Audience reviews
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_DearLisette_
Score: 6.9 rounded to 7
Underneath the comedy and slice of life, this anime often has meaningful things to say about disability, social isolation, discrimination, accommodations, and learning to accept yourself.
The best thing to come out of this anime is how the demis act as representations for real world struggles. Each demi faces their own unique challenges that affect their daily lives, relationships, and self confidence. Their emotions often feel genuine and relatable, and even when they don’t show much emotion to keep comedy aspects, you have a sense of understanding.
Machi was my favorite character. Her struggles with her condition and her desire to live a normal life despite it all were touching and realistic. Watching her set goals, gain confidence, and receive support from fr…
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“Interviews With Monster Girls” is what happens when an overused motif is actually executed competently… almost.
After watching “Monster Musume. Everyday life with monster girls” and “Monster Girl Doctor” I was a bit apprehensive about watching this one because of the similar title. Yes, I know it’s only similar in English, cut me some slack. Thankfully I was pleasantly surprised by “Interviews With Monster Girls”, unlike the previously mentioned two, this one actually has a story (You could even argue it has two stories… I’ll get to that) and a plot that’s not totally garbage (Still it could be better).
Before we start I would like to explain something. I will be talking about “plot” and “story”. Many people use those terms interchangeably. I’m not one of those people, so to make sure e…
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Lately I've been in the mood to follow some slice-of-life anime and Demi-chan wa Kataritai turned out to be a surprise for me, in a good way. They managed to structure a story that was very in-depth without making it monotonous or massive to watch, in fact it was so fluid that I watched all the episodes in one go. The anime itself has very decent animation, narrative and features, even though it wasn't very detailed, you could feel the care put into the animation and the work as a whole. As for how the story unfolds, I really liked the representation of using “different people” to express the difficulties that individuals can face in society due to a lack of understanding of the conditions of others, and how we should always be open to understanding that specific people have specific probl…
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This anime is a breath of fresh air, blending slice-of-life goodness with supernatural charm.
The premise is simple yet fascinating: Demis, half-human, half-monster beings, living peacefully among humans. Our protagonist, Takahashi sensei, a biology teacher, takes it upon himself to understand and help these unique students.
The cast is lovable, especially the three Demi girls:
- Hikari, the vampire, is infectious with her enthusiasm and energy. Her excitement is contagious!
- Kyouko, the snow girl, struggles with her emotions, but her quiet strength shines through. - Machi, the gentle dullahan, has a heartbreaking past, but her resilience inspires.
And then there's Sakie-sensei, the succubus teacher... Poor Takahashi sensei! Those moments had me laughing out loud.
What I adore about…
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I loved this anime, even though it is flawed. Let me tell you why.
This anime is about a teacher who likes "demi-humans", and wants to learn more about them, but never got the chance to meet any. But at the high school in which he's teaching, there are four! This anime explores his relationship to the four of them.
Let's start with the technical stuff, because it's really not all that important to my review and we can get it out of the way. The art was good for the most part, and the animation had some moments where it really shone. It had the typical high-quality anime problem, which consisted of that being inconsistent, but there were a few moments that really popped out at me. The music was fine, if not great... though I particularly like how they animated the ED... the music they dep…
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I watched Demi-chan wa Kataritai (not including the ONA), also known as Interviews with Monsters Girls. Here are my thoughts:
This is literally just a typical school SoL show but with a (mostly inconsequential) monstergirl gimmick. That's it. The show doesn't excel at much, and it's not particularly unique or creative. It is watchable though, marginally.
Aside from the novelty of "demi-humans," the characters are pretty bland as a whole. Although, the vampire girl is a good character; she has a playful personality. I enjoyed her presence in the show. However, the rest of the cast is fairly bland. I would say that characterization is one of the weaker aspects of this show, particularly because it is a dialogue-heavy SoL that features interviews of the main characters.
This anime has a…
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Another good show, another show without a proper ending. I really love some of these shows and pine for more, but unfortunately, it's not to be for so many of them.
Despite that, I'm very glad I watched it! It was rather entertaining in an abstract way. Of course, there's an obvious contradiction in the title vs the opening sequence (monster isn't a term that's used in the show and it's made clear they've been properly assimilated into current day society..) The characters are cute, well played out and on point with their descriptions and expectations. Someone was really creative when they put this together.
This is a definite must-watch, I think. Even without a proper ending.
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Only in Weirdo Anime Land can you have an incredibly thought provoking monologue about the way diversity is intrinsically connected with personal identity, immediately followed by a shot of a character's giant tits bouncing around the frame.
It may not be subtle, but the Monster-as-a-stand-in-for-disability/neurodiversity/gender expression/literally whatever is used pretty effectively imo. On top of that it just feels really nice to watch 23 minutes of friendly people learning their strengths & weaknesses, and to see the world adapting in order to make their lives a little easier.
It’s pretty low impact TV. There's really no big arc to the season, and 5 years later it’s clear there never will be for moron dumb asses who hate reading (like me). But I got exactly what I wanted out of it: a…
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its a very very very well done show about diversity, but with cute demi-chans.
you have vampires, dullahans, a succubus and a snow woman, legends about them and how they go about everyday lives
the music is very well done and feels perfectly in sync with the show
the lead character is very likeable, nice and rationalising. actually, all the characters are very likeable, which is rare, but this show nails it.
and the girls, you will fall in love with all of them : )
all of them feel like real people, well, Demis, but yeah ..
( not in a creepy way, but in that respectful way the sensei does )
and the humour is BRILLIANT
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I'm in a process of re-watching anime to review them and see if my initial scores need changing, and this is one such anime where I felt that maybe I had scored it too high.
Well, after re-watching it, I feel that I got it right the first time, this is a solid 9/10, it's not perfect, but it is everything you want in a comfy slice of life anime and more.
Where Demi-Chan shines is in the characters, they are so well developed that you know what their personality is like, their interests/hobbies are, what they get up to at home, when they are on their own, or when out and about with others, you know how they react in different situations, and it remains consistent with it.
It is also refreshing to see demi's being used in a non-ecchi / fetishist way, they are treated as normal characters a…
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There are many generic SoL Anime and there's this Anime
"Interview with Monster Girls" is an SoL Anime taking place in a futuristic world where "Demis", beings that are slightly different from your usual human like Vampire, Dullahan, Succubus also so exists among the general crowd. The story centers around a biology teacher named "Tetsuo Takahashi" who have a keen interest for these demis and wants to study & understand them, while also helping these demis to overcome whatever troubles they have.
What I found to be incredible about this show are the pacing and the visual direction. For an SoL show, pacing is always preferred to be slow, as these shows tries to portray a mundane life in rather relaxing manner. But this Anime took a different approach and sped it up with it's fast paced tr…
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This review isn't intending to be comprehensive. I don't care too much about giving numerical rankings for each aspect of the show, but it did one thing very well that changed my perspective of the show, and that's what I want to share.
I saw a cute clip of this anime on youtube and out of boredom and curiosity I began binge-watching the show this morning, and the initial premise itself put me on edge. The world of Demi-chan wa Kataritai and how Demi's live within it almost put me off of the show entirely, being scarily close to many poorly-executed 'fantasy racism for white people to understand' kinda media, but it ended up going a different direction entirely, instead almost becoming a metaphor for disabilities instead of discrimination. The show quickly became about making school life…
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Simple yet extraordinary and outstanding.
This show really is great. Even though a fiction, it tells about how actually management should be and how the population needs to be morally educated to deal with these extraordinary situations.
4 girls and a sister of vampire. This anime can't give us any more inside from the beginning. An over enthusiast of a teacher who wants to learn about other species seemed to be quite boring from start but as the anime progresses further we get to know the exact personalities of characters and how they actually are in the fiction of this anime. The point that really stuck me was how the show was kept simple from get go but the excitement it contained from the very beginning remained intact till last. I won't say I need a new season as my curiosity is fulf…
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=- This is an Anime Noob review -=
I am someone who has only recently gotten into anime, and though im quickly going through more and more entries in my new addiction hobby, bear in mind that my experience and my opinion are based purely on my current interaction with whatever it is i am reviewing. I do not base it on its history, its impact, etc - because i am not aware of it. I review it based on me simply watching it, and enjoying or not enjoying it. There is no such thing as bad anime. Only anime that some people like, and anime that some people don't. Im here to provide reasons why i liked or disliked something, not to mark it as bad or good.
=- The review -=
Demi-chan gives you something that very few games/anime/books/etc do. A look behind the scenes.
I mean, we're all quite use…
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I got curious about this that I have included this in my list thrice. Lol
A feel-good anime, and I have enjoyed it more than I expected. I think the characters are the strongest point of this anime. Despite the differences in who they are, they still supplement one another by giving us charming and comedic feels.
This isn't a romance type of anime, though I had hoped that there was more romantic development between the two teachers, Takahashi and Sakie. But I couldn't care less since I still enjoyed it.
To sum it up, I recommend you to watch it if you want a lightsome series.
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Demi - chan wa Karaeitai is a great anime talking about a highschool teacher interested in demis and their lives. He finds out 4 demis go to the school he works at: a teacher being a succubus, and three students - a snowwoman, vampire and a dullahan. The story revolves around their relationship and their struggles.
Sometimes the idea of teacher-student love came in question making me slightly uncomortable. However, they said multiple times and reassured the viewer that nothing more than silly jokes and it didn´t turn into a harem anime, which i´m so grateful for.
The story was okay, it talked about the struggles of demis as well as using the love, comedy and pool episode themes. I liked the personalities and art designs of most characters. It´s a very obvious slice of life highschool an…
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Story: Loved the story. It's not your typical anime with monsters. The sensei helping the demis throughout the series is really good. It's calming and wholesome. Nothing serious and it's good for someone that looking for anime to chill.
Art & Sound: Nothing specific that I can mention.
Character: Man, I love all of the character. Hikari is the best one. She's hyper and happy go lucky type of a person. All of the demis are good demis. The awkwardness of Satou-sensei is funny and her relationship with the detective is wholesome too. Takahashi as a character is really mature. Initially meeting them just for research and curiosity but ended up helping them mold in into the school environment
Overall: I like this anime. Left me in PADS because how enjoyable it is plus not getting a season 2…
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Prejudice, social segregation, discrimination ... these terrible words have always been part of our vocabulary since the beginning of humanity, but how to elaborate such a delicate subject?
Recently I was watching Demi-chan wa Kataritai, or Interviews with Monster Girls, created by Petosu and produced by A1-Pictures studios, and I ended up coming across a speech so powerful that it took me completely by surprise, which was the following:
“It is not how you were born that makes you who you are, but how you decide to live with what you are. However, we also cannot ignore someone's ‘Demi’ nature, because they face obstacles that we never imagined. You cannot look at everything from one side, it has to be both, if you see only the ‘Demi’ nature, you will lose the individuality, and if…
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Full of beautiful, enjoyment, and kindness.
At first it seems like an usual plot with another world being that exist around us and had a difderent perspectif. But as story goes it gets better.
A light plot with interesting story and heartfelt dialogue with every episode.
Not the best one but it give me personaly a peace of mind.
Reminding us to why we need another people in our lives, even o lt a few one that matters. Underated anime but wont disapoint you,
Whether season 2 is coming, even if this is the end its fine, its good in in its own way
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"Can an anime with one male main character surrounded by monster-girls vying for his attention actually be good?" "Interviews with Monster Girls" proves that, shockingly, yes it can.
This show opts for a cute and wholesome mentor/student story (WITHOUT predatory and gross """romance"""), much to its benefit. Though the girls do pine for him as young teens sometimes tend to do, Mr. Takahashi (the central male character) acts as a mature and wholesome adult, dealing with these young girls in a professional, supportive, and at times fatherly manner. Seeing the genuine care and interest he has in his students is honestly heartwarming, and could absolutely not be accomplished if there was any back-and-forth romantic tension going on between teacher and students. The romantic tension there is i…
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