Oh man oh man, where should I start...
Firstly, I actually started Watamote back in October 10th, 2015, however it was too cringeworthy for me to finish watching it back then BUT I AM SO DARN GLAD I decided to finish watching it at one go today.
This is one of those instances where you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, a trap which I am guilty of falling into since I dropped it back in October 10th. Some examples are as follows:
1. At first, the first few episodes are cringeworthy and awkward, even I myself as a former shut-in found them cringey (awkward) and felt like I couldn't watch anymore, but as the series progresses, you get to see the resilient side of Tomoko, the main character as she persists on with the struggles of her extremely poor interpersonal skills, and I thought I was bad enough until I saw her.
(On a scale of 0-10, 0 being the person with the worst interpersonal skills, Tomoko would be a zero, and I would be around a 4)
I especially admire her dedication to get better eventually and improve her popularity in high school, I feel its a very commendable trait she has, and it falls in line with my own belief of self improvement/kaizen/ 改善.
2. She looks ugly, unlike the typical anime girl (which is a good or unique, differentiating itself from other anime, change) and acts like a horrible person for the most part, but I feel that towards the end, she starts to act pretty nice to people who have showed concern to her.
Conclusion:
Definitely worth a 9 or even 10 out of 10, despite it only being 12 episodes, the story I felt was pretty condensed and well paced, and there's potential for a Season 2, but I think this is may very well be the first anime that got me interested in reading the manga for it, because I really really pity Tomoko and if she was real (or anyone I know of is similar to her), I would gladly show concern to them, and try my utmost best to help them get out of their confidence trap. (akin to the poverty trap concept in Economics)
As of writing, the rating is 7.33 on MyAnimeList, which makes me feel this is a severely underrated anime. わたもてとてもかなしいです！！ T^T
To be continued definitely.
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