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I believe this is my first true slice of life anime, so I would take my review lightly when it comes to the critical aspect of things. I never really thought that I would delve into the slice of life genre like this, as I was very much a heavy shounen watcher. However, a lot of the shounens that I've watched recently have disappointed me for some reason, so I decided to take a break and try something different. Boy am I glad I did. sangatsu no lion basically overloaded me with feelings of wholesomeness.

Story [9/10] - Personally, I do get a little bored with ... animes that aren't as fast paced as shounens, and I can't lie and say that there weren't moments here and there where I got a little tired of hearing/seeing shogi moves and whatnot (it'd probably help a bit if I actually knew how shogi worked, but it still ended up being enjoyable overall, so it wasn't THAT much of an issue). Besides that minor problem, I was flabbergasted with how much I was able to relate with Rei's struggles. The way his problems were presented was done in such a great way, it almost makes me wonder if the writers are okay. I'm so glad I stuck with it and kept on watching despite my usual distaste for a slowpaced story, as I was able to experience a journey of emotions with the main character that I'm not sure I've ever experienced with an anime before.


Art [8/10] - The art was unique and the facial expressions were very fitting as well. I wouldn't say it was top tier, but I haven't watched enough anime for my opinion here to be all that credible if I'm honest.


Sound [10/10] - The OST was fantastic! It not only fit every scene, but added to it. It seemed as if the OST was just that one last "cherry on top" that got me to the point of nearly crying multiple times during scenes throughout the anime. The OP and ED were nice as well.


Character [9/10] - The main character's tragic backstory may seem cliche, but I don't believe that this is such a bad thing here. His backstory is not forced into your face very often in the story, and when it does come into obvious effect in the anime, it is done so in an actually effective and heartwarming way. I don't think there is anything wrong with using cliches like this as long as they are used in an entertaining way, and in 3-gatsu no lion it is indeed used well.

also, MOMO is the cutest!!!!!!

Enjoyment [8/10]

Overall [8/10]

The only review that I will probably ever write.

You all need a warning for this show because, sadly, the cover art can easily deceive you into thinking that this anime is worth a watch, just as it deceived me.


First off, the episodes appear to be 12 minutes long, but it includes a less than needed opening that takes out about a minute and a half of the actual episode, leaving you with about 10 minutes.

The excruciatingly painful part of this is that the story is so messy and disappointing that even within the first 5 episodes you can tell they tried so hard to ... jam-pack extra story elements that just bring the anime to ruins.

Also, the characters are so stale and overused. Popular gamer-girl develops feelings for Gamer nerd-boy? *yawn*

And don't even get me started on the cringe factor this anime displays. They're legit playing video games and crying about the "tragic" happenings in the world even though they know that outside of the video game everything is fine. Over dramatic much?

Due to these factors, I found the first five episodes were so bad that I dropped the anime.

I couldn't do it.

Since I did only watch the first 5 episodes, take my review with a grain of salt.

Although, since the first 5/12 episodes(41.6% of the anime) were so bad, i don't believe it could have possibly gotten much better...

If you're looking for a sweet, yet action-packed anime like I was, I wouldn't recommend this one.