Audience reviews
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No_Durian_6987
I'm a few weeks late to reviewing this series, but in honor of it being October, I have yet to watch an anime that embodies the middle ground of "spooky season" and "pumpkin spice" vibes as this. Take that for what you will.
Mieruko-chan follows Miko, a high-school girl who suddenly finds herself able to see spirits, and in accordance with various Japanese beliefs and folklore, chooses to ignore them with her best poker face. Being forced to carry on with her daily life - family, friends, school, et cetera - she often finds herself blindsided and forced to be creative, otherwise facing a negative reaction or even danger.
Now, this is the first true horror-comedy anime I can remember seeing, and it manages both fairly effectively. For one, the concept is kind of genius, using a "Sixth Sen…
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This anime was so good, the whole plot with the cats totally surprised me and that scene at the end of the last episode.
It was like, damn, now I have to read the manga! I was thinking about it anyways but still. I can't wait to see if that gets expanded on.
The ghosts were really interesting, I like how it leaves a lot to the imagination but I'm also really curious about why the ghosts work the way they do. Like the axe ghost, what the heck was he doing? Was he even a ghost?
I'll be running to the manga so fast. It's been a few years since this came out but maybe we'll get a second season some day. I'll keep my fingers crossed for it.
EDIT: I started reading the manga because I was dying to find out what happened next. I started it from the beginning and read through the stuff I'd a…
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First of all, I would like to make it clear that I am 40 years old and perhaps someone younger might have a different opinion.
I didn't like it, I don't recommend it. The anime is very weak, the script is nonsensical and doesn't explain anything that happens in the plot.
Until now, I don't know what led me to watch this anime on Crunchyroll.
I don't know if the story is unique and although I like the genre, I didn't like the anime.
The art style isn't the best I've ever seen, however, it fits the story.
The characters are completely incomplete, full of flaws and they weren't strong at all. The main character is the worst of all the characters that appear...
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Do you like the mix of cute and horror? Slice of life? This anime is perfect for you. Although not plot heavy which is a disappointment I feel, It does have a good charm to it with the mc's. So it is not a total let down. It can hit home with you hard in certain episodes. I found myself tearing up and almost crying because of how heart warming some episodes were. It will get you in the feels for sure and find yourself appreciating some of the characters and end up loving the anime for these moments and character development. Just forgive the first 2 episodes because its extremely fanservicey so don't let that bum you out. It is very unfortunate to see it but happens alot in anime for its kind of desensitizing.
The mc's are all ladies which is always a plus to see female leads in anime. Al…
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So this was insanly dissapointing.
This Anime did not make close to enough improvement or developement of Characters or Story to be interessting.
It makes you feel like watching the same episode over and over again because exactly the same happens over and over again.
For People who hoped for an good horror Comedy Anime this will end up boring and dissapointing, it doesnt has any Comedy Elements that make u enjoy this Anime or actually grin or laugh to it.
I only watched it through hoping for anything catching to happen but it didnt.
The Animations are alright i would say.
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dude I hate how boring my life has become that I actually, Actually finished watching all 12 episodes of this lukewarm bowl of nothingness.
No actually, a lukewarm bowl of nothingness is too kind, this is the anime equivalent of an unseasoned undercooked chicken breast. Oh Dear God.
Yes I realize it's a different take on the "school girl with supernatural abilities seeing supernatural things" trope, as in she doesn't become OP and start having superpower battles with the spirits, yes I get that, but this MC has stepped miles deep into the "impossibly dumb" category. I don't care who you are, a modern human being, raised by the internet, in the 21st century, would have the following sequence of reaction if they started seeing spirits: 1) *panics, gets scared, etc.* 2) *realizes they've li…
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I have never written a review ever, but this anime was so bad that I had to bust my review cherry just to talk about it.
First of all, the story is non existent. You will literally go on multiple episodes with nothing contributing to the overall plot of this anime. Not only that, but every single episode has the same layout, mc gets in situation with scary ghost thing, sits there for about 3 minutes thinking about what to do, plot armor kicks in and saves her. They do this for about 7-9 episodes.
The anime is supposed to be a comedy horror. The thing is, that does not work at all. Not only is the anime not funny at all its also not scary at all.
If you like "cute" girls and also like fan service this is the anime for you, as that is all this anime is good for.
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Mieruko is fairly popular, I see it a bunch on social media and that was the reason I started watching it. It's not like I had my hopes fairly high, but I certainly didn't have it low either from what I have seen online.
The story is very repetitive, the premise for each episode is almost exactly the same and I find it's more of a series of events rather than a story. While that isn't bad sometimes, it certainly didn't suit this genre. It's tags don't seem to suit the series either. I couldn't find a way to get scared or even remotely disgusted by anything apart from the fanservice in certain moments, so it didn't suit my tastes in terms of horror. The supernatural tag definitely fit in, but the comedy one, not really. I didn't know which part I was meant to laugh at while watching.
The…
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Sees ghost -> feels scared -> try to escape situation -> repeat x12.
No real plot. No real comedy.
Does not explore backstory of ghosts and what their grievances are (except one scene).
Does not attempt to help ghosts with any last wishes they might have (except one scene).
Does not attempt to fight/exorcise ghosts (except the Kitsune, which I'm still confused about) Does not show Mieruko try to figure out how to deal with the ghosts definitively, even though there are other character(s) who can see them.
Hana only talks about food, food and food EVERY single episode.
In summary,
No action
No romance
No feel-good aspect
No comedy
Not even the horror is done properly... the ghosts simply breathe heavily around Mieruko and don't actually do anything to her/humans.
It is an anime about…
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Better off not watching it. The whole storyline was just meh. Just a girl with supernatural eyesight seeing icky creatures. Nothing really stood out.
The mc was scared shitless the whole time while pretending she's not, which lowkey ticked me off. Wish she sought help or do more research on how she can exorcise those creatures, instead of just enduring them.
Also, there were a lot of irrelevant fanservice scenes, which was really odd/felt out of place, since this is a "horror"-themed anime. (Although I wouldn't consider this horror. It was more horrifying for the mc than it was to the audience).
The only wholesome element of this anime was the mc's little brother, who was quite caring towards the mc.
Read at the sourceJana53
I’m conflicted on this one.
The art was stellar, as were the two main characters, but I feel like it was lacking.
To me, the plot was quite random and had no end to work towards to. I mean it is a slice of life, but once you work fantasy (in this case “horror”) into it I feel like it just didn’t work anymore.
Half of what was going on seemed like forced afterthoughts. The old lady and Yuria needed more development, I saw them as filler characters who were trying to be part of the main plot, but not executed well. After the first five episodes, the anime went downhill. Zen and his story was so random and I didn’t see the point of it.
Now onto the “horror” aspect, it wasn’t terrifying. I was never on edge, worrying about the characters and how’d they get scared next. It was just oh,…
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Should you watch it? A scary anime that's also can be funny at times, and fan service at times may seem weird, but oddly enough this anime was good and mixed the elements really well.
Thoughts: Honest I think this anime would've still been good even without fan service, but let's add it in their why not for some episodes. Anyway to get to the main bit. This anime takes advantage of the feeling of not wanting to be caught because when you get caught it's all over. Like imagine you're inside a murderer's home without their knowledge, and you're trying to get evidence that they did a recent murder, but they come home, and now you're hiding under their bed trying not to show your presence. They take advantage of that feeling alot in this anime. But go through with it in multiple situations, a…
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No spoilers ahead
Let me just start and say this was a surprisingly good show.
Next thing i'd probably have to say is - don't let the first episode's excessive fanservice turn your down from watching this show, while not entirely gone, it gets very much toned down later on. And not that i'm against fanservice, but its much better that way, the first episode just made it look weird as heck
So then, what is this show? An odd mix of comedy and horror, with a small yet surprisingly interesting story that comes later on, and some surprisingly wholesome moments that you wouldn't expect nor believe where possible in a show like this.
Does it work? Yes, very much so, and there's not a dull moment throughout it either, which on paper you'd think would be a lot harder to achieve in a setting lik…
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**Spoiler free**
If the word underrated had a form then it would be this anime
You may think i am over exagerating this but this is possibly one of the best anime i have ever seen in my life and yes i have seen
almost 300 anime so i can say this.I am absolutely sure many people is gonne skip this due to the lack of "score" in MAL,but i really
don't understand why this is a 7.57 (at the time of writing),it is a solid 8.90 show or even a 10 for me.
Story
Never thought a slice of life almost ecchi horror anime could make me cry and has breath taking action fighting scenes but here we are.Sure the
starting of this anime may look like classic ecchi boring slice of life with no development to character whatsoever,but as the episodes progresses
it is noticible that the ecchi part completely…
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Welcome to M1c3f's condensed anime review. I'll be giving you all the necessary information about a show in just a few sentences and the following recommendation.
Today featuring: Mieruko Chan
The genres of Mieruko Chan are: Comedy, Ecchi, Horror
- Is it particularly funny? No
- Is it particularly scary? No
- Enjoyable fan service? No
The show clearly failed its mission regarding that.
The protagonists clearly deserve their own special Emmy: Emmy for most apathetic main character.
Emmy for most reluctantly annoying sidekick.
The show has one single character who is enjoying to watch and is not written by an ape.
There's no real story that's been told to follow along nor are there any designated antalogistic arcs. Most of what's happening is incoherent and serves no greater purpose. Onl…
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Mieruko-chan tells the story of a high school student Miko Yotsuya who suddenly became highly receptive to spirits of the dead and other otherworldly beings, and now she constantly runs into them trying to pretend she doesn't see them so that they leave her alone. Fortunately, that helps every time. The title is a play on the word "mieru"—"to see", and that's just about the last clever thing you'll see the series do.
The whole premise of "a girl sees spooky ghosts and is scared but keeps her cool" sounds like something that would wear itself thin almost immediately—and indeed, that is exactly what happens! The situations keep repeating themselves almost one for one: Miko notices something odd but doesn't really do anything about it, a spirit approaches her and starts questioning whether s…
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Even though Mieruko-Chan labeled itself as a horror anime, the series itself was never about horror. It’s more about you watching Miko, the protagonist, doing her best to not give out any sort of reactions to the horrific-looking spirits that happen to exist and only people like Miko can witness. And that’s where the entertainment really lies. This show, Mieruko-Chan, instead of keeping its viewers constantly at the edge of their seats and anticipating the next jump-scare, it’s more about following the daily life moments of someone who can see these hideous spirits and not lose sanity. These creatures were supposed to be presented to incite the feeling of creepiness in both of its characters and the viewers. But the reliance on this element in the anime does get aggravatingly repetitive an…
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When you hear about cute girls doing cute things in a comedy, the last scene you'd picture in your mind would be a monster popping out like in some sort of horror movie. That's what happens to Miko, who happens to suffer from the unfortuante syndrome of seeing the supernatural. It's everyday normal life turned into a nightmare for a high school girl in this horror comedy.
Mieruko-chan is an anime that you should be thankful for unless you happen to be Miko Yotsuya. She's deals with the unfortunate situation where the supernatural haunts her living life, wherever she goes. Whether it's at school, the park, or even in her bedroom, Miko has to live with the reality that supernatural monsters exist in the world of the living. Her own solution is to pretend they don't exist around her but that…
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Mieruko-chan was definitely an anime I felt intrigued to figure out myself, due to the fact of having a girl being able to look at ghosts, and unable to fight them back, often choosing the flight option rather than fight. This premise roped me in to watch something that somehow feels lackluster and does nothing more than be creepy.
Story: 6/10
I am afraid that this show has nothing else to offer other than its synopsis. It delivers just that, however, lacks the quality to be one, this would mean it is merely subpar. It tells a dull slice of life story about a boring girl with the ability to see spirits, which makes her wish that her life goes as normal even if she possessed the gift. I couldn't really say much about it. Rarely does anything essential happen in the story, it focuses on an…
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"Can you see me? Are you watching me for the horror comedy and not for the fanservice? Please see me...or feel my wrath!"
To say that Mieruko-chan is the perfect segue to air in the season where Halloween is abound in existence is truly an understatement, other than the trepidatious BL supernatural mystery show Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru a.k.a The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window that aired alongside this show at the same time. In hindsight, this show is a breath of fresh air from the many iterations of Junji Ito's pure horrifying horror, done with a mix of comedy that doesn't feel contrived in all aspects that feels entertaining and enjoyable from start to finish. But the journey to get there has some qualms, purely because of the people related in production, and it doesn't tak…
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