実は私は

JITSU WA WATASHI WA

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
13
RELEASE
September 29, 2015
LENGTH
24 min

DESCRIPTION

The romantic comedy centers around Asahi Kuromine, who has a crush on a cute girl named Yōko Shiragami. Shiragami just happens to be a vampire. Asahi cannot keep a secret, but he is determined to keep Shiragami's secret anyways.

(Source: Anime News Network)

CAST

Youko Shiragami
Yuu Serizawa
Nagisa Aizawa
Inori Minase
Akane Koumoto
Sho Nakijin
Asahi Kuromine
Natsuki Hanae
Mikan Akemi
Reina Ueda
Shiho Shishido
Aya Uchida
Akari Koumoto
Emi Nitta
Kanade Okada
Daisuke Hirakawa
Kousuke Sakurada
Wataru Hatano
Yuuta Shimada
Hiro Shimono

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

HidamariSeashore
82/100
Very cliché, yet very hilarious.
Is it even possible for something that is very cliched to still be very enjoyable? For example, a lot of anime involve vampires, secrets, harems, and mutual feelings to never be confessed, and those are just among what this anime contains. Even though I knew this, I really looked forward to watching this particular anime when the July 2015 season rolled around; I couldn't shake off the feeling that it was going to be fun to watch. Sure enough, I was right, although I wasn't able to catch up to it in time for it to end. Well, now that I've finally been able to finish it, what do I think now?

Ladies and gentlemen, it's no secret that I'm now reviewing "Jitsu wa Watashi wa", known as "Actually, I Am...." in English!

Jitsu wa Watashi wa follows a boy named Asahi Kuromine, who is referred to as a "leaky basket" due to how bad of a liar he is. One day, he finds himself faced with an important secret; his classmate and crush, Youko Shiragami, is actually a vampire! In order to avoid getting her pulled out of school due to her secret being exposed, Asahi tries his best to keep Youko's secret and ends up befriending her in the process. coughfriendzonecough Along the way, he discovers the supernatural secrets of others, such as the class rep, Nagisa Aizawa (an alien), and Youko's childhood friend, Shiho Shishido (a "wolf man"), and he must keep those secrets, too. Geez, that's a lot of secrets for one leaky basket to keep!

I bet you'd look at the summary and think, "Haven't I seen this somewhere before?" As I mentioned at the beginning of this review, Jitsu wa Watashi wa is packed with cliches from fellow romantic comedy anime. You know what, though? That didn't stop the comedy from being hilarious or at least amusing; even if a joke didn't get me laughing out loud, I would at least be smiling the whole time! Its cast of characters helped this show, too; most of them are very fun to watch. Even though the romance between Youko and Asahi ends up not progressing much throughout, it was still fun to see them together.

The animation for this anime was pretty great. I haven't seen too much of TMS Entertainment's anime, but out of the ones I have seen, this is definitely some of the most appealing I've ever seen out of them, with its bright colors. The voice actors definitely nailed their roles, as well. I especially liked Inori Minase as Nagisa; I really felt that her voice fit her character. The opening theme, "Himitsu wo Choudai" by Ars Magna, is such a fun song to listen to and one that definitely fits this anime; the ending theme, "Ienai Ienai" by Hilcrhyme, is also a very nice song to listen to.

Overall, Jitsu wa Watashi wa is definitely a fun anime to watch. If you like romantic comedies and don't mind the cliches, I'd definitely recommend for you to check it out. Even if you don't like it, though.... well, it's no secret that we all have our own opinions!
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Bruhgreenbean
68/100
Vampire romance done just okay
Actually, I Am comes from a manga by Eiji Masuda that began releasing in January 2013 with the conclusion in February 2017, during that time in July 2015 TMS Entertainment and 3xCube began the release of Actually, I am till its conclusion in September 2015. Please note I have not read the manga, so I do not know if anything that I am saying is dotted on in the manga, so I may be wrong, and I do apologize.

What makes a good romance, good? I think I’ll start by answering that. When I watch a romance for the first time, I want to be able to experience first hand the love development between the characters. I want to know how they start to like eachother or make the other person like them. Actually, I Am never gave me that feeling. I felt as if the main characters never connected like that, even though they ended up together.

I think that with, Actually, I Am, they did a lot of small things right but left out the bigger things. It all just feels like the story is not continuous, but short occurrences in their daily lives. Asahi Kuromine can't keep secrets and I think that it helps the plot of how he needs to keep Youko Shiragami secret safe, but in the wrong sense. They introduce all these new characters to the point that practically everyone knows what she is, and keeping the secret is almost unnecessary. I think with Youko Shiragami being super dense, that adds to the story positively and negatively at the same time. She doesn’t pick up on obvious romantic ques which make you more engaged because you become frustrated and thinking “why doesn’t she just realize he likes her” on the other hand it may be good due to the fact that she is so dense to not even realize.

With the little things that, Actually, I Am did right, I still had a good time watching it. There are some Ecchi parts that made me laugh, but they overdid that when the whole point of an episode was to make his nose bleed. I enjoyed the episode that was mainly about Nagisa Aizawa and how he helped her, and she started to see him differently, but that romance never stretched out because you could already tell who the two main characters were, and she was a main character but not enough of a main character.

I think that, Actually, I am was trying to live up to something that it wasn’t. It tried to be a compelling romance between a vampire and a human, and it wasn’t, it tried to be a fantasy which it was but not in the right way, and according to Anilist it doesn’t even count as an ecchi. Overall it wasn’t terrible, but I don’t think I will be returning to this in the future as there are better romance anime to rewatch. If you are looking for more fantasy / supernatural anime to watch I highly recommend Sankarea: Undying Love. which is a zombie love story. As well as Dog & Scissors which doesn't necessarily classify as a romance but it was still a good watch.
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Alicemagic18
83/100
It is better to be honest than keeping secrets.
Have you ever heard of or watched the famous Twilight? It's a serious romance story between a human and a vampire. If there's an opposite version or vibe of it, I think this is the one, but seriously hilarious.

So this anime was part of my getaway animes since 2015. Jitsu wa Watashi wa or Actually I am is a supernatural romantic comedy show about a love story of a human and a vampire. I just found this anime somewhere on google, and seriously, I didn't regret a bit watching it. Heck, I watched this anime numerous times and I never get tired of it.

The story was somewhat cliched. It's a story of a timid, yet honest boy named, Kuromine Asahi. He was known as "the leaky basket" by his friends and classmates because he can't keep a single secret. He's 100 percent honest. Even his secret that he had a crush on the mysterious Shiragami Youko and he planned to confess to her. But all things didn't end well when he found out Youko's secret that she's a vampire. She had a condition to her pops that if some people found her secret, she was going to drop school. But Asahi can't keep a secret so he swore with all of his heart to protect it. And the funny thing is, his confession was a failure. Because he ended up being her friend, which isn't a bad thing.

Even though the premise was generic, the comedy and the humor sold me off. Especially when the other characters had unique personalities and characteristics. There's an alien, a perverted werewolf, a childhood friend wearing talking glasses, and a demon principal. All those women were a pain in the ass for Asahi because he couldn't keep a secret and how the heck is he supposed to keep it from everyone? Which the characters lead to a series of unfortunate events and how they would solve them. The funny thing about this show was the unexpected situations. And of course, the romance between the characters bloomed in their relationship with Asahi. I know Asahi will end up with Youko but I still ship him to Mikan or Nagisa. I haven't read the manga but the last episode was a cliffhanger and unsatisfying.

The animation was decent. Surprisingly, it was animated by TMS Entertainment, known for its romantic comedy animes, especially shoujos like Fruits Basket. The art from the manga was not good but the animation style was improved. The expressions of the characters were solid, especially the humor expressions. It gave a good romantic vibe.

I like the music and I didn't know it was composed by Nijine or Akito Matsuda. Akito Matsuda is good at composing music from light-hearted romantic comedy and I like the variations of HOLOGRAM insert song. It was cute and sweet, as well as funny. The OP was decent but the ED was forgettable. Heck, I haven't heard the ED since the first I watched it.

The characters were solid. I like the uniqueness of the characters, especially Mikan. Although she always bullied him she kept her secret for a long time that she's in love with Asahi. She always supports his back. Other characters were good as well. I found Youko's speaking was a bit annoying, even her being air-headed. Asahi is a good character, as well as his development in how hard he tried in keeping secrets. The principal was kinda annoying though.

Overall, this show was hilariously funny. The show had its best parts and some boring parts. But despite its flaws, in the end, I still really enjoyed it. If you want a supernatural rom-com about vampires, I might recommend this show to you. This is so enjoyable than you ever know.

Story: 7/10
Animation: 8/10
Characters: 7.5/10
Sound: 8.5/10
Romance Factor: 8.5/10
Enjoyment: 8.5/10
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