(Adapted from my MAL review....which was posted on Christmas Eve. Yeah, sorry about the delay.)
There are anime where there is a girl who ships two guys together, and there are anime where there is a girl who has her own reverse harem. Well, why not combine them into one? Behold! A girl who ships the guys in her own reverse harem! I first heard about the manga for this anime before the anime was even announced; it seemed interesting, so when it was announced that it was getting an anime adaptation, I was immediately on board. Thus, I watched it as it aired, and honestly, I'm really glad I did.
Ladies and gentlemen, here is my review of "Kiss Him, Not Me", a.k.a. "Watashi ga Motete Dousunda".
Kiss Him, Not Me follows Kae Serinuma, an overweight fujoshi who ships her classmates, Yusuke Igarashi and Nozomu Nanashima, and is in love with a character from the anime "Mirage Saga", Shion. However, in one episode, Shion ends up dying; as anyone who has had their favorite anime character die can relate to, Kae does NOT take his death well. She locks herself in her room for a week, refusing to eat.... and when she comes back to school, she comes back very attractive as a result of all of her weight loss. Needless to say, she catches the attention of not just Igarashi and Nanashima, but she also ends up attracting an underclassman named Hayato Shinomiya and an upperclassman named Asuma Mutsumi. Unfortunately, she's not romantically interested in any of them, but still, the competition begins....
I'm just going to be honest; the story wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. There were episodes where I wasn't really as engaged in what was happening as others, and the ending was slightly unsatisfactory. However, that does not mean the story is bad; on the contrary, it's actually a good one. There were a lot of funny moments that at least made me smile, and it was interesting to see the characters' development. Plus, with Kae being an otaku and all, there are a few Easter eggs from other anime scattered here and there, especially from Attack on Titan, so that was interesting to see!
Now, let's talk about the characters. Kae is someone who any otaku girl can relate to, whether they're a fujoshi like her or not; that, along with the funny moments involving her, make her an interesting protagonist. Each of the boys in her reverse harem have their own quirks, too, and without exception, each of them gets their time to shine. Mutsumi is my favorite out of all of them; he's very kind, it's obvious he cares about Kae whether in a platonic or romantic way, and the episodes focused on him were my favorites. There's also Shima Nishina, a girl who joins the reverse harem a bit later than the rest. As a yuri fan, I'd like to rejoice, but honestly, I never saw the relationship between her and Kae as anything more than platonic; however, she was still an amusing character nonetheless. The supporting cast was amusing whenever they appeared, too, especially Kae's friend, A-chan.
The art was really pretty, and the character designs were solid. Brain's Base did a really good job with the animation, too. Both the opening and ending themes, "Prince x Prince" by From4to7 and "Dokidoki no Kaze" by Rie Murakawa, were both extremely catchy songs that I've already listened to a million times! As for the voice acting, I was originally a bit sad about the cast from the drama CD being changed (especially Yu Kobayashi replacing Kana Hanazawa as Kae), but all of the voice actors really nailed their respective roles. I'll admit that it's a bit strange how different Kae sounds between her fat and skinny forms, but it really goes to show you how her voice actress can do different kinds of voices.
Overall, Kiss Him, Not Me was an enjoyable anime. If you're tired of the same old reverse harem anime and want one where the protagonist is a fujoshi, I'd definitely recommend this one. Who knows? You may ship one of the boys with Kae, but you may ship the boys with each other even more!
Ladies and gentlemen, here is my review of "Kiss Him, Not Me", a.k.a. "Watashi ga Motete Dousunda".
Kiss Him, Not Me follows Kae Serinuma, an overweight fujoshi who ships her classmates, Yusuke Igarashi and Nozomu Nanashima, and is in love with a character from the anime "Mirage Saga", Shion. However, in one episode, Shion ends up dying; as anyone who has had their favorite anime character die can relate to, Kae does NOT take his death well. She locks herself in her room for a week, refusing to eat.... and when she comes back to school, she comes back very attractive as a result of all of her weight loss. Needless to say, she catches the attention of not just Igarashi and Nanashima, but she also ends up attracting an underclassman named Hayato Shinomiya and an upperclassman named Asuma Mutsumi. Unfortunately, she's not romantically interested in any of them, but still, the competition begins....
I'm just going to be honest; the story wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. There were episodes where I wasn't really as engaged in what was happening as others, and the ending was slightly unsatisfactory. However, that does not mean the story is bad; on the contrary, it's actually a good one. There were a lot of funny moments that at least made me smile, and it was interesting to see the characters' development. Plus, with Kae being an otaku and all, there are a few Easter eggs from other anime scattered here and there, especially from Attack on Titan, so that was interesting to see!
Now, let's talk about the characters. Kae is someone who any otaku girl can relate to, whether they're a fujoshi like her or not; that, along with the funny moments involving her, make her an interesting protagonist. Each of the boys in her reverse harem have their own quirks, too, and without exception, each of them gets their time to shine. Mutsumi is my favorite out of all of them; he's very kind, it's obvious he cares about Kae whether in a platonic or romantic way, and the episodes focused on him were my favorites. There's also Shima Nishina, a girl who joins the reverse harem a bit later than the rest. As a yuri fan, I'd like to rejoice, but honestly, I never saw the relationship between her and Kae as anything more than platonic; however, she was still an amusing character nonetheless. The supporting cast was amusing whenever they appeared, too, especially Kae's friend, A-chan.
The art was really pretty, and the character designs were solid. Brain's Base did a really good job with the animation, too. Both the opening and ending themes, "Prince x Prince" by From4to7 and "Dokidoki no Kaze" by Rie Murakawa, were both extremely catchy songs that I've already listened to a million times! As for the voice acting, I was originally a bit sad about the cast from the drama CD being changed (especially Yu Kobayashi replacing Kana Hanazawa as Kae), but all of the voice actors really nailed their respective roles. I'll admit that it's a bit strange how different Kae sounds between her fat and skinny forms, but it really goes to show you how her voice actress can do different kinds of voices.
Overall, Kiss Him, Not Me was an enjoyable anime. If you're tired of the same old reverse harem anime and want one where the protagonist is a fujoshi, I'd definitely recommend this one. Who knows? You may ship one of the boys with Kae, but you may ship the boys with each other even more!
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