GAMERS!

Gaming has stuck with me since childhood. Many memories were made from it, and new friends were met because of it. So I thought to myself that as a gamer, this anime would definitely stick out to me. It definitely did, in more ways than one.

Misunderstandings: The Anime has something going for it. Brought to you by Studio Pine Jam

We have our MC, Keita, who seems to be one of the most passionate people for gaming. He does almost nothing but look down on his phone, doing what he does best: gaming.

In Keita, I see myself. Although not as addicted as he is, I certainly do have a great passion for gaming. We then have our famous blonde, Karen. Seen as the popular girl, but really is something else at heart: She is also a gamer. Seeing that Keita has similarities to her, she then decides to take action and get him to join the video games club. Of course, it’s not too easy.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the opening sequence of the series. The amount of references to games I played is phenomenal and brings back nostalgia. I’m sure some of you who might be reading this might feel the same. Street fighter, Resident Evil, Super Smash Bros, a Tales Game (Phantasia I'm sure), to even PUBG! Of course I haven't played all these games, but I sure do recognize them.

The art is not too appealing, but it’s enough to keep me watching. Of course, it’s a pretty unknown studio doing this, but they’re not doing that bad of a job.

It seems that misunderstandings in the anime will be a main focus in the anime, as expected since it did say that in the synopsis.

Keita is someone that enjoys the games he personally likes, and actually doesn't prefer playing games that don’t appeal to them. Even though he was offered as chance to join the club, he prefers playing games his own ways. That is something I can appreciate about his character. I mean, he was practically forced to play CS:GO. It hurts considering he plays so…badly. But of course, it seems to be his first time with fps. So no complaints.

Overall the main focus of the anime tries to give us clusters of situations leading to misunderstandings. If you don't like that type of thing, I would suggest staying away. Trust me, I don’t like misunderstandings too much either. However, my passion for gaming overloads that concern, and I started watching anyway.

If you like comedy, awesome character interactions, and many gaming references, pick this up.
If you want a complete romance series without any misunderstandings, this ain’t the one for you (unless in the future it somehow changes into that type of anime, but I don’t see it happening anytime soon.)

Overall, I enjoyed this series so as a gamer and anime only. Although not the greatest, it does what it does best: annoying the viewers. Cause it did annoy me even when I knew what I was getting into.