Akkun to Kanojo

Despite his incredible bashfulness, Atsuhiro "Akkun" Kagari has landed the girl of his dreams: the sweet and loveable Non Katagiri. However, his embarrassment for affectionate acts—from giving compliments to exchanging a kiss—causes him to act harsh and downright mean to Katagiri in their day-to-day lives. But Akkun is still very much a boy in love; he shows his admiration for Katagiri in his own way. From tailing her in order to take her picture to eavesdropping in on her conversations, he ends up stalking his own girlfriend.

Luckily enough, Katagiri finds Akkun's actions cute and endearing, and knows he doesn't really mean any of his insults. Even if their close friend, Masago Matsuo, finds their dynamic a little odd, Katagiri loves her sweet tyrant just the way he is.

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Katagiri, Non Main

Suwa, Ayaka Japanese

Kagari, Atsuhiro Main

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa Japanese

Matsuo, Masago Main

Ueda, Keisuke Japanese

Kagari, Chiho Main

Kouri, Arisa Japanese

Irie, Konagi Supporting

Kayou, Hikaru Japanese

Kubomura, Takumi Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Katagiri, Tsugumi Supporting

Natori, Mai Japanese

Katagiri, Seiichirou Supporting

Tachibana, Ryou Japanese

Kagari, Sakurako Supporting

Fujitou, Chika Japanese

Kagari, Keita Supporting

Itagaki, Yuuki Japanese

Sugiura, Ayaka Producer

Segawa, Noboru Producer

Masaki, Daisuke Assistant Producer

Katagai, Shin Director

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Sep 22, 2018

AmericanSomnium

Recommended

So I don't really have an affinity for shorts (I didn't really like Love is Like a Cocktail), but I don't outright hate them either. I think telling a comprehensive story in such a short frame of time is really difficult. Which is why I was blown away by how well these shorts tied in and developed over the course of the season. While only about 3 minutes long, the story centers around 3 different couples in a similar circle of friends.

Since it's a short, I don't want to go into too much detail about the roles and development, as it honestly would only take ... you about an hour to binge them all. The romance was pretty well established, and the comedy was competent enough that I consistently chuckled at each situation. Honestly this small show was the highlight of my Spring and Summer seasons. Characters connections deepen and improve over the course of the story, which highlights that the world is a bit dynamic rather than just a static joke that goes on way too long. Story and character are the two main parts of this short, but the art style isn't bad either. The biggest shame is that I could find nowhere that had a translated and uploaded manga online.

Akkun to Kanojo is a very short, brisk, and fun show that's sure to appease those looking for a good romcom feel without the investment in multiple seasons trying to wade through a harem hoping that "best girl" isn't "first girl". Give this show a go, and I hope it comes around for season 3 so I can see Chiho and Matsuo's relationship develop even further.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Aug 5, 2022

Only_Tights

Mixed Feelings

I love my anime shorts when aren’t too boring and nice to watch every week as a pause or relaxation.
This is the correct formula for me.

The story 5/10 :
This wasn’t really all about the story but if I have to give it a not I would gladly give it a 5, not too good or too bad. Was there even a story? It’s not about that so who cares.

The art 7/10 :
The art was nice, it matched well with the aura of the anime. It was cute and simple with some chibi in some parts which made it even cuter.

The sound 6/10 :
The audio was ... decent and does it’s thing, you know it’s there but you don’t really notice it since you’re too focused on what happens on screen.

The characters 8/10 :
They were cute, oh they were so cute. This is mainly why I watch those anime shorts, since they don’t have a lot of screen time they have to make them even cuter to be loved.

The enjoyment 10/10 :
It was fun and cute to watch, as I said earlier it isn’t about the story it’s about just watching it and having fun, relaxing watching those characters doing their things, messing up, and doing every day things while watching Non and Akkun. (We won’t talk about Akkun’s room).

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 21, 2018

PyraXadon

Not Recommended

When it comes to Japan's obsession with trying to make things 'cute', nothing is out of bounds in the realm of possibility.  In an effort to make even the simple story of an idealized high school romance quirky and comedic, I think it's clear that sometimes things get taken too far even if it's for laughs.

Akkun to Kanojo or 'Akkun and his girlfriend' grants us a 2 cours of 3 minute episodes, each episode functioning like a 4-koma series where we're treated to Atsuhiro, or Akkun, playing a male tsundere to his girlfriend whenever she comes to spend time together or suggest something for them ... to do.

The main draw of this series comes primarily from his reactions where he shoots down his girlfriend Non's suggestions a la verbal abuse (literally calling her trash, ugly, what have you), before going to the other room and acting all deredere and obsessive in secret because in reality, he sees her as an angel that's graced this plagued earth and should be protected at all costs.  He just can't physically show any affection towards her while she's around because...reasons.  This persists throughout the entire runtime, and thank god it's only 3 minutes per episode because being subjected to this schtick for longer would be slogging the experience.

In fact, I feel like any of the other 'couples' featured in the show: Atsuhiro's sister x his arguably creepy best friend, and the teacher with X face snake girl would be an even better story to tell because even though they stick to the status quo just like any other 4-koma, they actually seem like they could get somewhere, and they do actually make inches of progress.  Whereas on the other hand, our main couple doesn't do jack and it's actually more unsettling to watch especially considering our main protagonist records the voice and has an entire room filled with pictures of his girlfriend on the walls and ceiling.  Which is NOT cute in the slightest.

Personally I don't think even by anime short standards that this is anything worth watching.  It feels like Japan is just trying to make whatever kind of quirky relationship they can cute, when it's visually a very unhealthy and somewhat abusive relationship intended to be played for laughs.  Definitely not an hour and a half well spent.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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