Kimi ni Todoke Intro - Great Expectations

This series comes with some high expectations. It's an ugly duckling shojo tale that's right up my ally. It comes highly recommended due to a very popular manga. My initial assessment is how I typically approach this type of thing - guarded.



Mr Grabby Hands

Thus I'll fall back on some visual aids, and present "the list". First the positive:



Kawaii!

• In a departure for me, I love the female voice actress. I normally can't even tell the voices apart unless I have a visual. Sawako's voice doesn't fit her image, and that is exactly the point. In this case I consider her voice a facet of her personality.


• The story is exactly as advertised, and exactly what I love.


• Sawako is a great heroine, the right mix of sympathetic and clueless. I think it's unique, feel free to point out others.

Some negatives:



Kowaii!

• I don't trust Kazehaya's motives. Maybe they explore them more, but having him jump right in as the love interest feels wrong.


• They've established the click of friends too early, which means the conflict is comming. See my essay about Losers to see why I am not looking forward to this.

What, Ryūji isn't enough for you?

In short, this remains on my must watch list.  Let's see where the rollercoaster ends up.

Comments

[Sara]

This is no doubt about it on my must watch list but as stated above it has a lot to live up to...lol

[Brown]

Very interesting and amusing subject. I read with great pleasure.

[Bunker]

Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?

[Gerafiolina]

Нет вопросов!только это всё на предложениях!