Audience reviews
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AnimeExplorer21
You know, I did not expect much when I clicked play on Koikimo. I thought it would be just another light romantic comedy to kill time. But halfway through the first episode, I paused and thought to myself, "Wait… this feels kind of real." And by the time I finished the final episode, I was smiling like a fool and also feeling a little sad that it ended.
Yes, Koikimo is about a 27 year old man developing feelings for a 17 year old girl. And yeah, I get it, that is going to make a lot of people uncomfortable. But if you are someone who actually watched the series with an open mind instead of jumping to conclusions, you would know this anime is not about anything creepy. It is about growth. It is about change. It is about love blooming in the most unexpected of places.
Ryou, the main guy, s…
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Koikimo explores an unusual romantic premise built around an uncomfortable but intentionally provocative question: how does genuine affection develop when two people exist at completely different stages of life? The story approaches romance not through conventional teenage relationships, but through an imbalance in age, maturity, and social position that forces both characters to confront the meaning of sincerity, boundaries, and emotional growth. The narrative begins with Ichika Arima, a quiet high school student whose daily life revolves around school responsibilities, reading light novels, and spending time with close friend Rio Amakusa. Ichika represents a grounded and introspective personality. Social popularity holds little importance, and romantic fantasies remain distant concepts r…
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💕Who said this anime wasn't good it's sweet and awesome i really love it 💕the hearts were pretty too ❣️
I especially love the inbetween tune but i can't get it's ost online.
I know many people don't watch this anime because of age gap , but nowadays many people have an age gap of 10-15 years if the character love eachother, their parents agree, their friends so who are we to judge them i love them ☺️🫶🏻
I like both the opening and ending songs they are so perfect for them .
Both the love interest of both characters were awesome , it was very difficult to not choose them , and choose eachother.
The character were enjoyable
You will definitely enjoy the story if you love romance anime.
Read at the source1arigato
This series is my feel-good go to if only for the opening and closing music. Linaria is a song I haven't removed from my music playlist since I first heard it~
I first read the manga before watching the anime where I finished the series, and the art style is mostly faithful. The animation doesn't flow as smoothly as I hoped for a shoujo series, and the voices don't exactly match the characters except maybe the FL and her best friend. Combined with the age gap story, this anime isn't for everyone. However, the wholesome ending and -- I must reiterate -- the music earns this series a place on my favourites.
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I still wonder why I watched it. I usually drop stuff I don’t like and this was quite bad. I suppose I had two unconscious reasons. The first one was that I hoped it would get better (though that was naive of me) and the second one was pure curiosity. I wanted to see how bad it could get. There were some things I enjoyed about it, and I liked some characters occasionally. However, I have a problem with the entire scope of the show. Some viewers might see grooming here and they won’t be wrong. Though love happens at all ages, it was creepy to watch an almost 30 year old falling in love with a 17 year old high school girl only because she told him he’s creepy. The entire plot was flawed and creepy, even for an anime. But it wasn’t just that. After all, it’s fiction, you take it or leave it,…
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It's easy to be offended by a show with a premise like this, but let's just stipulate from the beginning that this is an age gap romance between an adult man and a high school girl. We all know the deal here from the synopsis. If this sort of a thing is a hard no to you, you probably aren't even reading this review. So, taking Koikimo on its own terms, does it succeed at creating a compelling romance? I will spare you the suspense, the answer is an emphatic no.
Before diving into the meat of what went wrong with this series, I think it's worth mentioning that the presentation does it no favors. Character designs are bland at best, ugly at worst, and the animation is consistently below average, with characters frequently going off model. This is even worse considering how unambitious the s…
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I just found this show and it's adorable! Yeah, an age difference like that is challenging, especially at those ages, but in another 10 years, it won't matter. I dated someone 28 when I was 18, so I understand her feelings and struggles. If you can get past the age thing, though, it is a really sweet love story! and for all the haters talking about him being a creeper, he was a different person when they first met. He seemed numb to the world and she was his wake-up call. She even called him a creeper up front. Love can change you and for him, it was for the better. I thought this was a sweet and very honest romance. I also have to agree with the other reviews, Rio deserves a spin-off of her own! She was a great wingman! :D
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Reason for watching: I went into this thinking it would be more Comedy than Romance, and had thought some negative reviews were exaggerating.
But honestly not much exaggeration.
*Mild spoiler as I do give out the basic premise and gave a general layout of the storyline.
TL;DR at the bottom.
Let me do a quick review and opinion on this:
Visuals: Definitely up my alley. I like the animation of the story, the art style of the animation, the OP, and ED. They are beautiful to me. Of course the animation could be better, but is not like this is some shounen show with lots of action, so I do not expect them to put a lot into animating each scene. 8/10
Audio: Seiyuus performance were fine. Is as good as you can expect from such animation. The female lead is able to show emotions through he…
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I don't know how else to describe this show in short besides "Sexual harassement/stalking of a teenage girl is fine and will eventually get rewarded!"- The Anime.
Honestly, that's it. That's the anime.
When I started I thought I'd at least be in for at least SOME nuance, since I'm not inherently against age gap romances, I wouldn't even be against sexual harassement of a teenage girl in fiction if it's done with the purpose of exploring a certain toxic type of relationship, but this does neither explore or make a commentary. It's supposed to be cute. Yeah. But I can't possibly find it cute when the ML does nothing but be insisting, possessive, do things nobody asked for and continously profess he's undying love because this one girl just happened to be a normal human being with common…
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Koikimo is dangerous because it uses cutesy art and rom-com cliches to hide what it's really about: A creepy adult man harassing and grooming a high school girl. The girl rejects the man, calls him disgusting, yet he continues to pursue her romantically and sexually. He takes pictures of her without consent, he visits her uninvited, he gets close to her mother, he flirts with her while she’s vulnerable and alone, he gives her tons of gifts, and he expects her love in return. Worst of all, it is targeted at teenagers. Not cute. Very fucked up.
The art, animation, and sound are terrible too. Even though there is barely any animation, the character's faces morph like melting plastic. Their body proportions are constantly changing depending on the angle. Rather than using verbal dialogue, at…
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Koikimo.. how should I say this.. this has become my No.1 in romcom animes. I mean it's that funny, sweet and amazing.
From how a stoic and loveless ML turned into hopeless romantic after getting saved by the FL, to their innocent and funny bickering, everything was put together perfectly and was a surreal and uplifting anime for me.
I loved the fact that the focus was almost entirely on the love & relationship part than the unnecessary tension part, unlike most animes of this genre.
The voice actors did a marvelous job in boosting the overall vibe.
The OSTs were Awesome and the ending OST has become my favorite anime beat.
Thanks to the creators and staff for this masterpiece!
Read at the sourceNoitora33
I am extremely sorry to say I didn't like it at all. I kind of hated it. And here are some reasons why:
1. Could the characters be any more one-directional? This is one of the major elements that make an anime extremely boring. I have never seen an FL more confused and lame than Ichiko. Not even Hanazawa Kana's angelic voice could hold my attention towards the anime. The last time I saw an anime this boring was Snow White with Red Hair Season 2.
2. Why in the world are the adults acting like teenagers?
3. The 10 years age gap isn't a big deal for me. But falling in love with a 17-year-old, who is still not out of high school, and 10 years younger than me? I don't think I feel very good about the theme at all. How is this okay? Is this a common culture in Japan?
4. The animation is pret…
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Age is just a number, right? Honestly I don't find the premise here that off-putting, high school students are basically adults in that there's not much difference between a 16 year old and an 18 year old. True your brain can still developing until around 25, but should we then disbar anyone from getting married until then? Historically women were married off as soon as they could produce children, which can be as young as their early teens. It's just a fact of biology that women are under a strict time-table for when they can become mothers and honestly the sooner they get started the fewer complications there will be with producing healthy offspring. Men have no such time constraints so it's not uncommon to see a man marrying a younger woman. But how young is too young? Where do we draw…
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I enjoyed this anime despite its controversial premise. I don't think this should be used as an example for real life, but to be enjoyed as a fantasy. In the anime, the interactions between the two main characters was very organic and the character development was pretty fantastic. I really liked how one of the mothers was a businesswoman, and that one of the high school girls wanted to be a lawyer. You don't see this very often in anime (mothers are usually restricted to dish-washing and cooking cameos and high school girls are usually air-headed fillers used to emphasize how cool a guy is by sighing and squealing).
Also liked how the older guy helped the MC with her subject choice. And how the MC herself was pretty realistic and had a good head on her shoulders. The only thing I found a…
Read at the sourceQuertzuiop
This anime is an accurate portrayal of a typical parent's nightmare.
If you enjoy watching a creepy predator courting a school girl with blatant techniques that are transparent and disgusting to anyone over the age of 17, this anime is for you.
If you have any sort of moral compass, stay clear of this.
If you happen to have a daughter, run away at all costs, otherwise this anime will give you months of sleepless nights.
People like the male predator MC are the reason why males are sadly frowned upon in children's parks and kindergardens.
I don't know what the publishers were thinking when they greenlit this show, and it's probably better not to ask.
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"I don't regret what i did for him that day, as for what i said to him that day..."
This is a beautifull love story starts.
Imagine you are a rich, handsome and smart guy. Imagine being able to have any woman you want at your feet. Feels good huh?
What if there is something missing in your life? Something that you still can't define but that corrodes you from the inside every day.
Destiny can be cruel at times, but from time to time, on a rainy day, any drop of rain can cause a dam to overflow.
Koikimo is the story of an uncooperative love between two totally different people, but who find completion in diversity.
Although the story may seem "forced" at times, it blends well with the characters and offers hours of pleasant relaxation.
This is the story of how Ryou, a young adult, fal…
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If you like and defend this anime, you like little kids.
story(1)
boring, repetitive, and lacks structural integrity. If this anime was a building, it wouldn't be standing.
art(4)
I like art so maybe my standards are high but I don't really like the art style. it's bland and it kinda looks like they ran out of budget.
sound(4) the op is okay not astoundingly good just meh. Not something I'd wanna listen to more than once a month.
characters(1)
blander than bricks. Both of the characters don't have structure and just remind me of a train wreck of lack of direction. The writers came up with the plot and executed it so poorly that it hurts.
enjoyment(1)
Ryo is creepy and predatory, couldn't get past the blatant pedophilia. Mc was saying no most of the time but had to go along with the…
Read at the sourceLiaraMarie0712
The best age-gap love story I have seen in anime. It is simple, wholesome, yet beautiful. The author's art illustrations are breathtaking. Character development is truly great. Ryō has turned into a person who is earnest in redeeming himself and cherishing the one who entirely changed his life for the best and the only woman who sees through him: Ichika. Seeing him learning what it is like to truly fall in love with someone is very nice. Seeing Ichika discovering love for herself is very nice too.
I love how everything blossomed and fell into place...
Aside from watching the anime, reading the manga is enjoyable. Seeing how it was wrongly labeled "as a story about Pedophilia" is disappointing. Also, matters about Ichika's age and some important concerns were addressed appropriately. Like…
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In all honesty this anime was difficult to enjoy. The show had some nice romantic moments however it was impossible to enjoy when considering the age gap and blatant paedophilia.
All of the characters except tamaru were annoying and selfish and had no character development. Ryo was a paedo stalker who had no concept of boundaries and made Ichika feel bad for disliking his advancements towards her. Then after making her like him he decided to back off for a dumb reason and hurt her even further however in real life I would see that a manipulation tactic if love bombing and then distance to keep a child hooked on them. Rio was a horrible friend since she never told her brother to stop despite seeing how uncomfortable it made her best friend because it entertained her. She easily gave away…
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MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD SO FEEL FREE TO IGNORE THIS IF YOU WANT SPOILER FREE
Story 3 - I rated the story 3 because of a number of issues. First, Ichika is a minor. Although she is 17, she's still a minor. The first few episodes of the anime shows how Ryo bugged Ichika. It also disturbed me how, on the first episode where they met again, Ryo indirectly offered his body to Ichika. That scene made me almost dropped the anime but decided to give it another try. But to my disappointment, it continued. There's also the issue of consent and harrassment in the first few episodes which didn't sit well with me. There's also that part where Ryo said he would wait for Ichika to grow up. I think it would've been better if he waited before pursuing Ichika and kissing her.
Art 5 - The art is okay, though.…
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