Yes, the title is not apt if you look at it in a scholarly way. Absolutely not. As one of the characters says “They broadcast only the interesting parts of our lives” This comedy anime, a collaboration between two studios, one of which
gave us a standard log to use for “nostalgia” Sunrise and the other
which gave us all the new age stuff Square Enix, Danshi Koukousei no
Nichijou is a blast. Presented in episodes divided into parts with all
the titles beginning with “High School Boys" And These shorts are individual stories best seen in
order. Certain situations like “High School Boys and Literary Girl” are
repeated more than twice, but they get laughs out of you every time. A
successful anime I must say.
The anime begins with the introduction of three lead characters-
Tadakuni (extraordinarily ordinary), Hidenori (loner otaku?) and
Yoshitake (quirky blondie), the first of whom is conveniently forgotten
during the short 12 episode anime. I certainly didn’t notice his
absence till his friends realized it themselves.
Several other side characters with distinct personalities and looks are
introduced throughout the anime, definitely unforgettable and wacky.
Student council presidents who contribute to nothing, girls trying out
their brother’s clothes and vice versa, rowdy high school girls and
surprisingly gentlemanly high school boys, these are characters which
are not exactly out of the real world, yet they turn out to be funny
enough.
One of the important aspects which differentiates this anime from others
set in High School is the fact that the leads study in an All Boys
High School. Think of all the new possibilities which can arise out of
this situation. Definitely a lot more unique than high- school- boy
-wooing -high -school -girl- during- basketball- match. Nothing for us
BL fans though (except for a clarified Boy-meets-Boy situation, hmph, no
fun). The seiyuu include Tomokazu Sugita (my favourite), Romi Paku and Yu
Kobayashi, all of whom voice lead characters (both series also share the
same director). Not an eye opener, but the seiyuu, as usual, do a
fantastic job of it. Overall, this gets a higher than average rating from me. A must watch
for comedy lovers, and those who cozy up to lighter anime with random
occurrences every 3 seconds. Pretty short anime which never drags,
you’ll want much more of it once you’re done.
Happy Watching!
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