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Genres: Love-Romance, School Life
Episodes: 26
OP: “Yokan” by Yuki Makishima
ED: “Kiseki no Kakera” by Yuki Makishima, Yukako Yoshikawa & Saki Fujita
Official Site: http://www.konami.jp/visual/tokimemo-anime/

Impressions:

The one thing that makes Tokimeki Memorial stand out is its eccentric school. It’s not just some ordinary high school with ordinary people and an ordinary harem keeper, but one where everything is out of whack and hilarious; the head accessories being the major thing. However, the thing that I fell in love with as soon as I saw it was that chick! No, not a girl ‘chick’ but the baby chicken ‘chick’. How cool is he? I couldn’t stop laughing when he appeared, especially the part where he beat the crap out of that tough guy. His babble is hilarious too and gives makes the show much more lively and energetic, even though he only got about a minute or two of air time. (Btw, is this a harem or not? It seems like one, though I’ve been reading that this may not be the case).

With any great thing comes a not so great thing. In Tokimeki’s case, it’s the very simple and plain character design as well as the impracticality of the lead’s extremely fast relational development with his small harem. As for Mina, going all red and telling her dreams to some stranger without even knowing that person’s name is pretty unrealistic if you ask me. Can’t there be a normal girl for once? I’m sick of harems where all the girls have such diverse personalities that there is no ‘average’ girl; someone who is not exceptionally nice, not easily embarrassed, does not blush and become all girly when taking to the lead (at the start at least), does not do well in everything, does not suck at everything etc…you get my point. Note that I am not saying the girls in this anime are like that; it’s just an example. Also, because of that, I’d say my favourite harem option would probably be Tsukasa, the red haired girl, as she seems to be the most normal.

Animation-wise everything was very good, though the running could have been improved on. The OP and ED are both pretty good and very suitable for such an anime. The use of glare and filtering light makes everything seem much livelier, instead of just plain light and dark colours for shadowing. Overall, I enjoyed the show quite a lot and am definitely going to follow this (and blog it). As for the personalities thing, I’ll get over it and then everything will be fine. I can always look for more serious shows for more probable personalities. It seems that next episode will focus on Tsukasa – yay! And hopefully more of Chick-kun as well lol.

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Story:

From AnimeNFO

One spring afternoon, only Ooga Riku (name subject to change) has transferred to Tsumugino Private High School, and for some reason young students are chasing him. Gripped in his hand is a cat-eared headband, and because of the pursuing party, Riku runs from place to place, thinking his innermost thoughts.

“Why am I the only one like this!”

Nevertheless, Riku’s soul screams, causing the heartlessness of the young student’s roar to cease to a close.

“Amamiya-san, anybody and everybody mustn’t take over!”

……Below one’s eyes spreads the ocean and upon a slightly elevated hill the mammoth-size school is to be built, the stage of Tsumugino Private High School will unfold in this romantic comedy, “Tokimeki Memorial ~Only Love~”

An exchange student who’s main characteristic is nothing special, a young student “Ooga Riku” focus is his friends, and the students of Madonna Academy’s whose heart’s experiance can be described as that of a encouraged, bustling high school student. Without knowing why, every day troubles tend to swallow up Ooga Riku.

Can we expect Riku to encourage himself and lead a high school life? And can he find love with the flawlessly beautiful girl “Amamiya Sayuri,” the robust daughter who loves to love, “Kasuga Tsukasa,” or the younger sister type and swimming girl, “Yayoi Mina?”

Living one’s life now as a high school student, a person who was formally a high school student and someone who will become a high school student a true new feeling of a high school student’s significance, a new world of “Tokimemo” is beginning!

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