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Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun(The Monster Beside Me)

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Story: The series focuses on the relationship between Shizuku Mizutani, who has absolutely no interests except in studying and her plans for the future. In school a boy named Haru Yoshida, sits next to Shizuku but rarely attends class. After Shizuku is tasked with delivering class printouts to Haru's home, she meets Haru, who immediately greets her as a friend, starting their new relationship.

Art: I loved the art for this series it was loud, bright, and overall amusing. Most of the characters were visually appealing and were developed nicely.

Character: Shizuku is the main female protagonist of the series and I ... enjoyed watching her grow throughout in terms of warming up to people. Haru also made a very fitting male protagonist different from your usually cold male lead. There isn't a moment in the series where I have to question Haru's feelings for Shizuku from the beginning he is loyal to Shizuku and it was nice to see considering that most of the shojo's out here like to create a love triangle with two girls and one male. It was interesting to see the other way around. Other characters like Natsume a lonely girl who has problems making friends due to her intimidating beauty, and Sasahara who appears to be frienimies with Natsume will also keep the viewer highly entertained and wishing for a pair off sequel starring them.

Overall I enjoyed the series, it is one of my favorites. However the show ends with a huge cliffhanger so be prepared to pick up on the manga where the series leaves off. It is worth it. I promise!