Name: A heartwarming rom-com with cute sisters, cute friends, cute boy, cute mums and an Unidentified twist
Item: Engaged to the Unidentified
Rating: 80
Author: tenryuu

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A heartwarming rom-com with cute sisters, cute friends, cute boy, cute mums and an Unidentified twist · Waifora

I finished Engaged to the Unidentified yesterday. I can say from the bottom of the heart, this is probably the romance anime I appreciate the most.
The ending SUCKED but I do love supernatural animes. Supernatural + Slice of life is a staple to me, but + Romance and I usually avoid it. But..this was all 100% wholesome and not lewd at all so perfect for me.

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As I said in the first paragraph the ending was really lackluster. It felt like unnecessary drama in the end of episode 11, suddenly the two family members were gone. Then the ED rolls as normal, same with the OP in episode 12..and in Episode 12 the bumpers were still there, cute and all, as if there was no drama going on at all.

If you've ever watched Idolmaster Cinderella Girls you'll see how they deal with drama with about 2/3 episodes with a simpler OP as just a title card instead. The uplift of a catchy OP and ED feel out of place for something that may see our protagonists injured or hurt in ways unexpected from previous episodes. I would like to compare this to Toradora too; you will understand what I mean if you have watched it, so I won't spoil.

After Kobeni finally gets found, suddenly we see a nice reunion that I felt made a nice full circle, maybe we'll get to know these neighbours, but nope. Suddenly her sister, mother and friend appear in a helicopter. I guess it was supposed to be funny, and I probably would've found it funny, but I was shook at finally finding out the mysteries that were repeated throughout the series so I didn't feel it was appropriate.

I have yet to watch the OVAs of the show so I can't say if they solidify as a great ending or are unrelated. Either way, the series has something for everybody. Doga Kobo's older shows are well worth watching, as well as what they have been releasing the past 5 years.

They're most well known for their slice of life, and most recently the two lolicon protagonists in their adaptations (see UzaMaid and Wataten) but it seems they can adapt just about anything well. For their Gabriel Dropout adaptation they shuffled around chapters of the manga and made their own characters and stories to go with it. Very dedicated studio who can make almost anything with some love.

I have not read the manga so I have nothing to compare in that regard, but all I will say is that I really enjoyed this anime.