

Misaki’s love struggles never really had any weight to them, and they even got resolved fairly quickly (as if to further undermine them). Whenever she cried after her numerous failures, I did not feel sympathy for her, nor did I feel emotional as a viewer. Due to the nature of the anime and the nature of Misaki’s personality itself, her quest for love was simply a joke I never really took it seriously. My first problem is Misaki’s relationship with Jin. I’m going to be discussing the story in mild detail, so if you don’t want to be spoiled at all, skip to the tag. This is especially hard for me to say as I thoroughly enjoyed literally every single aspect of Sakurasou, except for its romance. The romance in this anime is quite horrid, honestly. And by “doing it”, I mean doing a disservice. The real thing that does it for Sakurasou, however, is the romance aspect of the anime. Presumably, this should already be heaven for any rom-com slice of life lover after all, there are five main characters and 24 episodes. And so, the relationships between the five characters at Sakurasou would serve as the backbone of this anime’s story. There at Sakurasou, he lives with other would-be delinquents. As he cares deeply for his cats, Kanda ends up biting the bullet and chooses to live at Sakurasou. However, the story technically follows the adventures of Kanda Sorata, who has been banished to Sakurasou (“Sakura Hall”) due to the regular school dorms not allowing the keeping of cats. With 5 characters that are all equally important to the story, the audience gets five times the character development than most rom-coms. Already, Sakurasou can be seen as a highly unique anime. The main characters of Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo are Kanda Sorata, Kamiigusa Misaki, Shiina Mashiro, Aoyama Nanami and Mitaka Jin. of the plot, which I will highlight with spoiler tags. As such, this review contains a fairly lengthy discussion That is an aspect of it that is simply fantastic. Sakurasou does one thing especially well that makes it stand out among its competitors, and that is its character dynamics. Why should you watch Sakurasou in particular, over the many other rom-com slice of life's? Well, read on to find out. This genre has a shtick for being oversaturated, particularly with many poor productions. Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo is a rom-com slice of life anime, so it’s a good watch by default, right? Well, not quite. **This review has a section (highlighted by tags) that contains spoilers. Revolving around the hardships and joys of its colorful cast, Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo is a heartwarming coming-of-age tale of friendship, love, ambition, and heartbreak-through the lens of an ordinary person surrounded by the extraordinary. With brilliance all around him, he thus strives to become an equal to their talent.

After Sorata ends up in charge of taking care of Mashiro, the two inevitably grow closer, with Sorata's initial desire to escape the dormitory becoming a forgotten goal.ĭespite their eccentricities, every resident is incredible in their own field, leaving Sorata to contend with his own lack of any particular skill. Underneath her otherworldly appearance, Mashiro is an autistic savant, capable of world-renowned brilliance in her art, yet unable to perform simple daily tasks. When Mashiro Shiina-a new foreign exchange student-joins the dormitory, Sorata is instantly enraptured by her beauty.

Surrounded by weirdness, Sorata frequently finds respite in his interactions with his one "normal" friend, aspiring voice actress Nanami Aoyama.
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Trapped there for the time being, he must learn how to deal with his fellow residents, including bubbly animator Misaki Kamiigusa, charming playboy writer Jin Mitaka, and the ever-reclusive Ryuunosuke Akasaka. Thus, when the relatively tame Sorata Kanda is transferred to the dorm, escaping this insane asylum becomes his foremost goal. At Suimei High, the Sakura-sou dormitory is infamous for housing the school's most notorious delinquents.
