His and Her Circumstances episode 7 review

Due to the malfunctioning of my DVD, I was only able to watch one episode today. It wasn’t bad; Yukino and Arima get called into the principal’s office, as their grades have gone down ever since they got together. So in Japan they must really be serious about grades if they’re willing to pull a couple apart!

It was an entertaining episode, but I missed the last few seconds due to the DVD malfunction. I’m going to give it a good rating as a benefit of the doubt, and hopefully 2 weeks from now when I resume watching, I’ll be able to see the whole episodes.

Episode rating (out of four stars): ***

His and Her Circumstances episodes 5-6 review

Aside from introducing the character Asaba to the cast, these two episodes were about as boring as it gets. Yes, it’s slice-of-life, but this was so slicy-of-lifey that there was no real movement to the plot whatsoever. I now know why I dropped this show after 6 episodes. Here we are, at the end of 6 episodes, and I have no desire to keep on watching. Sure, the first 4 episodes were awfully good, but now the series seems to be spinning its wheels.

Hopefully, things turn around soon, so I am able to enjoy the rest of this series. If not, it’s a long 20 episodes to go.

Episodes rating (out of four stars): *

His and Her Circumstances episodes 3-4 review

“Would you say that Adams is a pretty unlucky fellow?” – The Thin Blue Line

These episodes were great. Episode 3 looked into Arima’s past, how he was abused as a child and how that affects him now. No, I don’t mean that his being abused was great, I just mean that the episode was great because it showed a side of him that we hadn’t seen yet.

Episode 4 where Yukino spends a half hour and in reality a whole week trying to confess to Arima, well, it’s even better. I know exactly how she feels. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an anime find a way to make something like a love confession be so funny yet feel so real. Clearly, Kare Kano is a keeper, and it makes me wonder why I haven’t watched it sooner.

Episode 3 rating (out of four stars): ***

Episode 4 rating: ****