Boys Be...

Synopsis:

Teenage romance has it's ups and downs but what if it was seen from a guys point of view? Boys Be... focuses on all aspects of romance while following three friends, Kyoichi Kanzaki, Yoshihiko Kenjo, Makoto Kurumizawa, through one year of high-school. Although this year is full of loneliness, questionable feelings, unrequited love, and missed opportunities towards the female gender.


Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 13


Review:

Looking at romance from the male side of things eh? Sounds somewhat interesting but the overall concept fails miserably as it could only be seen as if you were looking though the eyes of a woman. As your average Joe Schmoe I'm almost appalled at the direction this series went. Most men I know are not concerned with how blue the sky is, or how beautiful flowers are in the rain, or going out together to pick out clothing that went out of style in the 80's to impress their girlfriends. Romance from a male's point of view eh? Yeah, If we were all a bunch of overly sensitive homos that are in touch with our "inner feelings"... give me a break.

(sigh)

But, let's look at the anime itself. First of all the animation is extremely poor, the lack of detail and disproportional character designs really push you away right off the mark. The plot is heavily cliched and offers nothing new that you haven't already seen before and the thing is that the show tries to pull you back in by throwing in some romantic conflict but it feels unwarranted, rushed, and practically pointless. The characters themselves are almost impossible to connect with as they whine about the most trivial matters but to make things worse... it's coming from a guy making him look like a pansy. Bad animation, lame plot devices, and poor characterization that could only exist in fantasy-land, Boys Be... should be avoided at all costs and if you combined all the episodes together it would make for one long chick-flick.

Hey, when I hang out with the guys it usually consists of drinking beer, eating pizza, belching, farting, and scratching my ass while watching some horror or action flick. But hey, that's just me and that's what made it so hard to connect with this series as I like romance anime but this one was spending way too much time in the make-believe world... pass on this.

Boys Be... (opening)

Recommendation: |Low|