Mieruko-chan

The last scene you would imagine in your head when you heard about cute girls doing cute things in a comedy would be a monster jumping out like in a horror film. Miko experiences this, as he is unfortunate enough to have the syndrome of seeing the paranormal. In this horror comedy, a high school girl's routine, everyday existence is transformed into a terrifying nightmare.

In the anime series Mieruko-chan, Miko Yotsuya, the lead character, deals with the unsettling presence of otherworldly creatures in her life. She tries to act like they don't exist, but her terror of the paranormal intensifies. The first episode makes clear that this is her first interaction with magical beings. Ignoring her issue, Miko surrounds herself with a wall of defense, but it only becomes worse as the paranormal haunts her. The anime looks at issues including otherworldly presences, social conventions, and overcoming obstacles in life.

I'm generally a casual and will wait for the English dub but to see what the memes were about I gave the sub a go and ended up watched it all. First 5 or so episode is just a girl seeing ghost and ignoring them, over and over again. Yet it's made well enough to keep watching, the design of the ghosts is fantastic. Slowly little bits are added until around episode 9 or 10 when it starts looking like it has a story arc. Interested to see where it goes in season 2.

It is an interesting premise, but I don't know if it's meant to be a comedy or actually scary, because most of the time it feels like I'm supposed to laugh at what is happening.

The first half of the show feels like the same joke over and over and over and, it does become tiring after a while. And how overly sexual everything is in the first episode is so funny. Luckily the show picks up halfway through and becomes way more entertaining.

I will say I really enjoyed the main characters friendship with the bimbo character and a little pigtail grill character.

The main characters composed demeanor beside the bimbo, brings the best forward.

The character design looks good and horrifying ghost even more. Animation is not bad. The production is just all around really good.

It's just a little entertaining show. It's good enough to watch.

Mieruko-chan is one of the most unique shows I've seen so far. The protagonist, Miko, can see ghosts, and does her best to ignore them. This premise creates an anime that is mostly devoid of any action, though it certainly manages to have its suspenseful scenes. Instead, the show is mostly slice-of-life, featuring Miko, her best friend Hana, and her not-really-rival Yulia going through their lives.

What I appreciate the most about Mieruko-chan is Miko's deadpan inner monologue. Alexis Tipton as her English voice actress fits the role perfectly; this alone made Mieruko-chan one of the favourite shows I watched in the last few years.

It's not all grand, though. The plot can become a tad repetitive, considering that Miko had no idea what's going on and no way of actually dealing with the ghosts except for ignoring them. Likewise, the characters other than Miko could certainly use a hefty dose of character development.

Nevertheless, the production value is great, the more or less conservative use of fan service doesn't detract from the atmosphere (unlike the wide majority of anime), and the premise is interesting.

I hope the second season will stick to the strengths of the first one while still managing to escalate the events a fair bit.

The intro was everything, drew my attention straightaway. Its a slice of life mix with horror element with a hint of comedy. Cute intro song and ending song. Lovely characters design and voice casts. Something original (never saw anything like this especially on anime that incorporate a teenage girl school life and her struggles to avoid all the scary ghost she encounters). Looking forward with high expectations on season 2, hopefully the storyline would be much more interesting and different than the first season ( it would get boring if they decided not to change the pace or repetitively using the same formula). 'Finger crossed' highly recommended.