Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (2024)

Crystal

Recommended

Kanashimi

Recommended

What's there that hasn't been said about this tale? In all honesty, Kare Kano is a love story through and through. Not to say that it lacks any other aspect besides romance but, it's the kind of show where you become intertwined with the heart more than the funny side-comments or the playful animation. The story is simply about two people in high school who meet, share common-ground, and fall head over heels for each other. Perfect for you hopeless romantics, eh?

Character(s) & Their Development
This one is certainly major for this show. The emotional interaction is at such a high level that at times, I ...

literaturenerd

Recommended

infinity

Recommended

Kare Kano: [ His and Her Circumstances ]

Introduction:

Yukino Miyazawa is what you can call the perfect schoolgirl in any possible way. At first she was very conceited and wanted others to respect ("worship" could be a better word) her. Then she met Arima, the perfect schoolboy in all respects. Her first instict was to defeat this arch-enemy of hers. However, people say that Hate is what`s closest to Love, and as you may have guessed, hatred soon turned to love between these two. Here`s Kare Kano`s story in a nutshell.

Animation:

Gainax did 2K (Kare Kano). They also did Furi Kuri (FLCL) which has a reputation for ...

Dinamet7

Recommended

You're not going to get what you expect.

At first the series is very similar to your standard Shoujo anime. The main character is a cannonball of humor and humanity - not a dainty wussy female heroine. She's someone a real female can relate to.

Visually, as the anime progresses, it delves deeper into an avant-garde style of presentation. It becomes less of an animated series and more an experiment in visual storytelling. I actually appreciated this aspect of the series and looked forward to seeing how the story would be told in each episode. From the popsicle stick figures, cityscapes, flashing images, sketch book drawings, etc. ...

AnnoKano

Recommended

We have all known someone who seems to have everything go their way; Individuals who are intelligent, academically successful, outstanding athletes and despite of all that, remain kind and well-liked people. Those of us who do not possess these seemingly super-human traits can be left gazing up at them in awe, wondering why we ourselves cannot be more like them. But whatever outward appearances may suggest, ultimately these people function the same way we do, and the only difference between us and them (social class and genetics notwithstanding) is a question of motivation. Rather than ask ourselves we do not experience the same results, ...

_Megami

Recommended

In all the 106 anime I've watched, Kare Kano had the worst artwork. So bad, that at times it shows manga panels accompanied by words. And still, I can easily say that Kare Kano is one of the best anime I've watched.

Unlike most shoujo anime, it has the kind of depth you can only find at Kimi ni Todoke or Sukitte Ii na yo, and the kind of realism in the story you can find in almost none. Kare Kano will not expand much on the characters' depth, however for the few that it does, it does so effectively and interesting at the point where ...

asianbubbles123

Recommended

Smart anime?! Smart anime in the shoujo category?? It does exist!

Story:
It's rather straight forward in my opinion in spite of the various entanglements the characters encounter but essentially...the story is about a girl and a boy who fall in love, the subsequent emotional development, their interactions with the people around them, the lives of their friends and their romances as well, and of course it's about growing up and finding out who you are as an individual.

Art:
It didn't impress me much but the comedic expressions are funny as hell...it's attractive enough and develops a lot in the manga.

Sound:
I have the ...

aoi-ryu

Mixed Feelings

OK so I really liked this anime the characters in it were great, I loved the fact that it is set apart from almost every other anime in this genre with the lead characters not being the typical boy meets girl, boy likes girl (or other way around) but both being to timid and shy to do anything about it, in Kare Kano they get on with it and happily admit that they like each other, I also loved that the lead characters were real in the fact that when at home they were completely different from when out with friends or at school.

What I ...

Fear_the_Reefer

Not Recommended

Yukino Miyazawa is at the top of her class in both grades and respect. She’s the perfect model student... poised, generous, cultured, the picture of a school idol. But before you can start throwing around accusations of her being a Mary-Sue, she informs you very clearly that it’s all an act. She pretends to be perfect, working her little butt off to not only get good grades, but to make it look easy. Why? Because she loves receiving praise, and Japan has that whole ‘sempai’ thing going on.

Her world is thrown into turmoil when a new student transfers into her class, named Soichiro Arima, and ...

ktulu007

Not Recommended

Kareshi Kanojo no Jijouis an anime from the late 90s released by Gainax & JC Staff. It was based off of a manga by Tsuda Masami. And, apparently, she was unhappy with the way Gainax handled it which resulted in it not receiving a full adaptation. So, what exactly is wrong with the adaptation? Let's take a look and see what went wrong. Or maybe she was just being overly picky. We'll see.

Story:

Miyazawa Yukino excels at everything. She's an outstanding student, a strong athlete and is well liked by everyone. There's just one problem. She doesn't show her true personality to anyone outside of her ...

Unowen

Recommended

Gainax's adaptation on Masami Tsuda's manga Kare Kano is a series that rarely leaves anyone who watches it indifferent. Starting off with a hectic pace, rapid development and unique characters, presents a style and animation that for some might be worth of negative criticism, while for others a true paradigm of originality and visual expressivity.

As for the bigger picture, Kare Kano is a romance. This topic is the main aspect of the series during its first third, in which we find probably one of the most disarmingly honest shoujo romances ever made. From that point onwards, yes: the main couple does get more screen ...

albesir

Mixed Feelings

This really should've been good. It really should have been. But it wasn't. I have a soft spot for romantic comedies, and this is one I'd heard about for years, so I thought I'd give it a shot. But after an incredible start to the show, I was just left disappointed in the end.

I'm not going into the story much, because the synopsis sums it up pretty well and going further into it would be too much spoiler so I'll just tell you to read the synopsis on here. If you've read any of the other reviews or seen the ...

Chopstick

Mixed Feelings

If I wanted to write a review touting the few things that this series had going for it, I could have. But since this series insulted me with its "Oh crap we ended it too early!" storyline, I will cover the good and the bad parts.

I was greatly interested in the story and the characters in the first disc (episodes 1-5). That interest turned to disdain by the third disc, and towards the end it seemed to be getting worse. The series ends on a good note which is all i can say for the last portion.

The main failing of the series is the fact ...

Seabury

Recommended

If you follow Hideaki Anno's path as an anime director, you may notice his stuff getting more and more bizarre. First, we have his work on Nausicaa, mostly explosions and stuff, then Nadia, a narrative in the standard format, a bit of experimenting with difficult characters and plot twists, then comes Evangelion, a work which challenged many fundamental ideas on anime, like the idea that the ending needs a plot, or that the characters need to be likable, or that mechs have to behave mechanically, and finally, we have Kare Kano.

This is describable as an avant-garde romance, but that wouldn't really do it justice. ...

TrashK01

Recommended

Wait, wait, I know what you're thinking...

It is an old anime, and it isn't as pretty as Fruit Basket or My Happy Marriage. I'm just asking you to hear me out!

An unpopular opinion, this anime is SO underrated by the romance anime community. It's your typical high school rom-com, cute moments type anime. I would never call this a masterpiece but, if you ever got nothing to watch then, slap on this 26 ep fun comedy.

The characters are lovable and it's just the right amount of comedy. ;)

Say whatever you want - I did watch this in dubbed rather than subbed by ...

mlmatlowe0

Not Recommended

reading some of the reviews done by other users i realise that their compliments to the story and characterisation along with other aspects excluding art and sound, can be primarily thought of as praise for the source material rather than the anime itself. I find it hard to understand their enthusiasm when watching this tripe.

don't get me wrong, the manga was brilliant and although many of the characters where generic it had situations that where altogether new and exciting and to a certain degree the comedy and romance aspects mixed well. But that is in the manga. THIS is the anime.

Where to begin?

Honestly, thia ...

mlluu92

Recommended

Intro: Honestly, the story was a catch for me. It wasn't like most animes where we have to endure all the hardships that happen BEFORE the relationship. This anime told the story of before and after. I definitely looked forward to watching something new.

Story: Like I said, it was a catchy story. I thought it was newer and unique than most of the animes that are out today. We focus on the two characters falling in love and working through the hardships of falling in love. It was an innocent, cute, funny, plotline. Although the ending was rather disappointing, the beginning and middle were ...

MoonPhase

Recommended

The first anime series I ever bought. And on top of that, it was the first box set too. I had seen a few episodes on On Demand on my anime selects (when it was free - now you have to pay). I sat down during the summer and switched on the T.V and my journey began.

I kind of yawned at the first episode. There was a few good laughs, but the series didn't seem all that special to me. In fact, through out the series, it got a little boring at times. Yes, there would be something going on ...

melancholy

Recommended

this review is based on:
26 episodes of the anime seen
Episodes 1-11 of the English dub
& Episodes 11-26 of Japanese w/ English Subtitles
This review contains mild spoilers to refer back to, so be careful!
Please keep in mind this review is meant for people who have seen the anime.

Quick Synopsis

The story revolves around the romantic life of Miyazawa Yukino and Soichiro Arima. Yukino is the "perfect" role model who is beautiful, perfect, intelligent, and loved by everyone. However, deep down inside, she’s the opposite. She’s like a psycho angry girl who puts up a "role model" front to get attention. When Yukino attends high school, her ...