Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
_Bubassotto_
Standard, but very cute.
This anime starts with the classic arranged-marriage trope involving characters who barely know each other but gradually develop feelings for one another. The premise itself isn't groundbreaking, many people have likely seen something similar before, but I think Mikakunin de Shinkoukei's greatest strength lies in how it handles this trope. Instead of trying to turn the story into something overly complex, the anime takes this simple concept and transforms it into a lighthearted, fun, and, above all, very cute romantic comedy.
The show features many scenes focused on small moments between the characters, whether through everyday situations, funny interactions, or simply tender moments. This allows the protagonists' relationship to develop in a pleasant way. Even t…
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Engaged to the Unidentified has built a strange cult reputation online, mostly off a handful of memes, but sit down and actually watch all twelve episodes and the cracks show fast. After finishing it, I feel less like I engaged with the unidentified and more like I engaged with the uninteresting. Sorry, had to.
The show is billed as a comedy, and it simply isn't funny. Across twelve episodes, only a small handful of jokes actually land, the stick house gag being one, while everything else is filler mugging that never quite earns the reaction it's going for.
The plot fares no better. Kobeni gaining a mystery fiancé overnight is a strong hook, and the show raises it and then shelves it for episodes at a stretch, drifting through low-stakes daily life in the meantime. This meandering is lik…
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I finally got around to watching Engaged to the Unidentified, which had been sitting in my watchlist for a while. I went in with decent expectations, given its tags of comedy, romance, school, and supernatural, but sadly, it fell short for me. While the characters were nicely designed and had potential, the weak storyline made me lose interest at times. I found myself skipping through scenes and, honestly, just trying to finish it without getting too invested in the main plot.
For an anime labeled as "romance" and "supernatural," it doesn’t quite fit those genres. If anything, it felt more like a slice-of-life comedy about school life and random interactions. The so-called "unidentified" aspect of Hakuya’s identity is never really explained. Is he a ninja? An alien? Something else entirel…
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I had started this anime with great expectations, taking into account the good rating on the page (although I have learned not to trust this) and expecting an interesting and funny romantic comedy, I did not ask for any masterpiece.
instead, I find that romance and our protagonists take a back seat to the story.
Meanwhile, Benio, the sister who bullies younger girls, begins to have a really unnecessary prominence with his "jokes" towards little mashiro. From wanting to lick jam from her cheek, bathing with her, "getting excited" by smelling her underwear, buying her clothes to dress her to her liking, etc.
I hope that with this you get a general idea of the quality of the comedy and this anime in general.
I don't know about the others, but if I watch romantic comedy and the couple is K…
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This show is adorable. It's a romance with both slice of life and comedy elements. The characters are cute and the storyline is unique, theres a supernatural element that doesn't fit too oddly in the world, I wouldn't say it fits naturally but it doesn't take away anything. The only con I really have with the anime is Benio, if they cut her from the story it would honestly be the best slice of life romance. The scenes without her are very cute but the second she is added to a scene it becomes unenjoyable. Fans of romance will like this especially if you like slice of life. Things move at a fast enough pace that I think people who do not enjoy slice of life very much will still enjoy themselves.
The anime features the overly protective sister and she gets to the point of being creepy at t…
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tbh, i immediately looked up this anime after seeing a clip of a little kid dancing in front of the TV with different anime OSTs lmfao.
(++) the comedy is super chill, with no heavy drama like family conflicts or slice-of-life struggles. there's none of that here. everything is laid-back and calm.
- no forced or cringe comedy, everything just flows with the story. it's so relaxing that i didn't even realize when i got to the final episode.
- romance? it's decent, but it only focuses on one couple. plus, there's only one male character in the story anyway.
(++) there aren’t many characters, but each one is unique. like benio, who's full of energy and taught me that life should always be positive and happy (even though benio leans toward something weird). i can't even tell her apart from…
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*** MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD ***
Note: My reviews are like a note for my future self. I try to not spoil anything in it, because in the case I want to rewatch the show, I don't want to know too much about it other than what I think I will remember or surface level details that don't really matter much. I just want to make sure my future self understands a bit of how I felt about it and why I gave this mark.
Review start:
A good slice of life anime with a bit of supernatural stuff in it, adapted in quite a good way knowing that the manga is a 4 koma. I wouldn't call it awesome, but it was nice enough to finish it ig. Maybe it was just me, but the voices were a bit too high pitched and they seemed to always scream... had to lower down the volume quite a lot, a first for me tbh.
Story: 7
The…
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Longing for a pure yet simple anime was an idea with which i came to watch Engaged to the Unidentified.
Visual - Great looking,
Music - two bangers - opening and ending + additional music used in show,
Deatils - great to the level of creepy sometimes,
Comedy - gag situations amazing most of the times.
However hold your horses with giving it a straigt 8. Problem with this show for me comes in a way of story and two main characters.
Story is candy-like, everything good kinda happens but at the end of the day everyone either forgets about the problems or not talk about them at all. Gag characters help to defuse those situations but they make the story unsasisfactory.
Characters, two main characters Kobeni and Hakuya and especially Hakuya is hopelessly boring. Kobeni is a great charact…
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A jem that I just found.
- I love it because how adorable and funny it is
- As well as how surprisingly an interesting story.
- Love the characters in the Anime. so wholesome to watch
- A good animation as well for this kind of Anime. I love the animation - BUT not sure if you will enjoy as much as I did if you SOLELY want a GOOD ROMANCE. However it is still sweet to me who usually not prefer to watch romance.
Overall it is and enjoyable anime to watch.
The kind of anime that put you at ease.
An underrated Anime. that I will watch again
Thank you for making this Anime
Read at the sourceMysteryLounger
This is an interesting one, given that I have so little to say about it. It's a good anime that is funny and has good production value. It's not great, It's not bad, it's just good. It's the poster child of a 7/10 comedy. I have no real complaints. some of the jokes land, others don't. It's still funny enough. The cliches are pretty tired, but the characters are interesting enough versions of those cliches that they manage to be very watchable despite the predictable plot beats. This is a colour-by-numbers comedy with a bit of "romance", and if you like that sort of thing, you'll like this; if you don't, then this isn't going to do anything to change your mind.
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you know that insane plot twist you see at the end of an anime that if it wasn't in the end it would force you to watch the next episode immediately but there is no next episode
this show has 3 of those and none of them are in the last episode
you know that dumb cliffhanger at the end of the season that makes you want the next episode immediately but now you have to wait 2 years
this show has the twice and neither are on the lastt episode
i dont feel incomplete after watching it and the ending wasn't cringey as fuck
thats impressive
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Story (6.1): A simple but functional plot, personally I really like this type of romantic comedies so I enjoyed it and in my opinion the same being objective it was entertaining enough, about the plot twist of the origin of Hakuya and Mashiro it seemed to me I started something unnecessary not bad since it had its bases but in the end it did not turn out to be bad and I support several future points in the plot
Music (6.3): a simple opening and ending but at the same time catchy both audibly and visually just like the ost
Animation and drawing (7.05): To begin with, I do not like the use of the lights in the characters, although the rest is fine, at various times the animation was perfect with perfect fluidity, the detail of the drawing was normal without anything remarkable but it's oka…
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And this series was extremely admirable, but also extremely dubious. However, there are no answers to many of the questions in this series. I wish I could see Kobeni and Hakuya's past.
But this Benio-Sama and Mashiro made this series funny.
Story, Characters, Animation, Soundtrack:
Story: The story of sheep is one I have never met before, and I do not know what to compare it with all my evenings watched so far, however in some moments of the story are left many question marks, and we do not give the answer to them. That's why it has a lower grade here in the story, but still what we see is something new and unheard of so far.
Characters: The characters are extremely well made. Especially older sister Benio, tha oiii is so funny and caring a little too caring if you ask me, but you can't e…
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So, where can I start with this review, truly one of the best romance comedies in a while due to the fact that our protagonist is not a typical harem boy that restrains his feelings, our man is a true Chad and that pays out beautifully.
The story is really interesting and you'll be always at the edge of your seat because this series actually knows how to implement twist, they never feel like it's there just because and they actually follow up on every detail added very well, we can see the intent of the writers on making this a love story with a lots of cute moments and lots of laughs, truly one of my favorites.
To be a show that has been out for a long time I feel like the animation is really good and at the time one of the best, sure it is starting to show its age but you will be trapp…
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It may be unpopular but I found this show lack luster where it needed it the most. The relationships did not progress at all the characters did not develop and carried no weight tbh wouldn't of cared if one of the characters died.
The shows art and sound is nice but after a bit its boring and has no attractive qualities because of the dead plot.
The main character was boring to look at and had no amusing qualities. The girls look nice but that's about it for characters. They don't look bad but aren't memorable in any way and don't make you care. The raccoon girl was about the only good part of the show as she actually spiced things up a bit.;
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A hilarious story about an arranged marriage between two highschool students, one a capable house wife and the other, a nearly mute character with very little skill. With amazing supporting characters, this series easily gave me a smile.
Story – 8
I like the overlying story of the arranged marriage that the main character detests, but its fun to see the characters develop and grow to appreciate each other. with amazing situations that lead to some incredibly funny stories.
Art – 7
Yet again, not breaking any records. But in the context of the series it is quite fun to watch.
Sound – 9
I love the OP and ED, they show the asthetic and characters of the series so well. The background music is not bad either, but the OP and ED did it for me.
Characters – 9
The absolute peak of this series…
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this is not going to be really a review but something i just had to get out of my chest. this anime is possibly the most wasted potential I have every witnessed in my life.
From the same guy who directed "Plastic Love", Engaged to the unknown is enjoyable if you are looking for cute girls and more than decent animations but that is where it pretty much ends. the premise of the plot and the backstory of the Male love interest could have been so much more than what it was and if the conflicts of this anime did not only rely on misunderstandings then this could have been one of my favorite romcom. There was barely any build up to any of the major reveals except one that I can certainly tell that it did have some build up and the romance was not really strong at all as the main plot of the sh…
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Overall Enjoyment: 3
Wow, this is the only anime to be compelling enough for me to even want to write a review, and not in a good way. This anime started off decent enough, and yet it went increasingly downhill from there. I felt zero development in any area of this anime, it didn't have any hint of depth. I was hoping for a charming rom-com that would be simple to watch and yet satisfying. I was disappointed, to say the least.
Story and Plot: 4
I wasn't completely uninterested in the plot, but it really dragged on and was weighed down by poor comedy on Benio's part. The comedy was decent, but whenever Benio was on screen I dreaded what was to come, I found her comedic role to be astoundingly annoying. As for Hakuya and Mitsumine not being human, I found it surprising that they never s…
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Engaged to the Unidentified is a sweet and enjoyable slice of life anime about two teenagers who are forced to marry each other due to family circumstances.
The boy has a cute loli sister,the girl has an overprotective older sister(who is also a lolicon) and there is another astounding character which I won't spoil.
Hint:Masamune kun no revenge
The art quality is fluid and soothing.The openings and endings are forgettable but the voice acting is really great.
This anime has a really unexpected twist in the middle(which I obviously won't spoil)which makes it memorable.
Overall, I recommend it to all connoisseurs of cuteness(like me).
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LA first noticed and was interested in Mikakunin de Shinkoukei because of that .gif of Mashiro dancing, you know the one. Curiosity wasn't in vain.
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei is something of a typical slice of life, cute girls doing cute things comedy anime, involving Hakuya Mitsumine voiced by Wataru Hatano being engaged to Kobeni Yonomori voiced by Haruka Terui that brings these two families together and at first LA thought nothing of Mikakunin de Shinkoukei as an anime besides "cute girls doing cute things" but with one very small plot twist, didn't exactly change the entire anime but made the anime at least "interesting". But Mikakunin de Shinkoukei at it's core is a verbal slapstick comedy romp with some romance and mystery along the side.
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei's characters are at th…
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