Boys Be... Review
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"Cherry blossoms, the reagle flowers that has witnessed countless encounters throughout the ages. Cherry blossoms - the short-lived blooms that have seen so many goodbyes. The blossoms will watch over this year's heartfelt emotions as well. And open their buds once more.... In Spring the season of new beginnings."- Kyoichi Kanzaki
Story - The story Boys Be... follows six high school students as they try to find the perfect mate. The series is 13 episodes long and each episode focuses on a specific character. This works very well because we get a lot of characterization. The main focus follows Kyoichi Kanzaki. Kyoichi Kanzaki is your typical "Nice Guy" he has a good heart, shy but not confident. Kyoichi Kanzaki likes his long time friend Chiharu Nitta. Chiharu Nitta is a track runner, smart and beautiful but very insecure. I don't like Chiharu (see Episode 7) I feel that see is ungrateful and blind. Other characters are Makoto Kurumizawa, Yoshihiko Kenjo, Yumi Kazama and Aki Mizutani. Makoto is the pervert out of the three boys, he collects data on all the girls in school for donuts. However he gradually matures as he starts pursuing his own relationship desires. Yoshihiko is the jock out of the 3 boys. However he is not the jock that all the girls go for. He is pretty laid back. We have the nice guy, the pervert and the jock for the boys. For the girls we have Yumi who would be the Otaku girl. Yumi loves cosplay., sci-fi and she will be called your typical geek. Chiharu is the athlete and Aki is the girly girl who starts off as boy crazy until episode 4. Each character goes through an insecurity that they must face in order to find a good mate. It really is a beautiful and poetic series. I enjoy how they show how the seasons intertwine with the theme of love. For instance Spring is the season of new beginnings. Summer break ups happen and so on. It's a great story that you must check out.
Voice Acting - Voice acting is pretty solid. Nothing that is over or melodramatic. I had no problem the acting. The acting in English and Japanese brings you in woonderfully. Watching it I felt that these were characters were real people, with these issues. No one breaks character. Makato character is my favorite one to see on screen.
Music - Be-Factory did the OST for the show and it's music to my ears. Piano, Strings, Violins are all here. They have some of the most poetic love themes I've heard in anime. The insert song "Memoria" in Episode 8 is one of my favorite J-Pop songs and song of the series. If you find the OST make sure you give it a listen.
Final Grade - B+ Boy Be... is a must watch for Anime fans that are looking for something refreshing. I would of gave it an A but the ending made me say can we get another season.
Story - The story Boys Be... follows six high school students as they try to find the perfect mate. The series is 13 episodes long and each episode focuses on a specific character. This works very well because we get a lot of characterization. The main focus follows Kyoichi Kanzaki. Kyoichi Kanzaki is your typical "Nice Guy" he has a good heart, shy but not confident. Kyoichi Kanzaki likes his long time friend Chiharu Nitta. Chiharu Nitta is a track runner, smart and beautiful but very insecure. I don't like Chiharu (see Episode 7) I feel that see is ungrateful and blind. Other characters are Makoto Kurumizawa, Yoshihiko Kenjo, Yumi Kazama and Aki Mizutani. Makoto is the pervert out of the three boys, he collects data on all the girls in school for donuts. However he gradually matures as he starts pursuing his own relationship desires. Yoshihiko is the jock out of the 3 boys. However he is not the jock that all the girls go for. He is pretty laid back. We have the nice guy, the pervert and the jock for the boys. For the girls we have Yumi who would be the Otaku girl. Yumi loves cosplay., sci-fi and she will be called your typical geek. Chiharu is the athlete and Aki is the girly girl who starts off as boy crazy until episode 4. Each character goes through an insecurity that they must face in order to find a good mate. It really is a beautiful and poetic series. I enjoy how they show how the seasons intertwine with the theme of love. For instance Spring is the season of new beginnings. Summer break ups happen and so on. It's a great story that you must check out.
Voice Acting - Voice acting is pretty solid. Nothing that is over or melodramatic. I had no problem the acting. The acting in English and Japanese brings you in woonderfully. Watching it I felt that these were characters were real people, with these issues. No one breaks character. Makato character is my favorite one to see on screen.
Music - Be-Factory did the OST for the show and it's music to my ears. Piano, Strings, Violins are all here. They have some of the most poetic love themes I've heard in anime. The insert song "Memoria" in Episode 8 is one of my favorite J-Pop songs and song of the series. If you find the OST make sure you give it a listen.
Final Grade - B+ Boy Be... is a must watch for Anime fans that are looking for something refreshing. I would of gave it an A but the ending made me say can we get another season.
