MAKURA NO DANSHI

DESCRIPTION

CAST

SPECIAL Slice of LifeMakura no Danshi: Sono Ato no Makura no Danshi
MANGA Slice of LifeMakura no Danshi

REVIEWS

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  thetickdickler

  30/100
  What could have been a decent series to fall asleep to is ruined by one character.

  The idea of falling asleep next to someone is an appealing idea, especially if they're someone who you're interested in, and I can see how a series like Pillow Boys (Makura no Danshi) could appeal to someone. And since every episode features a different guy who talks to you, you've got some variety to choose from. You've got everything from a high school student who acts tough, but is frightened by spiders, to a mature working man, and it's even got twins, which is a bit weird, but OK, sure, whatever.

  You don't really spend much time with any of them, considering that the already short OP takes up a giant chunk of an "episode", which is only 4 minutes long, but before any of the guys can even talk, the credits are already playing over the episode. That's how short each episode is. Maybe make the episode a bit longer for those who don't immediately fall asleep when their heads hit the pillow. I'm pretty sure the people who would want this would want a few more minutes spent with their favorite person.

  This whole concept would be great, except for one itsy bitsy tiny little detail. One of the characters is described as a "super-energetic, hot 5-year-old". Excuse me, but what the fuck? A 5-year-old? Yeah, no, I don't feel comfortable having one of the characters be old enough to be in kindergarten be in a series in which you're supposed to find the character on screen attractive to some extent, even if it's not supposed to be sexual. And describing them as "super-energetic" and "hot". How about no.

  If this character wasn't included, the series would be fine as is, but having him here just feels incredibly out of place, even for this series. How am I supposed to fall asleep to this knowing if someone walked in as I was watching it during this particular episode? I couldn't explain it to them without them immediately dialing an emergency number for the police.

  If you're looking for something that this series is offering, maybe look elsewhere. I can't really recommend a series that describes a 5-year-old as "super-energetic" and "hot", not matter how desperate you are when looking for a series to fall asleep to. Even if I never watch that episode, simply knowing it's there is enough for me to avoid this.

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  guavagudetama

  18/100
  It's so bad... So, so bad...

  TL;DR The animation is almost nonexistent, half the time it's just still images, and the faces of most of the characters are hard to look at. Most of the characters are either boring or creepy, and despite episodes being ~2 and a half minutes after the OP they feel like they drag on forever. 1.8/10 // 18/100

  Spoilers below I guess? Don't watch this show it's not even worth a "watch because it's bad" watch.

  The visuals of Pillow Boys is... it looks bad. Like, I can't put it any other way. I already don't like the art style, and the show is also barely animated. It's almost like reading a visual novel. Actually, that's kind of an insult because even some visual novels have better animated cutscenes than this show.

  Now to get into the meat of this review, the characters. There's two that aren't either creepy or boring, Yuuichirou (Food Stall) and Yuu (Delusions of Grandeur), which is ironic because Yuuichirou calls himself a creep. I think that Yuu and Yuuichirou are both cool as fuck and probably the only characters I would willingly talk to. Mayyybe Merry or Eiji (Dialect)

  The worst offender is by far Kanade (Music) as he manages to be boring and creepy at the same time? Get you a man who can do both. Plus, he's also the ugliest guy in the cast, I don't know if I think that because of bias or because I'm right but I can't stand looking at him.

  

  Another creepy one is Yayoi and Yonaga (Twins), like just look at this image:

  

  THAT LOOKS STRAIGHT OUT OF A HORROR SHOW I'M TELLING YOU. Whole episode triggers my flight or fight response.

  Also, the librarian dude who I'm not even gonna bother checking the name of, holy shit is that guy BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING. That's the only episode that actually made me sleepy because it was hard to focus on him. He was just SO bland.

  And I've been putting it off but I think I have to talk about this

  

  Hope this isn't a hot take, but maybe we shouldn't be referring to a five-year-old as "hot." I'm hoping this is a translation error, but I've been having my doubts since in the first episode it shows Merry very clearly being romantic with you, and the last episode shows him significantly aged down and acting in a similar fashion which is weird!!

  Conclusion, it's so bad, but still not the bottom of the barrel, 1.8/10 // 18/100

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