Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

(7/10) A fairly standard romance anime about a girl who is in love with an romantic manga author who is oblivious to emotions unless he is writing about them. This series is cute and funny at times, while it was fairly run of the mill I did enjoy the number of romantic story lines occuring between almost all feature characters.

When I first heard of this title, I thought, "Oh great, another romantic series I have to fake being obsessed over." Now, I am not one to hate every one of these series, but let me tell you, my mind was BLOWN! This series is a gag on shoujo manga, and even other anime titles as well!

Nozaki Umetarou, who goes by another alias called "Sakiko Yumeno", is a renowned manga artist. Sakura Chiyo, the cutest main character I've seen in a while, has a crush on him. Upon confessing her feelings, which Nozaki himself believes to be a fan of his, gives him her autograph. From then on, Chiyo actually discovers that he is a renowned manga artist, and agrees to be his assistant.

The manga they work on, "Let's Fall in Love" also takes inspirations from their fellow classmates, who also assist and encounter them for their work.

Lastly, I started reading the manga right after the TV series concluded, and I must say, I was not at all disappointed. I read from beginning to its present chapter, and I have had not felt good since I read something.

10/10, for the off-the-wall humour, lovable characters, colourful animation, and overall, a story that hasn't made me laugh in forever.

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-Kun just makes you want to press the 'Next Episode' button time after time as it just nails it in pretty much every area throughout its 12 episode run. At first, it might take people a little while to adapt to its down-to-earth nature in overall tone and atmosphere (like myself), however, once acclimated, you'll probably not regret your decision. Everything is done to such a comfortable extent, it's as if you're truly being submersed into a Shoujo-normalized world.

Beginning first with the story, which is just so beautifully authentic, with no massive plot building going on, neither on the surface nor in the background, but is rather just a beautifully 'simplistic' Shoujo Anime of a love-sick girl and her relations with the boy of her dreams, which is both honest and comforting. With the development of the entire show being so relaxingly well-paced (never rushing the storyline, never falling short of what it aims to deliver, and consistently delivering something so refreshingly unexpected at just the right time), it just seems to get people into thinking "Maybe just one more", snagging you into pressing that 'Next Episode' button "just one more time" and, if it doesn't, then it should.

Then there are the all-too-real and loveable characters (my gosh, the characters), which distinctly drive this show and make it such a memorable experience. Yes, there are many gag moments found throughout the show where you might hope something big is going to happen only to be hit with something so stupidly hilarious (sometimes irritating), then only to realize that it might just be making you love them even more. With the overall chemistry and interactions between characters being so intoxicating, you cannot help but love watching how things will pan out as they try to deal with the situations ahead.

With all its relatable and conventionally honest direction and storytelling (which simultaneously tug at the heartstrings while making you want to laugh at the top of my lungs), its loveable and relatable characters, the addictive yet simple score, and just overall aesthetic and production, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-Kun is something truly unique and memorable that you honestly wish there were much more of. Though it encapsulates the general Shoujo anime genre clichés, every element is uniquely down-to-earth and special, which might as well give it the right to be a stand-alone example of what a romance/ Shoujo anime could/ ought to be.

An anime on Netflix about a high school girl having a crush on another student that wrote shoujo manga.

I enjoyed how cute and hilarious this anime was. Each character had their own funny personality, and their interactions provided constant comedies. Many scenes had me laugh out loud because these characters misread situations and were oblivious.

The style of the anime was unique because characters were similar to typical characters in shoujo manga or anime. The comedy also came from characters reacting to situations based on what they read in a shoujo manga while the shoujo manga author character wrote his story based on the characters he interacted with. It's a funny way of looking at how people can look at life based on manga.

As for problems, the anime wandered a lot. Characters interacted frequently, but it seemed like the story didn't progress much. Because of this, the end felt rushed, even though it was cute.

Overall, a short, fun, and entertaining anime. 7.5/10.

Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun is an amazing work of art. Main characters are lovable and the chemistry is fun to watch. I laughed a lot of times in this anime and watched a number of times and can watch many more times.