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Hey! This is my first review so forgive me if it is a bit lacking or too wordy.
A bit of a side note: I am not a huge fan of this genre but I tried to write this in a way that I feel and didn't want to sugarcoat anything in fear it'll lose a touch of being "me"

Starting with the story: 6

The story in Kimi to Boku is fairly average with nothing to really make it stand out from all the other slice of life high school comedies. However, despite being a genre that's been seen a million times over, still managed to ... keep itself from coming off as stale. Despite being nothing exceptional, I can't help but feel the execution was still done well enough to keep it if not enjoyable, very slightly above average.

The art: 7

In my opinion, it doesn't have the greatest art but it does have an art style that I very much enjoy with a very bright and mellow color palette that reflects the feel and theme of the show. I felt it was well done.

Sound: 6

The op in wasn't the most memorable op and neither was the ending but despite that, I did enjoy it and also felt it matched the tone of the anime very well. Not very bombastic and rather mellow compared to other animes. The soundtrack used in the anime was not very exceptional but followed all the right ques to keep it from clashing with the story telling which makes me feel kind of said there wasn't a much more fleshed out story to led the soundtrack shine more...

Characters: 5

Many of the characters laid out in the anime were very... unexceptional. Most of them had nothing to really keep them memorable or make me "fall in love (no homo)" with them. The cast felt rather bland with your typical blonde transfer student that also happens to be a childhood friend of one of the cast members, Megane-kun who is that smart class president type who is engrossed in his books and adds a sense of reason and stability in a group of seemingly misfits. The lazy character who is actually fairly observant and keen when he wants to be but in the end, is very lazy.. etc etc. The characters felt rather bland which makes "sense" for a slice of life high school comedy show but I felt there could have been a bit more to define the characters from falling into tropes.

Enjoyment: 6

The show, in my opinion, was without a doubt enjoyable with a slightly above average story, good art, a fairly good soundtrack and direction that felt a bit wasted with the average story, characters that didn't seem too special but in many respects, average. I didn't find myself craving the next episode as I listened to the ED but I also did not find myself wanting to take a break or drop it while watching so I would rate it as "alright"

Overall: 6

A bit of a note, these types of shows (Slice of life high school comedy shows) often do not seem special to me and often get rated a 4 or a 5 depending on how bland and generic it can seem but I felt this Kimi to Boku was still very much enjoyable with a good art, average story w/ sound, and a very average cast. It is a show I would definitely recommend to someone who is a fan of this genre.