BOKU NO KOKORO NO YABAI YATSU
STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
12
RELEASE
June 18, 2023
LENGTH
23 min
DESCRIPTION
Fascinated by murder and all things macabre, Kyoutarou daydreams of acting out his twisted fantasies on his unsuspecting classmates — but an encounter with Anna Yamada, the gorgeous class idol, lights a spark in the darkness of his heart. It’s a classic tale of an antisocial boy falling for a popular girl, but neither are who they appear to be at first glance. Will Kyoutarou and Anna defy their expectations of each other — and of themselves?
(Source: HIDIVE)
CAST
Anna Yamada
Hina Youmiya
Kyoutarou Ichikawa
Shun Horie
Moeko Sekine
Megumi Han
Kana Ichikawa
Yukari Tamura
Serina Yoshida
Atsumi Tanezaki
Chihiro Kobayashi
Ayaka Asai
Sanae Yamada
Yuuko Minaguchi
Shou Adachi
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Honoka Hara
Aki Toyosaki
Lucifer Nigorikawa
Jun Fukuyama
Kenta Kanzaki
Gen Satou
Mamiya
Madoka Asahina
Ichikawa Haha
Chinami Nishimura
Haruya Nanjou
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Chikara Oota
Jun Fukushima
Wantarou
Rin Kanaoya
Yuu Serizawa
EPISODES
Dubbed
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REVIEWS
Mcsuper
I Came For The Cringe, But Stayed For The WholesomenessContinue on AniListHow beautiful it turned out to be...
The Dangers in My Heart has had quite an interesting run, from a full on cringefest to an incredibly wholesome ride filled with great character growth, and moments that really dangered my heart indeed. Granted, I liked the show from the beginning even with how cringe some of it was, but fast forward to about nine weeks in, and this became one of the shows I looked forward to the most every week in the spring anime season. From being lukewarm on the protagonist, I definitely came around on him, and he became one of my favourite male characters of the season. If you want to watch two dumb, goofy characters get together in a very entertaining matter, I highly recommend this, as it’s one of my favourite new romcoms I’ve seen in quite some time.
Many of us have been a cringe teenager at some point right? Right? Come on, admit it. Kyoutarou Ichikawa, the male protagonist, is the embodiment of the cringe teenager personality. He’s edgy, a bit creepy, and wants to kill his classmates. What a guy, am I right? I fully expected his edginess to be the focus of the comedy, but he ended up being a much better protagonist than I ever thought he could be. While he is an incredibly chuuni character at the start, his edgy personality makes him quite a perceptive person, who’s very aware of what happens around him, and thus, that perceptiveness allowed him to help others, and it turns out, he’s quite an empathetic character who cares a lot for the people around him.
The word “Karte” in Japanese, refers to a patient’s medical record. If you’ve watched the show, I’m sure you noticed that the title of each episode has this word in it. In a way, it means with each passing episode, Kyoutarou is getting cured from his chuunibyou personality, little by little, and is maturing. In my eyes, it’s an awesome example of “show, not tell”, as there’s just a lot of nuance here, the development isn’t just thrown right in your face, but slowly, but surely, you see Kyoutarou opening up, talking to more people, becoming braver. The romcom genre is quite a saturated genre these days in anime, and it’s pretty rare to have a romcom protagonist grow in a very “earned”, and natural way without it being forced, so I appreciated his development a lot. Not to mention, it’s also pretty rare to see an extremely short male character compared to the female character, and I honestly liked that change of scenery. I love my short kings!
And then there’s Anna Yamada, the adorable glutton who seems to like the perfect girl to the people around her. In reality, she’s quite a doofus, and does some inexplainable things that leave me scratching my head sometimes. Kyoutarou puts her on a pedestal just like most of the boys would, but that tall pedestal slowly shrank and he wouldn’t have to look too high up anymore, though he still would need to look up at the towering girl that he likes.
The direction is also top-tier, from the first-person angles, to the colour palettes, to the framing, and the soundtrack from Kensuke Ushio, a legend who has worked on big name anime such as “A Silent Voice”, “Ping Pong The Animation”, and even another anime this season in “Heavenly Delusion”, did a fantastic job on this show as well, as it only added to the important scenes and made it ever more impactful.
From the awkward exploration of teenage love, to the heartwarming moments that left my heart in danger, this is truly one of my favourite romcoms in recent memory in my eyes, and I only hope we get to see more of these two doofuses together making some great memories.
Ionliosite2
Despite the premise, it's actually a wholesome romcomContinue on AniListIn the realm that is the romcom genre there is a lot of trash, and when I read the synopsis of Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu I was sure it was going to be another one of those, like, it looked absolutely ridiculous, but after watching the first episode I could gladly say that I was wrong, the series was actually funny and even endearing.
It is pretty impressive how well this series manages to show the feelings that some teenagers have during their years on school, loving a person and feeling as if the world revolved around that other person and how innocently one can love when you are young showcasing how naturally love can form during that age, sure, you can argue that a “10/10 girl won’t fall for a “3/10” boy, which may be kinda true, but the point is how this gets developed and it is done very well, going slowly from Ichikawa feeling that he is just misunderstanding what he feels about Yamada until accepting it and even telling it to another person even if he is embarrassed about it comes out pretty naturally. This has multiple misunderstandings like many romcoms, however, here they actually talk about them and fix them like normal people and not stretching it out until it gets tiresome. Also, the romance actually advances even if little by little, so you don’t have to wait a lot to see them going on something akin to date that isn’t related to some kind of festival, this doesn’t try to hide how Ichikawa feels almost every time even including lewd thoughts, so you get to see every side of him. It is also nice to see Yamada, despite still being this incredibly beautiful girl, she behaves airheaded and she shows that a lot of times, she can mess up but always tries her best with people, she can be awkward at times with the way of her eating habits, it is actually kind of funny when she gave the candy wrappers to Ichikawa for him to put in the trash, that kind of stuff actually happens.
My biggest problem with the series is that the art sometimes looks like a Cloverwoks’ series halfway through the season with all those blurry backgrounds, sometimes it gets irritating, otherwise it is nothing special to talk about. But what I’m surprised the most is Kensuke Ushio’s participation in this, and let me tell you, the music turns out great with him on board, I really love when the title card with “karte” appears on screen because the music fits really well.
It is pretty surprising how the series seems like it is going to be a cringefest with how edgy Ichikawa was during the first episode, but not only that didn’t happen, but it turned out to be an actually good romcom to watch.
Thank you for reading.
RebelPanda
Subverts expectations and delivers a refreshing take on recent romance animeContinue on AniListThe Dangers in My Heart is… uncomfortable, not due to its subject matter, but because of its effective satirization of the inherent creepiness often found in male-led romance anime. It cleverly critiques the recent wave of school rom-coms featuring generic boys who mystically attract conventionally attractive girls through exaggerated narratives and voyeuristic direction. Kyoutarou Ichikawa, the average male protagonist, embodies the creepiness to the extreme with his lurking, antisocial behavior, and disturbing thoughts. However, the series takes an unexpected turn by juxtaposing his unsettling tendencies with moments of genuine kindness.
These anime tend to follow men who narrate about their love interests while staring at them longingly, usually as the anime’s director ogles her leeringly. Is Kazuya a creep for staring at Chizuru and thinking about her? Yes, obviously. Kyoutarou Ichikawa the average male-led rom-com protagonist, with the creepiness cranked to eleven. He lurks in the dark library, avoids socializing, carries a box cutter at all times, and loves to ponder murdering his classmates. Oh yeah, he’s also five-foot-nothing and shatters at the slightest confrontation. Initially, I had assumed this would be your average “loner guy gets hot girlfriend because she sees he has a beautiful heart.” And it seemed that way, at first. Ichikawa’s private sanctum, the library, is threatened when his model classmate, Anna Yamada, comes to secretly snack in private. Rather than announcing himself, he hides a foot away from her behind a bookshelf, and narrates his frustration and murderous desire to the viewers. But seemingly, Ichikawa can’t help himself when she’s in need. Like when she’s crying, he kindly leaves her tissues, or readily defends her when she’s in trouble with teachers. It’s almost like the anime is attempting to make us overlook his stalker tendencies because he’s a nice guy™… except, she doesn’t actually need him. Everytime he attempts to help, it’s clear she’d be fine on her own, or has already solved the problem herself. What keeps this formula refreshing is how Ichikawa’s plans tend to fail in unpredictable ways.
Early on, Ichikawa witnesses a boy harassing Anna, as he is stalking her of course—but rather than step in to help, he throws his bike down a hill, landing it in a river, but effectively getting the attention of other students to draw away the harasser. Despite epicly failing to be suave, he helped Anna—at a major expense to himself. He’s not smooth in any way, but his sincerity is earnest. Watching the series blindly, I worried Ichikawa would successfully rescue Anna at every turn, and make her fall in love with him. A cliche, tried and true romance trope.
In fact, it’s the opposite. Ichikawa’s well-meaning failures and adorable awkwardness are what endear Anna to him. Their relationship slowly develops into friendship, hinting at something more, and the ball is always in Anna’s field. She has more power in their relationship, but not in an manipulative, abusive, Nagatoro-san kind of way. Considering she’s an athlete and like a foot taller than him, capable on her own. Other anime about generic cringe-worthy teenage boys who somehow attract the hottest girl in their life usually treat their heroines like objects of desire. They’re to be looked at, but entirely devoid of personality, conflict, and depth, Anna is the antithesis of them. The recent trend of male-led rom-com heroines may have flaws that make them ‘not like other girls’, such as sadism, inability to speak, teasing, but these supposed flaws fulfill a desire for some viewers. Anna is just a person—her idiosyncrasies aren’t attractive qualities, they simply make her unique.
Yamada does some funny things occasionally that made me laugh out loud. Such as pulling a pound of candy out of her pocket randomly and covering other magazines with her own at the store. Sometimes she’s a little ridiculously stupid. How don’t you question why a random dude is always hiding in the library behind you, or wonder why he just has a box cutter on him? However, her foolishness never exists to make Ichikawa appear smarter. They’re both dunces in their own ways. The perfect example of this is in a later episode when the two catch colds trying to care for one another; Ichikawa chases after Anna in the rain to return her forgotten belongings, then Anna visits his home after school, bringing him ice cream and showing her concern for his well-being. When Ichikawa passes out from a fever, Anna helps him and, in her genuine worry, cannot resist hugging him during his delirium. Unbeknownst to Ichikawa, Anna caught a cold from their heartfelt hug, highlighting her selfless and caring nature. Although I found it cute and accurate to his personality, his obliviousness to her affection may come off as frustrating for some viewers.
Ichikawa's insecurities and fear of rejection are vividly depicted, leading to his edgy behavior and rejection of Yamada's sincere care. In episode nine, Yamada's efforts to obtain Ichikawa's number go unnoticed until he realizes her intentions, but a series of misunderstandings further strains their relationship. Ichikawa's distorted belief that Yamada has been using him causes him to ignore her, until a heartfelt confrontation reveals Yamada's vulnerability and genuine affection. Their emotional connection deepens, as they begin to bridge the gap between Ichikawa's fears and Yamada's unwavering support, setting the stage for a potentially transformative chapter in their relationship. Notably, he sees Anna as above himself, however, it causes him insecurities rather than as a means to make her an ethereal, otherworldly being. The viewers see both of them as equals, mostly due to Anna’s abundant screen time in the latter half and hearing her inner monologue. Also there’s virtually no fan service. Even though Ichikawa is a normal, hormonal, teenage boy, the animators never sexualize Anna—and it PAINS ME to say this is refreshing.
The Dangers in My Heart anime seems uncomfortable at first, then the series takes an unexpected turn by juxtaposing Ichikawa’s unsettling tendencies with moments of genuine kindness. Anna Yamada, the center of his infatuation, proves to be a well-developed character with agency and depth, contrasting with the typical one-dimensional heroines in similar anime. Yamada's flaws make her unique, while her caring and selfless nature shine through, even as Ichikawa remains oblivious to her affection. Their relationship evolves into a friendship where Yamada holds the power, challenging the usual power dynamics seen in male-led rom-coms. The absence of objectification and fanservice in the anime is refreshing, emphasizing their equal footing and focusing on their personal growth. Despite its discomforting premise, The Dangers in My Heart , highlighting the importance of genuine connection and mutual respect between characters.
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