クールドジ男子

COOL DOJI DANSHI

TV_SHORT

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
24
RELEASE
March 28, 2023
LENGTH
11 min

DESCRIPTION

At first glance, these guys look cool and handsome.

You want to get closer to them... but then you realize they're all clumsy! They forget their wallets, turn on their music on the train without putting their headphones in, put on glasses when they have their contacts in, stab bendy straws backwards into drinks, walk around with a shoehorn that they thought was an umbrella… Despite being so clumsy, these guys never forget to play it cool.

(Source: Crunchyroll, edited)

CAST

Souma Shiki
Shouya Chiba
Takayuki Mima
Yuuichirou Umehara
Hayate Ichikura
Chiaki Kobayashi
Shun Futami
Kouki Uchiyama
Motoharu Igarashi
Makoto Furukawa
Souta Shiki
Kazuyuki Okitsu
Asami Futami
Satomi Satou
Kurosaki
Taku Yashiro
Aoyama
Kouhei Amasaki
Akai
Kengo Takanashi
Kanda
Seiichirou Yamashita
Akane Kouno
You Taichi
Momo Momozaki
Haruka Shiraishi
Shirakawa
Ayako Kawasumi

EPISODES

Dubbed

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Not available on crunchyroll

RELATED TO COOL DOJI DANSHI

MANGA ComedyCool Doji Danshi

MUSIC Seishun Kippu

Cover Art for Puchi Cool Doji Danshi no Hito Koma

ONA ComedyPuchi Cool Doji Danshi no Hito Koma

REVIEWS

fairytales
95/100
Like a Warm and Cozy Blanket, I Feel at Home.
Play It Cool, Guys is a true comfort show to me. Like a warm and cozy blanket, I feel at home.

Iyashikei anime, also known as shows that focus on healing the audience, are amongst some of my favorites. Play It Cool, Guys goes a step further by introducing us to a bunch of cute guys of varying ages that are just super clumsy in their own way. And let me tell you that every one of their interactions with each other is truly entertaining to watch. In fact, I don’t have a favorite amongst the boys because they’re all so special in their own way. This may sound like a reach but in a way, this is similar to the found family trope to me. The boys feel supported and happy while they're together. They motivate each other, do fun stuff together and have good conversations. Even when another person is added to the group later on, everything remains the same. It feels like they've known each other for years, their bond is beautiful to watch. They're truly themselves while together. The show also excels at both the funny moments and the more serious moments. It discuses expectations for the future, living in the moment and what a certain friendship means to you.

There’s definitely more to this show than the amazing characters. The studio behind it also invested much time and effort into bringing these characters to life and provided the show with a warm and sincere atmosphere. I'm honestly really surprised as I was not sure if they were going to nail it, but they sure did! The color palette is comforting, and the soundtrack is tranquil. Both OPs and EDs are amazing and tell a story in their own way. Furthermore, the animation is smooth, and the comedic timing is well done. All in all, a feast for the eyes!

The episodes are quite short, you’ll feel sad once they are over. While mostly episodic in nature, I would say that there’s still a cohesive plot going on and different episodes are interconnected. I was truly NEVER bored.

To be honest, I’m sad while writing this. Having been watching this show since October 2022 and it suddenly being over is making me feel melancholic. That’s how much I loved Play It Cool, Guys. I think this show will entertain many different people, so if you’re in need of something comforting and relaxing please give it a try. As for me, I'm going to miss my boys tremendously. I’m planning to read the manga to fill the void!

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JdR2V
98/100
Cool + Clumsy = A relatable tale of life
I was trying to come up with a cool introduction to this review, but I kinda forgot after thinking about the series and started laughing at some of the relatable moments depicted in this incredibly heartwarming anime.

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If you're reading this and you want the TL;DR, here it is: Four (and then Five) Cool looking guys go through life being very clumsy. Now, let me explain why that is such a good thing for you, no matter who you are.

The most accurate description I can give Cool Douji Danshi is "A palate cleanser for your soul", why you may ask? It's because this anime will make you feel a warmth in your chest no matter when or where you watch it.

A 24 half-lenght chapter series that leaves you with a feeling of wanting more but satisfied enough to not feel boring will capture your heart and your smile in the most wholesome way.

NOTE: This is a review free of spoilers for 90% of it length, there are minor spoilers ahead.

Now for the "review" aspect. Cool Douji Danshi is a really good series, doesn't feel stiff with both story and animation, which is an aspect you will find in most slice-of-life stories where either of those things lacks some sort of polish.

This particular story is about four very good looking guys just doing their best while they have to live with a very peculiar situation, they all are very clumsy, and in their own way, they try to not be bother by those awkward situations.

We have an adult office worker (Mima Takayuki), that doesn't care about situations that are weird for him and is kind of a workaholic. A somehow nerdy university student (Ichikura Hayate), who is the personification of "I'm going to use my phone's light to look for my phone". The energetic yet serious high school student (Futami Shum), who's very good at sports but blunders basically everything else. And a vocational school student (Shiki Souma), the stylish type that's all smiles no frown.

Towards the end of the series we're introduce to a fifth main character (Igarashi Motoharu), an acclaimed writer who is actually a childhood friend of the office worker, and is with his introduction that this series changes in a non-dramatic yet very impactful way.

When the character of the writer (Motoharu) appears, the series starts to get a bit more into the "let's try to help these characters with some anxiety problems" by giving most of them a support character that basically fills the role that the cool guys need. A reminder of what's important for Mima, a friend and some sort of beacon for Hayate, and a push into action for Souma. For Shun is a little complicated, given that Shun is mostly already done with his development at this point, but still, Motoharu comes in the form of motivation for Shun to keep improving in the areas he's not particularly strong.

Giving that there's no real plot to the whole series, you could make the duration of each "arc" as long or as short as you want. Now, to answer the question that you probably are asking to your screen right now, why do you put quotes to the word Arc?

Easy, because there aren't any arcs as we know them. That's because almost every single episode has its unique story, yes, I said almost every episode. There are a couple of episodes that continue the storyline from the previous one directly, more specifically, the last two episodes are basically one long chapter.

This idea of having a series chapter based definitely sets a pace that, as previously mentioned, leaves a feeling of wanting more and yet is enough. Combined with how every episode is almost 12 minutes long (with both OP and ED) it just feels right. Making it longer or having more chapters could affect the perception of the viewer, making it feel slower or even sludgy at times.

The last strong point I would like to make in this review is that one of the main points of the series is presented and not touched that much, and that's the "Cool" part.

Yes, the guys are very handsome, yes, they are very cool and at first glance you could think "This is definitely a BL story". But this is what I like to call "An implied topic", and that's thanks to the series not shoving that fact in the viewers face every two or three seconds. Sure, there are moments when this happens, but is almost imperceptible, to the point where you'll be thinking "Oh yeah, they are supposed to be hot".

In conclusion, Cool Douji Danshi is the whole package, good-loking both inside and outside. You will say yes in a split second if this anime asked you to have dinner tomorrow night.
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