Myself; Yourself

In the peaceful little town of Sakuranomori, a group of young friends are about to bid farewell to one of their own. Due to his parents’ business plans, Sana Hidaka has to move away from his quiet childhood home to the boisterous city of Tokyo. Though it pains him, he must say goodbye to his precious friends—the kind-hearted Aoi Oribe, the spunky Wakatsuki twins, Shuri and Shuusuke, and the cheerful and upbeat Nanaka Yatsushiro. But even though he is reluctant to leave them behind, he believes that no matter how far apart they are, they will always cherish the memories of their friendship.

Five years later, Sana, now a 16-year-old high school student, returns to his hometown with the hope of restoring his old life. However, he quickly realizes that although his town may not have changed drastically, the friends he left behind are not who they used to be. Unsettling shadows loom over Sakuranomori as his friends hold new secrets and bear burdens that threaten the bonds they once shared.

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Yatsushiro, Nanaka Main

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Hidaka, Sana Main

Tachibana, Shinnosuke Japanese

Oribe, Aoi Main

Kaneda, Tomoko Japanese

Hoshino, Asami Main

Nakahara, Mai Japanese

Wakatsuki, Shuri Main

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Wakatsuki, Shuusuke Main

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Mochida, Hinako Supporting

Murata, Ayumi Japanese

Fujimura, Yuzuki Supporting

Toyoguchi, Megumi Japanese

Electromagnetic Shogun Supporting

Wakamoto, Norio Japanese

Kamata, Hajime Producer

Itou, Makoto Producer

Koyanagi, Michiko Producer

Ishiguro, Ryo Producer

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Dec 28, 2007

Sabaa

Recommended

Okay, first of all, this is one of my first reviews so bare with me and don't hesitate to message me about what i should improve about, anyways lets get started shall we?

Story- When people look at Myself; Yourself's cover, they usually get the automatic reaction that its a typical harem anime with predictable outcomes, which is not true. Of course, if you totally dislike school life - romance animes then you shouldn't bother wasting your time watching a genre you do not like. Back on topic, the story basically revolves around friendship more then relationship between opposite sex, and let me ... make this clear again... THIS IS NOT A HAREM!

Art- I seriously liked the artwork in Myself; Yourself, not because the girl's were fairly pretty designed but the background and the male character as well. I thought Sana's red eyes blended into his characteristic and other things that happen (Not gonna say it, if you wanna know.. you gotta watch it =] ).

Sound- Basically, I loved the OP of the series and the video for it seemed like they were meant for each other so no problem there. The ED wasn't really my style of anime music but the OP makes up for it(to me).

Character- The one thing that Myself; Yourself had that didn't really appeal to me, were some of the characters. Don't get me wrong, some of the characters i really liked. Hinako is defiantly a candidate for the most annoying character. Mainly because of the way she acts and the way she bothers Sana and Syuusuke all the time. Sorry if i offended anyone who likes her character.

Enjoyment- I personally love the genre school-life romance so therefore this a series i really enjoyed. Again this series will differ between people, you may love it or you may hate it, it all depends on what type of anime you like to watch.

Overall- Overall i really enjoyed this series and as i said before, I recommend this series to anyone who enjoys this type of school-life romance anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jun 19, 2008

kamen9s

Mixed Feelings

Myself; Yourself is the prime example of wasted potential. It opened strong and gave me high hopes for a good series, but it soon became apparent that it was going to go down fast.

The story was my biggest disappointment. It really felt like a series based on a visual novel, there was a lot of story, but nothing to really hold it together. The pacing of the series felt sluggish, a lot of the conflicts could have been resolved faster. It felt as though half of the series was dedicated to Hinako, the little girl, even though she had nothing to do ... with the main plot of the series. Another thing that i found troublesome was how melodramatic the story became. By the end I couldn't bother to take anything seriously anymore.

The characters, while mostly falling into cliches, did have some interesting points, the twins especially. Everyone fit in, and felt believable, despite their obvious repetitions, but Aoi's voice really got on my nerves.

The art and animation was bad. Not as bad as something like Ramune, but really lacking in polish. There's not really much more I can say about it, other than it was kind of blah.

The music and sound was fairly decent. Despite the stories faults, the music would fit in with what was going on, but it never really moved me, or made me want to just listen to it.

I guess by now you could guess that I didn't really enjoy this series. While it started strong, it quickly fell, and never recovered.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jan 21, 2008

PandaBoi

Not Recommended

Warning before reading, keep in mind there is a degree of spoiling...although its not worth watching ;P

If your looking for an anime that is nice to look at...this is for u...if ur lookin for some romance...turn around and run...dont bother with this anime.

The Begining showed so much promise after the first episode I thought this anime was going to blow all other romance animes out of the water but as the episodes went by my expectations dropped time and time again...hoping that around the bend the two leads would actually develop their relationship as LOVERS.

The ending provided closure in the worst kind of ... way
(SPOILER----they do the "10 years later" thing...and not once in the show is there a kiss...or really any serious romantic vibe----SPOILER).
To say that its a romance between the two leads is deceiving...it is more of a close friendship that struggles through hard times...closest thing to romance is between the brother and sister...incest isnt my cup of tea.

i may sound a little harsh but its only because i had expectations for the show that were not met countless times and was overall extremely disppointed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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