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Mysterious Girlfriend X

Original title: Nazo no Kanojo X
  • TV Series
  • 2012
  • TV-MA
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.3K
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Mysterious Girlfriend X (2012)
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A newly transferred girl to Akira's school happens to drool on the desk. The otherwise normal Akira decides to taste it and it is now that things start to change as he will start going out w... Read allA newly transferred girl to Akira's school happens to drool on the desk. The otherwise normal Akira decides to taste it and it is now that things start to change as he will start going out with the girl, Mikoto, whom he seems destined for.A newly transferred girl to Akira's school happens to drool on the desk. The otherwise normal Akira decides to taste it and it is now that things start to change as he will start going out with the girl, Mikoto, whom he seems destined for.

  • Stars
    • Ayako Yoshitani
    • Miyu Irino
    • Yûki Kaji
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    7.1/10
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    • Stars
      • Ayako Yoshitani
      • Miyu Irino
      • Yûki Kaji
    • 19User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ayako Yoshitani
    • Mikoto Urabe…
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    Miyu Irino
    Miyu Irino
    • Akira Tsubaki…
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    Yûki Kaji
    Yûki Kaji
    • Kohei Ueno…
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    Misato Fukuen
    Misato Fukuen
    • Yoko Tsubaki…
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    Genevieve Simmons
    Genevieve Simmons
    • Mikoto Urabe
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    Yû Shimamura
    • Hayakawa Aika…
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    Ryô Hirohashi
    • Ayuko Oka…
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    Jessie James Grelle
    Jessie James Grelle
    • Akira Tsubaki
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    David Wald
    David Wald
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    Chris Patton
    Chris Patton
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    Chris Ayres
    Chris Ayres
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    Tiffany Grant
    Tiffany Grant
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    Clint Bickham
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    Margaret McDonald
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    Carli Mosier
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    Houston Hayes
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    Tiffany Terrell
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    Kalin Coates
    Kalin Coates
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    User reviews19

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    7bill_allison

    Weird, Sweet, Innocent and Sexy

    This is a sweet love story. The weird part is it is based upon exchanging drool as a way to share emotions and physical sensations. This act only works between select individuals who have a mysterious bond. The girl, Mikoto Urabe, is very mysterious in every way. She hides her face behind long bangs. She might have suffered a childhood trauma - she does not like to be touched and carries scissors in her underwear for self defense. However, she does fall in love with Tsubaki and while the road is slow, someday they will be exceptionally close.

    Genevieve Simmons smokey voicework as Urabe really adds a lot to the story. Josh Grelle is a solid countpoint as Tsubaki. The anime is done in an old fashioned 90's artistic style, but with the high quality of the best modern anime.
    6sugarcane-17691

    This would be good if it wasn't so frustrating lol

    From the start it was weird, but a good weird, and you suspect the story and mystery unfolds as the episodes progress but you never get that satisfaction but the whole time you hope you would as it was so close to opening up, but doesn't, then it ends. Urabe must have some major traumatic issues as she won't let her boyfriend, whom she is basically obsessed with and loves with sooo much devotion, touch her even with a hug. There are certain points where they open up, have a break through in their relationship, and emotionally at it's climax it should flow the way Tsubaki naturally and instinctually wants to embrace Urabe and then it's ruined as she won't let him even get close and there is no resolution to this behavior and just becomes frustrating and annoying towards the last few episodes, with being only 13 episodes and all. I understand that initially the she should be closed off and what not, but they should have eventually had Urabe open up and let her guard down with Tsubaki, with her being so obsessed with him, but it doesn't happen and they just seem to be strangers that walk home and swap spit once a day, it's frustrating and weird that the writers decided to keep Tsubaki at arms length from Urabe and not elaborate on the many questions that revolve around Urabe when it could have been so much more emotional and captivating throughout the series. Huge miss.

    This would have been easily rated higher if not for the weird tactile eccentricities of Urabe.
    9duckiesvision

    This is sooo whole some it made me so happy and wishing for a gf

    I loved this series the stuff maybe a bit wierd but its so hot so beautiful and such a pure depiction of love do check it out. I was so happpy and sad it was so good series and that it was gonna end but it was so good really loved it.
    8williambendavis-933-218958

    A little weird at first, but ultimately worth watching

    I think this show is pretty great. Yes the whole drool thing is really weird (let me fill you in if you don't know what I'm talking about. Basically, our main character, Tsubaki, decides to taste his classmate's (Urabe), drool after he sees it on her desk after school. He ends up becoming addicted to her drool and the two begin a relationship.) , but if you can get past that, you'll have a rather good show on your hands. It's nice to see something unique with a little originality. It isn't a very stereotypical and lazy romance anime. The whole drool aspect, as weird as it is, does bring something new to the table. That being said, there is one major issue with this show. Tsubaki's and Urabe's relationship moves very, very slow. Infuriatingly slow actually. So infuriating that at the end of the show you will most likely be screaming "THAT"S IT!?". I wish there would have been more episodes so we could have seen this relationship grow. I would have no problem with this relationship going as slow as it did, but with only 13 episodes, their relationship doesn't go that far at all. Besides that, I'd say this show is certainly worth watching. Just try to get past the drool thing and don't expect their relationship to move very quickly.
    10wladfeel

    10/10

    Best romance i've seen that took a very special place in my heart. I will never forget how awesome it was to watch this series and then after 3 years reading the manga.

    VA for Urabe is absolutely fantastic, and it's a pity that she hasn't voiced any other anime.

    Never seen such type of showing relationship and i really don't know why but the saliva thing was not gross or frustrating for me.

    Again best romance.

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      • April 7, 2012 (Japan)
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