Final Impressions: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai

December 7, 2011
Posted by DarrenW
  
Yes, if you guys are wondering: "Where are my Winter 2011 Initial Impressions?" Well, its coming soon!
Yes, today we finish up with: "Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai"!
  

Okay, so its ECCHI, but what's the story? Well, first things first, have you ever wondered what would happen if you have NO FRIENDS? Well what do you do? That's easy! Just join the "Neighbour's Club"!
  

Poster for Neighbour's Club

What's that? Well basically, its a club that helps promote its members to have more friends. From episode 0, it looks awesome! Everybody's having a good time together, and enjoying themselves as best friends...
  

Kodaka Hasegawa

All right, let's cut to the chase. Starting from episode 1, everything changes. It begins with our protagonist, Kodaka Hasegawa, who has recently transferred to the St. Chronica's Academy. Unfortunately for him, he has no friends, due to his inherited hair from his mother, and his fierce looking eyes.
  
Yup. All that equates to looking like a Yankee (Bully).
   

Kodaka's sister.

So how did all this Neighbour stuff come up? Well, one day, Kodaka 'accidentally' finds the equally lonely Yozora Mikazuki... talking to her imaginary friend, "Air Friend" (OMG). They then realized that both of them have no social life. So they decided to form the Neighbour Club! With 2 members...
  

Yukimura Kusonoki, a guy.

Sena Kashiwazaki

BEACH POSE FAIL.

Well, the good news is that in the later episodes, 5 new members join the club! Woohoo! But... They all have their 'problems'. Firstly, the arrogant and drop dead gorgeous Sena Kashiwazaki, who has no female friends due to her popularity with all the boys (Plus she plays eroges and is a lolicon...). Secondly, the girly Yukimura Kusonoki (Yes, the one that is always in the maid outfit), who looks and acts like a girl but isn't one... Thirdly, the TEACHER, Maria Takayama, who is some 10 year old nun that looks COMPLETELY LIKE INDEX (same voice actor as well). Fourthly, the young scientific genius Rika Shiguma, who gets excited over weird stuff... And lastly, Kodaka's sister, who by far is one of the more normal characters, even though she dresses up like a vampire.
  

NO SHIT.

However, a plot DOES appear. Aparrently, Yozora and Kodoka have met before, 10 years ago!
In the end, the club tries to achieve a strong lasting friendship by going out on normal club activities, like karaoke, going to the pool together, going to a private beach and celebrating an autumn festival together.
  

Rika Shiguma gets
excited over robots...

Yeah, so as usual, ECCHI animes don't have enough significant plot lines for me to discuss, but in this anime... sigh, yeah not much. Though for theme, I would say they do portray people with no friends well, and that the anime is able to explain why so. One of the more valid observations is that this anime is able to make you laugh a lot. Although it does include the usual random plots for one episode, it's certainly a good watch if you feel like letting loose of those stressful plot animes and just wish to watch something funny.
  
But its really irritating because both Yozora and Sena like Kodaka, but the anime really doesn't want to show who is with who at the end of it all! Rrrrr...
  
I would also like to comment that the ECCHI here is a bit over the top, so I would advice viewer discretion on episodes 9 and 10 I guess.

Yozora Mikazuki

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai premiered on October the 7,  and there are 12 episodes, with 1 OVA next year. It's been fansubbed by Doki (Dropped), Chihiro and Mazui.

Enjoy your ECCHI!

Index-san

Maria-san

   
Next Review: Winter 2011 Anime.
DarrenW