The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

I started watching this anime with great excitement because everyone included it in their rankings of the best romance anime and because it almost had an 8 on IMDB.

But as I started watching episode after episode, I slowly became disappointed, and several times I considered stopping because I was getting sleepy.

It's a very slow anime (don't get me wrong, I love slow-burn romances, like Kimi Ni Todoke, for example), but this one crossed the line into boring, at least until episode 8, where things start to pick up steam. I have a theory that the high rating is literally due to those last five episodes, because everything before that... meh.

The drawing style doesn't help either; everything is too static, expressiveness is lacking (the main couple already has a pretty bland personality), and at times it looks cheap.

Overall, it's okay, but I feel like it doesn't deserve all the hype it's getting.

This anime was a great watch. The romance is innocent and subtle and slowly builds up to something you'll find yourself invested in. Both protagonists are strong characters with individually strong personalities and it's quite the journey seeing how both characters intertwine throughout the episodes. Not only that but the side characters also have equally strong parts to play as well.

The ending was very heartwarming and has me extremely excited for the recently announced season 2. There's a bunch of questions left unanswered so I'm excited to see the story continue.

If you're looking for a love story to indulge in, this is it.

After finishing "The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten", I felt kind of spoiled in regards to how GREAT the build up to this story culminated towards the final episode.

First off, the unique animation set itself apart by illustrating subtle, but abstract character design against seemingly simple settings, whether in school or back at the apartment complex; the latter, especially, seems to pose as the core setting for a majority of the heart-to-heart interactions between our 2 main characters, Mahiru Shiina and Amane Fujimiya.

Alongside these two, we also have Itsuki Akasawa and Chitose Shirakawa, who also strongly encourage and push the two together, regardless of how strikingly distinct their personalities are (at FIRST).

In addition, Itsuki and Chitose also present a prime example of how a couple mingles and stays together, no matter the trials, as they also had some hurdles to jump over when the spotlight presents their story in a new light. Rarely do I get to see side characters have their stories put out there the way Itsuki and Chitose's relationship did, and, I must say that I'm pleased to see that these two are incorporated and add just as much to the overall story as people who we can relate to when witnessing the exposition of how The Angel spoils Amane rotten!

Furthermore, the music also really uplifts the anime where it needs to; such instances would include the opening and the ending themes. In the opening, there's an upbeat, vibrant rhythm that sort of wakes up the viewer in anticipation for the next episode, while the ending concludes the current episode on a subtle, but lighthearted note. Not to mention having visuals to emphasize the intention of how the music is utilized.

Overall, I really need to express, once more, at how impressive the "Exposition" of this story turned out; You'll know what I mean once you watch this through. From the steady build up of the main relationship in general to the various doubts and internal struggles each character has along the way, the flow in which this anime creates seems to blend fluently within the not-so-surprising runtime of 12 episodes.

I would LOVE to see a more though, as it seems things are only just beginning as our two MCs get more and more closer through to the end. In my opinion, it would make sense to continue onto the next chapter to further elevate to, for example, how Clannad extended their anime to narrate their MCs, Tomoya and Nagisa's relationship beyond school and later in life. Though, "The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten" doesn't necessarily need to go beyond school as Mahiru and Amane are still 1st-years in high school, providing plenty of time to really express their ever flourishing relationship into a couple we all saw coming before they graduate. Plus, there's also the other characters to notice as Itsuki and Chitose can provide even more support and advice for Mahiru and Amane to consider and utilize as they grow closer together alongside a mature, but friendly Yuuta Kadowaka. And let's not forget, of course, the helicopter-like parents of Amane, Shinto and Shihoko Fujimiya.

In conclusion, I want to see more of what this anime can offer beyond this terrific first season. Because I may as well say that this show itself teased my expectations and spoiled ME rotten!!!

Through this story, it is known that no matter how you look, what kind of person you are, how you think about others, and how many you are and how good your heart is.

These words have been understood so beautifully that I personally liked them very much. Thank you for such a beautiful story.

I want more stories like this to come in the future.

Such stories teach us many things about life.

Which are very useful in our daily lives.

Love is a part of life.

Which is more or less present in everyone.

But there are many people who cannot express it in front of everyone and some people can Waiting for season 2.

No matter what people say but this is the masterpiece of shoujo anime, although seems like a fantasy but isn't every anime is for that? We watch animes to see that fantasy which we can't see in real life, and this anime completely satisfied me. Of course not the best among shoujo manga buy still best among any anime adaptation.

I have read several mangas with even better story and development but they are not yet adapted into anime which makes this stood out among all of them. For example 'fujiyama san wa shishunki' is a great manga without the anime adaptation and there are much many with similar potential but for now this is my favorite romance anime.