Watashi ga Motete Dousunda

Kae Serinuma is a second-year high school student. She spends all her time admiring Shion, the main character of the anime Mirage Saga, and secretly following her classmates Igarashi-kun and Nanashima-kun, pairing them up as a couple and indulging in her fujoshi tendencies. "Fujoshi" is a term used for girls who enjoy the Yaoi and Shounen-ai genres and imagine male characters from these works as romantic couples.

After the death of her favorite anime character, Shion, Serinuma falls into depression and stops eating and drinking. She doesn't go to school for days. Due to her refusal to eat or drink, Serinuma loses weight rapidly, leaving no trace of her former chubby self. When she begins to recover and gets over her depression, she notices the change in herself; although she is initially surprised, she doesn't pay it much mind. However, when she returns to school, the situation will not be as simple as she thinks. The people around her will be quite shocked by this transformation, and their behavior toward her will change. This is because Serinuma has now become extremely attractive and beautiful to the boys at her school. But there is a major problem. How will things develop when she finds the idea of a boy and a girl being a couple unacceptable? How will the complete fujoshi that Serinuma is cope with this situation? Will she be able to understand and respond to the attitudes of the boys at school toward her?

Production

Hiroshi Ishiodori directs the anime, while Yū Kobayashi voices Kae Serinuma, one of the main characters.

Review

I can say this is one of the strangest series I've ever watched, and that's despite it containing no supernatural powers, harshness, grossness, or absurdity. It started out looking like a typical shoujo or harem series, but a small change at the last minute turned it into something weird. In other words, it's a production that saved itself from mediocrity and clichés with just a tiny touch. Adding fujoshi tendencies to the main character changes the flow of events, and the physical transformation the main character undergoes adds a different perspective to the anime. Of course, all these changes bring along some drawbacks and negatives as well. For example, Serinuma losing so much weight in such a short time is an exaggeration for an anime dealing with real life, causing it to lose its credibility. Also, while this business of pairing people up is strange, the fact that it doesn't go overboard and that the comedic element takes center stage prevents viewer drop-off at the last moment. Otherwise, it would definitely appeal to a limited audience, but the anime is certainly funny, entertaining, and will make you laugh, with Serinuma's fujoshi trait being used as a comedic element. Therefore, it can be watched comfortably. I can also say that it appeals to viewers who enjoy comedy.