As far as rewatching it went, it was rather pleasant. I wouldn't say you should watch this in public though. If you value your reputation as a respectable member of society I wouldn't recommend you watch this in places you could be seen. There's a lot of ecchi in here if I'm being honest. At first I thought that it would get better with time...it doesn't. I think it was because I was so innocent the first time I watched this through (thinking about this maybe this was the third-ish time I rewatched. I think the first time I didn't finish it because I forgot about it lol) that I didn't get all of the innuendos. But now watching it I'm just glad no one came into my room at the wrong time because oh my lord this was truly the stereotypical perverted teenage boy anime. I can't elaborate further so I'll just let you imagine the depths to which this anime went.
Besides that though this anime has a lot of entertainment value. Just on the surface the OP and the ED are both very cheerful and the ED is mildly vocaloid esque. I couldn't tell you which song because I never went through the vocaloid phase myself, but it reminded me of some of the songs my friend made me watch while going through said vocaloid stage. And visually it makes me really happy. The art style is so shoujo. We've got all the lens flares, all the rosy tones, and all the shoujo sparkles to make anyone's pastel aesthetic pleased. And their eyes too. It's just a very pretty anime. My friend would go so far as to say it was very kira kira. *sigh* I know, my friends are all lowkey weaboos. But the pastel aesthetic and all the sparkles are really very pretty. Just the last couple seconds of the OP are great in and of themselves. Standalone art pieces.
Beyond the surface of the anime are the interesting inhabitants of the Kawai Complex. We've got a guy that looks super suspicious but is really a huge M (Shiro aka comic relief), a country girl that underwent a complete transformation and now plays with the hearts of any and all males (Sayaka aka comic relief), the owner who facilitates this all and purposefully made the boarding house the zoo it is (Sumiko aka comic relief), a girl who can't get herself a man for long because her tastes are terrible (Mayumi aka comic relief), a girl who likes to be left alone to read (Ritsu aka main love interest), and a guy who wanted to turn over a new leaf in high school but ends up with weirdos all around him again (Usa aka comic relief while being the protagonist). As you can see there's a whole lot of comic relief, mostly because the genre itself calls for it to be. Slice of life is meant for relaxation and when you watch this you can feel very relaxed because nothing really dramatic goes on. All of the characters deal with their individual situations and congregate in the house to hang out. Something that makes it nicer than other slice of life is the varying ages of the inhabitants of the Kawai Complex. You aren't only seeing high school romance. You see the off time of office workers and of people with unconventional jobs and how their lives differ from said high school arcs. This gives some more variety as to the kind of happenings. A lot of scenes are based around the common area where everyone can get together, with the most common location being the dining area. Everyone comes together to eat, celebrate and catch up with one another. It's extra special when one of them gets to eat their favorite food. I read this one section in some packet for AP Lit talking about how eating a meal isn't just eating a meal with other people. It also reveals the dynamic between everyone. And I think in this case that's very true. There's a lot that can be revealed with how the characters interact with one another, like how Shiro interjects himself into conversations, how Sayaka and Mayumi have their cat-and-dog fights and how Ricchan, as everyone close to her refers to her, sits quietly and reads or snickers as an onlooker at everyone else's antics. I think these scenes make the series more quaint and give it warmth it wouldn't otherwise have.
Overall this is a really great anime in terms of visuals, music, mood, and aesthetics as long as you can overlook the ecchi aspect of it. If you can do that get ready to enjoy a beautiful piece that has a variety of arcs and leaves you with a homey, familial feeling.
See what I mean by aesthetic?
This was so funny just because it was so completely and utterly ridiculous. No gust of wind could only knock her book out of her hand of course, but beyond that her whole explanation and her facial expression while she was delivering her lie were priceless.
This wasn't supposed to be a sad scene, but it was definitely for me. Chinatsu became friends with Shiro because he reminded her of her weaknesses and while he was happy that she made up with her friends, he was still sad that he was alone again. Also the Rue Goldberg machine they made together was such a beautiful testament to their friendship.
Suss! I don't know why I found this so funny, but I did so here you go. Super suss!
Knight in shining armor revamped
Episode 8 was my favorite because of happideath and embaricide. It was overall adorable and gave me the doki-dokis.
The facial expressions in this show are priceless. Ah, I dont have pictures of chibi's, but chibi Ricchan's expressions are the best.
I thought it was fitting to end with a picture of the ED because they're all such cute friends.
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