Audience reviews
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tsujiri
Expectation: Protagonist magically heals broken hearts from lots of emotional high school romances, divorces, and mild trauma in each episode that ends on happy notes. Alright, sounds like just the right blend of bittersweet but warm and empowering, I'm in.
Reality: Ditzy girl with 0 superpowers devotes the majority of her life to a failing kindergarten with predictable children. "Helps" people by forcing her way into the daily lives of neighbourhood's residents, and is rewarded when they smile.
- I was initially surprised that I hadn't heard of this anime before. The description sounded appealing for a sensitive sh*t like me, and I generally appreciate protagonists who try to make others' lives better, because I too, like helping people in real life. Now I know why it was never popula…
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Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life
♥The story is very unique and sad (but in a good way!)
♥The protagonist is very cute and cheerful and her companion is always angry but is funny in a way...
♥I like each and every episode because it has a different and touching everyday story in every episode
♥The singing and soundtrack are very soothing and I could listen to it all day!
♥The art is very detailed, clear and overall really beautiful
Must Watch Rate: 9/10
[Feel free to ask any more questions or discussions] ♥
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Cardcaptor Sakura, even when I didn't know back then, was the first touch I had with CLAMP. After being somehow disappointed by Chobits, I decided to start Kobato. Here's my review of this anime that will warm you heart.
Story : 9/10
The story of Kobato is pretty simple. We don't know much at first, but it seems that Kobato has to heal broken hearts to realize her wish. Broken hearts, as we and Kobato understand, can be hard to understand and especially to heal. The first 5-6 episodes are completely devoted to this understanding of how the 'konpeito' works. I will tell more about the story on the characters review.
Art: 10/10
This was my biggest fear, as what really turned me off on Chobits was the art, which didn't please me. Kobato was a complete opposite. Characters are overly cu…
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I actually enjoyed this anime so much. I originally started watching it because I was after a time passer but Kobato turned out to be so much more. The whole anime was such a mood lifter and can be best described as soft and fluffy.
The story follows a girl, Kobato, who has been sent to Earth to heal people's hearts. She has 4 seasons of the weather to fill up a jar with the 'konpeito', what the bottled heart fragments are referred to. Her guide is Iorogi, a being taking the form of a stuffed animal. Kobato falls in love with a nursery she begins to work at and the story follows from there.
Story 8/10 - I admit that the last few episodes aren't what I expected. It turned out to be one of those 'fate' animes. Up until the last episode the story was perfect. There were occasional fillers…
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When I first came across Kobato, the anime at first glance seemed interesting but I wasn't sure if it would end up being my cup of tea. Now that I look back, I know I would have regreted not watching it because of how amazing it turned out to be.
Words can't describe how much I loved this anime. It was so heartwarming and cute, you didn’t want to stop watching. Kobato had a tear-jerker side imbedded into it, just like a jewel on a ring, making the piece even more beautiful. CLAMP did a wonderful job constructing this masterpiece, taking a semi-generic idea and keeping it fresh and out of the box. The character's personalities made this story worthwhile, along with the breath taking art. Kobato inched its way into my heart, forgive me if I'm being too biased, making its mark on my top 10.…
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Every single person you've meet in your life hasn't felt perfect in every single moment of his/her life. It's nothing but normal to feel pain in certain situations. But there are people who suffer a little more than others.
In this anime, a mysterious girl appears with a mission. She has to heal hearts which are in pain, in other words, wounded hearts. If she completes her mission, her wish will come true. The story has very happy and very sad moments. It succeeds in making you smile without being stupid and succeeds in making you sad without being pathetic and boring. I would say that the story is pretty good, it had potential and used it. There is background story for almost everything that happens, and behind almost every character. The final form was done well. It may be deeper than i…
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What are you doing with your life? What are you working for? What will you accomplish during your time? How could that time be better served improving that of another?
All of these are questions you'll probably be asking yourself while watching "Kobato."
"Kobato" is one of those rarities that soothes the soul. It's hard not to find yourself smiling often, since there are many heartwarming moments throughout. The show regularly brought tears to the eye--not of sadness, but happiness. It's definitely something to consider checking out if you like happier anime, or need something to cheer you up.
The entire point of the series can be summarized with one word: empathy. It shows the heartwarming inspiration and greatness of what happens when someone abandons their own interests for the sake…
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Passion: a word of unyielding emotion, an art of captivation, and yet sometimes an expression of suffering. Passion is a more than suitable word for describing what is seen in the series Kobato. This series is laudable for its characters integrity and the continuous appeal of the story, marked with a great overall enjoyment.
The development of the many individual characters are outstanding along with the relationships that are shared among all of them. Even the supporting characters are connected to the main story in a magnificent manner. The many complex relationships that were developing were done in a way as such the audience could relate or reflect back upon moments and bring any emotion out, where the emotions can be played with by the writers and be more critically effective to…
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Story: A thorough and intense story. Watching it with concentration gives you the essence of how excellently the story unfolds. The small things in life are depicted wonderfully in these 24 episodes. Emotions have been handled with great care to give the appropriate impact in each episode. [10/10]
Art: The Original Art by Mangaka CLAMP are always beautifully drawn. (They are the best illustrators among Mangaka really -only my personal opinion ofcourse.) The Art in the series too is excellent. Kobato's innocence, Sayaka Sensei's kindness, Kiyokazu's attitude, all show up nicely from the way they have been drawn. Loryogi-san is comical. The background landscape is not much so that focus is kept more on the characters- again a benifit in terms of the impact that the characters and their beh…
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Before I watched Kobato, I had yet to find an anime that made me emotional. I had NEVER cried before while watching an anime, and I did watch some pretty sad/deep ones.
When I saw the DVD cover, I was a bit hesitant. I couldn't help but think that it would be another one of those pointless happy-go-lucky friendship-is-the-best animes. But. The opening started playing and by the end of the first episode my eyes were glued to the computer screen. I
I literally fell in love with Kobato's guardian/mascot/stuffed animal Ioriyogi! The art was amazing and I adored Kobato's cute, frilly outfits (why don't I have clothes like that sobsob).
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The sound was of an outstanding quality and I just realized I never really thought about the quality of it because it was…
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Let me start off by saying my eyes are still wet from watching the last episode.
The thing that primarily caught my attention with this anime was the art. Not going to lie. I was searching up new anime's to watch, and I was taken in by the art style, so I read the short synopsis and gave it a shot. Not that the art is anything completely over the top amazing, I just fairly enjoyed it. The character design i thought was very nice, and same with the settings.
I honestly fell in love with almost every single one of these characters. They all have something going for them that makes you just want to love them forever. Everyone has their own flaw, but I completely bypassed anything negative with these characters and just fell in love with everything else. And the negative just made me empath…
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Amazing- that's the one word I would use to describe Kobato.
I'm rather picky with my ratings, but for the first time in a good while, I decided on a ten.
Story-9 The plot of Kobato. starts out simple enough- a girl assigned the task of healing peoples' wounded hearts. The first half of the series covers the bases of the overall objective- cases of Kobato doing her work. Even these earlier episodes I though were awesome, but as the series enters its second half, Kobato.'s plot thickens and the series develops into a masterpiece.
In the first half, we see glimpses of the dark realities of life beneath the bright, cheerful character of Kobato- and from the very start, Kobato. deals with very real life details; a misunderstanding with a friend, a tragedy with a lover, family problems...
I…
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NOTE: the first paragraph is for those who are looking for motivation to watch this series, if not skip to the next.
If you're tired or bored watching same anime storyline over and over again and looking for something different, then I'm sure watching Kobato would not impress even a single cell in your brain, well at first. It's storyline is a typical shoujo, as you might be expecting, with a witty, innocent, naive etc. main character ,that you might have seen a thousand times already, living her life sharing/showing her naivety/innocence to others day by day. But even though you feel like ditching this series after reading this, I would like you to sit tight and relax for a bit, for me giving a 9 overall score isn't a mistake.
Kobato is a lighthearted series that has a nice blend of dr…
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Somewhere around about episode 12 it hit me. No, not that the show had suddenly become watchable, that wasn’t to happen for several more episodes. No, what hit me was a perfect way to express what it was I didn’t like about this show. I had some vague review thoughts in my head (subconsciously reviewing the show as you watch it; the curse of being a critic) but most of them revolved around bitching about how stupid Kobato herself was and how the show relied on cuteness as its main appeal, something I’ve just never really liked. But then it hit me. I read on a blog somewhere that the way the person got through a series they didn’t like was because they spent their time also playing Pokemon. So I finally got around to playing Pokemon Platinum after the first few episodes…
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Ah Kobato...
If you look at my anime list, you will notice that Im very picky when it comes to rating. And seldomly do I ever give away a full 10 points. The only anime so far on my list that has gotten a full 10 points is Clannad. I praised it holy and as a milestone in my anime watching career.
And now! The time has come to gift a new wonderfull anime 10 points, and oh shall we prais its presence next to Clannad at the top of my ranking.
This anime... I rated it as a 10 - Masterpiece because if there is one word id choose to describe it, it would be: Beatiful.
Its perfectly balanced story wise and very enjoyable to watch. The characters are all lovable and unique. Everything about this anime, from the story to the music is just plain beatiful.
One thing I realy love is the art. A big…
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I have to admit to being won over by Kobato before ever seeing the first frame of film. One look at the artwork for this series and Kobato's beautiful clothing and settings and I knew this was going to be something for me. Thankfully I was also rewarded with an enjoyable and heartwarming story. While Kobato doesn’t exactly break any new ground, it’s a light hearted series that should make anyone smile, with just a touch of drama to keep it interesting.
Kobato herself begins as a bit of a mystery, tasked with a mission of healing the hearts of others in order for her to be granted her own wish. Despite being a hopeless idiot and incurably moe, Kobato does the best she can helping others. She is guided and protected by Ioryogi, an important figure from the spirit world who appears to Kobato…
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Wow. After watching the whole series, it's amazing. Kobato is so lovable as well as many other characters.
Kobato, as you know, is by CLAMP, so there are lots of similarities overall, as well as some characters. The artwork is amazing with the nice colors and the touch that makes certain characters lovely or not. The songs played in the background as well as songs that Kobato herself sings were all perfect for the anime.
The story itself had times where it dragged on imo, but in the last few episodes, they were wrapped up so perfectly, and the final episode is one that I'd consider the best ending I've ever seen.
I enjoyed watching Kobato for lulz as well as just experiencing the adorableness. It's an anime I'd highly recommend to pretty much anyone.
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Kobato is a show I really struggled to find raw enjoyment in. It may be part in fact that I am normally a fan of silly lighthearted romance comedies and the occasional shonen anime. Suffice to say that this would be one reason to avoid this show. If you're looking for something flashy that will grab your attention immediately, this show is worth removing from your "Plan to Watch" list.
However ultimately I did decide to watch this show to completion since I am open to trying new things.
The story is fairly down to earth, once you look past the obvious fact that Kobato and Ioryogi are obviously not normal beings. The show starts very slowly, playing itself out episodically as Kobato interacts with other people on different days of the seasons to heal them of their misfortunes and collect…
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[first review]
Well....I have to say this anime isn't what i expected at all. I expected some regular girl just trying to fulfill something, and a happy ending.
Story: 10 out of 10
I love the story, it had a good slowness going with it. Yes, CLAMP usuals was going along with this, but had some twists that you might not expect. This anime brought me to tears at time but it always end up **** [not telling ;)]
Art: 9 out of 10
The art was nice~ Very Cute! I sure you will love the chibis. And if your a fan of CLAMP's work then ya i think you should watch this. But one thing that i didn't really like was how they mande the eyes. it's not sparkly but that's just me xD
Characters: 10 out of 10
You have to watch it to find out xD i don't want to spoil anything
Overall this anime is great. Cu…
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After finishing watching Kobato only today, I was compelled to write my first review ever for this wonderful anime, Kobato.
Where to start?
Story: 10/10
I definitely thought the story was well thought out. Some could argue that there were a lot of "fillers", but I disagree. The episodes that seemingly contributed no development to the plot let the watcher get a better feel on each of the characters' background stories and personalities, especially Kobato and Fujimoto's. Kobato's background story, not so much, but definitely her personality.
The last 7 or so episodes really started picking up the pace and started climbing towards the climax. Again, the story was well-thought out. I am definitely the type of anime-watcher who would ditch a series after watching the first few episodes if…
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