Review of Kakushigoto

As someone who hasn't read the manga, this show was a show I enjoyed a decent amount. I never felt a pull to watch it though. Nothing made me feel as if I absolutely had to continue watching it and seeing what was up ahead. The show simply exists and has pleasant moments for those that want them. I think it really falls apart at the final episode. It definitely can evoke feelings and provides more closure to the series than most slice-of-life animes ever get for a finale, but it comes out of left field as a viewer and introduces a bunch of elements lastsecond that left me spending more time trying to think about if the show alluded to any kind of facts like these or if it really was just last-second bullshit.

I would recommend this show, however, simply for having what I am dubbing the Pino Factor. Have you seen Ergo Proxy? Cool. If not, there's a character in there named Pino. Essentially just the adorable companion to the main character. Hime is this show's Pino. I adored every moment with Hime and her character and relationship with her father is brought together in a wholesome and pure way which is equal parts cute and funny.

Watch this show for the wholesomeness. Turn your mind off and enjoy the clever sub-plots and the relatively clean humor. It's a perfectly fine anime. But it's not a classic. I wouldn't even say it's really good. It's just fine.

And that's something we should all be okay with.