Mostly I just started this anime because it was only 10 episodes long and it seemed like a pretty cool concept. I haven't seen anything exactly like it, though I do feel that I've watched something similar to it at least. And I do like Comico things in general. I think the thing that comes most to mind is Momokuri which has a similarly cute feeling.
Say cheers to this last Anime ATM because I have a feeling I'm going to need to buckle down for a bit. Hope I can keep up the posts once a week though, if only for my own self-satisfaction.
{Spoilers}
Morioka Moriko was unsatisfied with her life. And though most people might stick with their job until they die just for the sake of stability, she decides to take the plunge and quit her job to become a NEET, but not just any NEET. She calls herself an elite NEET because she chose to live that kind of life. The story follows her online life as a super cute ikemen (is that an oxymoron? probably) named Hayashi who games with his guild the At Home Party or something like that. In particular the story revolves around Hayashi and Lily, his partner in game. It sounds pretty mundane and you kind of have to give it a few episodes to really get the feel for what kind of character Moriko is and what the story's going to be around, but it's really sweet once you get into it. As it's said in the anime, the online world is huge, but the real world is very small. Things take an interesting turn when Moriko starts to run into people she knows in game in the real world. And it only gets more interesting when Sakurai, Lily in game, starts to realize that Moriko is actually Hayashi, probably.
The first person Moriko meets is her local convenience store part-timer Fujimoto aka Kanbe, the guild master. And after that the real world just keeps getting smaller. Then she meets Sakurai who happens to be Lily, but doesn't actually find out about it until Sakurai connects all the dots and figures out who Moriko really is. All of these are just a series of coincidences that happen to line up in an extremely satisfying way. Honestly nothing like this would ever happen in real life, but there's something so satisfying about the way the two of them are able to reconnect from that first game as Harth and Yuki, to Lily and Hayashi, to Sakurai and Moriko. Seeing their relationship as true friends even over the internet grow strong and blossom gives me faith in humanity, or at least the MMO community.
Actually, all of the side characters were really precious. Like you didn't see them a lot, and a few of them you didn't even get to see what they looked like in reality, but you could still tell that they were really nice people. Especially Lilac. asdfghjkl; I honestly want to read the manga just for some more Lilac. Also Himeralda and Poko's relationship too.
What was so addicting about watching this anime was how they kept teasing you with Sakurai and Moriko almost getting together all the time, but being driven apart by misunderstandings and awkwardness. Something about all the misunderstandings and their individual awkwardness made it a heartwarming show full of purity and relatable value. The whole mistaken/hidden identity trope and the way it taunts you with the two almost revealing the other's identity really gets me every time actually.
The cherry on top was the socially awkward aspect between Moriko and Sakurai. The two of them together are just absolute cinnamon rolls that need to be protected because their characters are like everyone that has social anxiety or is just introverted in general. You see everything as kind of an attack on you and you see every single situation as something that needs to be overanalyzed.
In the end I think it's really sweet that Moriko realizes that she can't keep living her life as a NEET, no matter how elite she is. It's kind of a sad realization to come to that the traditional way to be satisfied with your life is by abiding by societal expectations, but I think it's also a comfort to have that there are guidelines to follow and as long as you do so you're set.
Overall I'd say this is a really sweet and succinct show. It's got great characters, some nice romance, healthy relationships, and relatable characters. And the OP is super artsy in a way and the ED makes me smile ahhhh Moriko is actually me. Excuse my lack of originality or word choice, school takes a lot out of me. I don't know how some people balance like two part time jobs, 23 units of class, and manage to create comics, write books, apply for scholarships, and exercise. It's a lot.
Just look at Lily wearing the brooch Hayashi gave her on her cape T^T I love them as partners
Just both their poses are me looking at me actually
His face when he sees her in his clothes *screams* I love a good cliche like this ughhhh
They're so sweet I hope they get married and have an amazing life together playing MMOs forever like Poko and Himeralda asdfghjkl;
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