bakemonogatari Series in term of visual (and less harem so I say)
I am a big fans of bakemonogatari and the entire story, up to marvellous Kizumonogatari. Shaft have done a great thing with its eccentric art and style and it was so awesome I could cry.
Well...but...I just don't seem to be in a much click to fit those styles with Nisekoi tho. I am not saying it's not good..but the story is too casual to get an eccentric kind of presentation. And the way character drawed (which is resemble the Nisekoi manga by a lot that I don't find it matching as well woth the presentation) Altho I still love that small detail in term of character presentation and camera focus, gestures details (like them spinning around, sparkling, over-colored, I found it very nice)
Comparing with Tonari no Kaibutsu-Kun which I am much more fond with. I think that image more fitting IMHO.
Story:
Hmm..hard to say, but I found it great but not that masterpiece. But...for younger audience (for example high schooler shoujo) it is very perfect imo. But not so for more mature audience. I prefer a straight forward love relationship like in the Tonari Kaibutsu-Kun (sorry to brought that up again). I like how Shaft brought up the first episode, I was so curious about it (I haven't read the manga yet up until I finish the Nisekoi: ) The idea of love story from 10 years ago with the only link is a pendant and a key (but even you know 5 years old talking about love and getting married is something that I can't never understand) How chitoge make the first entrance and meet Raku, it was unique. And then one by one new character appears, and make the mystery a tad more complicated. How they ended up with Nisekoi (Fake Love) between Chitoge and Raku (which is I found it to be forced in terms of story)
But then.....the story stray
They essence of those pendant story and the fake relationship is fading halfway. And it turn to be a daily high school love life with a coward way of expressing their own feelings (Seriously, Onodera and Raku maybe the DENSEST anime character I have ever watched, I will be in the Ruri teams and shout "JUST MADE UP COUPLE ALREADY!) It may be cool for anime (since manga I don't really bother with extended plot and long story, but for anime I prefer straight forward story) ..again..it might be cool if Raku and Onodera get together as a couple without knowing the pendant and then boom! Chitoge appear with the key (oh well but then it broke the nice manga) Yeah I am just saying some plot twist, hha.
There is not much scenes that make my heart skip beat or beat faster like in any other love genre anime (let say Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai and Tonari no Kaibutsu) which is I found it sad.
Sound:
It was great. Shaft love ClariS and so do I. It is matching with the genre, fun and catchy. The soundtrack also ok, casual for slice of life (I found it similar with Umaru) But it is lacking in terms of romance ambience. But well...that again following the story which happen to have less romance climax. I love STEP, TRICK BOX, and CLICK.
Character:
As I said, they are high schooler and I can understand if they are too shy to say their own feelings but Raku and Onodera is WAAYYY to DENSE and they can't read the atmosphere at all (so many time I just wanna scream "JUST CONFESS NOW,AHO!") Chitoge kept on lying to herself and everybody. Oh well...I can get along with them anyway.
I like Tusugumi by the way (Tsugumi team yey!) I haven't read the manga to finish so I don't know how this long extended plot ended but I got my own plot twist where actually the girl with key is actually Tsugumi (shot myself in the head) Go Tsugumi.
I watched Nisekoi: with hope that the story get more mature but yeah...it still the same. The first 3 episode get my expectation up with Chitoge acknowledge her own feeling but then she keep on doing stupid things (like punching Raku to the moon) instead of showing her affection to Raku.
For Note:
I just follow the manga from Chapter 62 and I notice a missing story or not sure, but it is not in the Nisekoi: Hope the story is going good and I don't ended up realising that Nisekoi: is a filler or whatsoever.
Summary:
Nisekoi story is too long with rather slow progression in the core story but I enjoy it a lot. There are so many time I laugh with the comedy and so many time I wondering about the core relationship mystery.
Just like Kyoko sensei said "It is nice to be young!"