Sep 27, 2021
I’ve never written a review, but I have never felt so inclined. I went into this show with pretty standard and basic expectations; my expectations weren’t even met, I would say.
STORY - 1
My Little Monster seems to be an interesting concept in the beginning; a well-disciplined, studious girl (Shizuku) and a delinquent boy (Haru). You would probably wonder what kind of relationship or how a relationship would blossom between the two types, be it a little cliche.
Instead, the 13 episodes are filled with constant back and forth of misunderstandings that, frankly, don’t even seem to make sense. The pining between the main characters is dragged
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on throughout the whole show to make an illusion of plot that doesn’t exist. Haru immediately confesses his love for Shizuku within the /first episode/, despite them having just met. It feels extremely awkward and out of place, but there is still a bit of charm that makes the first two episodes have some potential. It is all quickly gone, however, by the third episode, when there is still no progress made despite both of the main characters confessing their love to each other.
Shizuku actually tells Haru she loves him, only to get a response that made it seem as if he was still unsure about his feelings.. but there was no hint of this in the first two episodes? There was no conflict to even explain why he would be nervous about dating her despite genuinely believing he loves her.
Even worse, multiple side characters are introduced, literally only to each have a crush on Haru and Shizuku respectively and to cause random, nothing conflict where nothing happens. Hell, Haru gets inexplicably defensive to Yamaken (one of the side characters) showing romantic interest in Shizuku, despite them /not even deciding to date, multiple times, for no reason/. Meaning, there is no right for Haru to feel that way. He even goes as far as to almost kill Yamaken by pushing him off the side of a building because he simply states he likes Shizuku.
Character development is nonexistent, too. Any resemblance of a plot line, background, etc is never resolved. None of the many, many annoying love triangles are solved or even barely touched upon. Even when the main characters seemed slightly interesting, it is ruined by how one-dimensional they are throughout the rest of the series.
ART - 3
The first two episodes of this show were actually very, very beautifully animated. You can tell in certain frames they really tried too and it is nice to look at.. until you get to the third episode. The animation and art both drop so badly that it’s impossible to not notice, and personally, has a huge effect on the viewing experience.
SOUND - 2
Every music in the show becomes extremely irritating to hear by the last couple of episodes. There is nothing special about it.
ENJOYMENT - 1
Getting through this show felt like the worst drag I’ve ever felt watching an anime. It is genuinely the first show I’ve ever rated at such a low rating, but I have nothing to make me change my mind. I wanted to stop watching in the middle, but my boyfriend convinced me to keep going because he enjoyed it. Of course, by the end, he was completely on my side. The ending of the show simply put the nail in the coffin, making it concrete how within the 13 episodes, nothing had happened to make me believe that the last episode felt climatic, even in the slightest.
Overall, this show was so bad, I wish that I never wasted time on it. I would not recommend this show, especially for a romance. Watch Toradora or Chunbiyou instead
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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