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Name: The Monster Beside Me, Tonari no Kaibutsukun となりの怪物くん
Adapted from: Manga Status: Completed
Episode: 13
Release date (for eng sub): Every Tuesday
Summary:
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun focuses on the relationship between Shizuku Mizutani, who has absolutely no interests except for school and her plans for the future, and a boy named Yoshida, who sits next to Shizuku, but rarely attends school. One day, when Shizuku is task with delivering the class printouts to Yoshida's home, he assumes that the two are friends.
Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonari_no_Kaibutsu-kun
Personal ratings: 2
To me, this anime was never meant to be a comedy, even it's stated on top. This storyline was never suited to be a comedy. Even the manga never seem to me like a comedy. I think it's because the producers view it as a comedy, the colours used in the anime are bright.
For the first episode that i watched, i really did not liked the fast-paced storyline they are giving us. They skipped some parts that i think is important, as those part allow the viewers to understand the personality of the character better. However, due to the fast-paced and missing parts, the first episode did not leave me with a good impression.
I think it's because i read the manga first, i have very high expectations for this anime, but i was sad it turned out this way. I think the seiyuus chosen for this anime was not appropriate (to me), for this anime, i really think that the voice actors do play an important role in helping viewers understand the characters better. No offence but to me the seiyuus in this anime really sounded like they have not gotten to know the character, because their tone is really off for some parts. It makes them seem like they are rookies. Haru (the main boy), should not have such a low and husky voice. I would think that it's better if they gave him a more higher-pitched voice (not to high) and a more cheerful one. Because in the later part of the show, you would see that he is actually a cheerful boy. Even though i'm not quite satisfied with the girl's voice (i've heard it before, can't rmb where.), but it's still ok to me.
The ending sucks. I totally hope they would give it a proper ending. Because they totally did not finish showing the parts about Natsume and Mitsuyoshi (the shop owner) and of course Yamaguchi Kenji and Mizutani. It sort of ended without giving any conclusion to either of the relationships, which kind of bothers me, alot.
Art ratings: 2.5
The manga had really good drawings, so when it's being compared, this anime loses alot of points. For this manga, i really think that the trade marks are the eyes and the hair. However, for this anime, both the hair and the eyes were not drawn as nice as it was in the manga. The eyes were very different and had a different feel (not a good one) to it.
In the recent episode, I can see that the art is improving, especially for Oshima and Natsume.
Recommended for:
Gender: Male & Female
Age: 12 and above
Ratings: PG
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