Audience reviews
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mfdafreak
I've never write a review for an anime, but I feel I need to at least do something with the time I invested watching this one.
Being honest, I watched it because of a clip I found on YouTube of a funny moment and I thought "oh it seems good"... But it wasn't.
Let me start. Since the beginning I felt the story was a bit off. I felt the expressions of the characters were not complete, they didn't match with what was happening or what they were saying. I know some animes like to keep the viewer thinking and making you infer what the characters is thinking rather than explaining it to you. But half of the time with this story I was like totally lost. Or it could be just my ADHD making me lose focus but I just got lost SO many times because I didn't understood what was happening.
Part of th…
Read at the sourcegiraffenanime
Not going to lie... I only watched this anime because I got a keychain of it from an anime loot box(It was filled with random animes). Owning merch of the show, I wanted to give it a shot. Now, let's get into the anime basics.
Story; I don't know who did the Synopsis on MAL, but this anime is about 12 students, each supposed to fall in love with their person. But the main focus is on Towa Honda(the typical popular boy who annoys the girl he likes until she can't help but love him back) and Haruki Mishima(fallen in love with his childhood friend, but doesn't "know it" and for reason just can't confess for the life of him). You watch them do stupid teenager shit, fall in love with their person and go to the convenience store way too often. Art; I was hoping it would get better after the fir…
Read at the sourcemendelwn
Truth be told, I did not like the anime.
It has really poor animation when there's any animation on screen, bad pacing and a character that dows not speak ever, but are show often as if we were supposed to care for them.
the MC is bland and his love interest is blander still. The interesting parts are with the secondary couple, and the anime follows them more often than the main couple.
The thing is, it's a strong premise - it has a great idea but couldn't handle it. The drama between the two MCs is strong and should have been front and center - I would love to watch an anime that actually ran with that idea and did it right.
As it is, it's mediocre and barely watchable. It's predictable, it's downright ugly to watch sometimes. But it had SO MUCH potential, so many great concepts that…
Read at the sourcetboxfx17
The first thing that caught my eye was obviously the art. I didn't care what the plot was about and thus didn't bother reading the synopsis while being prepared for the typical romcom cliches. I was really disappointed..
Animation and direction was lacking and often times just weird and awkward with long pauses, silent situations, random scenes that made no sense and/or came out of nowhere.
The plot was really boring (often times) and misleading from what we are first introduced to as viewers.
We are also introduced to what seems like 6 possible love interests (couples) but really only follow the two main and confirmed ones.
It was a shame to introduce such a cast and not explore them or develop them.
That first scene running over to the convenience store to supposedly "start everythi…
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First of all, that damn truck in the end got me pissed!! (If you know you know)
The anime itself is not bad, Konbini Kareshi is actually very enjoyable and cozy, the relationship between the main character and his best friend is very nice to see, BUT, man... that Haruki is q wimp... JESUS, it just took too long for something to happen!!
I felt like Towa was more engaged throughout the story than Haruki, they basically gave him 2 episodes ( Those being the last ones) to be himself, but that is not enough time, the ending was completely loose for me.
Chasing after someone throughout the hole series and then A FUCKING TRUCK KILLS MY FU@@@ moment... I didn’t enjoy the ending, it was a 9/10 until that ending, and because of it, it’s a 7/10. I DONT WANT TO LEAVE THE ENDING TO MY IMAGINATION…
Read at the sourceKGR1
Nothing special, really. Its just like other same typical romance and slice-of-life anime but its just... boring i would say but the art, visual, and graphic is decent. People would expect the story would developed around the konbini since its literally the show's name but nope. Main male characters already dull and they make the main female characters basically with no expression (there is expression, its kinda hard for me to explain this one, but you'll know what i mean), and poof just like that it ends, nothing really special happened between the couple, your reaction the entire series will be like "okay" thats it.
Read at the sourceJagara
I had low expectations from this anime given its score but was somehow still let down. This is typical high school romance anime, which in itself isn’t bad, but the issue is very little happens in 12 episodes and you find yourself falling asleep every so often. Still, it’s not complete garbage.
Let’s start with the good points. The art and scenery are absolutely beautiful, which gives the anime a very relaxing feel. The animation is clearly cheap and full of still moments but I don’t mind it as much because I have even watched copic animation before, as long as art and story is good, I can forgive this type of animation. Sound was great and pretty much all characters were likeable to at least some degree except the lead couple.
Now this is where the problem begins. I don’t think I have…
Read at the sourceSeaiteu
Convenience Store Boyfriends claims to revolve around six guys who meet their crushes at the convenience store, but the actual show itself doesn’t heavily involve the convenience store, nor does it equally focus on the six guys they introduce. Instead, this anime chooses to focus on two of the relationships and their evolution over the course of their first year of high school.
Story: The premise of a slice-of-life revolving around a convenience store is interesting. Even if the convenience store does not show up in many scenes, it still serves as a symbol of stability amongst the four main characters. They meet up, talk, and make plans at the convenience store, which leads to the core of the simple slice-of-life story.
Characters: The characters seemed bland at first, but they grew to b…
Read at the sourceLucifiez
*it may be a little bit confusing*
the anime give you a lot of promise in the after credit.. like how they tell you a start of bla..bla...bla. *can`t care less*
as the synopsis and the opening .. the anime is about six couple that are connected with a convenience store *yeah this is weird*
but the problem with the anime here.. the lack of episode *it only 12 ep and no special or ova whatsoever* just by this point u might be thinking how can they fit 6 couple on the whole god damn 12 ep..
*spoiler ahead*
Story=the mc story are pretty good on its own way .. but my main problem with the story is how they dont even care about the other character at all.. aside from the mc best friend that for me i cant even care at all... its really boring.. not that i say its that boring .. it have its o…
Read at the sourceNevergone777
Love seems to be the hardest thing in the world to express or to confess to someone you love that person.
story: to put it out there as this is probly one of the average mundane series that you could come across I mean it not bad and it not great either however it is one of those feel good shows. my issue is that I have a hard time with character that act cowardly or can't say what there thinking in front of someone they like. I guess in a sense this is okay do to the fact that it is hard to tell someone that you in love with them if you have the patience and see thing through then maybe you like it but if you don't have the patience it can be a bit of a struggle to watch through it.
character: honestly they are your everyday average teenage kids with high school dilemma which happen be…
Read at the sourcesugarsong
i have never written a review for an anime before. but this one was so lacking in everything that i feel the need to write one to save someone else time from watching this
the title and summary are misleading. the main protag isn't even the focus of the plot most of the time and there's not even '6 mains characters' that it focuses on. everything was open ended and i found myself struggling to want to finish it. every episode left me so bored and uninterested. i wish this actually SHOWED romance rather than TELLING me. there was also a pointless incest couple that showed up for zero reason for one episode who were never metioned again. i hated everything about this show
Read at the sourceArali
I am expecting there to be a Season 2 to this anime since it felt awfully incomplete. You can't introduce six couples at the beginning and then focus only on two of them. The young people in this show were painfully awkward when trying to express their feelings to their intended crushes. It made me lose patience with them.
Art was pleasing to the eye and the characters were people I grew to care about. Other than that it doesn't feel like a well-thought out anime. I am sure it continues the storyline in manga form eventually, but I need a little more storyline to make it worth investing more time.
Read at the sourceTonalpaca
Konbini Kareshi feels more like a hostage situation than an anime. The initial action sucks you in and then spends the majority of the series teasing you until the last few episodes where things really start getting emotionally impactful and interesting. Leading to the final wrap up episode which left things... as nicely concluded as they could be with the main groups, but left alot of the secondary characters empty.
If you go into that understanding you're going to get sucked in and then held hostage for a really slow burn slow pace series... and left somewhat unfulfilled then it will be an enjoyable if "okay" series. The musical score is solid and so is the art, it's the rest that's severely lacking sadly.
In short, this series is frustrating in the end but okay.
Read at the sourceMJynx251
I was on board with the idea of a sorta random anime about the romance of characters at a konbini. But... I was left disappointed.
The story was incredibly typical, which isn't so bad. My problem was that the "main" story with Haruki-kun was pretty much absent and lackluster. In fact, the side story with Towa-kun was much more enjoyable and I preferred it. He had guts. Haruki-kun did not. I ended up having this anime as background noise.
There was little character development, so very subtle. Which is a shame, because they all had room for improvement.
My biggest issue was the introduction of characters that don't get screen-time. As in, they could have provided so much more detail to the story... but they're just background characters. Like those blob characters who don't contribute mu…
Read at the sourceBebelman
This is probably the only anime I watched that starts out very poorly first few episodes only to get increasingly better with each consecutive episode.
To be honest, I did fast forward/skip through some parts of first three-four episodes since they seemed nauseatingly boring at times, and I had planned to drop the anime once I made sure there was nothing in it for me, but I'm glad I stuck around.
At start, the animation looked weird, and it remained under average through the anime. From the title alone, Konbini Kareshi, you can tell what the plot of the anime will vaguely be, however it has a few aces in its sleeve that will get revealed later in the story as to why it got that name. The characters started out bland, almost indistinguishable one from another, especially the male ones(the…
Read at the sourceSonOfRageNLove
There is nothing special about this series. It starts off the same as almost every other series in this category, but quickly looses momentum and stands still where no development is really happening. It slowly picks up pace towards the end and the out come is what was expected.
It does a poor job at explaining backstory and wrapping the ending up. In the end you are left wondering about 100 questions which makes it feel only half complete, as it only addresses the main questions.
I enjoyed the simple artwork, although wasn't anything worth mentioning, a fairly neutral pallet which is easy on the eyes with a handful of interesting backgrounds.
Overall this a fairly average series, there wasn't anything that made you feel like you need more, and nothing that made you glad it was over. If yo…
Read at the sourceAshiya-chan
I haven't seen such lame main characters in my whole life.
The anime would have been a little better if the main story was about their friends , the class president and that cute playboy.
The main character-the boy wasn't even attractive or at least cool. He didn't have anything to stand out or to be interesting in any way.
The same goes with the girl.
I thought it would have been a good rom com but this was beyond boring.
The scenery and soundtracks made it even more boring and it was hard to keep watching till the end of each episode.
The last 2 episodes had some interest but then again it failed tragically.
I think I lost my time with this one. It was a complete contrast with other Rom-coms of the season like Tsurezure Children, Aho Girl, even Hajimete no Gal was better and more intere…
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Based off the adaptation of a drama series, I've expected this to last a bit longer than the 1-cours that it usually has because of its character developments and whatnot. But the conversion from the screen towards anime is a lot more wayward, with 2 of the 6 main couples getting their screen time, and honestly it feels very wasted, in terms of production and time.
Story:
If you have watched high school romance melodrama before, this should be a no-brainer. Everything sounds like it should be: Have a setting (in this case, a convenience store), and let the drama play before your eyes.
The presentation of the drama isn't bad, but when you look at how the story progression goes, it's mundanely slow, but that's how dramas eloquently work.
Characters:
2 main couples: Haruki & Miharu, Mami &…
Read at the sourceBlackCicero
Konbini Kareshi was an average romance story at best and for most of the time was frustrating to watch. The attempts at adding tension to the buildup of the romance for the two main pairs of couples of the anime were wasted as the end result wasn't fulfilling in both cases.
The art was mediocre and the art style doesn't do much to help either. I thought the soundtrack was nice and fit this type of anime nicely. The characters aren't terrible but the actions some of the characters decide to take are so frustrating to watch. A special mention goes to Haruki who is the biggest culprit of this.
I''d recommend that if you're looking for a romance to watch, it would be best to skip this one and try to find another one. Konbini Kareshi isn't wort the time unfortunately.
Read at the sourceShingster
Please note this review assumes that you have already finished watching Konbini Kareshi and while care has been taken to avoid story spoilers there may be spoilers in character analysis
Romance, school life and a Konbini
The premise of Konbini Kareshi is a relatively common one often seen in this genre. Konbini Kareshi is a slice of life and romance anime set in modern day Japan in a fictional town that looks like a normal town which makes it relatable to many. Using the Konbini as a focal point the anime uses this as a place where people can meet up, bond, strike up friendships and purchase the items that they need to make memorable memories while attending high school. The overall story of the anime follows the school lives of four characters that include Haruki a honest and responsi…
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