I thought they did solid, if unspectacular work. The seiyuu cast is comprised of mostly veterans but none of them are real stars. Both are typical of the genre but I really did love both of the songs. Then of course you have to look past the unlikelihood that two romantic rivals are going to be besties afterwards, particularly when one side was involved in some pretty nasty schemes and bullying.ĭespite all these flaws though what Suki na yo really does best is both its artwork and musical soundtrack. While I mostly liked the supporting characters they simply lack the depth for them to be actually interesting. And the rejected gets new love and becomes best friends with our dear Mei. Girl appears, of course hopefully in love with Yamato, drama unfolds, girl is rejected and our leads love continues. This plays in to the weakness of the plot but basically the same themes are repeated multiple times over the course of the story. The supporting cast is the weakest link though and stereotypical shoujo fair. For a guy who came across as supremely confident he was surprisingly weak willed at times and his distrust of Mei's feelings at times was implausible considering what the pair had been through to that point already. I felt some aspects of his personality were also very inconsistent, especially later in the series. You get the feeling most of the time he has genuine feelings for Mei but at other times he’s actions around her seemed to be a bit condescending and they he was treating her more like a pet and as an equal partner. Though I will give him some credit for breaking the trend and not being a cold, aloof, and unfeeling jerk. Yamato is less interesting and in many ways is also your typical bishounen leading man. Though hell I like corny and clichéd anyway. Even though this mostly comes across pretty corny and clichéd. It’s sweet how she slowly comes out of her shell and makes friends and learns to trust people again as well. Exactly the kind of girl most people can relate too and can root for as well. She’s a nice girl with a strong spirit but very vulnerable as well. She’s cute, though not particularly beautiful, and pretty much average in every other way. Mei is your standard "everyman" kind of girl typical in shoujo romances. A romance is by nature very character driven and if we don’t get compelling leads it’s pretty difficult to care if they end up falling in love with each other.
#Sukitte ii na yo ost series
Much in the same way as the story is underwhelming, so are the series main characters. But when you compare it with its peers within the genre and even shows that were airing during the same time as this, it comes across as distinctly average and ordinary. The show is called Say I love you, but it should probably more aptly called Say why I love you.Įven though I have some pretty serious complaints about the way the shows romance and plot unfolds, I can’t say I didn’t enjoy watching this series. While it can often be frustrating when it is drug out with silly misunderstandings and character cockblocks at least by then we have a clear understanding why they both love each other. The typical format is 99% courting with the eventual payoff at the end when our little lovebirds finally realize their mutual affections. For the most part our lead characters are in a relationship together from the beginning to the end of the series. Now here is where Suki na yo is a bit different from its other romance cousins. However this is sadly mostly wasted over the course of the story. The girl Mei, and the boy Yamato, both have some interesting personality issues on the surface and despite the silliness of their meeting there was some enormous amount of potential in their relationship. The beginnings of true and lasting love if I ever saw it. Suki na yo is no different, with the unlikely story of the hot and most popular guy in school falling for a shy, friendless loner who kicked him down the stairs because she mistakenly thought he flipped her skirt. It’s hard for me to be too hard on the romance anime plot premise, I mean they have pretty much already all been done before and But as the series winds down I found myself lamenting what could have been. It really is a shame, because Suki na yo had a tremendous amount of potential and gave us some things we don’t often get to see in the romance genre. but I just can’t because you’re a flat two dimensional romance that just didn’t live up to my expectations. Oh how I wanted to say, I love you to Sukitte Ii na yo.