Having just moved from Tokyo to Hokkaido, high school student Tsubasa Shiki decides to explore the picturesque winter landscape he could never experience in the nation's capital. It only takes a moment for Tsubasa's idealized view of Japan's northernmost prefecture to crumble, as the sheer cold and frigid air quickly overwhelm him. While trying to find the way to his new home, Tsubasa runs into Minami Fuyuki—a talkative and friendly Hokkaido native who, despite the cold, is wearing a short skirt. The girl wastes no time in striking up a conversation, and Tsubasa comes to realize that the winter weather is not all that is too much for him to handle.
The next day, Tsubasa is shocked to learn that not only is Fuyuki in his class, but her seat is also right next to his. Swept along by Fuyuki's persistent advances, the young man soon becomes captivated by both life in Hokkaido and the beautiful girl determined to get closer to him. As he deepens his relationship with Fuyuki and meets other fashionable girls from his school, Tsubasa finds out that Hokkaido gals truly are adorable.
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KoraxCatalyst
Not to make anyone feel old, but one of the rituals I remember the most as a child was taking trips to the mall with my dad back in the late 2000’s. I didn’t get a chance to see him too often, but at the time, our little tradition was going to GameStop and getting me whatever cheap DS games could fall under their buy 2 used games get 1 half off scheme. It meant a lot to me at the time since I was obsessed with video games and played my DS constantly. Now, the result of this practice was, in reality, just bombardingme with a deluge of low budget, hardly notable experiences that I ended up selling after a few years anyway. I love my dad, but half the time those games were so boring that once I got inevitably stuck, I became far too disinterested in continuing—Or, if I did finish them, they clearly weren’t enthralling enough to remember. For much of its run, I was ready to write off Dosanko Gal Wa Namara Menkoi as an experience very akin to the majority of my bloated, turn of the decade DS catalogue. However, I think this show is just a modicum above that—and as such, deserves something longer than a two sentence blurb on my list I’ll read again in two years.
Let me start with a factual statement, I fucking love gals. I only recently became aware that I was a devout follower of the gyaru religion, but since then it’s been consistently on my mind. A subculture centered around embracing feminine aesthetics to a holistic extent, obsessed with self-expression and unburdened by the demure shame that’s brute forced onto many Japanese women, what’s not to love about it? While sometimes in real life gyaru are lurid enough as to be unpleasant or even garish, the inevitable self-confidence that comes from constantly oscillating between popular and freakish depending on context and age will always be appealing to me. In short, gyaru dare to be bold. And even though gyaru culture has been bottomed out to the extent where you can’t really consider it a “movement” anymore, gyaru have left enough of an impression on the Japanese psyche to consistently show up in their media.
While I can’t necessarily point to when or why, in the last decade gyaru have inundated slice of life anime and manga. There’s this joke referenced in Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu that gals are nice to otaku, and maybe that was alluding to some kind of popular 5channel meme which bubbled to the surface amidst the intellectual discussions about hentai and posting unsolicited comments about the Chinese, who knows? Either way, it’s now manifested to a point where there’s not only one romance anime specifically about gyaru related characters, but like five or something? In this case, gyaru are used as general devices to bridge the “hick” culture of Hokkaido Japan to a greater population, particularly those in metropolitan areas.
If Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi wanted to leave me believing that Hokkaido had cool stuff in it by the end of the season’s run, I think it succeeded. The show is filled with enough Hokkaido-oriented product placement and innocuous little cultural tidbits to build a sense of immersion. It can arguably be associated with the kind of exposition that sometimes bogs down a badass action manga like Golden Kamuy, but Dosanko Gals instead seeks to develop a sense of setting and familiarity with that setting, which well integrates into the narrative. When Akino or Fuyuki goes on about Soda or some shit, I’m actually listening and engaged. Because to some extent by learning about this cultural artifact from a region I’ve never been to tells me something about Akino and Fuyuki, and what their “home” means to them.
Minami Fuyuki begins the story with a subtly debasing her denizenship of Hokkaido. However, in time with her interactions with the main character Tsubasa Shiki, she gains a greater appreciation for her hometown and herself. This inevitably leads to a greater interest in Tsubasa and the kind of person she wants to be, orienting the overall trajectory of her character arc, and serving as the basis for the budding romance between the main leads.
I don’t want to mislead anyone into thinking this is KareKano or some shit, this is a fucking harem manga. Or, more accurately— this is a modern wish-fulfillment Reiwa era romcom contorted into some lethargic wish-fulfillment harem pretzel monster. The original author Kai Ikada, or some semi-shrewd midwit editor, astutely noticed that unless Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi had some kind of narrative direction, the story was quickly going to stagnate lest the main couple got together immediately. The latter would’ve been far too bold for the relatively green mangaka, and the former would’ve inevitably frustrated the readershipbase which would’ve been the primrose expressway towards cancellation. So instead, Dosanko Gals introduces a few more girls that tap into specific gyaru niches to artificially inject “tension” into the narrative. It’s comes off disjointed like, whenever a harem character is introduced some goofy exaggerated manga bullshit happens that doesn’t match the tone of the first episode at all. Reiwa era romcoms tend to keep the actual scenarios relatively down to earth with minor exceptions, this story included. It’s still wish fulfillment—but there’s a dramatic difference between the Fuyuki flirting with Shiki in an igloo, and Rena, the smartest girl in the entire school—hugging the main character in his entry way for no discernable reason other than she thought his fit was super sugoi desu as a history nerd… this was their second interaction. I say all this, but I don’t think Rena is terrible per say. If this was a normal harem manga, I actually think she’d be a pretty decent addition (even if she has no chance of winning.) Additionally, it wouldn’t have been that hard to address my bitching because I don’t think the character writing is uniquely poor.
Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi was actually a love triangle between Fuyuki, Tsubasa, and Sayuri Akino, I actually think Ikada could’ve gotten away with murder by completely changing the show’s genre. Call me basic if you want, but Akino is fucking cool. The way her personal arc intertwines with the other characters’ in a greater dramatic scenario is neat, for what it is. A gaming otaku who experiences a glow up and, despite her icy demeanor and awkward personality, stumbles into the popular kid crowd after falling in love with the transfer student from Tokyo whom the most liked girl in class is clearly down bad for. While it probably wouldn’t be on some braindead top 10 romance anime listicle, the scenario would at least be interesting to play out. Unfortunately, because this series shoehorned in a harem along with a sorta-established quasi-subgenre, the show has to dedicate time to characters who shouldn’t matter (except for Fuyuki’s hot ass mom she should get even more attention. Fuck it, put her in the shitty harem, why not). Tsubasa is a pretty decent mc, as far as flaccid and tepid romcom men are concerned, and has good chemistry with both girls that I want to see go somewhere. And unlike with most harem manga, which tend to frontload their protagonists’ characterization so they can focus on the tits, even if Shiki’s backstory is left intentionally ambiguous, whatever happened to him seems like it had a real impact on his personality. And, I actually think there’s going to be follow through, which may or may not suck. And while I wouldn’t necessarily also use terms as harsh to describe other aspects of the show, it isn’t just the writing that’s left me with mixed feelings.
While the backgrounds do a decent job at selling the atmosphere of northeastern Hokkaido in the middle of winter, Dosanko Gals visually leaves a lot to be desired. This is a by the numbers, bog standard, hardly passionate or innovative slice of life anime. The animation is never really impressive (if not often stilted), the digital compositing isn’t elevating any of the scenes, and don’t even get me fucking started on the storyboards. While I have definitely seen worse, I would argue the directing is straight up incompetent at times, despite this show having TWO DIRECTORS. While the character designs and their accompanying color choices are pretty appealing, and the girls are attractive, the show’s production is largely unremarkable and dull. It’s a clear product of the modern anime industry’s, and Silver Links’—lack of consistent scheduling and lack of access to outstanding talent. Though, I wouldn’t say the production is completely artless, for example, people complained about the removal of a lot of the original manga’s fanservice. Frankly, I think this decision demonstrates that some people DID care about making an okay product. Since in my ignorant, uncultured ass opinion, from what I’ve seen, a lot of the fanservice in the Dosanko Gals manga doesn’t really fit the show’s tone at all. The accused “censorship” in the anime was likely a creative choice made by the staff to preserve the show’s immersion, since anymore fanservice than the little we got would’ve been stupidly distracting and I’m glad they changed it.
By now, I hope it’s clear as to why I have mixed feelings about recommending Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi at all. There’s some decent story construction the despite harem shit, and the characters are likeable, but this is a manga adaptation at the end of the day. Meaning, there’s not going to be any serious catharsis or, god forbid, substantial progression with any of the relationships that fundamentally changes the status quo for the long term. And even if there is a second season, I doubt I’d want to watch it anyway. Because, according to many of the readers, the manga goes to shit for the next like fifty chapters or something which would be around 24-ish episodes. A recent review of the manga even suggested you should just skip a hundred chapters from some point early on until the manga gets back on track. The main reason you would want to watch the anime is to consume the good part of the manga with a pretty decent soundtrack, solid voice acting, and consistent character art (which the early part of the manga is SORELY lacks about from what I could tell at a glance). Even so, what made me decide to give this show a six is, funnily enough, the eleventh episode.
The visuals for Dosanko Gals was one of the main contributing factors depreciating my enjoyment, but episode 11, despite all odds, actually looks pretty decent; with one scene in particular having the best animation, storyboards, and digital compositing of the season. After a largely lukewarm reception from my end, I actually watched a scene that, without me overanalyzing and on its own merits, made me feel something. In the two months leading up to that episode’s airing, I largely spent the winter not feeling much of anything, with media being basically the only thing that connected me to the world. In many ways. I’d sunk to much lower emotional depth than I ever had prior, to the point where I couldn’t even muster up the energy to unnecessarily worry anymore. However, right before that episode aired, I’d just started to climb out of that pit where I thought I’d met the bottom, but I still felt this terrible weight on me. And while it’s not even in my favorite anime episodes, not even my favorite slice of life anime episodes, it was one of those few rare moments where a piece of art genuinely impressed me. A sacred moment, where despite watching 10 episodes of a show barely able to meet the standard of “kind of passable” and just inching over the finish line, crafted some moments where I was truly locked in to the character’s emotions, and could finally sense some gravitas from the show’s creative staff. It was like I was lifted out of my chair and into their world, and for the briefest of moments, I didn’t feel so heavy.
Maybe I was being dramatic or something, and maybe the episode wasn’t actually that crazy. But, at the very least I’ll remember this show for providing me with those few transient moments where I actually felt somewhat like me.
Or maybe I’m just a nerd.
Have a nice day.
1nvader
Weak. Just weak. You have a blonde gyaru with a funny accent, that should already be a massive win, so I don't understand how it's possible to mess this up this badly, but here it is. The whole show is like a broken record. Guy meets up with gyaru, they eat something, "UMAAAAAAAAA~~!", guy gets embarrassed, the end. This is every single episode of this show. If you ever had the feeling anime (especially slice of life) is running off of a template, this will amplify that feeling 10x, except the template is only 1 page long. It's just a waste of time and that's coming fromthe guy who's very easy to please with just "haha funny booba sound effect" moments. It's not thought provoking, it's not cute (enough), no CGDCT, it's not even lewd, it does not even have comfy feel-good moments that any slice of life should have. The most you get out of this anime is one snippet worthy scene with the gyaru's mom. Otherwise it's so repetitive it gets annoying.
Stark700
I've never been to Hokkaido before but upon doing some research, it's said the destinationis been known for "rich agriculture and seafood resources". Watching Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable made me wonder just how the gals in this show can make a reputation of their own. It begins on a cold freezing day when 16 year old Tsubasa Shiki meets Minami Fuyuki. It seems love at first sight. Unlike some traitional rom-coms, there's an overemphasis on their first meeting. The first episode spend a great deal of time on their chemistry. Despite coming from completely different backgrounds, the two are drawn towards each other like twopeas in a pod. Some people may also compare their encounter like red strings of fate, a legend that two people are tied and destined to be together. The author wrote the story with their relationship in mind, and it's the core of the show.
The creator of the series Kai Ikada is relatively unknown, a fresh face in the manga industry. Translating their work into anime medium should be celebrated as a major accomplishment. The spotlight shines on the super adorable gal konwn to us Minami. With a dazzling smile and sparkling personality, she turns heads from both genders. This is pretty much the anti-thesis of our male protagonist Tsubasa, who despite being an overachiever, tends to keep to himself. What happens when you pair these two up? The simple answer is a relationship based on curiousity and trust. The latter comes later once the two understands each other more. However, the first episode has a spellbinding opening in the cold weather of Hokkaido. It's almost bedazzling to see Minami dressed in such cold temperate. Mind you, she's in a skirt dressed casually and seemingly embracing the cold weather. My impression is Minami is protrayed as a larger than life character, at least compared to the rest of the cast.
While I'm not entirely convinced how long their relationship can evolve or last, it's no understatement that the first episode makes a strong showing. It's probably the episode that get the audience hooked because we can find out so much about Minami just from her background and emotional expressions. That is, Tsubasa seems more like the underdog. The show later introduces other main girls such as Rena and Sayuri. To set them apart, Rena is protrayed as the opposite of our adorable gal. Reserved, serious, but can also sensitive, her relationship with Tsubasa starts off rocky but gradually improves. Somewhere in the middle is Rena, who is introduced as a shy yet talented girl. While these two characters are given on-screen time, their presence serve more as main supporting roles. Why you may ask? That's because Minami is given the greenlit to be the star. It's obvious from the beginning when she's protrayed as the poster girl. Sorry folks but if you're looking for Tsubasa building a relationship with others on the same level as Minami, then you'll be in for a disappointment.
Nonetheless, this is a rom-com that doesn't take too many risks and settling for delivering an youthful experience. Our main characters are high school students who are just beginning to enter the age of adulthood. The show takes them to places besides the classroom walls and allowing them to experience what relationships are about. It's honestly very straighforward that uses common sense to tell its story and relationships. There's no deceptive twists or complex plot that throws the viewers off guard. To put it simply, it's a rom-com that gets straightforward as it can be. Obviously, you're going to see how characters experience human feelings that ranges from insecurity, jealousy, joy, awkwardness, anxiety, among others.
The location of the show is part of the anime's title and it represents a bit more than just what it sounds. Hokkaido has beautiful scenery that is natural, and a visual feast to the eyes. This is mostly represented by cold climate and snowy weather throughout most of the season. It gets repetitive after awhile but ultimately gives an unique look to the setting. Similarly, each of the gals in the show have feminine features. Minami stands out the most as she has the classic 'gal' look. Unfortunately, Tsubasa's presence is always overshadowed because he is just too normal.
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable is a show that is exactly what it tries to be. Nothing overly complicated and down to earth for what it shows us. That of course, we meet the adorable girls of Hokkaido. Sometimes, a simple show like this can be enjoyable especially when it just uses common sense to tell a charming story.
bossunhimeswitch
I think a more accurate rating from me for this cour would be a 5.5/10 stars. I've been reading this manga since about a year into its publication, and so I was looking forward to this anime, but as I watched it, I remembered how much I was not feeling the first part of the overall story, which has seen grown on me and I enjoy reading it every new chapter. The true strength of this story are the characters. They are warm, heartfelt, and welcoming. I find them easy to root for and easy to like. What made things a little meh meh forme was some of the storylines and pacing, but I think part of that might just simply be how far away I am from my high school days now.
So it's hard for me to recommend this part of the story especially since I almost bailed on it when reading the manga, but I know what's coming and I know the overall scope fo things is really satisfying and that this anime experience will improve with each new part of the story if it receives more cours. So it's not worth skipping but it's a bit of a hassle to watch at times.
That said, if you enjoy high school drama driven by hormones and emotions, then you're probably going to enjoy this. If you are looking for something a little bigger that digs a little deeper then you might want to skip it.
sefukos
This anime is really wholesome and was a fun watch. It did have some fan service so if you aren't into that type of thing maybe you won't care for this anime as much but its not too overwhelming. I loved the characters and their relationships. The plot was fun and didn't have a lot of bland topics. The art style was pleasing, and made the characters be the center point. I hope this anime gets another season, but since its a romance anime I have a feeling that it was produced to promote the source material. I tend to rate things higher thanmost people but overall I loved the anime.
Danreis
Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi is an anime that delivers exactly what is expected of it. In this story we follow Shiki Tsubasa, a high school student who is moving from Tokyo to Hokkaido. Arriving there, he soon meets a beautiful girl named Fuyuki Minami who helps him with the challenge of adapting to the new environment. The story of this anime follows the pattern of animes of this genre: 1º a slightly shy protagonist with almost no personality, making it easier for the viewer to put themselves in the protagonist's shoes. 2º extremely beautiful girls, with breasts so big that they make you wonder how they manage tostand up and despite this they act as if they had never been praised for their beauty.
Now you may be asking me: is this bad? I'll tell you no, it's not. Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi does not reinvent the wheel and delivers what the public of this type of content wants and even in a much more satisfying and less offensive way than many other conventional anime out there.
Many have already been through the protagonist's situation so it's easy to feel empathy for him and the fact that he doesn't have any major unpleasant characteristics makes this easier. The girls don't deviate too much from their archetypes but they take extremely out-of-character actions when they try to "flirt" and the quick fixation they all have with Tsubasa is typical of this type of anime but I legitimately liked most of them. I may not understand where so much love came from, but I really understand how the friendship came about, especially between Tsubasa, Fuyuki and Sayuri (another friend the protagonist makes in Hokkaido)
In short, this anime was a pleasant surprise, not because it was revolutionary but because it did the basics efficiently. The girls are pleasant and the protagonist, despite not having a strong personality, is at least likable because he isn't an idiotic pervert with his new friends.
lycoping
This anime is what happens... or would happen... when a local tourist commission writes an anime. This is a bog-standard rom-com about a boy who moves to Hokkaido, meets a gyaru with stereotypically huge "assets", gets shown all of the local delights, including, to some degree, said gyaru, and then the typical romantic comedy happens. Make no mistake - the MC in this anime isn't Shiki or Minami, it's Hokkaido, or more accurately, Kitami. We get shown the mascots, get shown their local food and mint, even are taken to a rather lovely park with lots of very beautiful pink flowers. It's a beautiful anime,and it does do its job of showing Hokkaido off admirably. But that's really all it does.
Shiki is a typical anime MC protagonist who overreacts to every situation even remotely involving a girl (but to his credit manages to recover pretty quickly). That gets really annoying. Can't we have an anime where the boy doesn't flip his lid whenever he gets a glimpse of flesh? And Minami is a bubbly, outgoing typical female big-breasted protagonist who likes the MC for some weird reason. And then there are the other female protagonists who seem to like the MC for a weird reason too. This is inexplicable, considering the only thing the male MC has going for him to distinguish him from any other bog-standard bland MC character is, he can play the piano.
Now, as a pianist, I am biased to think that there are few pantsu-droppers quite as effective as being able to play the piano, but in reality, he has nothing else going for him - the fact that he's managed to snare (somewhat) at least three different female characters is inexplicable.
But, Hokkaido wins in the end.
It's not an awful anime. You could do worse. It does its job showing off Hokkaido, and as a side effect, being a generic rom-com without much to differentiate itself from any of the others. But you could do better, too.
Blazurai
I watched this on a whim, like a lot of the animes I'm binging right now, at 4 am. And if there's one thing I can say, is that I am NOT disappointed. I thought this was going to be another basic, 12-episode anime with some filler and Horimiya-like storytelling that jumps all over the place time-wise, but MAN, I'm glad it wasn't. The good: #1: Every character is very well written. #2: The story takes place in a timeframe that is actually reasonable and something that isn't hard to understand. #3: When it comes to locations, this anime doesn't stay in the school like a lot of otherromance animes that are school-related.
#4: Has a perfect balance of wholesomeness that isn't overloading like a lot of animes. It's great the MC isn't totally an extremely, unrealistic nice guy like other romance animes. (ex: 100 girls who really like you)
#5: All of the girls are very different, yet likeable and unique in their own way.
The bad:
#1: The ending, at least of the first season if it get's anymore, is not very good. Unlike the rest of the show, which everything made sense, this ending doesn't. It didn't feel very rewarding or satisfying, and it kinda felt like a lot of hype and build up led to nothing.
#2: There are a lot of things that do not make sense logic-wise. For example, despite being very close, Shiki doesn't call ANY of his friends by their first name. Not even the person who he is very close to asking out. Shiki also apparently had a very heated argument with his parents, and yet at the end, they seem to have a very good relationship.
#3: The writing goes through a lot of tropes, making you be able to guess a lot of things that are going to happen.
Was this anime good?
Very, I feel like it is in my top 5 for favorite romance animes.
Would you recommend this?
If someone wanted a good, sweet and short romcom anime, definitely.
Tuning in for Season 2? (if it get's one)
Probably, I'd like to know where this goes. It's a pretty good watch, so if I remember it exists, I will.
Overall rating:
8.7/10
Omarumba
The girls of Hokkaido are freaky, and you have no idea how much..... ...inaccurately this expression is conveyed by the manga adaptation of Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi, written by Kai Ikada, a native of Hokkaido, Japan's second largest island, where the plot of this animanga is set. The winter season pleased us with a lot of great...NO! Great ecchi, but we didn't get much romance, although the sequel "The Dangers in My Heart" turned out to be great, but that's another story.... But according to the laws of universal balance, for every very good show there is on average one not so good show, andDosanko Gal was one of them.
The main character, Tsubasa Shibi, follows his father to Hokkaido from Tokyo. Cold weather, a different culture, new food, all of this is gradually introduced to him by Minami Fuyuki, a gyaru Tsubasa met at a bus stop. But new conditions are not the only thing she introduces him to, she also introduces him to herself by flirting, which surprises the unhappy young man. Tsubasa is clearly unhappy with Fuyuki's easy behaviour, but if he had known that she is not the only girl from Hokkaido who can show interest in him....
This show is not rich in interesting characters. Even though it's everyday life, Kai Ikada fails to convey the motivation of each character. Seriously, why does Fuyuki like Tsubasa? She's a popular girl at school, she has a lot of friends, but at first sight she liked a shy guy who didn't stand out at all. When I said "didn't stand out" I meant didn't stand out at all to the audience or the girls on the show. Wakana from My Dress-Up Darling is a skilled craftsman who knows his craft. Naoya from Kanojo mo Kanojo is a straightforward guy, careful to keep his promises, albeit skirting the rules. And what about Tsubasa? He's a wastrel who can't do anything but blush at common words and faint at a woman's touch, and three beautiful girls have shown interest in him? As for them, that is:
Minami Fuyuki is the main gyaru of the tittle. Possessor of lush breasts and a lush mum, who became the best woman in the show. A la Marin Kitagawa, but unlike her, she flirts with the main character from the very first seconds of meeting him, rather than the next few days. She has problems with her studies.
Sayuri Akino is a sweaty girl who likes to play video games. Disconnected from the group. In general, she is better than Fuyuki, because unlike her, she is more reserved and determined.
Rena Natsukawa is an excellent student who loves history and reading books. She is as determined as Akino, but more communicative and quiet.
For all their richness, none of them have any real reason to like Tsubasa, but Kai Ikada has other thoughts on the matter that I can't share in any way.
Every attempt by the author to inject some drama into the story turns out to be a case of beating around the bush more and more intensely each time. The secondary characters, who appear out of nowhere and disappear to nowhere, and, unlike the main characters, they are not only unmotivated, but also unremembered. What was the name of Sayuri's friend, anyone remember?
I commend Mirai Minato and Misuzu Hoshino for the fresh breath of adaptation, but the animation and music are worthy of praise. The "Namaramenkoi Gyaru" endings are energetic and moving, if the adaptation had been more successful these dances could have really blown up TikTok like the dances from the Wotaku endings. The "Wayawayawa-!" ending shows each of the three heroines in turn, looking at the audience as if breaking through a fourth wall.
After watching this show I decided to compare it to the manga so that I wouldn't be disappointed in the directing of the adaptation, and my verdict is that Mirai and Misuzu did a great job, but their work has a weak source material. I think Kai Ikada better start writing ecchi where it's not the size of the heart that matters, but what's on the "top of the heart".
Gwynbleidd_Alan
I was searching for a light anime to unwind with between larger projects when I came across this one. Normally, I don't judge an anime by its title, but this one is exactly what you'd expect from the name. Just from the title alone, you'd anticipate a rather average anime, full of clichés and a predictable storyline. And honestly, that pretty much sums up "Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi". The anime kicks off on a charming note with the main character Shiki, Tsubasa moving from Tokyo to Hokkaido, where he randomly stumbles upon a blonde gyaru called Fuyuki at a bus stop and befriends her.Fuyuki Minami embodies the typical gyaru stereotype in anime—large chest, constantly hungry, and flirty—but she admittedly has a certain appeal. Despite the numerous fan service sprinkled throughout the first few episodes, I found myself drawn into the story. However, that's when the problems begin, as the anime struggles to find a clear direction and identity. More characters are introduced, each fitting familiar stereotypes: the "gamer girl" called Akino, Sayuri who is socially awkward and the "perfect girl" Natsukawa, Rena with short hair, top grades, stunning looks, and a heavenly voice. The show starts leaning towards a harem setup, with the three "main" girls seemingly interested in Tsubasa, but it never fully commits to it. It's hard to describe, but the characters don’t behave as you'd expect. For instance, when the protagonist goes on a date with one of the girls, the other two randomly see them and decide to spy on the date. Not out of jealousy, but out of curiosity and a desire to learn more about the girl.
The show fluctuates between genres, eventually leaning towards a traditional romance, with one girl seemingly gaining the upper hand, getting the most time with the main character and screen time. At the peak of their blossoming relationship, unnecessary drama and complications are introduced, which feels out of place and horribly forced. The following "resolution" of said complications is even more awkward, and then the anime fizzles out, ending in a way that’s confusing, unfulfilling, and ultimately disappointing.
There’s actually quite a lot to enjoy as the voice cast is incredibly talented, featuring voice actors you might recognize from popular mainstream anime. The show has some genuinely romantic scenes, and the beautiful snowy setting of Hokkaido adds a charming atmosphere that’s easy to appreciate which elevates it a bit from being just average. However, that’s where the positives end. The anime is riddled with inconsistencies, plot holes, and lacks a coherent story and pacing. "Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi" is decent for what it is but unfortunately keeps itself from becoming anything more, which is a bit disappointing. Still, it serves its purpose well as a light, in-between anime, perfect for turning off your brain and enjoying a slightly above-average romance albeit with a deflating and disappointing ending.
Marinate1016
Dosanko gal is your usual shy, socially awkward and lame MC gets the hot girl and a harem series, but without a unique twist. It takes place in Hokkaido and all the characters are gyaru. Does it really do anything new? No. If you’ve seen one of these, you’ve seen them all. That said, it is entertaining at times and 2/3 girls are really good. If it were 5 years ago before I watched every seasonal every season, I’d probably rate Dosanko Gal higher and would have liked it more. Having seen so many of these types of shows now and in such recent seasons, it’sjust hard to see how this separates itself from say, last season’s Kimizero. The MC steps off a bus and literally already has one of the hottest girls you can imagine come up to him and start simping. Within 3 episodes she’s in love and it’s just so convenient and perfect in the most boring way. Yea, the female lead is cute don’t get me wrong, but it’s hard to get emotionally invested in she and the MC’s inevitable relationship because of how contrived it feels.
The other girls similarly fall in love with basically just by virtue of him existing. It’s a clear male wish fulfilment series and don’t get me wrong, I get the appeal of it. I love those myself, but I just felt this one was lacking the writing to make it engaging. 100kano and Megami terrace come to mind as examples of recent stories with harems that flesh out the characters and their motivations, and make the potential ships satisfying.
Now, whether or not this show will be enjoyable will largely depend on how many recent seasonal romcoms you’ve seen, your tolerance for some usual romance cringe and also your feelings towards the girls. I think Sayuri and Fuyuki are really cute, but the third girl who was introduced at the end felt so undercooked. I’m sure she gets more fleshed out in the manga, but what we got here didn’t impress me much. As with most of these types of shows, the waifus are the best part and much more interesting than the MC. I was definitely more excited to get Sayuri and Fuyuki bonding moments than the MC and one of the girls. He just comes off as a cardboard cutout.
The other big thing with this one is it’s one of the few series that takes place in Hokkaido and plays heavily into regional education and tourism promotion. Every episode feels like an ad for Hokkaido and I have no issue with that at all. Hokkaido is a beautiful place, second best in Japan after Kyūshu, and there’s not a lot of anime content with this setting. I enjoyed learning about Hokkaido food, traditions and regionalisms a lot. I actually think that was my favourite part of this anime along with Sayuri. So if you’re someone who’s into Japanese culture or just wants to learn about a new place, you can get some good info here.
Overall Dosanko Gal is an ok anime. It’s not bad or horrible, I did enjoy watching it for the most part and I can understand why some people would hype and love it. It does have some cute girls and moments, but it just feels more of the same to me. Other than the Hokkaido setting, this could be 20 other anime. Yea, the all gyaru setting is nice, but I need a little more than that at this point. It was just too hard for me to take this show seriously at points.
Dosanko Gal gets 6 out of 10.
elmonosuke
As someone that have read the manga first, i have to give it a thumbs up. The show captures completely what the author meant with it being a love letter to Hokkaido, the five main characters are well developed and they have a reasonably amount of depth. The animation is stunning, both for the places (which you're supposed to fall in love with) and the girls (who you're also supposed to fall in love) The narrative is extremely engaging, and it skips the unecessary fillings we have in the manga, going straight to the point. Hopefully it gets renewed so it can have a proper closure. If you'relooking for pretty, you're looking for cute gyaru and not necessarily something that is reinventing the wheel, you should watch this one.
Elhwing
Dosanko Gal is a cozy anime, it's filled with feel good vibes, a few ecchi moments ( very soft ones ), a bunch of lovable characters, and everyone is being kind towards each other etc... I think it's worth your time if you are looking for a light hearted harem/romcom show. I'll describe the positives and negatives of this anime without spoiling anything. The positives : + While the story isn't original at all, we can still praise it for the many wholesome moments it has, there's a big "happy" atmosphere in this anime it's enjoyable to watch good things happening to the characters, theyhelp each other to overcome the few issues they can face etc...
+ The character designs are pretty good, and the other female main characters actually have better designs than the blonde gyaru, even her mom looks better/is more original
+ Along with the chara designs, there are a few details here and there that enhance the visual aspects of this anime ( the colors are nice aswell ), and this whole Hokkaido setting is a good excuse to depict wintery scenes, which we don't see that often. However...
The negatives :
- Regarding the technical aspect of the animation, I don't think the show really shines in that regard. There are many occurences where the main characters are the only things moving in the whole picture/landscape ( even when there are other passerbies in the scene ) and I know it's probably because the anime didn't have a big budget, but I think it's frequent enough to write it as a con.
- The male MC Tsubasa isn't the worst type of mc we can find in harems, but he does have a few traits of the loser/virgin archetype where he'll blush over nothing, overreact etc... It's a shame because on the other hand, this MC manages to have his moments in some episodes, he could have been a better character without those stereotypes.
All in all, Dosanko Gal was a pleasant experience and I think it will please every harem/romcom enjoyer out there. While the story isn't original ( it's rarely the case in harems ), the cast of characters make up for it and you'll be eager to follow their adventures. The story made the right call by going for the cute/wholesome vibe, and there isn't any real cringe scenes. However, don't get your expectations too high because it does suffer from common problems found in those seasonal harem/romcoms such as poor animation at times ( despite having nice visuals and colors overall ) and the male MC could have been written better because he has too many clichés that are uninspired and make him less interesting.
D_1_0
Well this anime is ok but I hated the ending the main gyaru is ok but the otaku is best girl. Although the anime did hook me,in if it had uncensored ecchi I believe it would enhance the experience apart from the otaku, gyaru and the history buff all the other characters are under developed and boring. The reason I hate the ending is because of how anti climactic it is I understand that it's supposed to be a meta joke but it still made me annoyed and the gyaru didn't undergo any character development and she is like Nagataro (I have only watched the firstepisode of nagataro).
So I guess the anime is ok but even though I have not finished many romance animes this is ok the best score I could give this is a 6.5/10 or a c+.
Edenharley
Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi is a show that was honestly a lot better than I was expecting it to be, by no means was I blown away or completely invested but for what it was I certainly did have a good time. The main two girls really did carry this show (along with Fuyuki's mother gaw damn), they were always such fun in basically every scene and I really liked getting to learn more about them. However as is the usual issue with shows like this the main character really did hold back a lot of my enjoyment, I really don't understand why somany anime are led by essentially a blank slate of a character who does the absolute bare minimum and almost doesn't even seem to think for themselves meanwhile they're surrounded by legitimately interesting characters who are well-written and fun. Like you've proven you can write good characters why isn't your protagonist one? Idk it really irks me because so much more could have happened throughout this but if you look back at it there was barely any development since the first episode we meet each character which is why I'm very glad the girls were as good as they were. There was really a lot of room for certain scenes to go certain ways or just for things to actually like happen but they never really did which did start annoying me a bit towards the end unfortunately. I did really like the art in this show though, it was all very pretty and colourful and I thought the designs of the main girls were really cool too I loved a lot of the outfits and whatnot.
Overall this was a fun watch just don't go into it expecting a masterpiece, the girls really did carry but they remained fun to watch from start to finish and that's really all you need from this show so I'd recommend for an easy watch!
Jstneeee
MASTERPIECE!!! PLEASE LET THERE BE A SEASON 2, it's the type of anime I enjoy it's very entertaining I would recommend it. the animation is wonderful, and the story itself is great It is the type of romcom that I would want to watch over and over again. others would enjoy this, the story is unique to other romcom anime, and I love the characters they are well likable. it warms my soul if you love romcom anime like me you will enjoy this, the plot and the story are just amazing. it made me tear up a little it only happens if the animetouches my heart i got invested in it i hope they create a second season please this anime is good in its own way original
niconico_86
If you like dating several cute girls with some soft ecchi jokes then this anime is for you. This anime is about several girls attracted to MC at the same time without MC being great at something. The MC is typical nice guy and he is indecisive, he does not have gut to choose or reject a girl. MC is easy going and will go date with the girl that ask him. The MC will be teased by the girl many times, it is fun and enjoyable to watch. This anime is ideal for Shounen audience (boys, middle & high school) that want some kind of fantasyteenager girlfriends.
The theme is in Hokkaido so you will see winter and snow everywhere.
It does deliver the genre well: romantic comedy. Note that this anime is not Romcom in the same category as "Oshi No Ko" or "Masamune Kun no Revenge" (where there are many dramatic moments). This anime is dating + soft ecchi + comedy without much drama (crying). The downside is just that the ecchi is too soft (e.g. only cleavage) and few, not much of nudity. It is even softer ecchi than famous "Sono Bisque Doll" (Marin Kitagawa) anime. So don't expect to be horny watching this, my cultured friend.
Surely a great anime to watch for leisure and stress-relieve before sleeping.
jusephhh
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! is an Alright anime, watch it if you want a change of pace or on a whim and you won't regret it. This anime is your "usual seasonal release" anime. The story itself is not bad but it's not great either, I would say it's good. There are not major plot developments as it revolves around the relational dynamics of our MC from Tokyo and a FMC that introduced the culture of Hokkaido and the interaction of the side characters with the MC from Tokyo. That being said, the genre is a romance-harem but emphasizes more on the fluffy-feeling sortof anime. It doesn't contain a adrenaline rush episode wherein you will feel the anticipation as to what will happen next. However, I do believe that this anime provides something that if you are bored or just want to watch a soothing funny and lighthearted series, this anime offers that. Although I won't lie, this anime contains some repetitive aspects that you've probably encountered when watching a romance genre, mostly of you are a heavy romance anime viewer you might get bored as it might be repetitive for you. Overall this is a good watch for me, if you decided to watch on a whim you won't regret it, if you get bored drop or hold it.
P4BL0
Well... let's just say that the anime did everything it promised, the story, animation, characters and settings were all very well done, with the highlight being the refinement of having explored this duality between the customs and characteristics of “traditional” Japan and “modern” Japan The story hooks you in very well, but I think they could have developed certain characters a little more, instead of just having one romantic couple, it would have been nice to have had more, to the readers of the manga, I haven't read it, so the only reference I have now is the anime, and I'm basing myself on whatwas presented to me in it.
I also want to make a few special comments: the stylization of the “Gyaru” and the way the level of sincerity has been applied to the characters is very interesting. Generally in other works, the creation of bonds and the process of mutual relationships is very slow, although here in Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi the romance itself is unfolding more slowly, the bonds between the characters have developed very well.
The anime in general is very good, I wouldn't recommend it to just anyone, after all there are some people who are quite boring when it comes to slice-of-life anime and romance, but when it's for someone I know would like it, I would definitely recommend it.
