Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
iminlovewithsuga
This anime had great potential and had such a mature perspective on relationships, rather than the giggly cute moments type of romance (it still has extremely cute moments). It is not like your typical romance anime where most of the story takes place in the pursuing phase. On the contrary, the main couple start dating very early on, and the series focuses on their traumas, and how their relationship triggers their unresolved traumas, flaws, and insecurities. Moreover, it shows you how they deal with the insecurities they uncover through their intimate bond, how they work on themselves in pursuit of growth, that they mean so much to each other, but each person's presence pushes the other to grow. I enjoyed it a lot, the humor was peak, it was still very lighthearted even if it covered some…
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Watching this show to the end was a gut punch. The animation quality wavers up and down throughout the series on a general downtrend was really sad to see. You can feel the passion slightly going down as the season progresses and feel the budget shrinking.
What did well was the story. Characters introduced gets their own stories expanded upon, really well written and gets you invested into the show more.
Big fan of the ed song btw.
Even so, the anime left off at a very strange place after all that build up, which makes it hurt even more because of how the anime ended. When a story you're invested in is just left off like this.
Ill leave an 8 because I enjoyed the story, but what this anime has done makes me sad all the more because I enjoyed it.
Read at the sourceSupersonic_Pain
I'm torn on this show because I think it's a great (if flawed) show but it kinda splats on the landing
And not in a way like Erased where it's got a terrible ending, it's more like Flowers of Evil more than anything.
I don't know if they ever PLANNED on making a S2 but it just kind of... ends?
I haven't read the manga so I don't know if they show the play but it ends with them setting up plot points for Soichiro/Yukino as well as Tonami/Tsubaki which would set up quite nicely for a S2 that just doesn't exist. And that'd be fine but: 1. This was made in 1998. I'm writing this review in 2025. It's been over 25 years with no S2 to show for it. 2. The 14 Days plotline just kind of... ends. We don't get to see the cultural festival and they're still actively in the process of making the play…
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Is Kare Kano worth watching? There are 2 points of criticism about the show that I've seen expressed more than others, and often neither of them are explained thoroughly. The first one is that the show, particularly its' animation, suffered because of the budget constraints. And the second is that the ending was handled poorly. In this review I will go over both of these points, and you can decide for yourself whether to watch the anime or not.
So, the first point about animation not being very good. What seems to be true is that Kare Kano does try to avoid full animation or rather stick to limited animation as much as possible (the former here meaning animation sequences with a relatively high amount of frames between two keyframes). I also noticed that there were somewhat a lot of zoom…
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His and Her Circumstances (or how I like to refer to it, Kare Kano) in a lot of ways might just be the most unabashedly "Gainax" thing Anno has ever directed. What starts off as a fairly straightforward and simple school romcom anime with a quirky edge, slowly but surely drifts off into one of the most uniquely bizarre shows I've seen in terms of direction and just sheer off the wall "shitpostiness". The top review for Kare Kano on Letterboxd really says it best. "Fuck you, episode 25 and 26 of NGE was my true aesthetic". The mending of live action footage with animation, the way character designs often go out of model and distort on purpose, the usage of minimal Powerpoint/manga style presentation. It's just a complete clusterfuck in terms of visual language but in the best, most inspirat…
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Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances) is a romantic comedy that stands out from most others, diving deep into its characters, exploring themes like identity, and featuring an experimental direction that enhances its storytelling.
The story follows Yukino, a seemingly perfect student adored by everyone at school. However, when Arima appears and surpasses her, stealing the spotlight, she becomes frustrated. Arima eventually confesses his feelings to her, but she rejects him. Later, he discovers Yukino’s true, less-than-perfect self and takes advantage of this revelation, setting the stage for their complex relationship.
While this synopsis may sound like a typical setup for the genre, Kare Kano avoids falling into clichés or relying on archetypes. The characters undergo genuine development…
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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 the way...
Read at the sourceChiaki_Shura
Karekano, also known as "His and Her Circumstances," is a work by the well-known Hideaki Anno, primarily known for Evangelion. And I can confidently say it is the most beautiful piece I have ever found among sentimental anime.
As the title suggests, it's obviously about a love story between high school students. We are often accustomed to finding sentimental, school-based, or more adult-themed anime that constantly plays on creating situations that lead to the protagonists getting closer until they end up together. Karekano is one of the many cases that takes a different path.
In Karekano, the relationship between the two protagonists, Soichirou Arima and Yukino Miyazawa, transforms into a relationship very early on, already in the first episodes. This relationship becomes the catalyst f…
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*Animation acrobatics and a pair of tarnished stellar twins*
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Picture this:
For accommodations on shelter in your humble travels, you decided to spend a couple nights in a motel as a brief stop to prepare for the bustling city located northeast the local area. The receptionist informs you that only Room 26 is currently available. He tells you it's free-of-charge, and after momentarily singing internal praises, you realize that of course there's a catch. You ask the man in front of you the downsides of the stay. He gives you the key and tells you to go discover for yourself.
As a seasoned wayfarer across various lands, you've slept on moist, leafy forest grounds and learned to drown consciousness leaning on mountain trees of shedding barks. So you ponder as you draw nearer to the room,…
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This might be one of the best anime I've ever seen, and I've seen over 600 of them by now. I don't get why the rating is so low. Maybe it's not the most accurate adaptation, but adaptations don't have to be accurate to be good. Maybe the visual storytelling got a little too crazy and abstract. Maybe there were too many recaps. Maybe the lack of a proper ending bothered some people. Maybe this maybe that. I'll say this: despite all of that (actually it's BECAUSE all of that), this might go down as the best anime I watched this year. And it's 2:37 AM on April 17, 2023 as I'm writing this.
The only thing I didn't like was how Tsubasa got flanderized after her arc got finished. She was one of the most entertaining characters. I'm definitely reading the manga after this. I have finally been ma…
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karekano: his and her circumstances is an appealing shoujo romance drama about a multitude of characters intertwined by their numerous circumstances. karekanos romance takes a different approach of maintaining their status as boyfriend girlfriend rather than giving more time for both of them to actually explore their love for each other. This is a good thing to implement in the story on account of most romances that tend to be dragging their story as much as they can. also, its not like being in a relationship cant develop the romance between characters. Being a couple can develop their romance even further since your partner is the one you are most close to and overcoming trials and turbulence with each other would surely strengthen their bond. besides yukino and arima, there are other co…
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An analogy: imagine you're listening to a singer perform a brand-new song that has four verses. Their voice is nothing special, but the first two verses and the chorus tell a deeply relatable, at times heartwarming and at times heartwrenching story... then on the third verse the singer stumbles for a bit and ends up having to repeat the second verse, and on the final verse the entire tune changes and is distorted until it's unrecognizable. How do you rate such a song? Was it good overall? Do its exceptional parts outweigh its stumbles and ultimate failure? Does it matter if the sheet music had a fifth unsung verse even worse than the performance you just saw?
KareKano was a promising series that suffered a late-term budget and directorial abortion midway through. The honest romance, stron…
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Kare Kano is a work with many strengths and weaknesses, and for this reason it is a divisive title: there are those who hate it and those who love it.
Let's start with the Cons:
Animation & Budget
This anime did not receive enough budget to maintain a consistently high level of animation quality. In the first episodes of the series the quality is good and the variety of animations is numerous. However as the episodes progress, the budget decreases more and more and the episodes suffer a little. There is even an entire Recap episode, and also the infamous last 7 episodes (which I will talk about later). Fortunately there's Hideaki Anno who manages to effectively exploit the budget and the number of animations available and manages to keep it a valid series through his style and his techni…
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This is a romance/slice of life kinda different from the others.
You may find a typical plot at the base, but what's really distinct it's how the consciousness of the characters evolves during the show, giving a lot of space to internal monologue for each of the main kids.
What's fascinating in this product it's Anno's hand, how he gave his touch with such an "easy" guideline from the manga, there's a lot of experimentation, from the art style to the rhythm (really frenetic than the average of the genre btw).
There's also a lot of deep chemistry between Arima and Yukino, probably the best teen love relationship I ever saw in anime, it was truly a pleasure to follow them.
In my personal opinion, Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou has three important defects:
- Soundtrack it's really repetitive, af…
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We all have that one person (he/she) who was admired by the whole people in school. Kare Kano actually revealed us the life that these type of people have. A lot of us might have thought what could people like this think about or do they even have a problems in life cause they seems perfect . But little did we know they have their worries and problems. As for Yukino , she was indeed a great role model for the entire school , she's smart ,hardworking , dependable just the know it all girl . Same goes with Souichirou . Effortlessly smart , and the only person who can compete with Yukino. Kare Kano has create a world of these people where we can see their struggle .Souichirou and Yukino is perfect for each other , they need each other . They way they falls for each other revealed their true s…
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In the last few months, I've been looking at some older anime romance series that have gotten some decent ratings. His and Her Circumstances did come up in that search. Someone I used to talk to about anime sent me a message a while ago and I mostly forgot about it until a few months before this review. I decided to follow up on that message, finally!
Story: Yukino and Souichirou are two top students in their class - they get very favourable grades, they're athletic and are very well liked by their classmates. The beginning specifically focuses on Yukino, who does just about everything to make sure her top spot is kept. At home, however, Yukino is very laid back and doesn't act anything like she does at school. Souichirou finds this out and, while at first he blackmails her, Yukino slowly…
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When I read the synopsis of Kare Kano, I wasn't expecting much, if anything at all, from it: Anno was the director, so I wanted to see it. What I got was a lovely story that, unfortunately, wasn't allowed to reach its full potential due to outside interference.
Kare Kano is a story about two teenagers who are living a fake life, and how they lean on each other to, gradually, start showing more of their true selves. Arima and Yukino are a lovely couple, their interactions are always a delight to watch (I'd say there aren't enough), and the evolution of their relationship is done in a respectful and interesting way. We also get to know many different and enjoyable characters, making this show in particular a joy to watch.
However, the use (and abuse) of recaps is the worst part of this sho…
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I watch this anime with two other people the unanimous opinion was that it was bad, luckily when I watched it I was a sponge for anime and manga and didn't miss out on the story that was underneath the poor animation. As RomCom goes this is one of my favorites but I did not enjoy this as an anime. Characters were great and didn't feel like inserts or "cut and paste" characters. I had to look up the music to remember it, the opening was decent but overall the soundtrack was fairly forgettable.
Now I watched this 10yrs after air and writing a review 14yrs after viewing so grain of salt please. I enjoyed the story but the number of stills ruined it as an animation. I would highly recommend this series but not as an anime please go read the manga. The anime takes the main romance story and ad…
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The anime begins by introducing you to the protagonist who is the most intelligent and pedantic girl in school, which the latter does not prove. Everything begins to change when a very intelligent boy enters the school and they begin to relate to each other until the master shows up. With this he focuses more on the relationship between the main characters and how his life changed with the love of the other.
The relationship between the protagonists is very good, the secondary stories are very good and the final arc is excellent.
En español:
El anime comienza presentándote a la protagonista que es la chica mas inteligente y pedante de la escuela lo que esto ultimo no lo demuestra. Todo comienza a cambiar cuando un chico muy inteligente entra en la escuela y comienzan a relacionarse entre…
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There was a time when I consider the rom-com genre to be underwhelming. For a long while, I use to dislike the genre mainly because found the majority of rom-com anime to underwhelming. Many of the rom-com anime that I’ve watched back then barely had any real romance or at the very least had good character chemistry with each other.
My negative mindset was left intact until I watched His and Hers Circumstances (Kare Kano) for the first time back in 20114 His and Hers Circumstances was not only the rom-com anime that made like romcom anime again but also the first anime that I ever reviewed. It had fantastically written characters that all had the purpose of in the plot, the story was well-paced, interesting and entertaining that fully delivered it’s romance aspects. I loved the experimenta…
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