Review of WataMote: No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!
Ohh, Watamote. Where do I begin? I'll just start by answering my own question and basically explain to you the things you will say while watching this: " Man, I'm so grateful for my life." "Sadly, I can relate." "I have so much second hand embarrassment for her..." " NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO,DON"T DO IT, GAHHH, I CAN'T WATCH HER MESS HER LIFE UP!!""Tomoko, that's not how life works...*facepalm*."
So that's pretty much all your feels in a nutshell....
--Story-- 8/10
Created by Nico Tanigawa and watched by several idiots, Watamote is about an anti-social 15 year old girl who's always wanted to be popular. In addition, she is somewhat an otaku and very pessimistic yet she thinks very highly of herself. Throughout the series, you get to watch Tomoko's struggle to becoming popular. The anime is episodic so you see something new and weird in every episode, even some ecchi scenes are included in Watamote (how's that for advertising). In most situations, she's the girl anime version of Bad Luck Brian, which, in that aspect, really makes the show hilarious. Watamote is an anime where, whether you like it or not really just depends on your type of humor. However, this brings me back to the "watched by several idiots" part. If you're a person who is "innocent" per say, Watamote isn't for you. I've seen many people saying " This is so inappropriate, it advertises how girls should feel in a wrong way!" I have to disagree with that, now, I understand that some scenes maybe offensive however, it's supposed to be for comedy and it's anime, what do you expect? Not only that, but you learn a lesson from all of the protagonist's faults and if you don't catch the moral of the episode then boiiii, you best be gettin dat education.
--Art-- 7/10
The art style was average. Most of the characters looked like any other typical anime characters and had the same body shape and appearance. The backgrounds weren't anything great, though, they were realistic, but, again, typical. On the upside, the productions did very well depicting the animation to match the look and feels of characters and situations. They also made some scenes quite distinctive from any other comedy anime.
--Sound-- 9/10
The OST is splendid. Both the opening and ending are very unique for an anime like Watamote. The background music does a great job at setting the mood for a situation as well. Sometimes, the sound is very happy go lucky at first then it would languish, depending on the situation. The seiyuu's also did a fantastic job at voice acting, Tomoko's voice couldn't have been any better. Overall, the sound is one of the most memorable parts of Watamote and definitely humorous.
--Character-- 7/10
The characters in Watamote were quite flat. Tomoko is the only actual character the other characters that show up consistently are her brother, Tomoki and her friend, Yuu-chan. The rest of the cast are insignificant and only show up in one episode. With Tomoko's iilogical thinking and werid predicaments. It's nice to have someone like her brother to keep the viewers sane.
--Enjoyment-- 9/10
Despite the flaws, Watamote was definitely enjoyable. I anticipated every episode and every episode kept me intrigued. Whether its's the humor, music, Tomoko, the illogically thinking or even the offensive scenes, this anime is memorable. Watamote is an anime that I will re-watch when I'm feelin down in the dumps, just to get a good laugh.
--Overall-- 8/10
The anime overall was average, however, due to the unique and comedic elements, I rate Watamote with a 8/10. I recommend this to people who are looking for something relatable or amusing. Until next time, goodbye my fellow organisms.
P.S. This is my second review so feedback is much appreciated ^_^