Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai

There is not a single room that Mona Kawai enters where she does not become the center of attention—dealing with this everlasting spotlight is but a fact of her daily life. Mona's absolute confidence in her own charms, however, is shaken when she meets Medaka Kuroiwa, a recent transfer student to her highschool. Unlike all other classmates who constantly fawn over her, Medaka frowns every time they interact. Seeing his disinterest as something to be rectified, Mona pulls out all the stops in the hopes of winning Medaka over, only to be met with one stern face after another.

Turns out, Medaka's indifference to Mona stems from his wish to one day become a monk, and hence must leave all worldly desires behind. As the unknowing Mona ramps up her attacks on Medaka, all her antics might lead her into falling for him instead.

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Kawai, Mona Main

Serizawa, Yuu Japanese

Kuroiwa, Medaka Main

Iwasaki, Ryouta Japanese

Shounan, Asahi Supporting

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Shirahama, Minami Supporting

Maeda, Kaori Japanese

Nanba, Tomo Supporting

Yano, Hinaki Japanese

Haruno, Tsubomi Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Kido, Yuzuru Supporting

Hatanaka, Tasuku Japanese

Nikuyama Supporting

Ochiai, Fukushi Japanese

Hoshino, Yume Supporting

Terasawa, Momoka Japanese

Tsubomi's Sister Supporting

Aida, Rikako Japanese

Okumura, Yoshiaki Director

Konuma, Noriyoshi Sound Director

Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki Script, Series Composition

Aida, Rikako Theme Song Performance

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Apr 3, 2025

Aku_Bukan_Wibu

Recommended

This is a romantic comedy anime with a misunderstanding style that I quite recommend.
- MC who is quite innocent
- Blonde Heroin who is tsundere (it seems)
- Story about a love story in school
The right formula to make an anime story extraordinary. So far I recommend it, I give it a score of 7, maybe 8 if the ending is as expected. So basically this is the story of a high school girl who seeks the attention of the MC but instead becomes a story of misunderstanding that is quite romantic. There is also a harem story here, although it is only a brief fight over ... the MC by 2 girls. But it's still fun to watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 7, 2025

AnimeExplorer21

Mixed Feelings

I wanted to like this. I really did. I went in thinking it’d be another quirky rom-com with decent banter and maybe a cute moment or two. But Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms? Yeah… it ended up being just another filler anime I’ll forget I even watched.

The title basically spoils the entire plot. Mona tries everything under the sun to make Medaka fall for her, and Medaka—bless his emotionally constipated soul—just… doesn’t. That’s it. That’s the show. For 12 straight episodes.

At first, Mona’s antics were kinda amusing. She’s all beauty, no chill. But the gag gets old fast. Every episode is a remix ... of the same joke: she tries, he ignores, she sulks, rinse and repeat. There’s zero progress, no emotional payoff, and definitely no real romance. It’s like trying to microwave popcorn that never pops.

Medaka isn’t a bad guy per se, but he has the emotional range of a vending machine. And I get it—he’s disciplined, focused, a monk or whatever. But watching a romantic comedy where one character is just a stone wall the whole time? Yeah, not fun.

The rest of the cast? I genuinely can’t remember their names. That's how forgettable they were. Not a single subplot, not a single moment that made me care.

I’m giving it a 5/10 just because the animation was clean and there were a couple of moments that made me grin. But otherwise, it’s the kind of show you finish and immediately wonder, “Why did I spend time on this?”

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Apr 5, 2025

MrSlamboni

Not Recommended

A lot of romcoms rely on an annoying, infinite tease to keep you interested. This one is no exception. I normally don't mind the infinite teasing. However, I expect there to be something else. For example, Tanaka-kun is Listless teases the romance aspect till the very end. However, the rest of the show is very entertaining even without the romance, which makes you care less about it. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. has a romance plot you know wouldn't go anywhere, but the show is funny without it and the romance plot is yet another instrument for the comedy. I can name other examples.

In ... this anime, there is nothing else. It's just the tease. There isn't much comedy, there is no good story, there's no good romance, it's just the tease. When you look at the manga, the tease is still ongoing. It's going to be stretched out for as long as it generates income. I do have some responsibility though because I saw the "Romance" and "Shonen" tags and I deluded myself into thinking this will have substance.

The story is as follows: Mona tries to seduce Kuroiwa --> Kuroiwa tries to clear his mind because he's a monk in training --> Mona thinks he is unaffected/angry. Rinse and repeat forever.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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