If you’re wondering: I am NOT going to make a post about Koe de Oshigoto: that one was so bad and pointless that I couldn’t even finish the first ten minutes, and when I can’t get through a first episode, that has to say something. Instead though, I do want to say a few things about this really cheesy shoujo OVA named Hiyokoi.
So, the story is about this girl who is really shy. She is a really big outcast because she spent a year away from school due to an accident. There’s a lot of tension between her and her fellow students because she’s scared of them, but she’s actually really cute. She then comes to sit next to this really popular guy and they immediately fall in love as the girl tries to get over her own shyness and… wait? Isn’t this just Kimi ni Todoke?
So, yeah. Hiyokoi pretty much is a shallow version of Kimi ni Todoke: the main difference is that Hiyo actually gets admired by the whole class and that her love interest is an asshole with a heart of gold, rather than someone who is nice all the time. It really amounts to the same kind of plot, though with a ton of more cheese added. Especially near the end when Hiyo runs away out of embarrassment, the two have this really cheesy discussion in an attempt to cheer the female lead up. Apparently the love interest was unhappy because nobody ever sat next to him…. which just makes no sense.
I really wonder when the shoujo genre realizes that it’s just been regurgitating the same show over and over again. Hiyokoi is just a cheap cash-in on Kimi ni Todoke’s popularity, and it’s not even a good one. Stay away from this one.
OVA Episode Rating: 6,5/10
“I really wonder when the shoujo genre realizes that it’s just been regurgitating the same show over and over again.”
Well people keep lapping it up -_-
I want old school shoujo back 🙁
Lady Georgie, Ai Shite Knight, Hana Yori Dango…
Aww god. Georgie was awesome.
Man, I never understood why this series is SO DAMN POPULAR. :/
this is a really cute/moe kinda modernized slice of life anime :D.but the only problem is its a little cheesy on character design.. the shy little girl and the “popular dude” resemble taiga and ryuuji from =_= toradora.and the “onii san” girl, all u have to do is die her hair green andshe is like miku hatsune’s twin. there is no creativity at all >:'(
It’s kinda fast. She fell in love with him way too fast.