Kimi to Boku discussion thread [Archive]

something

10-04-2011, 06:43 AM

君と僕。

Cute boys doing cute things, or something like that.

Airs Tuesday, October 4 at 01:30 JST on TV Tokyo.

Animation studio: JC Staff

ANN Entry (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12727)

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FUNiOP

10-04-2011, 09:03 AM

Ingraman

10-04-2011, 10:18 AM

I'll give it one more episode, but if it's like this one, that's it.

That's how I'm looking at the series at the moment. The first episode was boring. I can't say that I was underwhelmed, since I didn't have any expectations about the series, but I was hoping that even with four/five guys (and no girls) that they might find some way to make it interesting... No luck so far.

takachsh

10-04-2011, 10:52 AM

Okay... nothing happened. Is the whole series going to be like that? Just four guys sitting around at school and doing little more than breathing?

Sometimes a series is at it's best when you take the time you spend with the characters themselves in this sort of slow pace setting and simply enjoy the calm nature it presents. It's not for everyone, and it's not meant to be I think.

Having read so many reviews on the first ep I am quite surprised no one truly enjoyed it.
As for me, I'm in love with it. Simply put its my kind of show, slow pace/comedy/high school-slice of life it's simply my cup of tea in general and makes me feel better after watching it.

I'm looking forward to further episodes of getting to know the character's and to the introduction of that quirky looking 5th main character, after reading he's a overseas transfer student returning to Japan, it sounds like he's definitely going to bring out change drastically in their lives.

Given the enjoyment I got from watching Bokura Ga Ita, Wandering Son, ect.. done in the same slow pace storytelling style of understanding the characters before introducing a main plot, I'm definitely in for a great series this fall and spring.

bear

10-04-2011, 11:55 AM

Okay... nothing happened. Is the whole series going to be like that? Just four guys sitting around at school and doing little more than breathing? This literally put me to sleep. I thought my life was boring. At least real people have interesting personalities. There's nothing actually bad about it, but that's only because there's nothing there at all. I'll give it one more episode, but if it's like this one, that's it.

I was shocked at how bland their personalities are. Not one was at all interesting. Certainly nothing that grads my attention. I found the hair brushing of the long haired guy during lunch to be somewhat creepy (and not really from a BL standpoint). Just seemed weird. And the whole let's find the slacker guy a club made no sense at all. I'll try another episode but I'm really disapointed so far.

Fencedude

10-04-2011, 07:22 PM

Well, that was...ok? I guess? Kinda boring, and I don't think it would have been much better if the characters were girls.

I would be up for more kindergarten flashbacks if they involve Kaori-sensei though...

Also, are we sure that Shun is a boy?

Draneor

10-04-2011, 08:07 PM

I neither hated nor loved it. There were a couple of moments I chuckled, but most of the jokes weren't doing much for me. I'm finding it hard to believe this is shounen though. ^^; Cause Shun seems gay--which is fine--but I'm not really getting much BL vibes from it either. As far as the animation goes, I was pretty disappointing in the sakura in the opening bit--I know J.C. Staff can do better.

I'll probably give it a couple more to see if the comedy becomes a bit more endearing to me.

Fencedude

10-04-2011, 08:15 PM

I know J.C. Staff can do better.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say this isn't J.C. Staff's top priority of the season...

Sly05

10-04-2011, 09:57 PM

Meh, it was alright. It is pretty minimalistic in animation, story, and characters. Should be more interesting once Masaki and other girls play a bigger role in the episodes.

HitokiriShadow

10-05-2011, 10:00 PM

MelancholicMariya

10-05-2011, 10:20 PM

I think I now know what it feels like for the average female anime viewer to watch something like YuruYuri and A-Channel.

I checked out at the eyecatch. The OP and first half made it pretty clear what this show was about and that is absolutely not my thing. What I did watch was putting me to sleep. There was absolutely nothing remotely entertaining about it. Even for being all guys, they were extremely bland. They would be the generic one-off classmates in any other show.

It's more of the fact that YuruYuri, A-Channel and similar stuff like K-ON! are actually fun and not boring as all hell. I feel like in this situation gender is kind of irrelevant, these characters are just bad so far. It wouldn't be any better if they were girls. They'd still be boring.

I liked the thought of a slice of life show with boys, but this kind of didn't do anything for me. Maybe if they were a bit more flamboyant they could be fun.

EmperorBrandon

10-05-2011, 11:20 PM

It's more of the fact that YuruYuri, A-Channel and similar stuff like K-ON! are actually fun and not boring as all hell. I feel like in this situation gender is kind of irrelevant, these characters are just bad so far. It wouldn't be any better if they were girls. They'd still be boring.

Yeah, I was thinking about that (if I'm just biased against it somehow because it's male characters), but I don't really think I'd feel different even if all the characters were genderswapped. I still enjoyed some of the first episode of Kimi to Boku regardless, but it missed far more than it hit.

HitokiriShadow

10-05-2011, 11:38 PM

Yeah, I was thinking about that (if I'm just biased against it somehow because it's male characters), but I don't really think I'd feel different even if all the characters were genderswapped. I still enjoyed some of the first episode of Kimi to Boku regardless, but it missed far more than it hit.

I pretty much agree (I would at least be able to actually finish the episode if they were girls, but it would be the most boring such series I'd ever seen). And it seems the general sentiment about the show is that its boring and almost literally nothing happens regardless of gender (with a few exceptions).

But the feelings I had here were pretty much exactly what I'd seen said about shows like Yuru Yuri and A-Channel (though often by men as much as women). Yeah, I think there's a difference between those shows and this aside from the sex of the characters, but that's kind of beside the point. It's a matter of what others were getting out of those shows and felt while watching them, even if I thought they were full of crap and letting their biases get in the way of sound judgment (and again, to be fair, they're saying pretty similar things about this as they'd previously said about Yuru Yuri and A-Channel, regardless of sex).

Fencedude

10-05-2011, 11:57 PM

Its instructive to compare Kimi to Boku to Tamayura, to see why one is boring and the other isn't.

Sly05

10-06-2011, 12:14 AM

But the feelings I had here were pretty much exactly what I'd seen said about shows like Yuru Yuri and A-Channel (though often by men as much as women).
Yuru Yuri and A-Channel benefit from a stronger focus on comedy and odd-ball characters. Kimi to Boku is more down-to-earth, but without a draw like comedy or particularly interesting characters... yeah, I can't say I'm particularly surprised about the negative reactions. I think this just shows that not all slice-of-life series are created equal.

Draneor

10-06-2011, 06:35 AM

The thing is, I just can't get over the fact that this is supposed to be a shounen comedy manga. Something isn't translating well in this adaptation. Either that or they're trying to change the intended audience between the manga/anime. In which case, will it work?

To me, it's more like a female watching MariMite. The difference is many from both genders found that appealing, and I'm just not seeing that here.

something

10-09-2011, 12:06 PM

Episode 1:

...Wow, I, um, I'm not even saying this to be sarcastic, but I must have fallen asleep while watching this. I know I was watching, then next thing I know I woke up in bed. I come back to my computer and the Crunchyroll window is still fullscreened and I for the life of me couldn't tell you what the ED sounded like. That's weird. :sd:

I was watching it at about 5am though so I'm not ready to put all the blame on the show. I'll watch another episode or two I guess, since what I can hazily remember about episode 1 was... um. Not offensive. Just kinda "there".

takachsh

10-10-2011, 05:36 PM

Wow, more and more I keep loving Shun. This episode really made him look like a complete pushover but a lovable one at that, Masaki's dirty mags trick in the library made me die almost from laughing, loved his expressions and him trying to stop Yuta from opening them. He might not mind it but he wont stand for his freinds being tormented, and thats where he shows his true colors as there freind.

New character Masaki, she seems to bring a good amount of comedy with her, or I should say will bring it in further episodes. I see her falling in love with one of them in the future but only because ive seen enough series to make that hunch.

Cats...more cats, hah. Seems like this will be played on feature threwout the series.

Flashback scenes in this episode again showcase there kindergarden memories they share, it really adds to who they are as individuals and as freinds. Makes me want to understand Tulips more now.

Side note as well, I have a feeling Yuta is gona have some really good back story coming in the future but thats just my opinion atm.

Next Ep!! The blonde boy seems to be getting his introduction and back story! Can't wait!!

bear

10-10-2011, 06:10 PM

Ok, this was much better. Sometimes it seems like it's going to be BL (perfume and makeup make him sick?!) then it goes back the other way. I'm beginning to like the characters now. Masaki made it more interesting since there was some conflict in the story, but then I'm a sucker for that type of character.

FUNiOP

10-11-2011, 06:34 PM

I liked this episode better than the first one, but I still don't think I'm going to watch any more. When my highest praise is that this one didn't put me to sleep, there's really no point. There was actually stuff that happened in this episode, and some of it actually interested me, but it's so so slow and dull, and not in the way I can appreciate.

Draneor

10-11-2011, 08:32 PM

EmperorBrandon

10-12-2011, 01:04 AM

So Shun gets a Taiga clone as a stalker. Sucks to be Masaki, I guess. I will say it made it much more interesting. Heck, I even laughed when Yuta lifted up Masaki's skirt to show she still had the band-aid on.

Yeah, certainly more interesting to me than the first episode. I was wondering if her voice was one of the usual tsundere VA's, but looking it up it actually seems to be someone who completely new to voicing anime, Satou Miyuki. Doesn't seem to be completely new as a VA though as apparently she's done some live-action dubbing.

Suwako Moriya

10-13-2011, 10:48 PM

It does have a bit of potential as there were a few decent moments, but other moments seemed to drag a bit. So it hasn't realized it yet.

Shun might be the most interesting of the group. Make of that what you will.

More Kaori-sensei would help. Also, I wouldn't mind having some token female.

EmperorBrandon

10-13-2011, 11:23 PM

Also, I wouldn't mind having some token female.

Watch the next episode. :)

Fencedude

10-13-2011, 11:49 PM

Well, that was certainly better. Still not incredibly interested in the characters though.

I did find Shun recoiling in horror at the boobs and then Yuki getting ill after walking in on girls changing to be hilarious though.

Masaki was cute, though I wonder if she'll stick around. It would be amusing to see her continue to stalk Shun.

Suwako Moriya

10-14-2011, 01:30 AM

Also, I wouldn't mind having some token female.

Watch the next episode. :)

Ah, I'll get to that eventually. Got other things to focus on for awhile.

Sly05

10-14-2011, 09:55 AM

bear

10-14-2011, 11:09 AM

Masaki made it more interesting since there was some conflict in the story, but then I'm a sucker for that type of character.
The thought of her buying porn magazines for her prank on Shun in the library makes me laugh. I can only imagine how awkward that must have been for her.
God yes, I didn't think of that. I can see her face with a combination of embarrassment and anger just waiting for the clerk to say something.

something

10-15-2011, 11:57 PM

Episode 2:

- Hey. It's a girl. A real one.
- Why does the school library have porn? (...or... she bought that...)
- "The smell of makeup and perfume makes Yuuki-kun nauseous." Yeah sure, that's it. >_>
- The cats in this show are fucking creepy.
- This girl is an angry fucking midget, isn't she? Goddamn, fine, you have a complex about feeling like people are patronizing you. And you obviously have a crush on Shun. But jeeze.
- Ending was kind of sweet though.

Suwako Moriya

10-17-2011, 04:31 PM

Sometimes the whole "I hate people helping me" thing does get kind of annoying to be honest. I will concede that. Even with that Misaki is a valuable addition to the series.

Cute girl with nice hair style and she's short! I love her already. So long as she gets decent screen time (for a supporting character), I'll obligated to keep watching this by default.

EmperorBrandon

10-17-2011, 10:39 PM

A new character, half-German Tachibana Chizuru joins the cast. He seems to remember Yuuki from childhood, but Yuuki doesn't at first, and the twins and Kaname get annoyed with him. He mistakes Shun for a girl at first too: was wondering when that would happen. :sweat: So we get Chizuru's past with Yuuki later on (wow, he couldn't even speak Japanese when he was a kid apparently). This continues to be more interesting to me than the first episode. I guess with the first episode, the subdued personalities (Kaname and the twins) are too much of a focus with little contrast and it just felt way too boring then. Masaki and Chizuru seem to improve things a decent bit. Only a little bit of Masaki this episode, but she seems to be in with the group now, being tsundere with her harem at the start. :)

Draneor

10-17-2011, 11:10 PM

This continues to be more interesting to me than the first episode. I guess with the first episode, the subdued personalities (Kaname and the twins) are too much of a focus with little contrast and it just felt way too boring then.

I agree it's different, but for me the show got worse. I felt ambivalent about the first episode while the second episode seemed promising. On the other hand, I found Chizuru kind of annoying. And given the personalities of the other four, he kind of leaps into the forefront. I still don't know what this show is trying to accomplish.

something

10-22-2011, 02:12 PM

Episode 3:

- Masaki is very bad at being subtle.
- Shun is very bad at thinking in general.
- Ah, we'e picking up the remaining lead now.
- I wonder when Shun cuts his hair... three episodes in now and he still doesn't have the OP haircut. The long hair really does not flatter him at all.

- Well, Shun has an admirer. Maybe this is why he cuts his hair. :sd:
- So it was Yuuki after all.
- There's seriously no way Yuuki is straight. Absolutely no way. He was even staring at Chizuru's midriff before, only to look away suddenly when Chizuru turned around.
- Huh, still no haircut. Btu the uniform shatters Chizuru's dreams. As if there were anymore for him but Yuuki.

Busaiku

10-23-2011, 03:05 AM

- There's seriously no way Yuuki is straight. Absolutely no way. He was even staring at Chizuru's midriff before, only to look away suddenly when Chizuru turned around.
He was checking for the scar that he got when he fell off the tree.

Suwako Moriya

10-29-2011, 04:19 AM

This just in, Chizuru scares me. Also, it seems like flashbacks are a theme of this show.

Can we have more Masaki, please?

ilmaestro

11-02-2011, 02:32 AM

Started with an amusing take on a goukon, and had some more grade school flashbackiness. We also got Kaname's loopy mother, and another new female character on top!

ilmaestro

11-02-2011, 02:38 AM

Natsu-matsuri episode~

Chizuru's run around the houses to start was pretty funny, and he managed to end the episode not being so annoying, surprisingly.

Another new female character was introduced, the episode even had actual suggestions of hetero relationships.

I am weak against Shun with his hair up, though. ;_;

Suwako Moriya

12-05-2011, 02:59 PM

It's like they keep showing your flashbacks of them as kids to remind you of when their personalities were stronger.

Well, Hisako is pretty.

You know, I'm starting to think the purpose of Masaki is so the show can say "Imagine what this show would be like if she was the main focus?" after which she fades into the background again.

Chizuru is very annoying. Plus he doesn't have the advantage of being pretty and female to make up for it.

Suwako Moriya

12-05-2011, 02:59 PM

Darn it, I rant about how I'm going to drop this because Masaki isn't worth it. So what happens? I end up watching more because of Masaki.

We then get a Chizuru being a bit better than previous episodes. We get a festival episode. We also get Masaki being wonderful.

Yeah, so I technically lied, but it's Masaki's fault for err seducing me with her charms.

Speaking of which, I think Chizuru might be falling for her.

Mary is a cute nickname for Masaki.

Suwako Moriya

12-05-2011, 03:33 PM

Not enough Masaki, but she does appear near the end.

Lots of thumbs this episode.

Accept the glasses.

I'm convinced, all of them will be buried together. Might as well be given how long they seem to know each other.

Suwako Moriya

12-05-2011, 04:06 PM

We need more Takahashi.

Also, spying on Yuta is not a good idea. The other four need to learn that. Yeah, he caught them.

So this was a case of the girl trying to impress her friends that talk about her behind her back that she sometimes has fun with.

You might grow to like your friends... Ok...

Suwako Moriya

12-06-2011, 08:50 AM

Apparently, those five working together on a manga with each doing a page is not very effective.

I'm not sure what's stranger. Shu stuck as the "female" in an imagined scenaro or Yuta running home to watch manga. Note, this is in the context of a side character trying to write a manga.

This is one of those episodes, where the real fun doesn't happen until near the end.

Suwako Moriya

12-06-2011, 12:37 PM

In this episode, there is preparation for the school festival and guess who has the most to deal with?

The twins are cheaters at cardboard box riding....

Ok, I have to admit that makes sense. Why have power if you don't use it?

Suwako Moriya

12-12-2011, 05:28 PM

Shun is Red Riding Hood. One of the twins is Snow White. Masaki gets to be a Mouse in Cinderella. Chizuru is Honoka. They've got their bases covered.

Masaki continues to be the best aspect of the series.

Yeah, they seem to be developing a Love Triangle of sorts between Shun, Chizuru, and Misaki. With Misaki as the base of the triangle.

Yeah, this was one of the better episodes and reminds me of why I decided to keep watching. Masaki is is hard to resist. Wait, that came out wrong.

bear

12-12-2011, 07:41 PM

Masaki continues to be the best aspect of the series.

Yeah, they seem to be developing a Love Triangle of sorts between Shun, Chizuru, and Misaki. With Misaki as the base of the triangle.

Yeah, this was one of the better episodes and reminds me of why I decided to keep watching. Masaki is is hard to resist. Wait, that came out wrong.
Without Masaki I think I'd stop watching. She actually gave us something to watch that had some decent emotion associated with it.

The twins are dull, Chizuru is fricking annoying, and Kaname is always grumpy. Shun, well, he's had some decent moments but they're with Misaki. Too bad he's,well, you know....

bear

12-19-2011, 05:27 PM

Just a place holder to keep the threads in some sort of order.

bear

12-19-2011, 05:32 PM

So they go back to their middle school so Shu can deliver his brothers notebook to him and he turns out to be something of a brat. At least he beats up on Chizuru so he's got that going for him IMHO.

Why are the only good episodes ones where there is a girl involved? The rest have been boring has hell. Mamiya was very cute even if she has terrible taste in men(boys).

Damius

12-26-2011, 12:19 PM

- This is the magic of amines, even today Kaori-sensei did not get older a bit!

bear

12-27-2011, 06:57 AM

- This is the magic of amines, even today Kaori-sensei did not get older a bit!
Ok, now that episode was funny!

Well, if she was, say, 22 and a new teacher when they were in kindergarten it's been about 10 or 11 years so she's only in her early thirties. She wouldn't even rate as a cougar.

Ken-chan the cookie thief! Falsely accused, leading to a life of crime!

Shun-chan, you're a pretty girl! The boys are in love with you! (Imagine what it would have been like before you had a haircut!)

What in the hell was a men's room that large doing in a kindergarten?

Somehow the boys were more in their element here than in high school ;).

Shun, you squealed. You're a dead man.

Damius

12-27-2011, 10:28 AM

sickVisionz

01-02-2012, 08:45 PM

This isn't about any one episode in particular but is there any significance to all of the cat shots in every episode?

bear

01-02-2012, 08:57 PM

This isn't about any one episode in particular but is there any significance to all of the cat shots in every episode?

The cats seem to be the same number as the boys in the previous shot and are doing something similar to what the boys are up to. Maybe the writers are trying to show that the boys are really "cool cats"?

ookamigirl

04-03-2012, 02:39 PM

Kimi to Boku continues in its usual relaxed style.
Those guys sure have a lot of memories together.
The kindergarten flashback are always cute.
So was comparing them to kittens.
Guess that sleepover made them share & reminisce.
Relaxing and fun as ever ^^