First Impression: Kimi to Boku

Finally, anime that I really want to watch for the season. *cracks knuckles*

(c) Ono

Kimi to Boku is about a group of four guys who have been friends since kindergarten. There is Kaname Tsukahara, who is like the mother of the group who keeps fussing over everything. Next is Shun Matsuoka, the meek and most considerate guy in that group. I wish he will cut his hair anytime soon though. And then there is the twin, Yuuki and Yuuta Asaba who loves making Kaname's life miserable.

Yuuki, more so than other characters, is the one that I can relate to the most. He has this "I don't give a fuck" attitude but at the same time he is just great at whatever that he does. I'm not saying that I'm great but nearly there XD

hot dayyum!

I couldn't take my eyes off from this show. I like the fact that they do not fake anything and do not try to be pretentious with the story. It is so simply yet so brilliantly done. I freaking love it! Kimi to Boku took me back to my school years. Those were one of the good times in my life. *reminiscing*

Just like Ano Hana managed to resonate with me, Kimi to Boku does a good job in doing the same thing as well. I think my life as a high school kid was so damn colorful not because of the school or the education that I got, but because of the friends that I made regardless the fact that most of them were school delinquents. I was one of the most troublesome female students. Girls hated me. My attitude towards teacher sucks, I didn't give a damn about school, skipping class every other day. Teachers didn't know how to react. Even though I have disciplinary issues, I was one of the top students and my grades were excellent. I remember studying Chemistry on my own because I was banned from the class. At that time, all I can think of was, as long as I have my friends, it should be fine and I was right. I was lucky though that I have that kind of freedom from my parent. Though sometimes they disapproved of my choice of friends (they would have wished that I made friends with girls instead), they trusted me to make the right choice when it's concerning my future. I am happy to say that those school delinquents that I hang out with, are now very successful indeed. They are doing way better and making more money than the students from my class (I was from the top Science class). I guess what I am saying is, your education does not defines you as a person. Live a little. Find yourself some fun friends to be with.

Heh, look at me rambling. This what great show does to me. Needless to say, J.C. Staff did a great job with this one. This sort of reminds me of Honey & Clover since it deals with friendship as well. Though I know that changes are imminent, I think these guys will embrace that changes and make the best of it. I am looking forward to see more greatness of Kimi to Boku.

This one is taking the lead for the Fall season with Working'!! now fall to second place. I am definitely tempted to read the manga now.

art & animation 10/10
story 10/10
characters 10/10
sound 10/10
enjoyment 10/10
overall 10/10

ps: and those cats!

edit: I later found out that I might the only one thinking that this anime is great LMAO ^___^

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First Impression: Durarara!!

With Dance in the Vampire Bund turned out to be such a mega disappointment, I am relying on Durarara!! to at least made the winter 2009 worth something. People keep saying how this is similar to Baccano! and since I like Baccano! I have quite an expectation for this show. We will know whether or not those expectation will be met after half and hour.

Glad to report that I like the OP immediately. Just like Baccano! they kinda introduced their characters in the OP vid. Something that I really like actually since I tend to forgot characters' names. Good sign indeed.


Let me make a brief introduction of the character Mikado Ryugamine. I dunno what his problem is but he is a wuss who really likes to stay at home. He never ventured out to Tokyo until now, when he decided to attend the Raira Academy in East Ikebukuro, with his best friend, Masaomi Kida.

Mikado really has to rely on Masaomi to show him the rope of being the "Ikebukuronese" as he calls it. It is also through Masaomi that Mikado gets to know some of the other characters.

Then there are characters that seemingly has nothing to do with Mikado or Masaomi but I'm pretty sure they are connected one way or the other soon. This is where the most intriguing character in my opinion, appeared. The man in black riding a black motorcycle with no lights on, who apparently doesn't have a head and carries a scythe inside his hollow body. Awesome PAWNSOME.

Yeah he totally did that, dude! BAM!

There also appeared to be an online chatting session going on. Since I am so fucked up when it comes to details, I ain't sure who they are. Maybe I'll get it when I watch it the second time around. I suspect these guys as the informant for the show since they discuss about what's going on out there like people committing mass suicides or the disappearance of teenagers.

That's a pretty cool chatting application ^^"

Like in Baccano! all the characters can be considered as the main characters. They are all significance in this show. I like that a lot. And the character designs somehow reminds me of Yozakura Quartet, especially Mikado.

After all the anime-shit I've seen recently, Durara is like a breath of fresh air. The art is amazing, the story too and the characters are awesome. Did I mention that I love the ED song as well? And on top of that, there is the promise of bloodfest even if it's a little =3


I can't freaking wait to meet the other characters!

art 9/10
story 9/10
sound 9/10
characters 10/10
enjoyment 10/10
overall 9/10

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