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

It's unfortunate that "Watamote", the classic ongoing manga series about a young girl struggling with her awkward social issues had such a below average anime adaptation. The manga itself is a fun, lighthearted comedy that pokes fun at adolescence and the awkward intricacies of growing up. It deals with a socially inept girl named Tomoko Kuroki going through school and growing up as an unpopular, "cringe" teenager. The anime, however, is a soulless cringe-fest with none of the charm of the manga. The characters are portrayed so flatly, and instead of being subtly effective at portraying awkward, clumsy, or inept social behavior, it relies on in-your-facecringe that's difficult to watch.

It's a shame that this anime shares the same name of the much, much superior manga counterpart.