Kae Serinuma is a very kind second-year high school student and a devoted otaku. A little known fact about her, though, is that she's obsessed with BL, or Boy's Love. Serinuma can't help but to fantasize about her male classmates falling for each other and enjoys imagining them together. A more known fact about Serinuma, however, is that she’s noticeably overweight.
While watching her favorite show one day, Serinuma witnesses the death of her most beloved character. Utterly depressed, she can't muster up the energy to eat her meals, let alone attend school. After an entire week, she finally recovers. But now there's something unusual about her—during the time she refused to leave her room, she ended up losing a large amount of weight and has somehow become strikingly beautiful!
Now catching the eye of everyone who sees her, she finds herself at the center of attention of four boys she has always known at her school. Though they all wish to spend time with her, Serinuma would much rather they spend time falling in love with one another. How will Serinuma deal with the four boys pursuing her BL-obsessed self?
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tinaisatd
Looking at the score, I wonder how this anime made it so high. This was one of those anime my group of weaboo friends made fun of and made each other watch on many accounts of i dare yous. Though to be fair, the art is pretty decent. The story starts out with a fat and ugly kae, eyes like brock from pokemon, and glasses like any stereotypical otaku in akihabara. After a tragic death of an animated drawing of a male yaoi character and about a week of starving herself (wow! promoting that anorexic lifestyle!) she not only loses her glasses and develops some tohruhonda eyes, but becomes the next victoria secret angel, loosing over half her initial body weight! Suddenly, all the guys who ignored her before as she was shipping them have turned their heads and looked at her newly evolved form!
Even after they establish that they're all after her, she still treats them like toys. She never thinks about them, rather about how they could be together with each other. She clumps them together and don't think of them as their own respective person, yet they're still smitten.
Think of every trope you've ever seen, like the kabe-don, the beach scene, the double kabe-don scene, the date scene with all suitors, and smash them all in one, and you've found a shojo hellhole that makes up this anime.
The music is mediocre and very upbeat, but nothing sticks out. Art is the only redeeming feature. I was really sad because I was expecting something like her BL or yaoi mangas, which I actually really like.
Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time. If you like BL or yaoi, skip this manga/anime and just read her other manga
Stark700
Watching Watashi ga Motete Dousunda (Kiss Him, not Me!) reminds me of feeling like a kid again. Kind of like a kid walking right into a candy store, the show felt pretty silly at first and even hysterical. I mean, it’s a reverse harem shoujo. Shows like this tends to appeal to mostly a certain demographic and to me, it isn’t something that I favor a lot. However, there’s this something about this show that feels more appealing than some of the other reverse harem shows I’ve watched before. Whether it’s because the series is a parody of making fun of BL or the comedy,this turned out to be a pretty sweet ride.
Adapted from the manga of the same name, the series is about a fujoshi named Serinuma Kae. For those who are not familiar with the term, it basically designates individuals who has fascination about boys’ love (BL, yaoi, etc). Kae is a bit of an extreme example as her character is not only into BL but also fascinates about fictional characters like an otaku. The first few episodes establishes her as an avid fangirl of a TV show that she watches. Furthermore, she ships about her classmates in awkward fantasies. So on surface, you can pretty much say that she’s a girl that may have a hard time making real friends. Oh and she is chubby too. That is, she does certainly lose a lot of weight after the death of one of her favorite anime characters. Life changes and now, Kae is a bombshell who attracts attention at school like never before.
Okay, okay. I know what you’re probably thinking. How can this show really make a character like Kae likable? The fact that is, she is an otaku-fujoshi hybrid although the show seems to emphasize more on her BL fandom. The storytelling focuses on her the most but makes it more into a shoujo dramedy. This is accomplished by the numerous suitors that seeks to capture her heart. The fun catch is that Kae is more interested in seeing the suitors paired with each other. Throughout the show, you can expect a lot of daydreams and fantasies from Kae’s point of view. Most of is delusional while others are crafted by misunderstandings. In the meantime, the main male protagonists really do care about Kae whether she knows it or not.
From the main cast, we have Mutsumi, Igarashi, Nanashima, and Shinomiya. Each of these guys has a different personality although all has the same goal: to win Kae’s heart. Oh and later on, even another fujoshi girl enters the story further amplifying the competition. Now I have to admit, these guys are pretty stereotypical in terms of characteristics. For instance, Igarashi instantly gives me the classic suitor type that never seems to give up until he gets what he wants. Nanashima is more of a tsundere with a bad boy type attitude. On the other hand, there’s Shinomiya with feminine features and a more gentle personality. Mutsumi is probably the most care-free of the guys and treats the competition more casually compared to the others. So you get the idea here? They are pretty much the type of guys you can find in any shoujo or reverse harem show. Comically enough, Kae isn’t too interested in dating any of these guys but rather have the guys date between themselves. She is a fujoshi after all.
Regardless of the characters, the show focuses a lot more on its comedy by selling humor. This is done through character relationships that progresses between Kae and the others. While the pacing isn’t too impressive, she does get closer to each of the other guys. In fact, it’s clearly shown that some of them are truly falling for her while Kae herself begins to wonder about her own feelings. The comedy comes in with Kae’s usual fantasies that begins to also blend between fiction and reality. The introduction of a female character (Nishina), also makes the show more refreshing because she and Kae has quite a bit of similarities. It hypes up the competition and also brings out the other guys’ personalities more into the open. The point is, the show isn’t really much more about serious drama or realism. It’s there instead to make the viewers laugh and experience from first view point of a fujoshi character. It isn’t trying to get you to like Kae or the others. Instead, it seizes opportunities to bring the storytelling and characters to a level that is beyond just popcorn entertainment.
From a technical perspective, the show is just fine with how Brain’s Base adapted this manga. Honestly, I’m more borderline between fine and so-so because the overall quality isn’t impressive. The character designs obviously gives the reverse-harem and shoujo feel with its bishounen looks. On the other hand, Kae is decorated with femininity and her gentleness. However, character expressions is another story. The directing of Kae and others characters’ facial reactions has a very entertaining way of expressing themselves. Most times, it’s Kae’s yaoi fangirling but the other characters draw attention as well. In retrospect, character expressions adds an extra dose to entertainment in this show.
The soundtrack is more or less pretty standard although the theme songs stands out with performances by the actual voice actors/actresses. Speaking of voice acting, I have to emphasize that each of the characters does make impressions just by their voice tone alone. It defines their personalities especially Kae. I mean, you’d see Kae fantasying about the guys and her voice changes dramatically to overemphasize her passion.
Watashi ga Motete Dousunda is the type of show that is definitely not suitable for everyone. It’s hard to recommend to everyone because what it looks on paper. Yes, the premise is pretty much what it is and the storytelling never distances itself from that. Still, I would recommend giving this show a chance if you’re seeking for some comedy. As a manga reader, the series is also faithful on most parts so it doesn’t degenerate into a mess. But all else aside, this show is like a buffet where you choose what’s satisfying for you.
LilithSkyfire
As a female who watches plenty of anime and BL, at first I really loved this anime. It was hilarious, light hearted and very cute with great art. The first 5 episodes I was laughing so hard... however after a while you notice the story isn't really going anywhere and unfortunately that was definitely reinforced with the season ending, it felt like the main character hadn't really grown throughout the anime, which is also good if you think about it in the way that she "stayed true to herself" . The characters have good development and all have moments in the spotlight but really itsjust another harem anime (I'm not particularly fond of harem) I still found it very enjoyable and light hearted to watch, quite a few times I found myself laughing or giggling out loud. There are also plenty of moe, BL and even Yuri moments for the fangirl at heart.
Due to the lack of story beyond romance .. I'll have to rate it 7/10
HidamariSeashore
There are anime where there is a girl who ships two guys together, and there are anime where there is a girl who has her own reverse harem. Well, why not combine them into one? Behold! A girl who ships the guys in her own reverse harem! I first heard about the manga for this anime before the anime was even announced; it seemed interesting, so when it was announced that it was getting an anime adaptation, I was immediately on board. Thus, I watched it as it aired, and honestly, I'm really glad I did. Ladies and gentlemen, here is my review of "Kiss Him,Not Me", a.k.a. "Watashi ga Motete Dousunda".
Kiss Him, Not Me follows Kae Serinuma, an overweight fujoshi who ships her classmates, Yusuke Igarashi and Nozomu Nanashima, and is in love with a character from the anime "Mirage Saga", Shion. However, in one episode, Shion ends up dying; as anyone who has had their favorite anime character die can relate to, Kae does NOT take his death well. She locks herself in her room for a week, refusing to eat.... and when she comes back to school, she comes back very attractive as a result of all of her weight loss. Needless to say, she catches the attention of not just Igarashi and Nanashima, but she also ends up attracting an underclassman named Hayato Shinomiya and an upperclassman named Asuma Mutsumi. Unfortunately, she's not romantically interested in any of them, but still, the competition begins....
I'm just going to be honest; the story wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. There were episodes where I wasn't really as engaged in what was happening as others, and the ending was slightly unsatisfactory. However, that does not mean the story is bad; on the contrary, it's actually a good one. There were a lot of funny moments that at least made me smile, and it was interesting to see the characters' development. Plus, with Kae being an otaku and all, there are a few Easter eggs from other anime scattered here and there, especially from Attack on Titan, so that was interesting to see!
Now, let's talk about the characters. Kae is someone who any otaku girl can relate to, whether they're a fujoshi like her or not; that, along with the funny moments involving her, make her an interesting protagonist. Each of the boys in her reverse harem have their own quirks, too, and without exception, each of them gets their time to shine. Mutsumi is my favorite out of all of them; he's very kind, it's obvious he cares about Kae whether in a platonic or romantic way, and the episodes focused on him were my favorites. There's also Shima Nishina, a girl who joins the reverse harem a bit later than the rest. As a yuri fan, I'd like to rejoice, but honestly, I never saw the relationship between her and Kae as anything more than platonic; however, she was still an amusing character nonetheless. The supporting cast was amusing whenever they appeared, too, especially Kae's friend, A-chan.
The art was really pretty, and the character designs were solid. Brain's Base did a really good job with the animation, too. Both the opening and ending themes, "Prince x Prince" by From4to7 and "Dokidoki no Kaze" by Rie Murakawa, were both extremely catchy songs that I've already listened to a million times! As for the voice acting, I was originally a bit sad about the cast from the drama CD being changed (especially Yu Kobayashi replacing Kana Hanazawa as Kae), but all of the voice actors really nailed their respective roles. I'll admit that it's a bit strange how different Kae sounds between her fat and skinny forms, but it really goes to show you how her voice actress can do different kinds of voices.
Overall, Kiss Him, Not Me was an enjoyable anime. If you're tired of the same old reverse harem anime and want one where the protagonist is a fujoshi, I'd definitely recommend this one. Who knows? You may ship one of the boys with Kae, but you may ship the boys with each other even more!
_corridors
I hate this series so much, I cannot believe that the rating is so high. This story is just gross and fetishize-y, I feel gross just thinking about the main character behaves. Her entire personality is fetishizing MLM relationships, shipping her classmates, and being the definition of a fujoshi. Even if I look past that, the characters are just boring, and the only decent character is that one dude who isn't a total asshole and liked the MC before she was 'prettier'. The story is just your typical harem anime with gross behaviour from all characters. The one scene that really pisses me off iswhen the MC gains her weight back, and her motivation for exercising is seeing two guys hold hands and interact. It doesn't feel right, it's so off-putting watching a girl be so obsessed over the idea of an MLM relationship, and the whole weight loss story is just stupid.
If you like this series, stay away from me, don't come near me, I don't want to even know you exist.
BLsux
First off let me say how horrible this anime was. I cant believe i sat through 12 episodes in a discord call over the period of about 2 weeks watching is absolute flaming pile of D O G S H I T. The story starts off with a fat chick who OH GUESS WHAT DEVELOPS A SEVERE CLINCAL DEPRESSION OVER THE DEATH OF AN ANIME CHARACTER. Nevertheless she loses about 300 pounds and her soul by not eating for a week. She goes to school the week after starving herself and magically is liked by all the boys, i. kid. you. not. they all startedtreating her like a princess in a fucking fairy tale. Over the course of the anime the story gets more shallow, and the oc develops SEVERE PTSD over tripping on rocks, getting kissed and being told somebody likes her.
overall this anime sucks and please do yourself a favor and watch boku no pico instead.
1/10
Whoahoho
[SPOILERS AT THE END] Ok, so another reverse harem has ended, funny that this 2016 winter season anime was just so full of it, so: 7 over 10 Storywise, at first I thought that I'm gonna be looking at a usual reverse harem, you know where the girl actually is surrounded by guys, and unlike a 1 boy to many girl ration kind of harem where the competition would be fierce , the reverse harem where there is a 1 girl to many boys is usually more subtle and in most cases the girl itself acts more like a mother figure to the guys than a loveinterest. Here, is where the term "REVERSE HAREM" was given a totally different definition, this was probably the only reverse harem where the main character is pretty much as obnoxious as a guy in a regular harem, and this was also the only anime where the harem member were competing for the girl's affection, what makes the harem member different from a usual reverse harem was an addition of a lesbian who adds to the competition of the guys for the girl.
5 over 10
Artwise, I just don't have anything to say about the illustrations o the character.
4 over 10
I really don't give a damn about them seiyuus who did the character's voices, so let's just leave it at that.
8 over 10
Characters, well since this anime really gives the term "REVERSE HAREM" a new definition, it won't come as a surprise that the guys here were a total quintessential of a usual guy to girls harem like:
Asuma Mutsumi, a quintessential sempai who is the bright one, here, he's is the male version of a Yamato Nadeshiku.
Nozomu "Nana" Nanashima, a quintessential tsundere, a male version of a tsundere that is.
Yuusuke Igarashi, a quintessential athletic type who is a male version of the typical sporty type.
Hayato Shinomiya, a quintessential half breed, in fact he is a make version of a half Jap and half white that would be usually be found in any harem.
Shima Nishina, well she the usual bokuko, and since there can't be a male bokuko , she has to really be a bokuko. Why do they have to add her anyways.
Now let's go to the main character, Kae Serinuma, pretty much a character I'd like to give a karate chop on her head, as a main character of this anime/ manga she, basically is quite annoying on one hand cu'z of her immaturity, but then again I really like that she was portrayed as this total obnoxious main character. In which in my book is a very good thing, now I've rate is an 8 not because I like the characters, but because I really admire the way the characters were portrayed.
6 over 10
Enjoyment, I really wasn't that eager to enjoy this anime , in fact, I've skipped some episodes along the way, since I really hate the way as to how the main character see her harem, for her, they were just her basis for her imagination as an otaku.
7 over 10
Overall, it was decent enough to be watched, but my annoyance for the main character was a bit overwhelming, but then again, seeing how unique the ending went, kinda changes my perspective for this anime. Besides, it wasn't always that we get to see a harem getting rejected by the main character, and that is the only good part.
Whoahoho OUT!
-Sonal-
Know that this genre of anime isn't for everybody. The only people who are gonna enjoy it are female otakus, especially if they're into BL. We're the core audience here so if you're a straight male, you should best stay away from it. For those of you interested in the reverse harem genre, know that somethings have to be accepted at face value, including: 1. Lots of boys will like one girl, for no apparent reason other than that she's pretty (and sometimes, has a sweet personality) 2. The girl is always completely oblivious of how the boys feel for her. 3. There is no plot - all theboys compete in their own way with each other to catch the girl's eye, who in turn sees them as nothing more than friends.
5. The big reveal is always within the last 5-10 minutes of the last episode of the series.
So now that you've accepted that this WILL happen, let's move on to my review. As you have already understood by my score, I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I loved how it poked fun at the moe culture and otakus, without really being offensive to either. In many scenes, I saw myself in the shoes of the female MC ; I guess that's what made it all the more enjoyable for me. Many, many scenes had me in splits. I loved how the shipping of male characters was given an entire episode; this is something I haven't seen before in any anime.
What I also like about the reverse harem genre is how deeply respectful all the male characters are towards the feelings, decision and consent of the female character. Always. The choice is always left to *her* to decide who she likes and the boys always agree to *respect* her decision. The 4 boys in the series (apart from being very good looking) had 4 different personalities, which shone wonderfully throughout the series. I especially loved the discomfort they felt every time they were made to do something yaoi-ish. Hahaha! Those were some of the best scenes.
All in all, it's a pretty decent watch and unlike most female MCs from the reverse harem genre, this one actually has a brain. It's definitely worth a binge watch!
PS. I LOVED the anime references in this anime. They had me fangirling like crazy!
PPS. I really wanted the MC to daydream a lot more about the BL between her admirers, but unfortunately, in that way the title of the anime is misleading, because there was very little of that.
*you can stop reading this point afterwards if you haven't watched the anime*
Just a small overview of the characters and who I ship with whom:
1. Mutsumi (history club dude) was the most obvious choice for Kae, because he saw beyond her looks and loved/respected her for who she really was. He was the only one who noticed her when she was fat.
2. Igarashi (the sports guy) was the only one who understood *why* he liked Kae. That was character development! He and Nishina (the girl) had some moments together and I was hoping the two would end up together. He was my 2nd choice for Kae.
3. Nanashima (the blonde) showed the maximum character development. The ep with his sister was adorable and showed us his kinder/gentler side. Made him 10x more attractive to me and I'm sure, to many other fangirls as well. He's also ready to defend/fight for Kae's honour, which is HOT. He was my 3rd choice for Kae.
4. Shinomiya (the youngest boy) is cute, adorable and easily lovable. He was the least suited as Kae's partner, but we all fell in love with him nonetheless :)
5. Nishina (the girl) was a pleasant surprise, and it was nice to see how none of the boys poked fun at her for being a girl (and competing for the affections of a girl). They all accepted her as another competitor, which I think was wonderful for the LGBTQ+ cause. I didn't ship her with Kae, though. I got more of a crazy-otaku-bff vibe from them.
6. Kazuma was a surprise entry, and I TOTALLY shipped him and Nanashima. Hahahahahahahaha!! The Junjou Romantica references made their scenes so much more hilarious!!
If you have any thoughts, please drop by my profile! Would love to hear your opinions.
Kipsu
> Summary: What happens when a bunch of simps simp with a sprinkle of gay fantasy? Nothing really, the whole thing is as predictable and anti-climatic as an anime could ever be. > Thoughts: There's very little character deveploment and the characters themselves aren't good either. There's some humor and anime references, but nothing that would make me laugh. Probably the only good thing about this anime is the animation and art style, it's easy to look at. But that doesn't help when you got a really bad story that doesn't produce any other feelings than anger when you realize how much time you wasted watching it. In the endnothing new to see here, the whole show is comparable to a bland tart, i don't know who is this made for or who thought this was a good idea to animate in the first place.. certainly would not recommend to anyone unless they like mindless simping.
CrisGH
reverse-harem "Insatiable" with an assorted cast of: fiery bimbo, bland dudebro, chad self-insert, raging fujioshi genderfuck lesbian, and a goofy useless twink. so many harems and isekais have cringy self-insert protags and this isn't an exception but at least it's self-aware enough to make fun of it. it's just mindless dumb fun for the girlies and the boys actually serve really funny BL fanservice while having some cute genuine moments between them. most of its humor is akin to Earth Defense Club's, so if you enjoy that kind of extreme parody self-aware riddled with shameless fanservice vibe, you'll love this one. pay no mind to theannoying in*els that are too hard on this anime because the protagonist is cringe and then turn around and call Accel World an underrated masterpiece or something in that range of weird behavior.
Mirai_Hunter
I don't know how I feel about this anime. Its a harmless show with a fujoshi protagonist who doesn't take advantage of the amount of dick she's surrounded by. At the start of the anime Kae is portrayed as an ugly obese girl who gets off to boys being lads. However when she goes home and finds out her favorite character in some anime dies. She instantly loses weight over the hard loss. She manages to go from ugly girl to pretty girlie within about a week. Although now shes a pretty protaganist shes got theese four boys that are after her even though shesan otaku and a fujoshi (but she dosent tell them that) I dont think the anime spread a good message from Kaes transformation and everyone suddenly going head over heals for her. It kind of puts in my mind "no one will love you if your unattactive" which isnt healthy. I wish they had potrayed this is a different attempt to make a comedic, reverse harem,
However the show dosent dwell on it much and the cast is generic but fairly alright. The show has alot of funny elements and several anime references relating to real life such as going to comicon, and cosplaying from attack on titan, and Black Butler. Kae herself is a likable, relatable person and shes a big fat mood sometimes, there are some elements in the show that show how Kae deeply feels in a certain moment which I have never really seen before.
nyaieko
This anime's overall message to its young female audience and its fetishization of mlm relationships was concerning and annoying. CHARACTERS: 2/10 Every single romance option (aside from Asuma Mutsumi) was EXTREMELY shallow. They only wanted Serinuma because of her weight loss. Not a single one of them truly cared about her feelings, her hobbies, or her overall personality as long as she stayed thin in all the right places. There are so many moments in the show where each of the love interests do things to court Serinuma at her own expense. None of them were all that likable. (aside from Asuma Mutsumi) Serinuma herself was aflawed characters. I get this is to poke fun at the fujoshi community but she was still disturbing. Definitely not saying women have 0 right to enjoy mlm media as I do not have a say in that but the fetishization over mlm media (and LGBTQ relationships in general) is weird and disgusting.
PLOT/CONCEPTS: 1/10
The overall message alone is distasteful. The main people consuming this are young women and as someone who struggles with body image, this is a terrible message. (I am ONLY talking about the anime not the manga just fyi) This essentially shows young girls that personality doesn't matter as long as you are thin in all the "right" places and beautiful. This anime would've been a whole lot better if the love interests began to like Serinuma for who she was no matter what appearance she might take. None of the love interest really show any growth in truly liking Serinuma because she's her. They only like her because she's hot. Sure, they play along with her hobbies at time despite finding them strange, but you can tell they don't do it for her sake but for their sake in winning her affection. Mutsumi Is really the only one seen liking Serinuma and respecting her as a human being before and after her weight transformation, while the others were shown to have little compassion for her as a human being. This is a terrible message and the plot is so generic, it's literally your average reverse harem anime.
ENJOYMENT: 3/10
Admittedly, this anime has its fun, cute, and funny moments. What ruined this was its message to young girls and the annoyingly pushy love interests who did whatever they could to date the new "attractive" Serinuma at the cost of her own feelings. She is shown to feel uncomfortable and upset over the love interests' selfishness and that's just a huge turn off for me. I watched it for a good laugh and I got that but I couldn't see myself rewatching this ever again
OVERALL RATING: 3/10
This anime is dumpster fire. It easily could've been better if the love interests had some more character development and begun to like Serinuma as she is. If she was to permanently revert to her old self I doubt any of them (aside from Asuma Mutsumi) would still pursue her. The shallowness of the love interest ruined something that could've been good and annoyed the living crap out of me. I finished this anime with a bad taste lingering in my mouth.
footfoe
You should probably skip this anime. After reading the synopsis and watching the first episode i was pretty exited about the premise of this show. A reverse Harem where the main character isn't an oblivious moron, but rather a pervert who is going to try to redirect her harem's affection towards each other instead of her. Then... it turns into a typical harem anime. You get a little fan service here and there with the guys looking cute.. but it is few and far between. The main character becomes an oblivious moron who has Zero character and just blushes or yells abouther favorite anime character. The harem of boys immediately make it clear they like the girl, so there is no tension or build up.
DarknessReality
Watashi Ga Motete Dousunda was a really enjoyable causal romance. It was interesting to see a girls point of view of shipping (which may not be true) never the less it was very enjoyable to see Serinuma reactions to boys love and how much of an Otaku she is. I liked the typical boy harem aspect where there's a different boy for everyone's taste and how Serinuma sees each of them. I also thought it was interesting how they brought a girl into a reverse harem which gave boys something to look forward to as well. I quite liked the side characters like Amene Nakano. Throughout the series it isconstantly reminding you she is an Otaku which made the series all the more enjoyable and I could relate to her.
Overall this series was absolutely hilarious and never ceased to amuse me.
I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes comedy and romance.
geoxvir
This anime was one of the cringiest shows I've ever watched in my entire life. I found myself cringing throughout the entire thing- not even exaggerating. Reverse harems are a huge guilty pleasure of mine, so I found the show and decided to watch. I wasn't expecting too much out of it as it seemed like your generic shoujo anime with a bunch of cute guys, an average main character, and all that jazz. I thought the concept of it would be interesting, you know, the whole fangirl "wants the guys that want to be with her to be with each other." ButGod, I wasn't expecting it to be that bad.
So the main character, she's the worst. The whole fangirl trope in the series was something I could relate to, but the way that the show portrays Serinuma, making her "fangirling" so exaggerated to the point that she couldn't even control herself while two men were speaking made the show so unbearable to watch.
Now, I understand that the show is a reverse harem so the base concept for the show is unrealistic in itself, but the fact that five characters followed around this girl just waiting so blatantly in competition to be with her was so impractical it made me feel bad for them. Not to mention that most of the characters that wanted to be with Serinuma were extremely superficial. It rubbed me the wrong way that the idea of the anime for a while was that if you're fat then you are undesirable, but if you're skinny then people will like you.
Let's not forget the fact that throughout the entire series there was little to no character development for any of the characters except (in the slightest way) Asuma.
I get that the show was basically a slice of life, but every single episode was just a recycled plot trope from every single anime you've probably ever seen. Same with the characters. I can name at least three shows that each character was so obviously taken from.
The humor was OK, the art was good in certain parts, but I feel like often in order to avoid elaborately animating certain scenes the animators would just put in excessive chibi clips which got old after the second episode.
In conclusion, this show was worse than your average slice of life reverse harem anime, and if you're expecting a lot out of it, think again.
lolipopsicle
*bear with me, this is my first review (also first anime I completed Fall season)* I'll be honest, I'm not a big fan of harems with male leads (mainly the concept of it), but after watching Watashi ga Motete Dousunda, it dawned on me that I love the idea of REVERSED harems--probably typical for a girl though, right? That thrown aside, this anime was quite entertaining for me regardless of it being a reversed harem, and I totally would recommend girls AND guys to watch this if you're looking for a silly, short and easy-to-watch anime to pass time. *** I say the first 5 episodes of Watashiga Motete Dousunda were the most interesting. The first 5 really lure you in. An overweight otaku loses--or I should say drops--weight and transforms into a beauty queen, and suddenly she is surrounded by a group of handsome males who are originally after her for her looks, but soon grow to like her for more than what's on the outside. Starts off pretty original, right?
After episode 5, well, things became *sort of* unoriginal. Not entirely. But there were a couple of scenes that you have most likely seen before in a school/harem anime. Did that make it 1% less entertaining? Well, I guess, but it was still entertaining anyhow.
***
Onto the characters:
Some of the characters were somewhat unoriginal, so the character descriptions will be simple. Although they are kind of generic, they each had small traits that separated them from other similar characters. Each one of them has an 'eye candy' appearance and are all very lovable, and watching the characters interact with one another was very enjoyable and fun, sometimes funny.
Kae Serinuma - The female protagonist, Serinuma, is defintely not your standard heroine. She is a diehard otaku with a huge BL (Boys Love) fetish that she shows all throughout this anime. Although she has that typical nice-girl personality - the mix of her weird, drooling fujoshi nature is enough to differentiate her from other heroines.
Yuusuke Igarashi - The mature "nice guy" type
Asuma Mutsumi - The happy-go-lucky 'stoner' type
Nozomu Nanashima - The tsundere/aggressive type (personal fav)
Shima Nishina - I'll start off by saying she is voiced by one of my favorite female voice actors--Miyuki Sawashiro. She's the female, lesbian 'prince charming', very similar to Kashima from Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun.
Hayato Shinomiya - The weak, 'scaredy-cat' type (voiced by my overall favorite male voice actor, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka!)
***
The setting and music were nothing out of this world. The OP and ED were both cute and give off the familiar happy vibe that gets you enjoying what you're watching even more, that being said I would rate the music a 7.5. The setting is your average school-life environment, but it varies as the main characters do new activities so the sights never get boring.
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My biggest problem--and I won't spoil--is as the anime is further executed you begin to wonder; do ALL of them actually like Kae Serinuma for more than her looks? That's one thing that put me off a bit with the story, as it didn't show much proof of them liking her for who she is and not solely what she looks like, and in a way this can send a bad message to women - so if you are easily offended or perhaps have a light sense of humor, I would recommend you to not watch this.
If it were not for that issue and the already-been-done events in this anime, I may have rated higher for the cute concept - I would say this anime is more of a 7/10, but I rated it an 8 because I'm generous with my ratings :)
metalrain_15
To begin, I'm not exactly into BL and stuff like that. I am completely a straight male. This is my first review ever since joining last October. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basically, I honestly think that the art, sound, and story is superb. It has all those good elements to it. Once you've watched enough anime (romance and shoujo in particular) in your lifetime you'll get this certain irresistible feel about this certain series that it absolutely has that "romantic excitement" to it that makes you feel tingly all over. The characters are ABSOLUTELY LOVABLE. Although it may seem like it has the cliche elements of an otome, the characters are stillunique in their own way. I firmly believe that this anime is totally and utterly adorable and I love it to bits!
This anime is recommended for those hopeless romantics out there!
IT IS PERFECT! 10/10
CCYamato
A series that openly mocks Otaku culture, while being written in a way only otaku will really get, "Kiss Him, not Me" is a functional but completely forgettable series. Centering around a girl who loses a massive/unhealthy amount of weight and suddenly becomes popular, the premise is equally as shallow as most of the cast. Everyone is a stereotypical shonen or shoujo character, the plots cycle through all the main anime tropes (a school festival, a sports event, a beach episode, a dating episode with all 5 potential partners), and it all ends without any of the characters really moving anywhere. The only character whodoes have an arc still only does so to move the plot to a status quo ending.
That being said it is very self aware and pokes fun at the Otaku culture without pulling its punches, while also portraying that extreme otaku can be both functional as well as the worst kind of fan. If you have a weekend with absolutely nothing better in your que, you could find the humor enjoyable.
Pofis
I guess it was just not my cup of tea, the animation is good, nothing outstanding but not bad, the soundtrack wasn't anything special or very memorable but it wasn't bad, the characters weren't anything special either, cute anime boys and girls with some normal anime personalities, they didn't have particularly compelling motivations nor significant character development. I just felt it was kind of meh, this was my first reverse harem it was very fun and amusing at first but after sometime of watching it just kind of got boring and I noticed it was nothing special, it's not terrible but it's not VERYgood either, it's just a kind of cute story to watch if you're bored.
