Review of Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms
Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms – A Rom-Com Without the Charm If there’s one thing Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms proves, it’s that a rom-com needs more than just a gimmick to be entertaining. This show leans way too hard on its central premise—popular girl tries to win over an uninterested guy—and never bothers to give its characters any real depth. In fact, her competition is a way more fleshed out character and you find yourself rooting for her instead. By the time you’ve seen a couple of episodes, you’ve pretty much seen everything the show has to offer, and it doesn’tget any better from there.
Mona Kawai: All Looks, No Substance
Mona, the female MC, is meant to be the main driving force of the show, but the problem is… she’s just not likable. Her entire personality boils down to being obsessed with attention. She wants every guy to adore her, and when Medaka doesn’t fall for her charms, she takes it as a personal insult rather than, you know, just moving on with her life. That could have been fine if the show developed her character, but it doesn’t. She doesn’t have any real interests, dreams, or personality beyond being attractive and wanting validation.
The show clearly wants you to find her antics funny or endearing, but most of the time, she just comes off as desperate and shallow. She’s not funny, she’s not relatable, and there’s really nothing beneath the surface to make you root for her.
Medaka: The Definition of Boring
Then there’s Medaka, the male lead, who might actually have less personality than a brick wall. He’s supposed to be this calm and serious guy because of his monk training, but instead of coming off as cool or interesting, he just feels completely lifeless. He barely reacts to anything, rarely shows emotion, and has no real presence outside of being the guy Mona is obsessed with.
Normally, in rom-coms like this, you expect some kind of chemistry between the leads—even if they’re opposites. But there’s nothing here. Mona tries way too hard, Medaka doesn’t care, and that’s it. There’s no real tension, no meaningful interactions, just the same joke over and over again: "Haha, Mona is flustered, and Medaka doesn’t react." It gets old fast.
There’s Just Not Much Going On
The biggest problem with this anime is that it feels empty. There’s no real story progression, no emotional weight, and no reason to stay invested. It’s just Mona throwing herself at Medaka in different ways, Medaka being indifferent, and then repeat. If you’ve seen one episode, you’ve basically seen them all. There’s no real development between the characters, and since neither of them are particularly interesting, it’s hard to care.
On top of that, the humor doesn’t hit. The same jokes get recycled constantly, and we're not going to even talk about how disgusting the fan service (you just understand that this stuff comes with anime) that feels more like a lazy distraction than anything that adds to the story. It’s like the show knows it has nothing going for it, so it tries to keep your attention with suggestive moments instead of actually writing engaging characters or situations.
Final Thoughts: Just Skip It
Unless you’re really desperate for a rom-com and don’t care about having good characters, Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms isn’t worth your time. Mona is too narcissistic and shallow to be a good protagonist, Medaka is too boring to make a compelling love interest, and the show itself is just repetitive and empty. There are way better rom-coms out there that actually put effort into character dynamics and storytelling—this one just isn’t it.