Joshikousei no Mudazukai

As she heads off to her entrance ceremony at Sainotama Girls' High School, Akane Kikuchi muses over her grade school dream of becoming a manga artist and the lack of progress that she has made. When she finally arrives at school, she is surprised to learn that she is once again in the same class as her two best friends: the deadpan and emotionless Shiori Saginomiya and the hyperactive and ridiculous Nozomu Tanaka. Tanaka then comes to the obvious realization that she can't achieve her grade school dream of being popular with the boys and getting a boyfriend by going to an all-girls high school.

In desperation, she begins asking the girls in her class to introduce her to their guy friends. Her classmates, however, are anything but ordinary. From a grandmother-loving loli to a reclusive chuunibyou to an overly analytical stalker, each one is given a fitting nickname by Tanaka to accentuate their weirdness. And so begin the wasteful days of these high school girls, each day kicked off with a simple question: "Hey, wanna hear something amazing?"

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Kikuchi, Akane Main

Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese

Tanaka, Nozomu Main

Akasaki, Chinatsu Japanese

Saginomiya, Shiori Main

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Yamamoto, Minami Supporting

Tomita, Miyu Japanese

Kujou, Hisui Supporting

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Momoi, Saku Supporting

Naganawa, Maria Japanese

Sawatari, Masataka Supporting

Okitsu, Kazuyuki Japanese

Ninomae, Kanade Supporting

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Someya, Lily Supporting

Satou, Satomi Japanese

Piinattsu P Supporting

Ochiai, Fukushi Japanese

Tanaka, Shou Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Ogata, Mitsuhiro Producer

Saitou, Kazuhiro Producer

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Sep 20, 2019

HaXXspetten

Recommended

Hey, can I say something amazing right now?

This anime is, that's what.

Joshikousei no Mudazukai was the one show above all which throughout the season I genuinely didn't understand why it didn't have a higher score on MAL. Me and many of my friends were in agreement that it's probably been the best comedy of the season, and it almost always manages to be entertaining.

By design it's nothing out of the ordinary. Just another high school comedy starring a bunch of girls. However, what truly makes it shine is the character cast and the dynamic between them. Mudazukai is very self-aware and every girl in the ... show is primarily referred to by some stupid nickname that the main character Tanaka has thought up. Tanaka herself, more commonly known as Baka, is as her name suggests an absolute moron. I can't stress enough just how stupid she is, but her stone-faced and deadly serious way of approaching the most ridiculous ideas she thinks up and then promptly forcing them on her friends is probably the core of what makes the show so funny. It's like a domino effect where her antics spread to everyone around her almost as if infecting them with her stupidity which in turn causes them to bring out their own abundance of great comedic interaction. All the characters are basically forced to accept and embrace their own quirks as a result, which effectively turns their own tropes into their advantage instead.

If you want to draw some parallels then Joshikousei no Mudazukai can be compared to the likes of Nichijou, Aho Girl or Asobi Asobase with similar kinds of over-the-top, meme-like and really stupid comedic scenarios, but thanks to the character cast it all works out really well. Obviously comedy is still very subjective so it's difficult to really critique it, but if you enjoyed any of those anime then I would definitely recommend checking this one out too.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 23, 2021

rio_redd

Mixed Feelings

Just not funny enough for me, as a Japanese speaker who adores quirky humour.

I came across ‘Joshikousei no Mudazukai’ during a search for anime similar to ‘Nichijou’, ‘Asobi Asobase’ and ‘The Daily Lives of Highschool Boys’ - three anime that I’m fond of and think portray the Japanese surreal humour very well and all in all are extremely funny shows. The anime that most people recommended for these three was this anime, ‘Wasteful Days of Highschool Girls’.

Now this may be because I am Japanese, and maybe have a high standard of the Japanese humour that I want to see or if it’s because I understand ... the humour and language better than perhaps a non-Japanese speaker - but this show just wasn’t that funny to me. I watched it through to the end just because I wanted to give it a chance, but other than its very sparse, occasionally funny jokes and likeable characters, it wasn’t incredibly interesting to me and it did not have me in fits of laughter like ‘Asobi Asobase’ did.

Slightly disappointed, if anyone actually would like to see more humour similar to the three above, I would say give ‘Saiki-K’, ‘Grand Blue’ or ‘Sakamoto Desu Ga?’ a try, as this anime just did not hit the mark. I’m giving it a six anyway because, if I ignore the fact that I was searching for a specific type of humour, it is a good show with wholesome moments, dumb remarks and enjoyable characters.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 21, 2019

That__Guy

Not Recommended

This show is aptly named "The Wasteful Days of High School Girls" because it was indeed a waste of my days watching it. All of the reviews so far are touting this as the best comedy of the year, but I just don't see it. Let's see why:

Story - 3

To be fair, there is no story. It's a collection of day-to-day activities following three girls and their class. In lieu of a story, I rate this based on character development, which I will elaborate on below.

Art - 6

Nothing great, nothing terrible.

... Sound - 6

Appropriate, but nothing truly memorable.

Character - 3

The major issue with this show is it's characters. All of the characters are boring and one-dimensional, most of whom can be described in 2-3 words. The "main three" are pretty bland and most of their time is spent on Baka's unbearable stupidity and the reactions the others have to it. The other girls in the class are all equally as dull, but since they are given less screen time overall, it's much less noticeable. The teacher is the only character consistently fun to watch.

There is very little effort put in to exploring the characters or developing them. In fact, the only character that got any sort of meaningful development was Wota, and that episode was the best of the show. They gave the spotlight to a few characters, but nobody did much with the time except highlight the one character trait they have.

Enjoyment - 3

The comedy of this show was very hit-or-miss to me, mostly missing. Most of the time I found myself only chuckling once or twice per episode. Occasionally I actually got a laugh out. For a comedy, that's just unacceptable.

Overall - 4

This show was simply not good. I watched it hoping for something similar to Asobi Asobase, but I got a cheap knock off with a bloated cast of cardboard cutouts.

I saw a lot of people raving about this show being 'comedy gold' and 'the funniest show of the season' but I only found a dull show that dragged on more than it needed to.

TL;DR:

This show is highly overrated and I don't recommend you watch it unless you have a lot of extra time and have a very generous sense of humor. The jokes are rarely funny and the characters are really boring.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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