Reviews for Mieruko-chan

When you hear about cute girls doing cute things in a comedy, the last scene you'd picture in your mind would be a monster popping out like in some sort of horror movie. That's what happens to Miko, who happens to suffer from the unfortuante syndrome of seeing the supernatural. It's everyday normal life turned into a nightmare for a high school girl in this horror comedy. Mieruko-chan is an anime that you should be thankful for unless you happen to be Miko Yotsuya. She's deals with the unfortunate situation where the supernatural haunts her living life, wherever she goes. Whether it's at school, the park,or even in her bedroom, Miko has to live with the reality that supernatural monsters exist in the world of the living. Her own solution is to pretend they don't exist around her but that's easier said than done. From the first episode, we can easily see her fear of the supernatural from her first encounter. It doesn't take long to realize that Miko has built a protective wall around herself and trying to ignore her problem as best as possible. But it get worse!

As the anime ventures on, Miko's personal life is affected when these supernatural entities gets involved with her friends and daily activites. Luckily, they take on incorporeal forms and can't directly interfere with anyone, at least in most circumstances. Miko also takes it her respsonsibility to protect others from the supernatural, noticably her friend Hana. It seems the anime loves to throw Miko and Hana on everyday adventures. The latter has no idea about the supernatural events happening while Miko does her best to protect her friend. It's a goofy yet entertaining delight for those who wants to experience a slice of life-comedic horror story. The anime also loves to experiment with how the supernatural reacts to the world. These include conventional areas such as school, Miko's house, the park, or even the subway station. At its heart, the anime wants to evoke a feeling of uneasiness for the audience whenever the supernatural elements occur on-screen. Other times, it shows us how our charming characters enjoy life such as Hana and her gluttonious appetite.

While Miko is known for seeing the supernatural, there's also other characters that can affects the story as later episodes shows. We meet Julia, a girl who can also see supernatural auras. She gets involved with Miko and Hana through various misunderstandings and brings in together a peculiar tone of humor. Unlike Miko or Hana, she has trouble expressing her personality but and somehow sees Miko as a 'rival'. And that's the appealing element of Mieruko-chan. This show knew from the start with its setup and builds itself along the way by introducing various characters that connects with Miko's daily life. Miko has to balance herself by pretending to ignoring the supernatural but sometimes, she also takes on the role of helping the helpless. In essence, her ability is both a gift and curse. The anime shows that Miko is able to put her ability to use when there's someone or something important to be protected. And while the show does maintain a mostly moderate comedic tone, there are occasionally serious moments that can evoke fear and anxiety. Two examples includes the Train Man spirit in the subway and Miko's investigation of Zen Tohno, a human with suspected malicious intent. For all its worth, the anime is able to balance out the humor and horror to deliver us this unique piece of work.

As a horror comedy, Mieruko-chan does its best to showcase the character personalities. This is especially true for our poster girl, Miko who shows her normal cool self while putting up a poker face whenever she sees the supernatural. In contrast, Hana injects a huge amount of her playfulness. Studio Passione takes adventage of opportunities to throw the pair together in both normal and awkward moments to stir up an audience reaction. Sometimes, that also includes the supernatural. And before anyone asks, there's actually a surprisingly amount of fan service in the show. It appears the anime loves to showcase Miko's chest and legs whenever it gets the chance. Thanks to her appetite, Hana is also a target for fan servicy camera angles, most specifically aimed at her boobs. It's similar to the manga but the anime turns it up for the first few episodes. Otherwise, I am pleased to say that the animation quality lives up to expectations with its colorful chereography, character designs, and highly decorated OP song performed by the ultra talented Sora Amamiya.

Maybe in an alternate world, Miko can live without fear. But for now, we know that she has to accept her curse and gift. Venture into this story to see what Miko life is like and maybe you'll discover something enjoyable about horror comedy. I know I did.

Mieruko-chan tells the story of a high school student Miko Yotsuya who suddenly became highly receptive to spirits of the dead and other otherworldly beings, and now she constantly runs into them trying to pretend she doesn't see them so that they leave her alone. Fortunately, that helps every time. The title is a play on the word "mieru"—"to see", and that's just about the last clever thing you'll see the series do. The whole premise of "a girl sees spooky ghosts and is scared but keeps her cool" sounds like something that would wear itself thin almost immediately—and indeed, that is exactly what happens! Thesituations keep repeating themselves almost one for one: Miko notices something odd but doesn't really do anything about it, a spirit approaches her and starts questioning whether she sees it (they are, apparently, very inquisitive), she maintains her poker face while being terrified on the inside, spirit goes away, Miko moves on with her life until she runs into another one. That's it—that's the formula. The very few exceptions either have the otherwise very distinctly looking spirits inexplicably mimicking regular people so Miko doesn't realize it, or she just attracts their attention on purpose. At no point do we receive any indication that her past experience has somehow taught her anything, or that the encounter has actually affected her to the point where it would affect her life going forward. Nothing ever changes, and Miko adapts to her life of being bullied by ghosts immediately. If you add it to the fact that why or how she acquired that ability is never explained, you end up in a situation where it's nothing more than a tacked-on gimmick rather than a plot device used to its true potential.

It doesn't help, either, that Miko's character is a walking lump of contradictions. Her internal monologue suggests she is scared, but she doesn't really act the part. She pretty much never fails to keep her cool in the face of unspeakable horror, but such mental fortitude comes seemingly out of nowhere (is she secretly a Navy SEAL?). She drops her phone out of shock when it starts behaving erratically, but does well not to flinch at the grotesque imagery that presents itself to her at any other time. Miko's friends are almost completely useless and do nothing except providing occasional comic relief. They never seem to notice how terrified she is, let alone confront her about it. They are non-characters.

It could be said that it's made this way because it's meant to be played for laughs. Except nothing about it is funny unless you're easily amused by all sorts of gluttony jokes and distressed girls on the verge of mental breakdown—in which case, please go see a doctor about it. I think comedy and horror are a very difficult combination to pull off in general because the emotions that drive them are almost polar opposites of each other. So in the end, you either get something that is too funny to be scary (as it happens most of the time), or too scary to be funny—but never both in a similar measure. Works that successfully balance between the two to ratchet up the excitement just enough before changing the tone can probably be counted on one hand. Nevertheless, Mieruko-chan is eager to do both... and, predictably, fails at both. And it's paced so dreadfully that if you were to start watching it at 125% speed, you'd only notice something was wrong during the OP/ED sequences.

I'll give credit where it's due: *some* scenes have unexpectedly solid cinematography and sound design, and they capture the horror atmosphere pretty well for an anime... That is, at least until the camera decides to focus on one of the female heroines' tits, ass, or thighs, with buttock curves, panty lines and cameltoes well defined—and it lingers there for many seconds on end. The manga is somewhat guilty of this as well, at least in the early chapters, but the TV adaptation takes it to entirely new and completely unnecessary heights, courtesy of Passione—the studio that made its name on some of the more degener— ahem, "cultured" TV series out there. Yeah, the word is still used ironically in this context, but you can already get the feeling that very soon this will become its primary meaning.

I want to underline just how intently Mieruko-chan is willing to die on the hill of misplaced erotic titillation: every few minutes, as part of building up dramatic tension, you're forced to look at a vulnerable underage girl from some of the least appropriate angles just to funnel that elevated heart rate into something else entirely. This is easily the creepiest thing about this show by far. In case I'm not being clear enough on what the problem is and how it's different from a typical instance of fan service in an ecchi anime: a brief panty shot or boob slip in a setting where the mood is light and the girl in question is largely in control of her situation (in other words, it's safe for both her character and the audience to assume it won't escalate from there) is one thing. But protracted, persistent creepshot angles in a setting when the girl is vulnerable, afraid, and clearly unhappy, and we expect it to go downhill for her—that is completely different. The kind of difference that separates a joke made in poor taste from being on a list of registered sex offenders.

It's important to understand this difference because the end result seen here just feels bad in a very irredeemable way. Why in the world would anyone who is mentally healthy be aroused by the sight of a visibly uncomfortable, distressed girl? Is her sexual performance somewhere in the first hundred of questions you might be having at that moment? Do you find being bullied or terrorized somehow cute, romantic, or funny? If so, again, please go see a doctor before it ruins your future relationships or, god forbid, someone else's life. I'm sorry; I'm at the age where spooky scary skeletons do nothing for me, but realizing how many people get off on this drivel is truly disturbing. Fascinating how the series itself is less scary than the thought of dealing with someone who gave it a 10. Miko is a victim in the spirit encounters presented, and most of her actions are just mitigating the damage already done to her mental state. It's not exactly a funny subject, at least if you think about it for more than half a second. Personally, I find it the opposite of funny: it's actively making me unhappy.

Sure, it gets a tad better near the end, like around episode 10–11, when Miko finally starts taking some agency to behave like a protagonist in her own show, and the director—the Interspecies Reviewers guy—becomes slightly less of a creep. The problem is it merely gets from the level of a raging dumpster fire to being almost mediocre. "Better" doesn't mean good; it's far from good. Should you read the manga instead? Eh, perhaps—as far as I'm concerned, neither is worth the time, but the TV series stops at the point where the manga just about gains the semblance of a plot. If this show ever gets a second season and gets rid of the pervy cameraman syndrome, I can imagine it becoming comfortably mediocre. What I find truly puzzling is the glowing reception the series had gotten long before it even started to attempt delivering on the potential of its premise (and mind you, the manga at almost 40 chapters in is still nowhere near where it could've been if written by a competent author). Seriously, if you want good monster horror, try John Carpenter's The Thing or maybe David Lynch's Eraserhead; enjoy your nightmares for weeks. If you want a comedy, try literally any comedy: if you laugh even once, chances are that's already more than Mieruko-chan can get out of you. It attempts to do a lot of things that are completely opposite to each other but does none of them well—not a single thing.

Lastly, there are some very misguided comparisons floating around between Mieruko-chan and Natsume's Book of Friends. The idea is so wonderfully asinine it deserves its own paragraph in this already long review. So let's get this straight: the two are nothing alike beyond the most surface-level similarity. Natsume is a very kind-hearted series with a pronounced feel-good vibe and a great deal of respect shown to all of its characters. And while it also tends to succumb to the "monster of the week" formula with little to no overarching development, the protagonist shows a great deal of agency in how he goes about solving the issues he is presented with in almost every case, with his friends meaningfully supporting him. Miko doesn't: she's just passively drifting along the similarly episodic plot, doing little other than getting distressed (with no lasting effects) and showing ass—and being none the wiser for it. It doesn't feel good, it doesn't feel appropriate, it's mean-spirited in both form and spirit.

tl;dr scared gurl funey and has nice ass

Mieruko-Chan so far is basicly a run of the mill slice of life Anime with a creepy backdrop. It´s not realy horrific or disturbing, and doens´t feel like a horror series at all. Creepy, yes. Horror, no. The danger and the rules of the world so far are rather unclear. That wouldn´t be that much of a problem normaly, but there isn´t much else thats happening. So not knowing if anyone is even in danger at any given time or how this danger looks like, doesn´t help much either. On the positiv side, it´s at least kinda entertaining watching our protagonist doing her best not to reactto the ghosts around her and at times there is even some tense athmosphere, i just wiched there was more of it.

The production is okay. Animation and music are functional, but the character and backgrounds seem flat at times. Nothing impressive but not offensivly bad.

All in all a 6/10. Mildly enjoyable, but nothing special.

Even though Mieruko-Chan labeled itself as a horror anime, the series itself was never about horror. It’s more about you watching Miko, the protagonist, doing her best to not give out any sort of reactions to the horrific-looking spirits that happen to exist and only people like Miko can witness. And that’s where the entertainment really lies. This show, Mieruko-Chan, instead of keeping its viewers constantly at the edge of their seats and anticipating the next jump-scare, it’s more about following the daily life moments of someone who can see these hideous spirits and not lose sanity. These creatures were supposed to be presented toincite the feeling of creepiness in both of its characters and the viewers. But the reliance on this element in the anime does get aggravatingly repetitive and can lose its purpose.

While some of that concern is valid, I think the series does a good job of surprising its viewers every now and then in unexpected ways. One of the aspects of Mieruko-Chan is that it’s unclear what these spirits truly are because the series never really delved into it for possible explorations. But it’s safe to say that a spirit can be a deceased family member or a relative, or even an entity that can express emotions. One such that was presented in the series: A deceased elderly man who found his way to his current living family and helped his equally old spouse to remember a key lock to a small metal box that she had long forgotten. Another random incident in the show was when a spirit hid inside a cardboard box with a cat, intending to provide protection from an evil spirit. It’s random moments like these that I’m quite fond of because it was something that I was not expecting. To a degree, moments like a deceased spirit interacting with the world of the living can provide a deeper meaning than it seems.

In a way, the belief in benevolent and malevolent spirits is something that I think is universal because we can acknowledge that there’s no such thing. However, we do subconsciously think of it from time to time. It’s pretty much a reminder, for me, at least, that these feelings and beliefs can still creep their way into the scientific and progressed world.

Earlier on in Mieruko-Chan, there were bickerings among the viewers about the unnecessary fanservice in the show. Ranging from ass shots of Miko and other characters to a horny spirit that’s dedicated to an episode. In the end, however, the fanservice served no purpose to the show and as the series progressed, Mieruko lessened its usage as the plot changed direction to more interesting aspects.

Other than those little moments, Mieruko-Chan as a show really doesn’t shine much in the horror compartment. However, that’s not to say there aren’t any horror moments. The very few horror moments in the show were decently executed in my eyes, it’s just that there aren’t that many. Additionally, the series is not about finding the intricacies of how these spirits came to be and I think that’s perfectly fine. If the show isn’t really aiming for an in-depth explanation and is still able to provide a sense of entertainment, then I believe that is more than justified for its existence.

Score: 6/10

This review is spoiler free My opinion Well in this season we had a lot and I mean a lot of anime out. Despite of those anime one of the few anime that stood out among the crowd was mieruko-chan. It has a good blend of horror & comedy both into it. So honestly I quite liked it. Story 8 The plot of the anime looks pretty straight forward right? Well you are not wrong about it. But some times straight forward plots also give us something good mieruko-chan is just that type of anime. The comedy blends perfectly with the horror theme of the anime. And thestory arcs are quite nice too. So I would give it an 8 in story.

Art 9

Well no complains in the art & animation of the anime. Studio Passion did a very good job in animating the anime. Some ghost sightings literally give you chills due to the art & animation of the anime. Each and every scene is properly animated & designed. So this gets a solid 9.

Sound 8

Now let's be real who didn't liked the opening of the anime. It was really quite amazing. Not only the opening the OST's of the anime are quite good too. During the ghost sightings specially the OST play and important part to give you the real feel of the anime. I quite liked that of this anime. So, I would give it an 8 in Sound.

Character 7

The only parts the anime lacks behind a little is it's characters & their development. We really just get to see 2 characters in the screen most of the time. I mean I know they are the main characters but at least focus a little on the side characters as well. As far as I can say this might be the only drawback for the anime. So, I would give it a 7 in characters.

Enjoyment 8

Now, if I had to pick an anime from this season that I enjoyed a lot regardless of its flaws it would definitely be mieruko-chan. One of the main things that kept me hooked up to the anime was it's animation & perfect blend of comedy and horror. So I would give it an 8.

Overall 8

It's quite obvious up to this point that this anime can be said as consider watching once. You like it or not is totally up to you. But, you will enjoy it that's for sure. And well we just have a bunch of action/adventure anime's this season. So it would be good to have a change of genre once in a while. I would give a final rating as 8 for this anime.

The show looks good at first but when you take a look and try to analyze what is going on you aren't really left with much substance or reason. Mieruko sees ghosts is the basic idea of the show and that is fine but the problem is that this is also the part where it stops. There is no idea for developement, no concepts to explain whats going and everything just happens because it does. When the main character gets into a situation where she sees a ghost it usually happens in the same order every time. She sees a ghost > The ghost tries to get herto react > she ignores the ghost. This can be applied for almost every single encounter. There is no suspense, no threat, nothing. It just happens and then it says "ok cool, lets move on" which makes the encounters repetitive and honestly kind of pointless after the first few times.

And the EXACT same applies to the comedy. When she sees a ghost she tries to act natural while being nervous. Don't get me wrong this can be funny but if that is the only type of comedy there is it just gets boring after the 5th time. There is no other comedy elements. The one where she looks on her phone in the cafe was pretty good but it becomes a lot weaker since the same concept of the joke happened at least 10 times before.

The characters so far are mainly there to drive the narrative and don't really have that much going outside of them so far( up to Ep.4). You don't have to have fleshed out characters after such a short amount of time, however most characters with a solid amount of screentime have done nothing to make them somewhat memorable and not just blank slates for the "story" which there is none to tell.

The horror aspect kinf of falls flat since that genre is pretty hard to do in animation but I think they still did a good job so far. I like the design of a lot of the ghosts and the sounds they make can weird you out.The main issue comes from the ghosts being completely powerless. How are you supposed to be scared of something that you know can do nothing against you?

There are a few good scenes like her dad or the one with the cat. If they expanded more on the stories of the ghosts it could be a lot more solid. Even then those scenes are VERY basic and me bringing them up as good shows just how low the standard is.

There is also absolutely no need for fanservice in the show like this but its there I guess? It adds nothing and basically confirms that there is no direction here. So might as well put it in to garner a certain group of watchers.

I wish I could give it a higher rating but so far there is just nothing that justifies a rating higher than maximum of 5/10. The fanservice leads to it getting a 3/10 from me.

I was really excited to check out this anime. The premise is promising, and honestly even though a lot of the jokes were the same, I would've been happy to stick around and keep watching Miko get through these scenarios. I found the design of the ghosts really cool, especially the way they used more choppy lineart and a different color palette. The thing that turned me off was the ridiculous amount of panty shots, unnecessary jokes about her best friends boobs or underwear and other shots that are totally not needed. I get this is anime and theres gonna be stuff like that andI'm normally happy to accept it and continue on, but this is almost softcore porn (not to mention its of minors). Really not worth watching in my opinion. Find a better anime.

This anime is perfectly balance with Horror, Wholesome, fanservice and sadness with a twist in the manga. STORY=7-Pretty good one nothing too crazy but the manga is.....The twist will shock you for sure. ART=7-Good the horror characters are honestly on my nightmares but Mieruko chan thiccness saved me. SOUND=8-Good and the horror characters sound are so damn scary. CHARACTERS=8-Yes Meiruko chan is one of the cutest girls this season and the side characters are good too they blend with the story ENJOYMENT=9- The unwanted fanservice, The damn horror that is terrifying , The decent comedy and the plot are perfectly balanced so far Overall 8/10 Recommended! Its really good and itwill no dissapoint trust me.

Just give this a try... People be judging everything quickly. They be like: well there is fan service then it must be a bad anime for horny teens. All i can say is If you can ignore the story because of the ecchi scenes, then why not ignore the fanservice for the story. This Anime is no masterpiece. But still it don't deserve this rating. There isn't many anime which caught me offguard and hit right in the feels like this. People these days getting into the hype bandwagon like komi-san and other shit. And sleeping on the good one's like this and ousama ranking.

Dropped this anime because it is full of unnecessary shots that it made it looked like the whole point of the plot is for fan service. I mean it does have a potential but over time, I got fed up with those things that I decided to watch even better ones that are worth my time. But who knows maybe I'll pick this up again after sometime if ever I changed my mind or someone made me changed my mind about it. For now, I still think it should focus more on what the plot is all about and stop with the unnecessary fan serviceshots, even though it's an anime, the girls are still minor in the story, y'all basically supporting sexualizing minors to be a norm.

"Can you see me? Are you watching me for the horror comedy and not for the fanservice? Please see me...or feel my wrath!" To say that Mieruko-chan is the perfect segue to air in the season where Halloween is abound in existence is truly an understatement, other than the trepidatious BL supernatural mystery show Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru a.k.a The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window that aired alongside this show at the same time. In hindsight, this show is a breath of fresh air from the many iterations of Junji Ito's pure horrifying horror, done with a mix of comedy that doesn't feel contrivedin all aspects that feels entertaining and enjoyable from start to finish. But the journey to get there has some qualms, purely because of the people related in production, and it doesn't take a bat inch of an eye to see why. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Putting that out of the way first, Mieruko-chan is just a basic straightforward plot of the protagonist who has for some unknown reason, the ability to see ghosts/spirits, but chooses to ignore them with a straight face. And this is a clear example of people like mangaka Tomoki Izumi, knowing the intricacies of a simple plot and using its characters to elevate the story segments intimately, as such seen with the protagonist Miko Yotsuya, with ghosts lurking at every corner that sends shudders on her skin each and every time she encounters them.

With someone being able to see and sense the supernatural, Miko shouldn't be just a castaway MC who's wrought to suffering alone, and this is further implemented by the other characters who serve a purpose alongside Miko as friends that ought to be protected while in full view of the situations at hand. Hana Yurikawa for one, she's Miko's classmate and a best friend whom is air-headed and a glutton, but that gluttonous behaviour actually serves a purpose as a proportionate yin and yang between herself and Miko. You see, Hana is the exact opposite of Miko, that she is a literate ghost/spirit human BBQ that small prey can easily be fried through her with just a contact of the skin (a.k.a huge boobs) to be fed to the larger spirits. Talk about a god aura that the level of air-headedness doesn't know that she's helping Miko be kept sane. Yulia Niguredou on the other hand, she's the illusive girl that's initially stalking Miko on the sidelines, only to realize that she's the exact same as Miko, only on a customary lower level fitting to the smaller spirits. These 3 girls are the epitome of Halloween horror comedy, and while they had a rough start, it doesn't take long for their characters to become likable, especially Miko who has to trudge through that creepiness everywhere. Man, Miko's got a hardened steel heart to play hide-and-seek with these ghosts and wished for constant emancipation as it legit scares the living shit out of her, this girl is a real MVP. Over the course of the show we get to see other people whom has been proven time and time again about their actions from the 3 high school JKs, and they've promptly received their salvation from them, which I thought was a nice touch all things considered.

Of course, what is Mieruko-chan without the obvious elephant in the room: the fanservice. And what better way than to bring this to task with the studio best representative of "culture" (that is Passione) with the in-house director Yuuki Ogawa that helmed one of the most defining "men of culture" shows of the 2020s, Interspecies Reviewers. And if the near-obscene ecchi fanservice shots are of any indication to the source material, while I've seen a fair bit of the Western side being in loggerheads that the fanservice adds or detracts to the anime, over in Japan, people were allied in total hate of this move, saying that this unnecessary decision to add the ecchi fanservice scenes only degrades the source material, earning it average ratings in the process. Production is decent to good, save for the obvious fanservice, so give or take that as you will.

And man, Sora Amamiya as the MC Miko Yotsuya is really running on high for this show, it's simply "gas, gas, gas". Not just in her stellar VA performance, but also in the OST theme songs as both OP and ED are sung by her, what a star-studded Stacy/Trixie.

For a horror show that blends the creepy heebie-jeebies with comedy, I don't really remember if there's any other AniManga like this ever done before, but it's for certain that Tomoki Izumi's work is the first that I've come around to enjoy a fair bit, even if the inherent flaws (like the fanservice) do detract from the experience. Love it or hate it, Mieruko-chan is not great, but at least it's a play on the horror genre for doing something different and unique. And for that alone, Mieruko-chan comes easily recommended if you wish to get the creepy factor but without being too overly shocked by its premise.

Welcome to M1c3f's condensed anime review. I'll be giving you all the necessary information about a show in just a few sentences and the following recommendation. Today featuring: Mieruko Chan The genres of Mieruko Chan are: Comedy, Ecchi, Horror - Is it particularly funny? No - Is it particularly scary? No - Enjoyable fan service? No The show clearly failed its mission regarding that. The protagonists clearly deserve their own special Emmy:Emmy for most apathetic main character.

Emmy for most reluctantly annoying sidekick.

The show has one single character who is enjoying to watch and is not written by an ape.

There's no real story that's been told to follow along nor are there any designated antalogistic arcs. Most of what's happening is incoherent and serves no greater purpose. Only close to the end of the show the narrative gets some depth to it.

The animation is honestly basic and not creating any kind of apt atmosphere. The lightning and coloring mainly is way to bright.

Recommendation: Kinda waste of time. The show features not a single interesting element. It tries to lure you in with some really shity fan service but after Episode 3-4 there won't be any fan service'y scenes anymore.

My score:

Story: 2.4

Characters: 2.6

Animation: 4.0

Sound: 4.8

Enjoyment: 3.0

(Also refer to my profile for scoring criteria)

Do you like the mix of cute and horror? Slice of life? This anime is perfect for you. Although not plot heavy which is a disappointment I feel, It does have a good charm to it with the mc's. So it is not a total let down. It can hit home with you hard in certain episodes. I found myself tearing up and almost crying because of how heart warming some episodes were. It will get you in the feels for sure and find yourself appreciating some of the characters and end up loving the anime for these moments and character development.Just forgive the first 2 episodes because its extremely fanservicey so don't let that bum you out. It is very unfortunate to see it but happens alot in anime for its kind of desensitizing.

The mc's are all ladies which is always a plus to see female leads in anime. All of them each have a cute unique charm. A Chunnibyo, ditz, and the mom of the group would be Mieruko. I'm sure you end up loving one of them for sure. No annoying/unintresting side characters here. Just a girl group all hanging together c:.

I certainly wished that it was plot heavy though instead of plopping the mc with a gift we never find out why she was given it and it leaves it open in the air. It was picking up for sure following a certain plot line but then adds nothing to it. It doesn't try hard for another season but it was asking for it when it left the ending so empty and sort of mysterious.

The art is sure great I loved how the the mcs are cute and then when the monsteryly ghost appears it really balances each other out and i really loved that about this anime.

**Spoiler free** If the word underrated had a form then it would be this anime You may think i am over exagerating this but this is possibly one of the best anime i have ever seen in my life and yes i have seen almost 300 anime so i can say this.I am absolutely sure many people is gonne skip this due to the lack of "score" in MAL,but i really don't understand why this is a 7.57 (at the time of writing),it is a solid 8.90 show or even a 10 for me. Story Never thought a slice of life almost ecchi horror anime could make me cry and hasbreath taking action fighting scenes but here we are.Sure the

starting of this anime may look like classic ecchi boring slice of life with no development to character whatsoever,but as the episodes progresses

it is noticible that the ecchi part completely vanishes after the 2nd episode because the story becomes so damn good. It has a complete layer of mystery

to it and at first we will see all the ghosts in this is like classic mindless faceless beings but its not.Each of the ghost has a deep story

behind him/her. The progression and the exploration we see in each epiosode is mind blowing(atleast for me).

The scary stuff actually hits in this show. Bruh the amount of tears this show made me shed is just unbelievable.

Mieruko is a normal highschooler who is into scary stuff. A lot. Until she actually meets one which changes her whole life.

The thing that makes her soo interesting is that she progressively realizes that she is the only one who can see them(until ep 4)

and completely ignores them from the get-go.She does not show emotions that much but is still caring .In her mind she gets the shit

scared out of her which causes her to pee(Just once). She also realizes that if the ghost realizes she can see them they could attack

her.Also the goddamn twists this show pulls of brings tears to the eye.

Characters

Mieruko's friend hana is a very cheerful big booba:) girl who has a appetite which matches that of an elephant.We do learn why she does

get this appetite frequently but i really wish we could see more of her character besides the hungry and gets scared easily but a good

and very caring character nonetheless.There is also yuria and a teacher who is interesting and very mysterious too.

Animation

The quality of animation of this show is breath taking.Like we could see every single detail of the ghost/monster and the action

scene is really really good.

Overall

Really underrated anime, do try to watch first 2 or 3 ep if it is not upto your interest or expectation then understandable

To people who are reading this don't overhype a show and then get dissapoint because it didn't live upto it.Start a show normally

and if you don't like it thats that.

11/10 show for me

The anime was awesome! The animation and voice acting were top-notch, making the show super enjoyable. I especially liked how they portrayed the ghosts; it gave the whole thing a really creepy vibe. But here's the thing, the random fanservice shots in the anime got on my nerves big time. It felt kinda unnecessary and took away from the story. So, I decided to bail on the anime and stick to the manga instead. The manga has all the good stuff from the anime, minus those weird fanservice moments. So yeah, if you're like me and don't want to deal with that fanservice stuff, go for themanga. It keeps things focused on the story and characters without all the distractions. Happy reading!

I typically don't mind there's no season 2 for anime with low ratings/low quality - I'm not that invested in seeing how the story progresses. But this is not low quality, and alas, I am invested. Sigh. If there's one thing I truly despise about animation above all else, it is how some anime are just video promos for the manga, and after watching this, that's exactly what it feels like. A very good anime - easily a 9 in my book: great production value, nice monster designs, compelling characters (albeit not shown out enough - keep in mind there's no true character arc), andan intriguing concept, but alas, it gets nothing done in 12 episodes. You don't learn anything new about the MC situation - why does she suddenly see spirits? What happens if she does NOT ignore them? What's up with those fishy shrine gods? Forget any of that being answered.

And, don't take me wrong, that's fine if you plan on reading the manga or are already a manga reader, but if you just want a self-conclusive anime, this show isn't for you. I heard they have no plans for a season 2, so if you are - like myself - the anime-only dud, you're gonna be utterly disappointed by the ending. If you still don't mind the fact it develops barely 1% of the overarching plot of the manga, and are fine with just going to read the wiki to see how it ends, then there's a lot to be enjoyed about this "comedy-horror" show. Personally, I find that to be one of the worst flaws of animation as it is today - lots of good products end up being shelved because they don't sell enough, while trash like Redo or Arifureta gets season after season, and all you're left with is the manga. Meh.

It's that time of the year once again. Strap yourself into this spooky, and very unsettling tale of Mieruko-chan. Mieruko-chan really hits the landing on so many levels. Even if some of those levels...Are questionable to say the least. But that doesn't mean it's a bad thing, but there are things you'll notice as it goes along. To put it simply without spoiling too much, or anything at all. It really seems these spooky entities, really don't have an issue with boundaries lmao. If you've mainly seen things on Twitter, or on YT, and wanted to watch a full episode, then be prepared for a littlebit more then you bargained for.

But enough of that, how does the rest of the show come across?

Story/Art/Sound: 8

It comes across very nerve wracking, and unsettling to say the least. Like a show of this type should be. If you're not unsettled, it wouldn't be doing it's job. Then again, some of the tone does take it out of it at times, but overall, the creatures shown throughout te show do give off very unsettling vibes that are done very well. I cannot praise the art direction in that sense enough. From just the more colourful backgrounds, to more gritty scenes, to how certain things look. It's all top notch, and animated super well.

You can really can sense the terror through our main character's eyes. Imagine trying to go about your normal life, your normal school life, your normal every day life. But seeing these creepy spirits roaming around, and more likely would be harming you if you let out that you know they are there. It's like a fanserviced slice of life, trown in some spooky entities, and then you've got Mieruko-chan.

The sound is quite a delight too. Really doing well with the sound of the emotions that the characters give off, but even when during very unsettling scenes. It's done pretty well there, and I cannot say anything is wrong with the sound choices at all. Props also very much go out to the OP and ED too, both of them are really great in their own right.

Characters: 7

So far the casting is small, so not a lot can be said it about that I haven't stated already. There are characters that are one episode only, or are the main focus of a particular part. Which is all fine and dandy. Then we have those that for sure we will know more of. Then finally we have our protag in Miko, wom is seeing all of this, and I'm surprised how strong willed she can be. Because let's face it. Most of us would be shitty our pants if we saw what shes seeing. We also have her best friend. The ever so bubbly Hana, that is a delight to be around, that of course Miko doesn't want to be involved in this mess. An interesting set of characters, that not only would we want to know more of, but would love to know also.

Overall this show has been a hit for me, and it really hits on te creepy vibes, even if it focuses on some, fanservice here or there. Though it's not blinding, but once you notice it, you start to realize it. But it doesn't ruin any experiences, and any enjoyment in general. You'll be glad to have watched this.

Mieruko is fairly popular, I see it a bunch on social media and that was the reason I started watching it. It's not like I had my hopes fairly high, but I certainly didn't have it low either from what I have seen online. The story is very repetitive, the premise for each episode is almost exactly the same and I find it's more of a series of events rather than a story. While that isn't bad sometimes, it certainly didn't suit this genre. It's tags don't seem to suit the series either. I couldn't find a way to get scared or even remotely disgusted byanything apart from the fanservice in certain moments, so it didn't suit my tastes in terms of horror. The supernatural tag definitely fit in, but the comedy one, not really. I didn't know which part I was meant to laugh at while watching.

The whole story was just frustrating, there were many problems that could've been solved if MC had said something. Even if she didn't want to explicitly say that there was a ghost and they shouldn't go in, she could say something like 'the vibes are off' and it would be accepted because instincts are a thing. Though I can understand it's for the story sometimes, others I really am not sure why she kept letting herself get misunderstood. I couldn't find any way to empathise with mc either, i cld def sympathise but I cld not understand her sometimes. She can have very contradictory thinking, like she knows how it will end since ghosts are only ghosts and have limited abilities, but decides to get scared abt it until she cries.

Something that also made me dislike the series was how oblivious other characters were. Miko could be standing still for a good 5 minutes and her friends just stare at her. Like ??? Idk if that's how it's meant to be but it can be a slap in the face sometimes.

Overall,

Pro:

- pretty art and animation

- it gets slightly better as you go along

- uses day to day situations and implements stories well (execution wise tho...)

Con:

- repetitive

- characters seem one-dimensional and can get very frustrating (e.g. only rlly being there for comedic relief, serve barely any use to the story)

- fanservice where there shouldn't be (wish i cld name them but don't want to spoil)

In the end, maybe it's just not my taste, but I feel that there are better animes that can satisfy your need for horror/comedy/supernatural.

Not for me. Interesting concept but very lackluster execution. I found myself yawning quite a bit and most of the episodes were so boring. Story meanders quite a bit, and every character other than Miko is either lifeless or annoying. Hana's airheadedness and Yuria's "rivalry" schtick got old real quick. Sound was whatever, voice acting met expectations. The best aspect of this show is easily the artstyle as it is very pleasing to look at. This is also supposed to be a horror comedy but in my opinion it fails at both. Yeah, both of them are pretty subjective and I can see why somepeople might find it funny even though I don't, however I really can't see anyone being even creeped out over this, the ghosts look more goofy than creepy.

Pretty disappointed that it turned out to be so dull, the synopsis sounded very interesting but it's yet another anime that I drop because it's just so boring and bland.

This anime was so good, the whole plot with the cats totally surprised me and that scene at the end of the last episode. It was like, damn, now I have to read the manga! I was thinking about it anyways but still. I can't wait to see if that gets expanded on. The ghosts were really interesting, I like how it leaves a lot to the imagination but I'm also really curious about why the ghosts work the way they do. Like the axe ghost, what the heck was he doing? Was he even a ghost? I'll be running to the manga so fast.It's been a few years since this came out but maybe we'll get a second season some day. I'll keep my fingers crossed for it.

EDIT: I started reading the manga because I was dying to find out what happened next. I started it from the beginning and read through the stuff I'd already watched. It's a really good adaptation. I've said it before and I'll say it again, anime is one of the few places where you can go read the books and find it so similar you wonder why you're even bothering.

I'm glad I didn't skip though, there was some small things here and there that the anime cut, nothing big, just small little scenes that wouldn't be missed but were still fun to see... but then it happened. I finally got to where the anime left off and now I'm kind of disappointed in the anime. I still think it was really good and I enjoyed it, but the shrine stuff, it was all set up. If they'd had two or maybe three more episodes they could have wrapped the whole thing up with a neat little bow but it ends with a cliff hanger.

I've looked into it and apparently, there's a season two in the works, which is great, but I wonder how that's gonna go. Is season two going to start with a big climax that should have happened in season one or are they gonna drag the shrine stuff out over the course of season 2 and have that be the whole plot?

I know twelve episodes is typical, sometimes they have a thirteenth episodes. But that really hurts the show here.