woww, this anime is bad. this show has like one joke, and that joke just doesn't land. the show pretty much sticks to trying to be comedy the whole time, which means there's almost nothing left over when the comedy is bad. almost every character is or ends up being a gag character, such that they feel vacuous when looked at beyond their awful joke. what could otherwise be a very average or somewhat below average show is then dragged further down by incessant yelling and poor visual gags, that transform the show into an unpleasant experience. there are almost no positive points to this show, and almost every aspect of this show has been done better by other shows. i feel that this adaptation is fundamentally flawed, and, while it is very likely to get additional seasons that i will watch anyway, i don't know if it is salvageable. i can see where the source manga could alleviate some of the problems i have with it, but as an anime with this direction, i think this show is always going to fall flat.

without comparing it to other shows, it falls flat, but in comparison to similar, and better, shows, it really fails to impress. even the fundamental aspect of a mute main character has been done better. what should be washed away and forgotten along with countless other seasonal anime has somehow taken a foothold among viewers, and apparently not for the sake of it being good. i can only imagine that it's some sort of cope by manga viewers.

terrible comedy, bland and forgettable romance, annoying cast, a clownish take on anxiety. it's like the show doesn't even try. so much of the writing feels half-assed, you could probably ai-generate these episodes. visually, the show is average at best, and the opening is probably the best part about the show, but it's not like visuals could prop this thing up. the only thing stopping me from dropping my score any further is that, while terrible, the show, at least, isn't offensive to view. if the show toned itself down, maybe took a break from just being so loud, it could be at least a little pleasant to watch, or maybe as background noise, but instead it's all just loud as a humor mechanism, and loud as funny isn't funny. shows can be loud and funny, but when they manage it, the mechanism that makes the show funny is the actual content and good writing, not the inherent fact that it is a loud noise or someone shouting.

at least najimi is a good character, tadano feels like a google search of "generic romcom protagonist", and is extremely under-defined as such. komi has two character traits, exactly enough for a side character, not a main.

hopefully season two can redeem this, feel free to send me a comment if i'm wrong

cope and seethe, komi fans