Review of My Love Story!!

Okay, I'm gonna start this review off by telling you that I've never written a review before and that I'm incapable of giving concrete ratings for art, sound, character etc. The main reason that I felt like writing a review for this is the fact that I've never before watched a shoujo anime (nor read many shoujo manga). But this should be an exception. Normally I am, just like many guys, scared off by the label 'shoujo'. Mainly because of the fact that many romance shoujo anime are (in my eyes) all pretty much the same. Now please don't freak out, because this can be said formany, many shounen anime as well. But I personally feel that this anime is different. One of the reasons for this is that the main character of this anime is a guy, which is something that's a must for me. And when I heard that Ore Monogatari had Takeo, a guy, as main character, I immediately started off by reading the manga first. And to be honest, I fell in love with it. After reading the manga I began with the anime. Which, at the time, was already at like 18 episodes. And for the first time in a long time I practically marathoned those 18 episodes.

One of the main reasons I loved this is because of the fact that it doesn't feel like a shoujo anime. A male main character, who isn't all pretty and sparkly all shoujo style, but the exact opposite. That drew me to instantly liking Takeo. Even the other guys in the anime (who, mind you, are drawn shoujo style) didn't give me the 'prince on a white horse' generic shoujo character impression. So all in all if someone were to ask me which audience (shounen or shoujo) this anime is watchable for, I would without a doubt say both.

One of the few things which I personally found a bit too much was the innocence of the love. In certain amounts it's good, but for me this was too much. They hold hands like they're both walking naked on the streets and the first name basis is like doing it for the first time. Which annoyed me a little bit, but not enough to even hesitate to be excited for the next episode.

So, for all the guys asking if this is watchable despite being shoujo: Abso-freaking-lutely.