momo9

Sanrio Danshi is a pretty relaxing show with some conflict that each character eventually goes through. There is a lot of promoting of Sanrio merch and Puroland, but that's expected from an anime about Sanrio. Despite that, it had a nice message throughout the series: liking things that other people might think is not acceptable for your age is ok. I find that kind of relatable myself when I know people who think anime is for kids only, but fortunately I've found friends my age or older who appreciate anime. All the characters were quite different but they all loved a different Sanriocharacters. The story overall is a pretty simple typical school show involving boys with similar interests hanging out, so it didn't leave a big impression compared to other school shows. If you want a show that's relaxing with a bit of conflict in each episode, try this show out.

Nid_Vicious

Since it’s pretty clear that this Anime shows a lot of Sanrio stuff etc., I want to focus on everything else. This review might contain very minor spoilers. So, I watch a lot of darker or more serious stuff, so I try to balance it out by watching comedic or downright silly stuff. A lot of people wrote that this show was lighthearted, so I thought OK, why not. The subject matter of the first episode was not that lighthearted, to be honest - I was actually touched because I’m a bit sentimental that way. The first episode left me thinking 'well that's not lighthearted at all'. Itstarts out pretty serious with a sob story about the protagonist and how his weird complexes destroyed his childhood memories. The next backstory of another character (whose relationship with his sister has a weird, incest-y vibe) is also ‚sad‘ (you know, their shameful hobbies aka. Sanrio gave them hard times, I guess). While it seems ridiculous, one could still at least kind of relate to the fact that there are certain things that are expected from you when you grow up, and that you’re supposed to leave childish things behind. Staying true to yourself is not an easy task, and the first 2 or 3 episodes kind of conveyed this feeling, which made me think that this show might not be as silly as it sounded. Anyways, it all quickly goes downhill from there. As it happens with a lot of 12 episode anime, conflicts are resolved within the episode, except for the main protagonists struggle. He can’t seem to stop being a selfish and whiny bitch about his life, even though everyone around him is constantly trying to reassure him…of himself, I guess…? Even the friends he dumped in the beginning as soon as he found his new group of friends. The rest of the show is a typical high school anime that has a typical message (being: friendship is important) I’m not saying that these kind of stories can’t be enjoyable to watch or whatever, but it just…wasn’t. It was cringe. Towards the end, I just had to force myself to continue watching it (I barely ever quit anything I watch) One thing that stood out in a kind of positive way was the soundtrack (the score, not the OP etc.) Weirdly enough, mediocre or even bad shows often have pretty decent music. That’s it. In the end, it’s a pretty forgettable anime with forgettable characters (except for the Sanrio characters, obviously).